Kenneth R Muir

Summary

Affiliation: University of Nottingham
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Do estimates of cost-utility based on the EQ-5D differ from those based on the mapping of utility scores?
    Garry R Barton
    Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 6:51. 2008
  2. ncbi Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D when measuring the benefits of alleviating knee pain
    Garry R Barton
    Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Cost Eff Resour Alloc 7:12. 2009
  3. ncbi The role of occupational and environmental exposures in the aetiology of acquired severe aplastic anaemia: a case control investigation
    K R Muir
    Division of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Br J Haematol 123:906-14. 2003
  4. ncbi Breast cancer incidence and its possible spatial association with pesticide application in two counties of England
    K Muir
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, School of Community Health Sciences, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Public Health 118:513-20. 2004
  5. ncbi Endocrine-disrupting pesticides and selected hormonally dependent cancers
    Kenneth R Muir
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Scand J Work Environ Health 31:55-61; discussion 5-7. 2005
  6. ncbi Self-reported knee malalignment in early adult life as an independent risk for knee chondrocalcinosis
    Abhishek Abhishek
    University of Nottingham, UK
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1550-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Aspirin and folic acid for the prevention of recurrent colorectal adenomas
    Richard F A Logan
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Gastroenterology 134:29-38. 2008
  8. ncbi An assessment of the discriminative ability of the EQ-5Dindex, SF-6D, and EQ VAS, using sociodemographic factors and clinical conditions
    Garry R Barton
    School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
    Eur J Health Econ 9:237-49. 2008
  9. ncbi Mild acetabular dysplasia and risk of osteoarthritis of the hip: a case-control study
    Daniel F McWilliams
    Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1774-8. 2010
  10. ncbi Genetic variants of UGT1A6 influence risk of colorectal adenoma recurrence
    Richard A Hubner
    Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom and Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Clin Cancer Res 12:6585-9. 2006

Detail Information

Publications23

  1. ncbi Do estimates of cost-utility based on the EQ-5D differ from those based on the mapping of utility scores?
    Garry R Barton
    Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 6:51. 2008
    ..We sought to compare the QALY gains, and incremental cost per QALY estimates, predicted on the basis of mapping to those based on actual EQ-5D scores...
  2. ncbi Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D when measuring the benefits of alleviating knee pain
    Garry R Barton
    Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Cost Eff Resour Alloc 7:12. 2009
    ..This suggests that it is more appropriate to use the EQ-5D in future cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions which are designed to alleviate knee pain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN93206785...
  3. ncbi The role of occupational and environmental exposures in the aetiology of acquired severe aplastic anaemia: a case control investigation
    K R Muir
    Division of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Br J Haematol 123:906-14. 2003
    ..Self-reported chemical treatment of houses was also associated with an increased risk of developing aplastic anaemia, in keeping with previous literature...
  4. ncbi Breast cancer incidence and its possible spatial association with pesticide application in two counties of England
    K Muir
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, School of Community Health Sciences, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
    Public Health 118:513-20. 2004
    ..This study examines the spatial distribution of breast cancer incidence in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, and its association with the application of selected pesticides...
  5. ncbi Endocrine-disrupting pesticides and selected hormonally dependent cancers
    Kenneth R Muir
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Scand J Work Environ Health 31:55-61; discussion 5-7. 2005
    ..Additional epidemiologic investigations are warranted, but they would benefit from a better understanding of the mechanisms, dose, and co-factors involved...
  6. ncbi Self-reported knee malalignment in early adult life as an independent risk for knee chondrocalcinosis
    Abhishek Abhishek
    University of Nottingham, UK
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1550-7. 2011
    ..To determine if self-reported current and early adult life knee malalignment is associated with knee chondrocalcinosis (CC)...
  7. ncbi Aspirin and folic acid for the prevention of recurrent colorectal adenomas
    Richard F A Logan
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Gastroenterology 134:29-38. 2008
    ..Dietary folate intake also has been found to be associated with a reduced risk of colorectal neoplasms in observational studies...
  8. ncbi An assessment of the discriminative ability of the EQ-5Dindex, SF-6D, and EQ VAS, using sociodemographic factors and clinical conditions
    Garry R Barton
    School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
    Eur J Health Econ 9:237-49. 2008
    ..To assess whether three health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) measures (the EQ-5Dindex, SF-6D, and EQ VAS) can discriminate between the HRQL of different groups of individuals...
  9. ncbi Mild acetabular dysplasia and risk of osteoarthritis of the hip: a case-control study
    Daniel F McWilliams
    Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1774-8. 2010
    ..To determine whether mild variation in acetabular depth (AD) and shape is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip...
  10. ncbi Genetic variants of UGT1A6 influence risk of colorectal adenoma recurrence
    Richard A Hubner
    Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom and Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    Clin Cancer Res 12:6585-9. 2006
    ..We aimed to further investigate the effect of these genetic variants on the development of colorectal neoplasia...
  11. ncbi Self-reported knee and foot alignments in early adult life and risk of osteoarthritis
    Daniel F McWilliams
    Academic Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:489-95. 2010
    ..To determine whether self-reported early adult life malalignment of knees or feet are risk factors for knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA)...
  12. ncbi Effects of dietary intervention and quadriceps strengthening exercises on pain and function in overweight people with knee pain: randomised controlled trial
    Claire M Jenkinson
    Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
    BMJ 339:b3170. 2009
    ..To determine whether dietary intervention or knee strengthening exercise, or both, can reduce knee pain and improve knee function in overweight and obese adults in the community...
  13. ncbi Sexual activity and prostate cancer risk in men diagnosed at a younger age
    Polyxeni Dimitropoulou
    University of Nottingham Medical School, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
    BJU Int 103:178-85. 2009
    ..To examine, in a case-control study, the association between the frequency of sexual activity (intercourse, masturbation, overall) and prostate cancer risk in younger men diagnosed at < or = 60 years old...
  14. ncbi A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D for individuals aged >or= 45 years
    Garry R Barton
    School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Health Econ 17:815-32. 2008
    ..001), whereas less healthy individuals had higher mean scores on the SF-6D (individuals with knee pain, osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and hip pain had significantly lower mean scores on the EQ-5D, p<0.001)...
  15. ncbi Nottingham knee osteoarthritis risk prediction models
    Weiya Zhang
    Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
    Ann Rheum Dis 70:1599-604. 2011
    ..1) To develop risk prediction models for knee osteoarthritis (OA) and (2) to estimate the risk reduction that results from modification of potential risk factors...
  16. ncbi Folate metabolism polymorphisms influence risk of colorectal adenoma recurrence
    Richard A Hubner
    Institute of Cancer Research, Section of Cancer Genetics, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1607-13. 2006
    ..These findings provide additional support for the hypothesis that germ line variants in folate metabolism genes influence the development of colorectal adenomas...
  17. ncbi Dairy products, polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene and colorectal adenoma recurrence
    Richard A Hubner
    Institute of Cancer Research, Section of Cancer Genetics, Sutton SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
    Int J Cancer 123:586-93. 2008
    ..02). These findings indicate dairy products, and in particular milk, have chemopreventive activity against CRA recurrence...
  18. ncbi Ornithine decarboxylase G316A genotype is prognostic for colorectal adenoma recurrence and predicts efficacy of aspirin chemoprevention
    Richard A Hubner
    Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
    Clin Cancer Res 14:2303-9. 2008
    ..We investigated the influence of ODC G316A on the chemopreventive activity of aspirin in colorectal adenoma (CRA) recurrence...
  19. ncbi Polymorphisms in PTGS1, PTGS2 and IL-10 do not influence colorectal adenoma recurrence in the context of a randomized aspirin intervention trial
    Richard A Hubner
    Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
    Int J Cancer 121:2001-4. 2007
    ..These data indicate that these polymorphisms are unlikely to influence CRA recurrence and cannot be used to identify individuals who derive benefit from aspirin intervention...
  20. ncbi History of allergies and risk of glioma in adults
    Minouk J Schoemaker
    Section of Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK
    Int J Cancer 119:2165-72. 2006
    ..The study showed an inverse association of glioma risk with allergic disease. Possible reasons for the association, as well as potential immunological aetiology, include confounding, bias and reverse causality...
  21. ncbi Multiple newly identified loci associated with prostate cancer susceptibility
    Rosalind A Eeles
    The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK
    Nat Genet 40:316-21. 2008
    ..7 x 10(-29)). We confirmed previous reports of common loci associated with prostate cancer at 8q24 and 17q. Moreover, we found that three of the newly identified loci contain candidate susceptibility genes: MSMB, LMTK2 and KLK3...
  22. ncbi Folate and colo-rectal cancer risk
    Peter Sanderson
    Nutrition Division, Food Standards Agency, London WC2 6NH, UK
    Br J Nutr 98:1299-304. 2007
    ..Also, the need to study further the influence of genetically defined subgroups was highlighted for future research...
  23. ncbi Should folic acid fortification be mandatory? No
    Richard A Hubner
    Institute of Cancer Research, Section of Cancer Genetics, Sutton SM2 5NG
    BMJ 334:1253. 2007