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Influence of ursodeoxycholic acid on the mortality and malignancy associated with primary biliary cirrhosis: a population-based cohort studyHannah Jackson
University of Nottingham Medical School, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Hepatology 46:1131-7. 2007..However, the observed effect of ursodeoxycholic acid was not statistically significant...- Risk of vascular disease in adults with diagnosed coeliac disease: a population-based studyJ West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20:73-9. 2004..It has been suggested that vascular disease mortality may be reduced in coeliac disease because of lower levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass... 
Reduced mortality rates following elective percutaneous liver biopsiesJoe West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Gastroenterology 139:1230-7. 2010..We studied mortality and complication rates, by indication, in patients after they underwent liver biopsies...
Malignancy and mortality in people with coeliac disease: population based cohort studyJoe West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
BMJ 329:716-9. 2004..To quantify the risks of malignancy and mortality in people with coeliac disease compared with the general population...- Risk of schizophrenia in people with coeliac disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease: a general population-based studyJ West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 23:71-4. 2006..Recently, interest has been revived in whether people with coeliac disease, in contrast to other inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases, have an increased risk of schizophrenia... - Fracture risk in people with celiac disease: a population-based cohort studyJoe West
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Gastroenterology 125:429-36. 2003..We performed a population-based cohort study by using the General Practice Research Database to quantify the fracture risk in people with celiac disease compared with the general population... - Seroprevalence, correlates, and characteristics of undetected coeliac disease in EnglandJ West
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Gut 52:960-5. 2003..To examine the seroprevalence, correlates, and characteristics of undetected coeliac disease in a large adult population sample in Cambridge, UK... - The iceberg of celiac disease: what is below the waterline?Joe West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:59-62. 2007..We explored the relationships between anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody and indirect measures of malabsorption and disease activity in people with undetected celiac disease... - The incidence of cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis in the UKIvan Le Jeune
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Respir Med 101:2534-40. 2007.... - All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort studyKate M Fleming
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Liver Int 32:79-84. 2012..Mortality due to cirrhosis has tripled over the last 30 years in the UK. However, we lack adequate, contemporary, population-based estimates of the excess mortality patients who are at risk compared with the general population... - Venous thromboembolism during active disease and remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a cohort studyMatthew J Grainge
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Lancet 375:657-63. 2010..We therefore aimed to quantify the risk of venous thromboembolism prospectively during different activity phases of inflammatory bowel disease... - Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and deprivation: a nationwide cohort study of health inequality in hospital admissionsColin J Crooks
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Gut 61:514-20. 2012..Since furthering our understanding of such inequality signposts preventable disease, we investigated in detail the association between upper gastrointestinal bleeding and socioeconomic status... - Mortality associated with Barrett's esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnoses-a population-based cohort studyMasoud Solaymani-Dodaran
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Am J Gastroenterol 100:2616-21. 2005.... - Risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in primary biliary cirrhosis: a population-based cohort studyMasoud Solaymani-Dodaran
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Am J Gastroenterol 103:2784-8. 2008..However, whether this results in higher rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in PBC patients compared with the general population is unclear... - A population-based study of perforated diverticular disease incidence and associated mortalityDavid J Humes
Wolfson Digestive Disease Centre, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, and Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Gastroenterology 136:1198-205. 2009..We aimed to determine the incidence and mortality associated with diverticular perforation and the influence of comorbidity... - Incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in the United Kingdom, 1992-2001: a general population-based studyKate M Fleming
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
J Hepatol 49:732-8. 2008..To determine the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in the United Kingdom... - Role of acute diverticulitis in the development of complicated colonic diverticular disease and 1-year mortality after diagnosis in the UK: population-based cohort studyDavid J Humes
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, NIHR Nottingham Digestive Disease Centre and Biomedical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, QMC Campus, E Floor, West Block, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Gut 61:95-100. 2012..To determine the risk of developing complicated colonic diverticular disease (CCDD) with prior episodes of acute diverticulitis and determine the mortality of the spectrum of CCDD... - Use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of fractureRichard Hubbard
Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, NG5 1PB, Nottingham, UK
Chest 130:1082-8. 2006.... - A comprehensive analysis of adverse obstetric and pediatric complications in women with asthmaLaila J Tata
Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:991-7. 2007..Previous studies have raised concern that women with asthma have increased risks of adverse obstetric and pediatric complications, but these have generally been underpowered... - Incidence and mortality of primary sclerosing cholangitis in the UK: a population-based cohort studyTim R Card
University of Nottingham Medical School, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
J Hepatol 48:939-44. 2008..Little is known about the occurrence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) in the population of the United Kingdom or its associated risks of mortality and malignancy. We aimed to fill these gaps in knowledge... - Reductions in 28-day mortality following hospital admission for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageColin Crooks
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Gastroenterology 141:62-70. 2011..We estimated trends in 28-day mortality in England following hospital admission for gastrointestinal hemorrhage... - Live and non-live pregnancy outcomes among women with depression and anxiety: a population-based studyLu Ban
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e43462. 2012..We examined the impacts of antenatal depression and anxiety and of commonly prescribed treatments on the risks of non-live pregnancy outcomes... - Independent risk factors for injury in pre-school children: three population-based nested case-control studies using routine primary care dataElizabeth Orton
Division of Primary Care, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e35193. 2012..We used The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database to identify risk factors for thermal injury, fractures and poisoning in pre-school children in order to inform the optimal delivery of preventative strategies... - Risk of first venous thromboembolism in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort studyAlyshah Abdul Sultan
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, City Hospital Nottingham, UK
Br J Haematol 156:366-73. 2012.... - Long-term mortality in people with celiac disease diagnosed in childhood compared with adulthood: a population-based cohort studyMasoud Solaymani Dodaran
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
Am J Gastroenterol 102:864-70. 2007.... - Cholesterol profile in people with newly diagnosed coeliac disease: a comparison with the general population and changes following treatmentNina R Lewis
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Br J Nutr 102:509-13. 2009..Any increase in risk of IHD or stroke in people with coeliac disease is unlikely due to an adverse cholesterol profile either before diagnosis or after treatment with a gluten-free diet... - Causes of death in people with celiac disease spanning the pre- and post-serology era: a population-based cohort study from Derby, UKMatthew J Grainge
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Am J Gastroenterol 106:933-9. 2011..The objective of the study was to compare cause-specific mortality risks in the periods before and after the introduction of accurate and specific serological tests for diagnosing celiac disease... - Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer - a cohort study using linked United Kingdom databasesAlex J Walker
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building 2, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Eur J Cancer 49:1404-13. 2013..Accurate population-based data are needed on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with different cancers in order to inform guidelines on which hospitalised and ambulatory cancer patients should receive VTE prophylaxis... - Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on maternal perinatal mental illnesses presenting to UK general practiceLu Ban
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Br J Gen Pract 62:e671-8. 2012.... - Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in the General Practice Research DatabaseAlex J Walker
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Cancer Causes Control 22:1743-7. 2011..Small studies in humans indicate potential for therapeutic anticancer effects and warrant further larger studies... - Association between perinatal depression in mothers and the risk of childhood infections in offspring: a population-based cohort studyLu Ban
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
BMC Public Health 10:799. 2010..The aim of this study was to investigate the association between perinatal depression in mothers and the risk of childhood infections in offspring in the UK general population... - Fracture risk in people with primary biliary cirrhosis: a population-based cohort studyMasoud Solaymani-Dodaran
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Gastroenterology 131:1752-7. 2006..28). CONCLUSIONS: There are modest increases in both the absolute and relative fracture risks in people with PBC compared with the general population, with the excess risks similar in those with more severe disease... - Concurrent drug use and the risk of perforated colonic diverticular disease: a population-based case-control studyDavid J Humes
Nottingham Digestive Disease Centre and Biomedical Research Unit, Department of Surgery, QMC Campus, E Floor, West Block, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham NG72UH, UK
Gut 60:219-24. 2011..To determine the risk of diverticular perforation associated with current and ever use of corticosteroids, opiate analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, statins and calcium antagonists... - Extrinsic allergic alveolitis: incidence and mortality in the general populationM Solaymani-Dodaran
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
QJM 100:233-7. 2007..Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) is an important clinical entity, but its incidence and significance in the general population are uncertain... - Risk of extra-oesophageal malignancies and colorectal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal refluxM Solaymani-Dodaran
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Center, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Scand J Gastroenterol 39:680-5. 2004..These relationships have therefore been examined in a prospective study design in the General Practice Research Database... - The rate of decompensation and clinical progression of disease in people with cirrhosis: a cohort studyK M Fleming
University of Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 32:1343-50. 2010..We lack population-based estimates of the rate of decompensation in people with compensated cirrhosis as well as estimates of the manner in which the disease progresses once identified... - Fertility rates in women with asthma, eczema, and hay fever: a general population-based cohort studyL J Tata
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Am J Epidemiol 165:1023-30. 2007..15 (95% CI: 1.13, 1.17) and 1.08 (95% CI: 1.06, 1.10), respectively. The authors found no evidence that the fertility rates of women with asthma, eczema, or hay fever are lower than those of women in the general population... - Risk of oesophageal cancer in Barrett's oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal refluxM Solaymani-Dodaran
University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Gut 53:1070-4. 2004..In order to assess the validity of this suggestion, we examined the risk of oesophageal cancer in patients with Barrett's and with GORD compared with the general population in a community based cohort study... - Hip fractures in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their relationship to corticosteroid use: a population based cohort studyT Card
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Gut 53:251-5. 2004..We have conducted a large cohort study to address these issues... - General population based study of the impact of tricyclic and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants on the risk of acute myocardial infarctionL J Tata
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Clinical Sciences Building, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Heart 91:465-71. 2005..To investigate the impact of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on the risk of first acute myocardial infarction (MI)... - Does influenza vaccination increase consultations, corticosteroid prescriptions, or exacerbations in subjects with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?L J Tata
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Thorax 58:835-9. 2003..We investigated the safety of influenza vaccine in older people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a cohort from the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD)... - Fracture experience of patients with coeliac disease: a population based surveyK Thomason
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, UK
Gut 52:518-22. 2003.... - A population-based study of acute medical conditions associated with bullous pemphigoidS M Langan
Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Br J Dermatol 161:1149-52. 2009..Bullous pemphigoid is associated with poorly understood dramatically increased early mortality rates... - The antecedents of biliary cancer: a primary care case-control study in the United KingdomM J Grainge
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Br J Cancer 100:178-80. 2009..Increased risks were observed for cigarette smoking, diabetes, gallstone disease and obesity... - No increase in risk of fracture, malignancy or mortality in dermatitis herpetiformis: a cohort studyN R Lewis
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 27:1140-7. 2008..Dermatitis herpetiformis forms part of the same spectrum of gluten-sensitive disorders as coeliac disease yet may have different risks of morbidity and mortality... - Bupropion and the risk of sudden death: a self-controlled case-series analysis using The Health Improvement NetworkR Hubbard
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Thorax 60:848-50. 2005..Bupropion is an effective smoking cessation therapy but its use in the UK has been limited by concerns that it may increase the risk of sudden death... - Does concurrent prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs substantially increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding?L J Tata
Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 22:175-81. 2005..Recent guidance cautions against concurrent prescription, particularly in older people... - The epidemiology of haemochromatosis: a population-based studyC J Crooks
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 29:183-92. 2009..The discovery of the HFE genotype has revolutionized the diagnosis of haemochromatosis, changing the associated mortality and morbidity... - Fertility and pregnancy-related events in women with celiac disease: a population-based cohort studyL J Tata
Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB Nottingham, UK
Gastroenterology 128:849-55. 2005..Previous studies have raised concern about reduced fertility and increased adverse pregnancy-related events in women with celiac disease, but none has estimated overall fertility compared with the general female population... - Is an internal comparison better than using national data when estimating mortality in longitudinal studies?T R Card
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:819-21. 2006..Discrepancies between the results of different studies looking at mortality in similar disease cohorts led us to consider the impact of methodology upon outcome... - Recall of informed consent information by healthy volunteers in clinical trialsP Fortun
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Nottingham, UK
QJM 101:625-9. 2008..Information sheets for clinical research are becoming increasingly complex but the extent to which they are understood is uncertain... - Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris--incidence and mortality in the UK: population based cohort studyS M Langan
Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
BMJ 337:a180. 2008..To determine the incidence of and mortality from bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris in the United Kingdom... - An increased risk of urinary tract infection precedes development of primary biliary cirrhosisFumi K Varyani
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building Phase 2, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
BMC Gastroenterol 11:95. 2011..We have therefore attempted to determine whether UTIs are more common in people with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) prior to their diagnosis... - Fracture risk of women with primary biliary cirrhosis: no increase compared with general population controlsJ R Boulton-Jones
Department of Hepatology, University of Nottingham Medical Schoool, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20:551-7. 2004..Further work investigating subgroups of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis at potentially high risk of osteoporosis, such as those with advanced disease or severe cholestasis is required... - Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisFreesia Horsted
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 9:e1001275. 2012..Our purpose was to summarise the existing literature to determine precisely and accurately the absolute risk of VTE in cancer patients, stratified by malignancy site and background risk of VTE... - Commentary: Does the presence of asthma increase the incidence of coronary heart disease?Richard Hubbard
Respiratory Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Int J Epidemiol 33:749-50. 2004 - Trends in the incidence of primary liver and biliary tract cancers in England and Wales 1971-2001J West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen s Medical Centre University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Br J Cancer 94:1751-8. 2006..There has been a halving in the incidence of gallbladder cancer and a reduction of a third in extrahepatic bile duct cancer... - Autoimmune cholestatic liver disease in people with coeliac disease: a population-based study of their associationA Lawson
Wolfson Digestive Disease Foundation, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 21:401-5. 2005.... - Risk of malignancy in diagnosed coeliac disease: a 24-year prospective, population-based, cohort studyT R Card
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, QMC, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 20:769-75. 2004..59 (0.12-1.73). CONCLUSIONS: There is no increase in the risk of incident malignancy in this population and the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in general or of the small bowel is lower than previously found from UK coeliac cohorts... - Do rates of hospital admission for falls and hip fracture in elderly people vary by socio-economic status?J West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
Public Health 118:576-81. 2004..To determine the relationship between hospital admissions for falls and hip fracture in elderly people and area characteristics such as socio-economic deprivation... - How often is a positive faecal occult blood test the result of coeliac disease?Richard F A Logan
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 15:1097-100. 2003..This study examines whether a positive FOB is a feature of coeliac disease and whether FOB-positive subjects need investigation for coeliac disease... - Use of libraries and electronic information resources by primary care staff: outcomes from a surveyLiz Doney
Knowledge Resources, Nottingham City Primary Care Trust, Nottingham, UK
Health Info Libr J 22:182-8. 2005..To assess the use of existing libraries; usage of the Internet and biomedical databases; and need for training on use of the Internet and biomedical databases for primary care staff... - Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency: a case-control studyK J Mortimer
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Thorax 61:405-8. 2006..A study was undertaken to quantify the association between adrenal insufficiency and oral and inhaled corticosteroid exposure... - Patient perceptions of the burden of coeliac disease and its treatment in the UKJ K H Whitaker
Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 29:1131-6. 2009..As a consequence, there have been calls for the introduction of screening. Before screening is given serious consideration, it is important to assess how acceptable early diagnoses and treatment would be... - Elevated serum alanine transaminase in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitusJ West
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK
QJM 99:871-6. 2006..Further studies investigating the aetiology and mechanisms of this elevation may suggest appropriate early interventions... - Seroprevalence and comparison of isolates of endometriotropic bovine herpesvirus-4Kendall S Frazier
College of Veterinary Medicine, Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, University of Georgia, 31973, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 14:457-62. 2002....