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ISD actively supports research into health and care. The following is a list of peer reviewed publications dated from January 2007 where a member of ISD staff is a named author. This can be browsed by author name or by topic. If you would like to provide a publication reference for this list or have any other comments please contact ISD Library.

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Cancer

Risk of cancer following primary total hip replacement or primary resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland.
Brewster DH. Stockton DL. Reekie A. Ashcroft PG. Howie CR. Porter DE. Black RJ.
British Journal of Cancer. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.129, Apr 2013

Second malignancies after childhood noncentral nervous system solid cancer: results from 13 cancer registries.
Maule M. Scelo G. Pastore G. Brennan P. Hemminki K. Olsen J.H. Tracey E. Pukkala E. Weiderpass E. Brewster DH. Tamaro S. Chia K.-S. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Merletti F. Boffetta P.
International Journal of Cancer. 129(8): 1940-1952, Oct 2011

The association between change in body mass index and upper aerodigestive tract cancers in the ARCAGE project: multicenter case–control study.
Park SL. Lee YCA. Marron M. Agudo A. Ahrens W. Barzan L. Bencko V. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Canova C. Castellsague X. Conway DI. Healy CM. Holcatova I. Kjaerheim K. Lagiou P. Lowry RJ. Macfarlane TV. Macfarlane GJ. McCartan BE. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Franco Merletti F. Pohlabeln H. Richiardi L. Simonato L. Sneddon L. Talamini R. Trichopoulos D. Znaor A. Brennan P. Hashibe M.
International Journal of Cancer. 128(6): 1449-1461, Mar 2011

The aetiology of upper aerodigestive tract cancers among young adults in Europe: the ARCAGE study.
Macfarlane TV. Macfarlane GJ. Richard J. Oliver RJ. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Ahrens W. Pohlabeln H. Lagiou P. Lagiou A. Castellsague X. Agudo A. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Kjaerheim K. Slamova A. Schejbalova M. Canova C. Simonato L. Talamini R. Barzan L. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Znaor A. Lowry RJ. Thomson P. Healy CM. McCartan BE. Marron M. Hashibe M. Brennan P.
Cancer Causes and Control. 21(12): 2213-2221, Dec 2010

UK cancer survival statistics: survival is multifactorial.
Brewster DH. Black RJ.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5133, Sep 2010

Survival from twenty adult cancers in the UK and Republic of Ireland in the late twentieth century.
Woods LM. Rachet B. Shack L. Catney D. Walsh PM. Cooper N. White C. Mak V. Steward J. Comber H. Gavin A. Brewster D. Quinn M. Coleman MP.
Health Statistics Quarterly. 46: 1-20, summer 2010

Clinical relevance of conditional survival of cancer patients in Europe: age-specific analyses of 13 cancers.
Janssen-Heijnen ML. Gondos A. Bray F. Hakulinen T. Brewster DH. Brenner H. Coebergh JW.
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(15): 2520-2528, May 2010

Cohort profile: the Scottish health surveys cohort: linkage of study participants to routinely collected records for mortality, hospital discharge, cancer and offspring birth characteristics in three nationwide studies.
Gray L. Batty GD. Craig P. Stewart C. Whyte B. Finlayson A. Leyland AH.
International Journal of Epidemiology. 39(2): 345-350, Apr 2010

Life course social mobility and risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in men.
Schmeisser N. Conway DI. McKinney PA. McMahon AD. Pohlabeln H. Marron M. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Lagiou P. Lagiou A. Holcatova BI. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Kjaerheim K. Agudo A. Talamini R. Polesel J. Canova C. Simonato L. Lowry R. Znaor A. Healy C. McCarten BE. Hashibe MP. Brennan P. Ahren W.
European Journal of Epidemiology. 25(3), 173-182, Feb 2010

Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe.
Conway DI. McKinney P. McMahon AD. Ahrens W. Schmeisser N. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Lagiou P.Minaki P. Bencko V. Holcatova I. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Kjaerheim K. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Talamini R. Barzan L. Canova C. Simonato L. Lowry RJ. Znaor A. Healy CM. McCartan BE. Marron M. Hashibe M. Brennan P.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(3): 588–598, Feb 2010

Model-based projections for deriving up-to-date cancer survival estimates: an international evaluation.
Gondos A. Holleczek B. Janssen-Heijnen M. Brewster DH. Bray F. Rosso S. Hakulinen T. Brenner H.
International Journal of Cancer. 125(11): 2666-2672, Dec 2009

Active and involuntary tobacco smoking and upper aerodigestive tract cancer risks in a multicenter case-control study.
Lee YCA. Marron M. Benhamou.S. Bouchardy C. Ahrens W. Pohlabeln H. Lagiou P. Trichopoulos D. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Bencko V. Holcatova I. Kjaerheim K. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Talamini R. Barzan L. Canova C. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Lowry RJ. Sneddon L. Znaor A. Healy CM. McCartan BE. Brennan P. Hashibe M.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 18(12): 3353-3361, Dec 2009

What if cancer survival in Britain were the same as in Europe: how many deaths are avoidable?
Abdel-Rahman M. Stockton D. Rachet B. Hakulinen T. Coleman MP.
British Journal of Cancer. 101(Supplement 2): S115-S124, Dec 2009

Idiopathic venous thromboembolic disease is associated with a poorer prognosis from subsequent malignancy.
Jones A. Stockton DL. Simpson AJ. Murchison JT.
British Journal of Cancer. 101(5): 840-842, Aug 2009

Cancer prevalence in the United Kingdom: estimates for 2008.
Maddams J. Brewster D. Gavin A. Steward J. Elliott J. Utley M. Moller H.
British Journal of Cancer. 101(3): 541-547, Jul 2009

Diet and upper-aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe: the ARCAGE study.
Lagiou P. Talamini R. Samoli E. Lagiou A. Ahrens W. Pohlabeln H. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Slamova A. Schejbalova M. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Kjaerheim K. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Macfarlane TV. Macfarlane GJ. Biggs AM. Barzan L. Canova C. Simonato L. Lowry RJ. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Znaor A. McCartan BE. Healy CM. Marron M. Hashibe M. Brennan P.
International Journal of Cancer. 124(11): 2671–2676, Jun 2009

Genetic associations of 115 polymorphisms with cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract across 10 European countries: the ARCAGE project.
Canova C. Hashibe M. Simonato L. Nelis M. Metspalu A. Lagiou P. Trichopoulos D. Ahrens W. Pigeot I. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Talamini R. Barzan L. Macfarlane GL. Macfarlane TV. Holcatova I. Bencko V. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Kjaerheim K. Lowry R. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Znao A. McCartan BE. Healy CM. Marron M. Brennan P.
Cancer Research. 69(7): 2956-2965, Apr 2009

Alcohol-related cancers and genetic susceptibility in Europe: the ARCAGE project: study samples and data collection.
Lagioua P. Georgilaa C. Minakia P. Ahrensb W. Pohlabelnb H. Benhamouc S. Bouchar C. Slamovag A. Schejbalovag M. Merlettih, F. Richiardih L. Kjaerheiml K. Agudom A. Castellsaguem X. Macfarlanen TV. Macfarlanen GJ. Talaminii R. Barzanj L. Canovak C. Simonatok L. Lowryo R. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Ariana Znaors A. McCartan BE. Healyt C. Nelisu M. Metspaluu A. Marrone M. Hashibee M. Brennane PJ.
European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 18(1): 76-84, Feb 2009

Recent trends in cancer survival across Europe between 2000 and 2004: a model-based period analysis from 12 cancer registries.
Gondos A. Bray F. Brewster DH. Coebergh JWW. Hakulinen T. Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Kurtinaitis J. Brenner H.
European Journal of Cancer. 44(10): 1463-1475, Jul 2008

Multiple ADH genes are associated with upper aerodigestive cancers.
Hashibe M. McKay JD. Curado MP. Oliveira JS. Koifman S. Koifman R. Zaridze D. Shangina O. Wunsch-Filho V. Eluf-Neto J. Levi JE. Matos E. Lagiou P. Lagiou A. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Szeszenia-Dabrowskaa N. Menezes A. Dall`Agnol MM. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Fernandez L. Lence J. Talamini R. Barzan L. Mates D. Mates IN. Kjaerheim K. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Simonato L. Canova C. Holcatova I. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Lowry R. Janout V. Kollarova H. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Znaor A. Fabianova E. Bencko V. Lissowska J. Chabrier A. Hung RJ. Gaborieau V. Boffetta P. Brennan P.
Nature Genetics. 40(6): 707-709, Jun 2008

Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival in Scotland 1986-2000.
Shack LG. Rachet B. Brewster DH. Coleman MP.
British Journal of Cancer. 97(7): 999-1004, Oct 2007

What will be the radiotherapy machine capacity required for optimal delivery of radiotherapy in Scotland in 2015?
Erridge SC. Featherstone C. Chalmers R. Campbell J. Stockton D. Black R.
European Journal of Cancer. 43(12): 1802-1809, Aug 2007

Cancer incidence in Scotland (1998-2002).
Brewster D. Bhatti L. McDonald A. Stark J. Black R.
In: Curado MP. Edwards B. Shin HR. Storm H. Ferlay J. Heanue M. Boyle P. (eds), Cancer incidence in five continents (volume IX). IARC Scientific Publications No 160. Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007.

Hospital admissions and deaths relating to deliberate self-harm and accidents within 5 years of a cancer diagnosis: a national study in Scotland, UK.
Camidge DR. Stockton DL. Frame S. Wood R. Bain M. Bateman DN.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(5): 752-757, Mar 2007

Brain and central nervous system cancer:
Radiotherapy for pituitary adenomas: long-term efficacy and toxicity.
Erridge SC. Conkey DS. Stockton D. Strachan MW. Statham PF. Whittle IR. Grant R. Kerr GR. Gregor A.
Radiotherapy and Oncology. 93(3): 597-601, Dec 2009

Brain and central nervous system cancer:
Risk of second malignant neoplasms after childhood central nervous system malignant tumours: an international study.
Maule M. Scélo G. Pastore G. Brennan P. Hemminki K. Pukkala E. Weiderpass E. Olsen JH. Tracey E. McBride ML.Brewster DH. Pompe-Kirn V. Tonita JM. Kliewer EV. Chia KS. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Magnani C. Boffetta P.
European Journal of Cancer. 44(6): 830-839, Apr 2008

Breast cancer:
Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Breast cancer:
Major ethnic group differences in breast cancer screening uptake in Scotland are not extinguished by adjustment for indices of geographical residence, area deprivation, long-term illness and education.
Bansal N. Bhopal RS. Steiner MF. Brewster DH.
British Journal of Cancer. 106(8): 1361-1366, Apr 2012

Breast cancer:
Characteristics of patients dying within 30 days of diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer in Scotland, 2003–2007.
Brewster DH. Clark DI. Stockton DL. Munro AJR. Steele JC.
British Journal of Cancer. 104(1): 60-67, Jan 2011

Breast cancer:
Up-to-date estimates of breast cancer survival for the years 2000-2004 in 11 European countries: the role of screening and a comparison with data from the United States.
Rosso S. Gondos A. Zanetti R. Bray F. Zakelj M. Zagar T. Smailyte G. Ponti A. Brewster DH. Voogd AC. Crocetti E. Brenner H.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(18): 3351-3357, Dec 2010

Breast cancer:
Reduced risk of oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer among peri- and post-menopausal women in Scotland following a striking decrease in use of hormone replacement therapy.
Sharpe KH. McClements P. Clark DI. Collins J. Springbett A. Brewster DH.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(5): 937- 43, Mar 2010

Breast cancer:
Declining breast cancer incidence and decreased HRT use.
Brewster DH. Sharpe KH. Clark DI. Collins J.
The Lancet. 373(9662): 459-460, Feb 2009

Breast cancer:
Predicting breast cancer risk: implications of a "weak" family history.
Anderson E. Berg J. Black R. Bradshaw N. Campbell J. Cetnarskyj R. Drummond S. Davidson R. Dunlop J. Fordyce A. Gibbons B. Goudie D. Gregory H. Hanning K. Holloway S. Longmuir M. McLeish L. Murday V. Miedzybrodska Z. Nicholson D. Pearson P. Porteous M. Reis M. Slater S. Smith K. Smyth E. Snadden L. Steel M. Stirling D. Watt C. Whyte C. Young D.
Familial Cancer. 7(4): 361-366, Dec 2008

Breast cancer:
Ascertainment of breast cancer by the Scottish Cancer Registry: an assessment based on comparison with five independent breast cancer trials databases.
Brewster DH. Stockton DL.
Breast. 17(1):104-106, Feb 2008

Breast cancer:
Prospective surveillance of women with a family history of breast cancer: auditing the risk threshold.
Anderson E. Berg J. Black R. Bradshaw N. Campbell J. Carnaghan H. Cetnarkyj R. Drummond S. Davidson R. Dunlop J. Fordyce A. Gibbons B. Goudie D. Gregory H. Holloway S. Longmuir M.. McLeish L. Murday V. Miedzybrodska Z. Nicholson D. Pearson P. Porteous M. Reis M. Slater S. Smith K. Smyth E. Snadden L. Steel M. Stirling D. Watt C. Whyte C. Young D.
British Journal of Cancer. 98(4): 840-844, Feb 2008

Cancer screening:
Impact of the UK colorectal cancer screening pilot studies on incidence, stage distribution and mortality trends.
McClements PL. Madurasinghe V. Thomson CS. Fraser CG. Carey FA. Steele RJC. Lawrence G. Brewster DH.
Cancer Epidemiology. 36(4): e232-e242, Aug 2012

Cancer screening:
The impact of population-based faecal occult blood test screening on colorectal cancer mortality: a matched cohort study.
Libby G. Brewster DH. McClements PL. Carey FA. Black RJ. Birrell J. Fraser CG. Steele RJC.
British Journal of Cancer. 107(2): 255-259, Jul 2012

Cancer screening:
Major ethnic group differences in breast cancer screening uptake in Scotland are not extinguished by adjustment for indices of geographical residence, area deprivation, long-term illness and education.
Bansal N. Bhopal RS. Steiner MF. Brewster DH.
British Journal of Cancer. 106(8): 1361-1366, Apr 2012

Cancer screening:
Should we use total mortality rather than cancer specific mortality to judge cancer screening programmes? No.
Steele RJ. Brewster DH.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6397, Oct 2011

Cancer screening:
Negative screening colonoscopy after a positive guaiac faecal occult blood test: not a contraindication to continued screening.
Carrera A. McClements PL. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Carey FA. Fraser CG. Steele RJC.
Colorectal Disease. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02849.x, Oct 2011

Cancer screening:
Interval cancers in a FOBT-based colorectal cancer population screening programme: implications for stage, gender and tumour site.
Steele RJC. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser CG.
Gut. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300535, Sep 2011

Cancer screening:
Up-to-date estimates of breast cancer survival for the years 2000-2004 in 11 European countries: the role of screening and a comparison with data from the United States.
Rosso S. Gondos A. Zanetti R. Bray F. Zakelj M. Zagar T. Smailyte G. Ponti A. Brewster DH. Voogd AC. Crocetti E. Brenner H.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(18): 3351-3357, Dec 2010

Cancer screening:
Effect of repeated invitations on uptake of colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood testing: analysis of prevalence and incidence screening.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5531, Oct 2010

Cancer screening:
Effect of gender, age and deprivation on key performance indicators in a FOBT-based colorectal screening programme.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
Journal of Medical Screening. 17(2): 68-74, Jun 2010

Cancer screening:
Results from the first three rounds of the Scottish demonstration pilot of FOBT screening for colorectal cancer.
Steele RJC. McClements PL. Libby G. Black R. Morton C. Birrell J. Mowat NAG. Wilson JA. Kenicer M.Carey FA. Fraser CG.
Gut. 58(4): 530-535, Apr 2009

Cancer screening:
Cervical screening for women with learning disability: current practice and attitudes within primary care in Edinburgh.
Wood R. Douglas M.
British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 35(2): 84-92, Jun 2007

Colorectal cancer:
Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Colorectal cancer:
Impact of the UK colorectal cancer screening pilot studies on incidence, stage distribution and mortality trends.
McClements PL. Madurasinghe V. Thomson CS. Fraser CG. Carey FA. Steele RJC. Lawrence G. Brewster DH.
Cancer Epidemiology. 36(4): e232-e242, Aug 2012

Colorectal cancer:
The impact of population-based faecal occult blood test screening on colorectal cancer mortality: a matched cohort study.
Libby G. Brewster DH. McClements PL. Carey FA. Black RJ. Birrell J. Fraser CG. Steele RJC.
British Journal of Cancer. 107(2): 255-259, Jul 2012

Colorectal cancer:
Negative screening colonoscopy after a positive guaiac faecal occult blood test: not a contraindication to continued screening.
Carrera A. McClements PL. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Carey FA. Fraser CG. Steele RJC.
Colorectal Disease. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02849.x, Oct 2011

Colorectal cancer:
Interval cancers in a FOBT-based colorectal cancer population screening programme: implications for stage, gender and tumour site.
Steele RJC. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser CG.
Gut. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300535, Sep 2011

Colorectal cancer:
The changing association between socioeconomic circumstances and the incidence of colorectal cancer: a population-based study.
Oliphant R. Brewster DH. Morrison DS.
British Journal of Cancer. 104(11): 1791-6, May 2011

Colorectal cancer:
Characteristics of patients dying within 30 days of diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer in Scotland, 2003–2007.
Brewster DH. Clark DI. Stockton DL. Munro AJR. Steele JC.
British Journal of Cancer. 104(1): 60-67, Jan 2011

Colorectal cancer:
Effect of repeated invitations on uptake of colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood testing: analysis of prevalence and incidence screening.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5531, Oct 2010

Colorectal cancer:
Effect of gender, age and deprivation on key performance indicators in a FOBT-based colorectal screening programme.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
Journal of Medical Screening. 17(2): 68-74, Jun 2010

Colorectal cancer:
Rectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and Scotland.
Folkesson J. Engholm G. Ehrnrooth E. Kejs AM. Pahlman L. Harling H. Wibe A. Gaard M. Porvaldur J. Tryggvadottir L. Brewster DH. Hakulinen T. Storm HH.
International Journal of Cancer. 125(10): 2406-2412, Nov 2009

Colorectal cancer:
Results from the first three rounds of the Scottish demonstration pilot of FOBT screening for colorectal cancer.
Steele RJC. McClements PL. Libby G. Black R. Morton C. Birrell J. Mowat NAG. Wilson JA. Kenicer M.Carey FA. Fraser CG.
Gut. 58(4): 530-535, Apr 2009

Colorectal cancer:
Colorectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom: excess mortality risk analysis of 5 year relative period survival in the period 1999 to 2000.
Engholm G. Kejs AMT. Brewster DH. Gaard M. Holmberg L. Hartley R. Iddenden R. Moller H. Sankila R.Thomson CS. Storm HH.
International Journal of Cancer. 121(5): 1115-1122, Sep 2007

Endocrine cancer:
European disparities in malignant digestive endocrine tumours survival.
Lepage C. Ciccolallo L. De Angelis R. Bouvier AM. Faivre J. Gatta G. Aareleid T. Hedelin G. Velten M. Launoy G. Ziegler H. Tryggvadottir L. Berrino F. Allemani C. Baili P. Lucca F. Micheli A. Sant M. Sowe S. Zigon G. Crosignani P. Contiero P. Conti E. Paci E. Crocetti E. De Lisi V. Serventi L. Falcini F. Zanetti R. Patriarca S. Rosso S. Capocaccia R. Carrani E. Roazzi P. Santaquilani M. Grande E. Inghelmann R. Simonetti A. Tavilla A. Francisci S. Verdecchia A. Langmark F. Andersen A. Rachtan J. Zwierko M. Plesko I. Obsitnikova A. Pompe-Kirn V. Maja PZ. Izarzugaza I. Ardanaz E. Moreno C. Jundt G. Lutz J.M. Bouchardy C. Godward S. Williams EMI. Forman D. Verne J. Moller H. Bell J. Botha H. Lawrence G. Black RJ. Brewster DH. Steward JA.
International Journal of Cancer. 126(12): 2928-2934, Jun 2010

Female genital organs cancer:
Second primary malignancies among women with uterine sarcoma.
Koivisto-Korander R. Scelo G. Ferro G. Mellemkjaer L. Hemminki K. Weiderpass E. Tamaro S. Pompe-Kirn V. Tracey E. Brewster DH. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Kee-Seng C. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Brennan P. Straif K. Pukkala E.
Gynecologic Oncology. 126(1): 30-35, Jul 2012

Female genital organs cancer:
Distribution of HPV types associated with cervical cancers in Scotland and implications for the impact of HPV vaccines.
Cuschieri K. Brewster DH. Williams ARW. Millan D. Murray G. Nicoll S. Imrie J. Hardie A. Graham C. Cubie HA.
British Journal of Cancer. 102(5): 930-932, Mar 2010

Female genital organs cancer:
Cervical screening for women with learning disability: current practice and attitudes within primary care in Edinburgh.
Wood R. Douglas M.
British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 35(2): 84-92, Jun 2007

Female genital organs cancer:
Cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality among women with a history of endometrial cancer.
Wild SH. Bryden JR. Lee RJ. Bishop JL. Finlayson AR. Byrne CD. Brewster DH.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(11): 1747-1749, Jun 2007

Female genital organs cancer:
Second primary malignancies in females with primary fallopian tube cancer.
Riska A. Pukkala E. Scelo G. Mellemkjaer L. Hemminki K. Weiderpass E. McBride ML. Pompe-Kirn V. Tracey E. Brewster DH. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Kee-Seng C. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Boffetta P. Brennan P.
International Journal of Cancer. 120(9): 2047-2051, May 2007

Head and neck cancer:
High constant incidence rates of second primary cancers of the head and neck: a pooled analysis of 13 cancer registries.
Bosetti C. Scelo G. Chuang S.-C. Tonita JM. Tamaro S. Jonasson JG. Kliewer EV. Hemminki K. Weiderpass E. Pukkala E. Tracey E. Olsen JH. Pompe-Kirn V. Brewster DH. Martos C. Chia K.-S. Brennan P. Hashibe M. Levi F. La Vecchia C. Boffetta P.
International Journal of Cancer. 129(1): 173-179, Jul 2011

Head and neck cancer:
Components of socioeconomic risk associated with head and neck cancer: a population-based case-control study in Scotland.
Conway DI. McMahon AD. Smith K. Black R. Robertson G. Devine J. McKinney PA.
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 48(1): 11-17, Jan 2010

Head and neck cancer:
Socioeconomic factors influence selection and participation in a population-based case-control study of head and neck cancer in Scotland.
Conway DI. McMahon AD. Smith K. Taylord JC. McKinney P.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 61(11): 1187-1193, Nov 2008

Head and neck cancer:
Risk of second primary cancer among patients with head and neck cancers: a pooled analysis of 13 cancer registries.
Chuang S-C. Scelo G. Tonita JM. Tamaro S. Jonasson JG. Kliewer EV. Hemminki K. Weiderpass E. Pukkala E. Tracey E. Friis S. Pompe-Kirn V. Brewster DH. Martos C. Chia K-S. Boffetta P. Brennan P. Hashibe M.
International Journal of Cancer. 123(10): 2390-2396, Nov 2008

Head and neck cancer:
Risk of second primary cancer among esophageal cancer patients: a pooled analysis of 13 cancer registries.
Chuang S-C. Hashibe M. Scelo G. Brewster DH. Pukkala E. Friis S. Tracey E. Weiderpass E. Hemminki K. Tamaro S. Chia K-S. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Dresler CM. Boffetta P. Brennan P.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 17(6): 1543-1549, Jun 2008

Head and neck cancer:
Nasopharyngeal cancer incidence and survival in Scotland, 1975-2001.
Anandan C. Elton R. Hitchings A. Brewster DH.
Clinical Otolaryngology. 33(1): 12-17, Feb 2008

Head and neck cancer:
Second primary cancers in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a pooled analysis of 13 cancer registries.
Scelo G. Boffetta P. Corbex M. Chia KS. Hemminki K. Friis S. Pukkala E. Weiderpass E. McBride ML. Tracey E. Brewster DH. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Brennan P.
Cancer Causes and Control. 18(3): 269-278, Apr 2007

Head and neck cancer:
Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976-2002.
Conway DI. Brewster DH. McKinney PA. Stark J. McMahon AD. Macpherson LMD.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(5): 818-820, Mar 2007

Head and neck cancer:
Associations between ocular melanoma and other primary cancers: an international population-based study.
Scelo G. Boffetta P. Autier P. Hemminki K. Pukkala E. Olsen JH. Weiderpass E. Tracey E. Brewster DH. McBride ML. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Pompe-Kirn V. Chia KS. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Giblin M. Brennan P.
International Journal of Cancer. 120(1): 152-159, Jan 2007

Leukaemias:
Risk of second malignant neoplasms after childhood leukemia and lymphoma: an international study.
Maule M. Scelo G. Pastore G. Brennan P. Hemminki K. Tracey E. Sankila R. Weiderpass E. Olsen JH.. McBride ML. Brewster DH. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Chia KS. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Merletti F. Boffetta P.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 99(10): 790-800, May 2007

Liver cancer:
Increasing survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients in Scotland: a review of national cancer registry data.
Dunbar JK. Dillon J. Garden OJ. Brewster DH.
HPB. 15(4): 279-285, Apr 2013

Liver cancer:
The relationship between hospital volume and post-operative mortality rates for upper gastrointestinal cancer resections: Scotland 1982-2003.
Skipworth RJE. Parks RW. Stephens NA. Graham C. Brewster DH. Garden OJ. Paterson-Brown S.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 36(2): 141-147, Feb 2010

Liver cancer:
Hepatocellular carcinoma: trends of incidence and survival in Europe and the United States at the end of the 20th century.
Simonetti A. Santi V. Trevisani F. Oberaigner W. Jechova M. Rousarova M. Storm H.H.. Aareleid T.Hakulinen T. Hedelin G. Tron I. Le Gall E. Launoy G. Mace-Lesech J. Faivre J. Chaplain G. Carli P.M. Danzon A. Tretarre B. Colonna M. Lacour B. Raverdy N. Berger C. Freycon F. Grosclaude P. Esteve J. Kaatsch P. Ziegler H. Holzel D. Schubert Fritschle G. Tryggvadottir L. Berrino F. Allemani C. Baili P. Ciccolallo L. Gatta G. Micheli A. Sant M. Taussig E. Capocaccia R. Carrani E. De Angelis R. Hartley S. Roazzi P. Santaquilani M. Tavilla A. Valente F. Verdecchia A. Ferretti S. Crosignani P. Contiero P. Ramazzotti V. Vercelli M. Quaglia A. Vitarelli S. Pannelli F. Mosciatti P. Federico M. Artioli M.E. Ponz De Leon M. Benatti P. De Lisi V. Serventi L.Zanetti R. Patriarca S. Magnani C. Pastore G. Gafa L. Tumino R. Falcini F. Budroni M. Paci E. Crocetti E. Zambon P. Guzzinati S. Dalmas M. Langmark F. Andersen A. Rachtan J. Bielska-Lasota M. Wronkowski Z. Zwierko M. Pinheiro PS. Pleko I. Obsitnikova A. Pompe-Kirn V. Izarzugaza I. Martinez-Garcia C. Garau I. Navarro C. Chirlaque MD. Ardanaz E. Moreno C. Galceran J. Torrella A. Peris-Bonet R. Barlow L. Moller T. Jundt G. Lutz JM. Usel M. Coebergh JWW. Van Der Does-Van Den Berg A. Visser O. Godward S. Coleman MP. Williams EMI. Forman D. Quinn MJ. Roche M. Edwards S. Stiller S. Verne J. Moller H. Bell J. Botha JL. Lawrence G .Black R. Brewster D. Steward JA.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102(8): 1661-1670, Aug 2007

Lung cancer:
Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Lung cancer:
Socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of lung and upper aero-digestive tract cancer by age, tumour subtype and sex: a population-based study in Scotland (2000-2007).
Sharpe KH. McMahon AD. McClements P. Watling C. Brewster DH. Conway DI.
Cancer Epidemiology. 36(3): e164-e170, Jun 2012

Lung cancer:
Risks of second primary cancer among patients with major histological types of lung cancers in both men and women.
Chuang SC. Scelo G. Lee Y C. Friis S. Pukkala E. Brewster DH. Hemminki K. Tracey E. Weiderpass E. Tamaro S. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Chia KS. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Boffetta P. Brennan P. Hashibe M.
British Journal of Cancer. 102(7): 1190-1195, Mar 2010

Lung cancer:
Improved survival from lung cancer in British Columbia compared to Scotland: are different treatment rates the whole story?
Erridge SC. Murray B. Williams L. Brewster D. Black R. Price A. Murray N. Sheehan F.
Lung Cancer. 64(3): 358-366, Jun 2009

Lung cancer:
Improved treatment and survival for lung cancer patients in south-east Scotland.
Erridge SC. Murray B. Price A. Ironside J. Little F. Mackean M. Walker W. Brewster DH. Black R. Fergusson RJ.
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 3(5): 491-498, May 2008

Lung cancer:
International comparisons of survival from lung cancer: pitfalls and warnings.
Erridge SC. Moller H. Price A. Brewster D.
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 4(10): 570-577, Oct 2007

Male genital organs cancer:
Population-based survival of penile cancer patients in Europe and the United States of America: no improvement since 1990.
Verhoeven RHA. Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Saum KU. Zanetti R. Caldarella A. Holleczek B. Brewster DH. Hakulinen T. Horenblas S. Brenner H. Gondos A.
European Journal of Cancer. 49(6): 1414-1421, Apr 2013

Male genital organs cancer:
Testicular cancer in Europe and the USA: survival still rising among older patients.
Verhoeven RH. Gondos A. Janssen-Heijnen ML. Saum KU. Brewster DH. Holleczek B. Crocetti E. Rosso S. Hakulinen T. Aareleid T. Brenner H.
Annals of Oncology. 24(2), 508-513, Feb 2013

Male genital organs cancer:
Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Male genital organs cancer:
Second malignancies among survivors of germ-cell testicular cancer: a pooled analysis between 13 cancer registries.
Richiardi L. Scelo G. Boffetta P. Hemminki K. Pukkala E. Olsen JH. Weiderpass E. Tracey E. Brewster DH. McBride ML. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Pompe-Kirn V. Kee-Seng C. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Brennan P.
International Journal of Cancer. 120(3): 623-631, Feb 2007

Oesophageal cancer:
The impact of operative approach for oesophageal cancer on outcome: the transhiatal approach may influence circumferential margin involvement.
Suttie SA. Nanthakumaran S. Mofidi R. Rapson T. Gilbert FJ. Thompson AM. Park KGM.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 38(2): 157-165, Feb 2012

Oesophageal cancer:
The relationship between hospital volume and post-operative mortality rates for upper gastrointestinal cancer resections: Scotland 1982-2003.
Skipworth RJE. Parks RW. Stephens NA. Graham C. Brewster DH. Garden OJ. Paterson-Brown S.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 36(2): 141-147, Feb 2010

Oesophageal cancer:
Hospital volume does not influence long-term survival of patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal or gastric cancer.
Thompson AM. Rapson T. Gilbert FJ. Park KGM.
British Journal of Surgery. 94(5): 578-584, May 2007

Pancreatic cancer:
The relationship between hospital volume and post-operative mortality rates for upper gastrointestinal cancer resections: Scotland 1982-2003.
Skipworth RJE. Parks RW. Stephens NA. Graham C. Brewster DH. Garden OJ. Paterson-Brown S.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 36(2): 141-147, Feb 2010

Prostate cancer:
Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Skin cancer:
Population-based estimates of the occurrence of multiple vs first primary basal cell carcinomas in 4 European regions.
de Vries E. Micallef R. Brewster DH. Gibbs JH. Flohil SC. Saksela O. Sankila R. Forrest AD. Trakatelli M. Coebergh JWW. Proby CM.
Archives of Dermatology. 148(3): 347-354, Mar 2012

Skin cancer:
Risk of skin cancer after neonatal phototherapy: retrospective cohort study.
Brewster DH. Tucker JS. Fleming M. Morris C. Stockton DL. Lloyd DJ. Bhattacharya S. Chalmers JWT.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 95(10): 826-831, Oct 2010

Skin cancer:
Trends in skin cancer incidence by socioeconomic position in Scotland, 1978-2004.
Doherty VR. Brewster DH. Jensen S. Gorman D.
British Journal of Cancer. 102(11): 1661-1664, May 2010

Skin cancer:
Left-sided excess of invasive cutaneous melanoma in six countries.
Brewster DH. Horner M-JD. Rowan S. Jelfs P. de Vries E. Pukkala E.
European Journal of Cancer. 43(18): 2634-2637, Dec 2007

Skin cancer:
Does solar exposure, as indicated by the non-melanoma skin cancers, protect from solid cancers: vitamin D as a possible explanation.
Tuohimaa P. Pukkala E. Scelo G. Olsen JH. Brewster DH. Hemminki K. Tracey E. Weiderpass E. Kliewer EV. Pompe-Kirn V. McBride ML. Martos C. Chia K.-S. Tonita JM. Jonasson JG. Boffetta P. Brennan P.
European Journal of Cancer. 43(11): 1701-1712, Jul 2007

Skin cancer:
Recent trends in incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers in the East of Scotland, 1992-2003.
Brewster DH. Bhatti LA. Inglis JHC. Nairn ER. Doherty VR.
British Journal of Dermatology. 156(6): 1295-1300, Jun 2007

Skin cancer:
Changes in the site distribution of malignant melanoma in south east Scotland (1979-2002).
Mowbray M. Stockton DL. Doherty VR.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(5): 832-835, Mar 2007

Stomach cancer:
The relationship between hospital volume and post-operative mortality rates for upper gastrointestinal cancer resections: Scotland 1982-2003.
Skipworth RJE. Parks RW. Stephens NA. Graham C. Brewster DH. Garden OJ. Paterson-Brown S.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 36(2):141-147, Feb 2010

Stomach cancer:
Hospital volume does not influence long-term survival of patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal or gastric cancer.
Thompson AM. Rapson T. Gilbert FJ. Park KGM.
British Journal of Surgery. 94(5): 578-584, May 2007

Testicular cancer:
Testicular cancer in Europe and the USA: survival still rising among older patients.
Verhoeven RH. Gondos A. Janssen-Heijnen ML. Saum KU. Brewster DH. Holleczek B. Crocetti E. Rosso S. Hakulinen T. Aareleid T. Brenner H.
Annals of Oncology. 24(2), 508-513, Feb 2013

Testicular cancer:
Second malignancies among survivors of germ-cell testicular cancer: a pooled analysis between 13 cancer registries.
Richiardi L. Scelo G. Boffetta P. Hemminki K. Pukkala E. Olsen JH. Weiderpass E. Tracey E. Brewster DH. McBride ML. Kliewer EV. Tonita JM. Pompe-Kirn V. Kee-Seng C. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Brennan P.
International Journal of Cancer. 120(3): 623-631, Feb 2007

Child health

Facial injuries in Scotland 2001-2009: epidemiological and sociodemographic determinants.
Rhouma O. McMahon AD. Conway DI. Armstrong M. Welbury R. Goodall C.
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 51(3): 211-216, Apr 2013

Obstetric factors and different causes of special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren.
Mackay DF. Smith GC. Dobbie R. Cooper SA. Pell JP
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics AND Gynaecology. 120(3): 297-307, Feb 2013

General practitioner provision of preventive child health care: analysis of routine consultation data.
Wood R. Wilson P.
BMC Family Practice. 13: 73, Aug 2012

Moving from a universal to targeted child health programme: which children receive enhanced care? A population-based study using routinely available data.
Wood R. Stockton D. Brown H.
Child: Care, Health and Development. doi 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01423.x, Aug 2012

Predicting language change between 3 and 5 years and its implications for early identification.
Law J. Rush R. Anandan C. Cox M. Wood R.
Pediatrics. 130(1): e132-e137, Jul 2012

Deprivation and infant feeding at birth.
Ajetunmobi O. Whyte B.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(Supplement 1): A183-A186, May 2012

Trends in the coverage of `universal` child health reviews: observational study using routinely available data.
Wood R. Stirling A. Nolan C. Chalmers J. Blair M.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000759, Mar 2012

Risk of skin cancer after neonatal phototherapy: retrospective cohort study.
Brewster DH. Tucker JS. Fleming M. Morris C. Stockton DL. Lloyd DJ. Bhattacharya S. Chalmers JWT.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 95(10): 826-831, Oct 2010

The epidemiology of oro-nasal haemorrhage and suffocation in infants admitted to hospital in Scotland over 10 years.
McIntosh N. Mok JYQ. Margerison A. Armstrong L. Mathews A. Robertson AK. Street J. Sweeney S. Chalmers J.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 95(10): 810-816, Oct 2010

Childsmile: the national child oral health improvement programme in Scotland. Part 2: monitoring and delivery.
Turner S. Brewster L. Kidd J. Gnich W. Ball GE. Milburn K. Pitts NB. Goold S. Conway DI. Macpherson LMD.
British Dental Journal. 209(2): 79-83, Jul 2010

Gestational age at delivery and special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren.
MacKay DF. Smith GCS. Dobbie R. Pell JP.
PLoS Med. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000289, Jun 2010

Services for children: emerging as a genuine priority within health policy at last?
Wood R.
Child: Care, Health and Development. 35(3): 289-292, Apr 2009

Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well.
Wright CM. Jeffrey S. Ross MK. Wallis L. Wood R.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 94(1): 23-27, Jan 2009

The changing epidemiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Scotland.
Sommerfield T. Chalmers J. Youngson G. Heeley C. Fleming M. Thomson G.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 93(12): 1007-1011, Dec 2008

Incidence of oronasal haemorrhage in infancy presenting to general practice in the UK.
McIntosh N. Chalmers J.
British Journal of General Practice. 58(557): 877-879, Dec 2008

Risk of second malignant neoplasms after childhood central nervous system malignant tumours: an international study.
Maule M. Scélo G. Pastore G. Brennan P. Hemminki K. Pukkala E. Weiderpass E. Olsen JH. Tracey E. McBride ML.Brewster DH. Pompe-Kirn V. Tonita JM. Kliewer EV. Chia KS. Jonasson JG. Martos C. Magnani C. Boffetta P.
European Journal of Cancer. 44(6): 830-839, Apr 2008

Risk of second malignant neoplasms after childhood leukemia and lymphoma: an international study.
Maule M. Scelo G. Pastore G. Brennan P. Hemminki K. Tracey E. Sankila R. Weiderpass E. Olsen JH.. McBride ML. Brewster DH. Pompe-Kirn V. Kliewer EV. Chia KS. Tonita JM. Martos C. Jonasson JG. Merletti F. Boffetta P.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 99(10): 790-800, May 2007

Deaths

Impact of the UK colorectal cancer screening pilot studies on incidence, stage distribution and mortality trends.
McClements PL. Madurasinghe V. Thomson CS. Fraser CG. Carey FA. Steele RJC. Lawrence G. Brewster DH.
Cancer Epidemiology. 36(4): e232-e242, Aug 2012

The impact of population-based faecal occult blood test screening on colorectal cancer mortality: a matched cohort study.
Libby G. Brewster DH. McClements PL. Carey FA. Black RJ. Birrell J. Fraser CG. Steele RJC.
British Journal of Cancer. 107(2): 255-259, Jul 2012

Mortality associated with traumatic injuries in the elderly: a population based study.
O`Neill S. Brady RR. Kerssens JJ. Parks RW
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 54(3): e426-30, May 2012

Nationwide linkage analysis in Scotland to assess mortality following hospital admission for Crohn`s disease: 1998-2000.
Kennedy NA. Clark DN. Bauer J. Crowe AM. Knight AD. Nicholls RJ. Satsangi J.
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 35(1): 142-153, Jan 2012

Gestational age patterns of fetal and neonatal mortality in Europe: results from the Euro-Peristat project.
Mohangoo AD. Buitendijk SE. Szamotulska K. Chalmers J. Irgens LM. Bolumar F. Nijhuis JG.. Zeitlin J.
PLoS ONE. 6(11): e24727, Nov 2011

Should we use total mortality rather than cancer specific mortality to judge cancer screening programmes? No.
Steele RJ. Brewster DH.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6397, Oct 2011

Advanced maternal age and the risk of perinatal death due to intrapartum anoxia at term.
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 65(3): 241-245, Aug 2011

Characteristics of patients dying within 30 days of diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer in Scotland, 2003–2007.
Brewster DH. Clark DI. Stockton DL. Munro AJR. Steele JC
British Journal of Cancer. 104(1): 60-67, Jan 2011

Mortality for alcohol-related harm by country of birth in Scotland, 2000-2004: potential lessons for prevention.
Bhala N. Fischbacher C. Bhopal R.
Alcohol and Alcoholism. 45(6): 552-556, Nov 2010

Estimating mortality of people who have been in prison in Scotland.
Graham L. Fraser A. Fischbacher C. Stockton D. Fleming M. Grieg K.
Chief Scientist Office Focus on Research. Oct 2010

Time of birth and risk of neonatal death at term: retrospective cohort study
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Mechan H. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3498, Jul 2010

Change in long-term mortality associated with fractures of the hip: evidence from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit.
Johnston AT. Barnsdale L. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92-B(7): 989-993, Jul 2010

Nationwide linkage analysis in Scotland implicates age as the critical overall determinant of mortality in ulcerative colitis.
Nicholls RJ. Clark DN. Kelso L. Crowe AM. Knight AD. Hodgkins P. Satsangi J.
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 31(12): 1310-1321, Jun 2010

Does delay to theatre for medical reasons affect the peri-operative mortality in patients with a fracture of the hip?
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. McKeown DW.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92-B(6): 835-841, Jun 2010

Contribution of smoking during pregnancy to inequalities in stillbirth and infant death in Scotland 1994-2003: retrospective population based study using hospital maternity records.
Gray R. Bonellie SR. Chalmers J. Greer I. Jarvis S. Kurinczuk JJ. Williams C.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3754, Oct 2009

Rates of and factors associated with delivery-related perinatal death among term infants in Scotland.
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
JAMA. 302(6): 660-668, Aug 2009

Coronary heart disease mortality among young adults in Scotland in relation to social inequalities: time trend study.
O`Flaherty M. Bishop J. Redpath A. McLaughlin T. Murphy D. Chalmers J. Capewell S.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2613, Jul 2009

A population-based record linkage study of mortality in hepatitis C-diagnosed persons with or without HIV coinfection in Scotland.
McDonald SA. Hutchinson SJ. Bird SM. Mills PR. Dillon J. Bloor M. Robertson C. Donaghy M. Hayes P. Graham L. Goldberg DJ.
Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 18(3): 271-283, Jun 2009

Time trend in the risk of delivery-related perinatal and neonatal death associated with breech presentation at term.
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
International Journal of Epidemiology. 38(2): 490-498, Apr 2009

Early mortality after surgical fixation of hip fractures in the elderly: an analysis of data from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Finlayson DF. Gregori A.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90-B(10): 1357-1363, Oct 2008

Routine mortality monitoring for detecting mass murder in UK general practice: test of effectiveness using modelling.
Guthrie B. Love T. Kaye R. MacLeod M. Chalmers J.
British Journal of General Practice. 58(550): 311-317, May 2008

Variations in all cause and cardiovascular mortality by country of birth in Scotland, 1997-2003.
Fischbacher CM. Steiner M. Bhopal R. Chalmers J. Jamieson J. Knowles D. Povey C.
Scottish Medical Journal. 52(4): 5-10, Nov 2007

Maternal and biochemical predictors of antepartum stillbirth among nulliparous women in relation to gestational age of fetal death.
Smith GCS. Shah I. White IR. Pell JP. Crossley JA. Dobbie R.
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 114(6): 705-714, Jun 2007

Cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality among women with a history of endometrial cancer.
Wild SH. Bryden JR. Lee RJ. Bishop JL. Finlayson AR. Byrne CD. Brewster DH.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(11): 1747-1749, Jun 2007

Mortality from all causes and circulatory disease by country of birth in England and Wales 2001-2003.
Wild SH. Fischbacher C. Brock A. Griffiths C. Bhopal R.
Journal of Public Health. 29(2): 191-198, Jun 2007

Previous preeclampsia, preterm delivery, and delivery of a small for gestational age infant and the risk of unexplained stillbirth in the second pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study, Scotland, 1992-2001.
Smith GCS. Shah I. White IR. Pell JP. Dobbie R.
American Journal of Epidemiology. 165(2): 194-202, Jan 2007

Dental care

National supervised toothbrushing program and dental decay in Scotland.
Macpherson LM. Anopa Y. Conway DI. McMahon AD.
Journal of Dental Research. 92(2): 109-13, Feb 2013

Risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in dental practice: a case-control study.
Molesworth AM. Smith AJ. Everington D. Ord F. Watt P. Will RG, Ward HJT.
British Dental Journal doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.1089, Dec 2012

Socioeconomic deprivation and NHS orthodontic treatment delivery in Scotland.
Ulhaq A. McMahon AD. Buchanan S. Goold S. Conway DI.
British Dental Journal. 213(4): E5, Aug 2012

Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976-2002.
Conway DI. Brewster DH. McKinney PA. Stark J. McMahon AD. Macpherson LMD.
British Journal of Cancer. 96(5): 818-820, Mar 2007

Diabetes

External validity of randomized controlled trials of glycaemic control and vascular disease: how representative are participants?
Saunders C. Byrne CD. Guthrie B. Lindsay RS. Mcknight JA. Philip S. Sattar N. Walker JJ. Wild SH. Brady I. Chalmers J. Colhoun H. Cunningham S. Elder R. Emslie-Smith A. Fischbacher C. Govan L. Jones N. Lese G. Levine D. Livingstone S. Looker H. McAlpine R. Morris A. Pearson D. Petrie J.
Diabetic Medicine. 30(3): 300-308, Mar 2013

Area-based socioeconomic status, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular mortality in Scotland.
Jackson CA. Jones NR. Walker JJ. Fischbacher CM. Colhoun HM. Leese GP. Lindsay RS. McKnight JA. Morris AD. Petrie JR. Sattar N. Wild SH.
Diabetologia. 55(11): 2938-2945, Nov 2012

The effect of deprivation and HbA_1c on admission to hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis in type 1 diabetes.
Govan L. Maietti E. Torsney B. Wu O. Briggs A. Colhoun HM. Fischbacher CM. Leese GP. McKnight JA. Morris AD. Sattar N. Wild SH. Lindsay RS.
Diabetologia. 55(9):2356-2360, Sep 2012

Assessment of the under-reporting of diabetes in hospital admission data: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group.
Anwar H. Fischbacher CM. Leese GP. Lindsay RS. McKnight J. Wild SH.
Diabetic Medicine. 28(12): 1514-19, Dec 2011

Achieved levels of HbA_1C and likelihood of hospital admission in people with Type 1 diabetes in the Scottish population: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group.
Govan L. Wu O. Briggs A. Colhoun HM. Fischbacher CM. Leese GP. McKnight JA. Philip A. Sattar N. Wild SH. Lindsay RS.
Diabetes Care. 34(9): 1992-1997, Sep 2011

Is there equity of service delivery and intermediate outcomes in South Asians with type 2 diabetes? Analysis of DARTS database and summary of UK publications.
Fischbacher CM. Bhopal R. Steiner M. Morris AD. Chalmers J.
Journal of Public Health. 31(2): 239-249, Jun 2009

Discordant short- and long-term outcomes associated with diabetes in patients with heart failure: importance of age and sex: a population study of 5.1 million people in Scotland.
MacDonald MR. Jhund PS. Petrie MC. Lewsey JD. Hawkins NM. Bhagra S. Munoz N. Varyani F. Redpath A. Chalmers J. MacIntyre K. McMurray JJ.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 1(4): 234-241, Nov 2008

Evaluating the impact of a national pilot screening programme for type 2 diabetes in deprived areas of England.
Goyder E. Wild S. Fischbacher C. Carlisle J. Peters J.
Family Practice. 25(5): 370-375, Oct 2008

Differences in body composition and cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk factors between migrant and British-born British Pakistani women.
Pollard TM. Unwin N. Fischbacher C. Chamley JK.
American Journal of Human Biology. 20(5): 545-549, Sep 2008

Implementing a national quality assurance system for diabetes care: the Scottish Diabetes Survey 2001-2006.
McKnight JA. Morris AD. Cline D. Peden N. Fischbacher C. Wild S.
Diabetic Medicine. 25(6): 743-746, Jun 2008

Transient and persistent impaired glucose tolerance and progression to diabetes in South Asians and Europeans: new, large studies are a priority.
Oldroyd JC. Yallop J. Fischbacher C. Bhopal R. Chamley J. Ayis S. Alberti KGMM. Unwin NC.
Diabetic Medicine. 24(1): 98-99, Jan 2007

Digestive disorders

European disparities in malignant digestive endocrine tumours survival.
Lepage C. Ciccolallo L. De Angelis R. Bouvier AM. Faivre J. Gatta G. Aareleid T. Hedelin G. Velten M. Launoy G. Ziegler H. Tryggvadottir L. Berrino F. Allemani C. Baili P. Lucca F. Micheli A. Sant M. Sowe S. Zigon G. Crosignani P. Contiero P. Conti E. Paci E. Crocetti E. De Lisi V. Serventi L. Falcini F. Zanetti R. Patriarca S. Rosso S. Capocaccia R. Carrani E. Roazzi P. Santaquilani M. Grande E. Inghelmann R. Simonetti A. Tavilla A. Francisci S. Verdecchia A. Langmark F. Andersen A. Rachtan J. Zwierko M. Plesko I. Obsitnikova A. Pompe-Kirn V. Maja PZ. Izarzugaza I. Ardanaz E. Moreno C. Jundt G. Lutz J.M. Bouchardy C. Godward S. Williams EMI. Forman D. Verne J. Moller H. Bell J. Botha H. Lawrence G. Black RJ. Brewster DH. Steward JA.
International Journal of Cancer. 126(12): 2928-2934, Jun 2010

Drugs and alcohol misuse

Alcohol and drug misuse, risk of re-admission to a general hospital and psychiatric contact.
Goldbeck R. Asif M. Sanderson M. Farquharson C.
Scottish Medical Journal. 57(1): 60, Feb 2012

Assessment of alcohol problems using AUDIT in a prison setting: more than an ‘aye or no’ question.
MacAskill S. Parkes T. Brooks O. Graham L. McAuley A. Brown A.
BMC Public Health. 11: 865, Nov 2011

Epidemiology of hospitalization due to alcohol-related harm: evidence from a Scottish cohort study.
Lawder R. Grant I. Storey C. Walsh D. Whyte B. Hanlon P.
Public Health. 125(8): 533-539, Aug 2011

Mortality for alcohol-related harm by country of birth in Scotland, 2000-2004: potential lessons for prevention.
Bhala N. Fischbacher C. Bhopal R.
Alcohol and Alcoholism. 45(6): 552-556, Nov 2010

Grasping the thistle: the role of alcohol brief interventions in Scottish alcohol policy.
Graham LJC. MacKinnon D.
Drug and Alcohol Review. 29(6): 603-607, Nov 2010

Diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection in Scotland`s injecting drug user population.
McDonald SA. Hutchinson SJ. Mills PR. Bird SM. Robertson C. Dillon JF. Springbett A. Goldberg DJ.
Epidemiology and Infection. 138(3): 393-402, Mar 2010

The scar on the face of Scotland: deprivation and alcohol-related facial injuries in Scotland.
Conway DI. McMahon AD. Graham L. Snedker S. McCluskey K. Devlin M. Goodall C.
Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 68(3): 644-9, Mar 2010

Association of self-reported alcohol use and hospitalization for an alcohol-related cause in Scotland: a record-linkage study of 23 183 individuals.
McDonald SA. Hutchinson SJ. Bird SM. Graham L. Robertson C. Mills PR. Hayes P. Dillon JF. Goldberg DJ.
Addiction. 104(4): 593-602, Apr 2009

Alcohol-related cancers and genetic susceptibility in Europe: the ARCAGE project: study samples and data collection.
Lagioua P. Georgilaa C. Minakia P. Ahrensb W. Pohlabelnb H. Benhamouc S. Bouchar C. Slamovag A. Schejbalovag M. Merlettih, F. Richiardih L. Kjaerheiml K. Agudom A. Castellsaguem X. Macfarlanen TV. Macfarlanen GJ. Talaminii R. Barzanj L. Canovak C. Simonatok L. Lowryo R. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Znaors A. McCartan BE. Healy C. Nelisu M. Metspaluu A. Marrone M. Hashibee M. Brennane PJ.
European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 18(1): 76-84, Feb 2009

Alcohol and prisons: report of a workshop held by WHO HIPP at the Eurocare Bridging the Gap conference, Helsinki, November 2006.
Graham L.
Alcohol and Alcoholism. 42(3): 272-273, May 2007

Ear nose and throat

Incidence of oronasal haemorrhage in infancy presenting to general practice in the UK.
McIntosh N. Chalmers J.
British Journal of General Practice. 58(557): 877-879, Dec 2008

Emergency care

Utility of a single early warning score in patients with sepsis in the emergency department.
Corfield AR. Lees F. Zealley I. Houston G. Dickie S. Ward K. McGuffie C.
Emergency Medical Journal. doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-202186, Mar 2013

The epidemiology of adults with severe sepsis and septic shock in Scottish emergency departments.
Gray A. Ward K. Lees F. Dewar C. Dickie S. McGuffie C.
Emergency Medical Journal. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201361, Jun 2012

Improving patient flow: the impact of consultant work pattern on trauma ward efficiency.
Divecha HM. Smith RD. Cairns C. Bayer J.
The Surgeon. 9(4): 175-178, Aug 2011

An evaluation of police reporting of road casualties.
Jeffrey S. Stone DH. Blamey A. Clark D. Cooper C. Dickson K. Mackenzie M. Major K.
Injury Prevention. 15(1):13-18, Feb 2009

Ethnic groups

Ethnic variations in the incidence and mortality of stroke in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study of 4.65 million people.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Fischbacher CM. Brown H. Capewell S.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 19(6): 1503-1508, Dec 2012

Ethnic variations in chest pain and angina in men and women: Scottish Ethnicity and Health Linkage Study of 4.65 million people.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Fischbacher C. Brown H. Capewell S.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 19(6): 1250-1257, Dec 2012

Does the ‘Scottish effect’ apply to all ethnic groups? All-cancer, lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Cohort Study.
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Steiner M. Brewster DH.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001957, Sep 2012

Might infection explain the higher risk of coronary heart disease in South Asians? Systematic review comparing prevalence rates with white populations in developed countries.
Stefler D. Bhopal R. Fischbacher CM.
Public Health. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.01.033, Apr 2012

Major ethnic group differences in breast cancer screening uptake in Scotland are not extinguished by adjustment for indices of geographical residence, area deprivation, long-term illness and education.
Bansal N. Bhopal RS. Steiner MF. Brewster DH.
British Journal of Cancer. 106(8): 1361-1366, Apr 2012

Linkage of data in the study of ethnic inequalities and inequities in health outcomes in Scotland, New Zealand and the Netherlands: insights for global study of ethnicity and health.
Johnman C. Blakely T. Bansal N. Agyemang C. Ward H.
Public Health. 126(3): 245-247, Mar 2012

Ethnic variations in the incidence of heart failure in Scotland: linkage of census, mortality and morbidity data in a retrospective cohort study of 4.6 million people.
Bhopal R. Bansal N. Fischbacher CM. Brown H. Capewell S.
Heart. 98(6): 468-473, Jan 2012

Ethnic variations in heart failure: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS).
Bhopal RS. Bansal N. Fischbacher CM. Brown H. Capewell S.
Heart. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301191, Jan 2012

Cohort profile: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study of 4.65 million people exploring ethnic variations in disease in Scotland.
Bhopal R. Fischbacher C. Povey C. Chalmers J. Mueller G. Steiner M. Brown H. Brewster DH. Bansal N.
International Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq118, Jul 2010

Total estradiol levels in migrant and British-born British Pakistani women: investigating early life influences on ovarian function.
Pollard TM., Unwin N. Fischbacher C. Chamley JK.
American Journal of Human Biology. 21(3): 301-304, May 2009

Record linked retrospective cohort study of 4.6 million people exploring ethnic variations in disease: myocardial infarction in South Asians.
Fischbacher CM. Bhopal R. Povey C. Steiner M. Chalmers J. Mueller G. Jamieson J. Knowles D.
BMC Public Health. 7: 142, Jul 2007

Eye care

Temporal trends in retinal detachment incidence in Scotland between 1987 and 2006.
Mitry D. Chalmers J. Anderson K. Williams L. Fleck BW. Wright A. Campbell H.
British Journal of Ophthalmology. 95(3): 365-369, Mar 2011

General practice

General practitioner provision of preventive child health care: analysis of routine consultation data.
Wood R. Wilson P.
BMC Family Practice. 13: 73, Aug 2012

Factors influencing variation in prescribing of antidepressants by general practices in Scotland.
Morrison J. Anderson MJ. Sutton M. Munoz-Arroyo R. McDonald S. Maxwell M. Power A. Smith M. Wilson P.
British Journal of General Practice. 59(559): e25-e31, Feb 2009

Incidence of oronasal haemorrhage in infancy presenting to general practice in the UK.
McIntosh N. Chalmers J.
British Journal of General Practice. 58(557): 877-879, Dec 2008

Health conditions

Total elbow replacement: outcome of 1,146 arthroplasties from the Scottish Arthroplasty Project.
Jenkins PJ. Watts AC. Norwood T. Duckworth AD. Rymaszewski LA. McEachan JE
Acta Orthopaedica. 84(2): 119-123, Apr 2013

Outcome after sequential hip fracture in the elderly.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Gregori A. Reid D.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 94-A(19): 1801-1808, Oct 2012

Anaphylaxis admissions to UK critical care units between 2005 and 2009.
Gibbison B. Sheikh A. McShane P. Haddow C. Soar J.
Anaesthesia. 67(8): 833-839, Aug 2012

Mortality associated with traumatic injuries in the elderly: a population based study.
O`Neill S. Brady RR. Kerssens JJ. Parks RW.
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 54(3): e426-30, May 2012

Esophagogastric trauma in Scotland.
Skipworth RJE. McBride OMB. Kerssens JJ. Paterson-Brown S.
World Journal of Surgery. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1602-4, Apr 2012

The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres.
Simoens S. Dunselman G. Dirksen C. Hummelshoj L. Bokor A. Brandes I. Brodszky V. Canis M. Colombo GL. DeLeire T. Falcone T. Graham B. Halis G. Horne A. Kanj O. Kjer JJ. Kristensen J. Lebovic D. Mueller M. Vigano P. Wullschleger M. D’Hooghe T.
Human Reproduction. 27(5): 1292-1299, Mar 2012

Traumatic injury to the colon and rectum in Scotland: demographics and outcome.
Brady RR. O`Neill S. Berry O. Kerssens JJ. Yalamarthi S. Parks RW.
Colorectal Disease. 14(1): e16-e22, Jan 2012

Outlier analysis in orthopaedics: use of CUSUM: the Scottish Arthroplasty Project: shouldering the burden of improvement.
Macpherson GJ. Brenkel IJ. Smith R. Howie CR.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93(Supplement 3): 81-88, Dec 2011

Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis rates and outcomes in a national cohort are not improving in the post-millennium (2000-2007).
Brown MC. Simpson K. Kerssens JJ. Mactier RA.
Peritoneal Dialysis International. 31(6): 639-650, Nov 2011

Population-based trends in pregnancy hypertension and pre-eclampsia: an international comparative study.
Roberts CL. Ford JB. Algert CS. Antonsen S. Chalmers J. Cnattingius S. Gokhale M. Kotelchuck M. Melve KK. Langridge A. Morris C. Morris JM. Nassar N. Norman JE. Norrie J. Sørensen HT. Walker R. Weir CJ.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000101, May 2011

The risk of peri-prosthetic fracture after primary and revision total hip and knee replacement.
Meek RMD. Norwood T. Smith R. Brenkel IJ. Howie CR.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93-B(1): 96-101, Jan 2011

Endometriosis cost assessment (the Endocost study): a cost of-illness study protocol.
Simoens S. Hummelshoj L. Dunselman G. Brandes I. Dirksen C. D`Hooghe T. Welkenhuysen M. Kjer JJ. Kristensen J. Christensen L. Canis M. Gerbaud L. Halis G. Bokor A. Brodszky V. Vercellini P. Colombo G. Vigano P. Müller M. Wullschleger M. Horne A. Graham B. Falcone T. DeLeire T. Murphy D. Williams C. Lebovic D. DeMonaco Dowd D. De Graaff A.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 71(3): 170-6, Dec 2010

Rates of infection and revision in patients with renal disease undergoing total knee replacement in Scotland.
McCleery MA. Leach WJ. Norwood T.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92-B(11): 1535-1539, Nov 2010

Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for childhood asthma.
Mackay D. Haw S. Ayres JG. Fischbacher C. Pell JP.
New England Journal of Medicine. 363: 1139-1145, Sep 2010

Cohort profile: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study of 4.65 million people exploring ethnic variations in disease in Scotland.
Bhopal R. Fischbacher C. Povey C. Chalmers J. Mueller G. Steiner M. Brown H. Brewster DH. Bansal N
International Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq118, Jul 2010

The growing contribution of hepatitis C virus infection to liver-related mortality in Scotland.
McDonald SA. Hutchinson SJ. Bird SM. Robertson C. Mills PR. Graham L. Dillon JF. Goldberg DJ.
Eurosurveillance. 15(18): 3, May 2010

Diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection in Scotland`s injecting drug user population.
Mcdonald SA. Hutchinson SJ. Mills PR. Bird SM. Robertson C. Dillon JF. Springbett A. Goldberg DJ.
Epidemiology and Infection. 138(3): 393-402, Mar 2010

Epidemiology and disease burden from allergic disease in Scotland: analyses of national databases.
Anandan C. Gupta R. Simpson CR. Fischbacher C. Sheikh A.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 102(10): 431-442, Oct 2009

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in the new millennium: a national cohort study.
Brown MC. Simpson K. Kerssens JJ. Mactier RA.
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 4(7): 1222-1229, Jul 2009

Changes in population demographics and the future incidence of hip fracture.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Reid D.
Injury. 40(7): 722-726, Jul 2009

Amniocentesis in the second trimester and congenital talipes equinovarus in the offspring: a population-based record linkage study in Scotland.
Cardy AH. Torrance N. Clark D. Miedzybrodzka Z. Sharp L.
Prenatal Diagnosis. 29(6): 613–619, Jun 2009

Epidemiology and outcome after hip fracture in the under 65s: evidence from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Gregori A.
Injury. 39(10): 1175-1181, Oct 2008

Outcome after surgery for the treatment of hip fracture in the extreme elderly.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Gregori A.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(9): 1899-1905, Sep 2008

Long-term outcome of low-risk patients attending a rapid-assessment chest pain clinic.
Taylor GL. Murphy NF. Berry C. Christie J. Finlayson A. MacIntyre K. Morrison C. McMurray JJV.
Heart. 94(5): 628-632, May 2008

Gender differences in epidemiology and outcome after hip fracture: evidence from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Gregori A.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90-B(4): 480-483, Apr 2008

Will systematized nomenclature of medicine-clinical terms improve our understanding of the disease burden posed by allergic disorders?
Simpson CR. Anandan C. Fischbacher C. Lefevre K. Sheikh A.
Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 37(11): 1586-1593, Nov 2007

Splenic trauma in Scotland: demographics and outcomes.
Brady RRW. Bandari M. Kerssens JJ. Paterson-Brown S. Parks RW.
World Journal of Surgery. 31(11): 2111-2116, Nov 2007

Heart disease

Cardiovascular disease and air pollution in Scotland: no association or insufficient data and study design?
Willocks LJ. Bhaskar A. Ramsay CN. Lee D. Brewster DH. Fischbacher CM. Chalmers J. Morris G. Scott EM.
BMC Public Health. 12: 227, Mar 2012

The influence of surgery on the onset of symptomatic coronary artery disease.
McFarlane HJ. Girdwood L. Bhaskar A. Clark D. Webster NR.
Anaesthesia. 67(2): 110–114, Feb 2012

Recurrent miscarriage is associated with a family history of ischaemic heart disease: a retrospective cohort study.
Smith G, Wood A, Pell J, Hattie J.
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 118(5); 557–563, Apr 2011

Birth weight and the risk of cardiovascular disease in the maternal grandparents.
Smith GCS. Wood AM. White IR. Pell JP. Hattie J.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 171(6): 736-744, Mar 2010

Low serum cortisol predicts early death after acute myocardial infarction.
Reynolds RM. Walker BR. Haw S. Newby DE. MacKay DF. Cobbe SM. Pell ACH. Fischbacher C. Pringle S. Murdoch D. Dunn F. Oldroyd K. MacIntyre P. O`Rourke B. Pell JP.
Critical Care Medicine. 38(3): 973-975, Mar 2010

Secondhand smoke exposure and survival following acute coronary syndrome: prospective cohort study of 1261 consecutive admissions among never-smokers.
Pell JP. Haw S. Cobbe S. Newby DE. Pell ACH. Fischbacher C. Pringle S. Murdoch D. Dunn F. Oldroyd K. MacIntyre P. O`Rourke B. Borland W.
Heart. 95(17): 1415-1418, Sep 2009

Long-term trends in first hospitalization for heart failure and subsequent survival between 1986 and 2003: a population study of 5.1 million people.
Jhund PS. MacIntyre K. Simpson CR. Lewsey JD. Stewart S. Redpath A. Chalmers JWT. Capewell S. McMurray JJV.
Circulation. 119(4): 515-23, Feb 2009

Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome.
Pell JP. Haw S. Cobbe S. Newby DE. Pell ACH. Fischbacher C. McConnachie A. Pringle S. Murdoch D. Dunn F. Oldroyd K. MacIntyre P. O`Rourke B. Borland W.
New England Journal of Medicine. 359: 482-491, Jul 2008

Validity of self-reported smoking status: comparison of patients admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome and the general population.
Pell JP. Haw S. Cobbe SM. Newby DE. Pell ACH. Oldroyd KG. Murdoch DL. Pringle SD. Dunn FG. MacIntyre PD. Gilbert TJ. Fischbacher CM. Borland W.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 10(5): 861-866, May 2008

A national survey of the prevalence, incidence, primary care burden and treatment of atrial fibrillation in Scotland.
Murphy NF. Simpson CR. Jhund PS. Stewart S. Kirkpatrick M. Chalmers J. MacIntyre K. McMurray JJV.
Heart. 93(5): 606-612, May 2007

Hospital care

The use of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) principles in Scottish orthopaedic units: an implementation and follow-up at 1 year, 2010-2011: a report from the Musculoskeletal Audit, Scotland.
Scott NB. McDonald D. Campbell J. Smith RD. Carey AK. Johnston IG. James KR. Breusch SJ.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 133(1):117-124, Jan 2013

Results from the second Scottish national prevalence survey: the changing epidemiology of healthcare-associated infection in Scotland.
Reilly J. Cairns S. Fleming S. Hewitt D. Lawder R. Robertson C. Malcolm W. Nathwani D. Williams C.
Journal of Hospital Infection. 82(3): 170-174, Nov 2012

Anaphylaxis admissions to UK critical care units between 2005 and 2009.
Gibbison B. Sheikh A. McShane P. Haddow C. Soar J.
Anaesthesia. 67(8): 833-839, Aug 2012

Alcohol and drug misuse, risk of re-admission to a general hospital and psychiatric contact.
Goldbeck R. Asif M. Sanderson M. Farquharson C.
Scottish Medical Journal. 57(1): 60, Feb 2012

Improving patient flow: the impact of consultant work pattern on trauma ward efficiency.
Divecha HM. Smith RD. Cairns C. Bayer J.
The Surgeon. 9(4): 175-178, Aug 2011

Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for childhood asthma.
Mackay D. Haw S. Ayres JG. Fischbacher C. Pell JP.
New England Journal of Medicine. 363: 1139-1145, Sep 2010

Patterns and predictors of re-admission to hospital with self-poisoning in Scotland.
Payne RA. Oliver JJ. Bain M. Elders A. Bateman DN.
Public Health. 123(2): 134-137, Feb 2009

Outcome after surgery for the treatment of hip fracture in the extreme elderly.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Gregori A.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(9): 1899-1905, Sep 2008

Adhesions after abdominal surgery in children.
Grant HW. Parker MC. Wilson MS. Menzies D. Sunderland G.Thompson JN. Clark DN. Knight AD. Crowe AM. Ellis H.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 43(1): 152-157, Jan 2008

An analysis of the link between behavioural, biological and social risk factors and subsequent hospital admission in Scotland.
Hanlon P. Lawder R. Elders A. Clark D. Walsh D. Whyte B. Sutton M.
Journal of Public Health. 29(4): 405-412, Dec 2007

Measures of dependency among older people in community and residential settings in Scotland: their development and application in resource forecasting.
Redpath A.
International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics. 16: 81-104, 2007
In: Ann Harding (ed.) Modelling our future: population ageing, health and aged care.

Inequalities

Commentary: long-term monitoring of health inequalities in Scotland: a response to Frank and Haw
McCartney G. Leyland AH. Fischbacher CM. Whyte B. Walsh D. Stockton DL.
Milbank Quarterly. 91(1): 186–191, Mar 2013

Socioeconomic deprivation and NHS orthodontic treatment delivery in Scotland.
Ulhaq A. McMahon AD. Buchanan S. Goold S. Conway DI.
British Dental Journal. 213(4): E5, Aug 2012

Socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of lung and upper aero-digestive tract cancer by age, tumour subtype and sex: a population-based study in Scotland (2000-2007).
Sharpe KH. McMahon AD. McClements P. Watling C. Brewster DH. Conway DI.
Cancer Epidemiology. 36(3): e164-e170, Jun 2012

Deprivation and infant feeding at birth.
Ajetunmobi O. Whyte B.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(Supplement 1): A183-A186, May 2012

Effect of socioeconomic deprivation and the appointment of welfare attorneys.
Booth MG. O`Neil E. Haddow C. Cook B. Kinsella J.
Scottish Medical Journal. 56: 220–222, Nov 2011

The changing association between socioeconomic circumstances and the incidence of colorectal cancer: a population-based study.
Oliphant R. Brewster DH. Morrison DS.
British Journal of Cancer. 104(11): 1791-6, May 2011

Effect of gender, age and deprivation on key performance indicators in a FOBT-based colorectal screening programme.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
Journal of Medical Screening. 17(2): 68-74, Jun 2010

Trends in skin cancer incidence by socioeconomic position in Scotland, 1978-2004.
Doherty VR. Brewster DH. Jensen S. Gorman D.
British Journal of Cancer. 102(11): 1661-1664, May 2010

Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe.
Conway DI. McKinney P. McMahon AD. Ahrens W. Schmeisser N. Benhamou S. Bouchardy C. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Lagiou P. Minaki P. Bencko V. Holcatova I. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Kjaerheim K. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Talamini R. Barzan L. Canova C. Simonato L. Lowry RJ. Znaor A. Healy CM. McCartan BE. Marron M. Hashibe M. Brennan P.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(3): 588–598, Feb 2010

Components of socioeconomic risk associated with head and neck cancer: a population-based case-control study in Scotland.
Conway DI. McMahon AD. Smith K. Black R. Robertson G. Devine J. McKinney PA.
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 48(1): 11-17, Jan 2010

Socioeconomic factors influence selection and participation in a population-based case-control study of head and neck cancer in Scotland.
Conway DI. McMahon AD. Smith K. Taylord JC. McKinney P.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 61(11): 1187-1193, Nov 2008

Social inequalities in preterm birth in Scotland 1980-2003: findings from an area-based measure of deprivation.
Gray R. Bonellie SR. Chalmers J. Greer I. Jarvis S. Williams C.
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 115(1): 82-90, Jan 2008

Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival in Scotland 1986-2000.
Shack LG. Rachet B. Brewster DH. Coleman MP.
British Journal of Cancer. 97(7): 999-1004, Oct 2007

How has legislation restricting paracetamol pack size affected patterns of deprivation related inequalities in self-harm in Scotland?
Gorman DR. Bain M. Inglis JHC. Murphy D. Bateman DN.
Public Health. 121(1): 45-50, Jan 2007

Maternity and births

Outcomes of induction of labour in women with previous caesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study using a population database.
Stock SJ. Ferguson E. Duffy A. Ford I. Chalmers J. Norman JE.
PLoS ONE. 8(4): e60404. Apr 2013

Obstetric factors and different causes of special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren.
MacKay DF. Smith GCS. Dobbie R. Cooper SA. Pell JP.
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 120(3), 297-307, Feb 2013

Family size and perinatal circumstances, as mental health risk factors in a Scottish birth cohort.
Riordan DV. Morris C. Hattie J. Stark C.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 47(6): 975-83, Jun 2012

Deprivation and infant feeding at birth.
Ajetunmobi O. Whyte B.
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(Supplement 1): A183-A186, May 2012

Outcomes of elective induction of labour compared with expectant management: population based study.
Stock SJ. Ferguson E. Duffy A. Ford I. Chalmers J. Norman JE.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2838, May 2012

Population-based trends in pregnancy hypertension and pre-eclampsia: an international comparative study.
Roberts CL. Ford JB. Algert CS. Antonsen S. Chalmers J. Cnattingius S. Gokhale M. Kotelchuck M. Melve KK. Langridge A. Morris C. Morris JM. Nassar N. Norman JE. Norrie J. Sorensen HT. Walker R. Weir CJ.
BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000101, May 2011

Time of birth and risk of neonatal death at term: retrospective cohort study.
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Mechan H. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3498, Jul 2010

Perinatal health monitoring in Europe: results from the EURO-PERISTAT project.
Gissler M. Mohangoo AD. Blondel B. Chalmers J. Macfarlane A. Gaizauskiene A. Gatt M. Lack N. Sakkeus L. Zeitlin J.
Informatics for Health and Social Care. 35(2): 64-79, Mar 2010

Birth weight and the risk of cardiovascular disease in the maternal grandparents.
Smith GCS. Wood AM. White IR. Pell JP. Hattie J.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 171(6): 736-744, Mar 2010

Smoking prevalence and smoking cessation services for pregnant women in Scotland.
Tappin DM. MacAskill S. Bauld L. Eadie D. Shipton D. Galbraith L.
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. doi:10.1186/1747-597X-5-1, Jan 2010

Economic evaluation of diagnosing and excluding ectopic pregnancy.
Wedderburn CJ. Warner P. Graham B. Duncan WC. Critchley HOD. Horne AW.
Human Reproduction. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dep397, Nov 2009

Reliability of self reported smoking status by pregnant women for estimating smoking prevalence: a retrospective, cross sectional study.
Shipton D. Tappin DM. Vadiveloo T. Crossley JA. Aitken DA. Chalmers J.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4347, Oct 2009

Increased maternal BMI is associated with an increased risk of minor complications during pregnancy with consequent cost implications.
Denison FC. Norrie G. Graham B. Lynch J. Harper N. Reynolds RM.
BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 116(11): 1467-72, Oct 2009

The effect of changing patterns of obstetric care in Scotland (1980-2004) on rates of preterm birth and its neonatal consequences: perinatal database study.
Norman JE. Morris C. Chalmers J.
PLoS Medicine. 6(9): e1000153, Sep 2009

Rates of and factors associated with delivery-related perinatal death among term infants in Scotland.
Pasupathy D. Wood AM. Pell JP. Fleming M. Smith GCS.
JAMA. 302(6): 660-668, Aug 2009

The effect of delaying childbirth on primary cesarean section rates.
Smith GCS. Cordeaux Y. White IR. Pasupathy D. Missfelder-Lobos H. Pell JP. Stephen D. Charnock-Jones S. Fleming M.
PLoS Medicine. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050144, Jul 2008

Centile charts for birthweight for gestational age for Scottish singleton births.
Bonellie S. Chalmers J. Gray R. Greer I. Jarvis S. Williams C.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 8: 5, Feb 2008

Circulating angiogenic factors in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, spontaneous preterm birth, and stillbirth.
Smith GCS. Crossley JA. Aitken DA. Jenkins N. Lyall F. Cameron AD. Connor JM. Dobbie R.
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 109(6): 1316-1324, Jun 2007

Maternal obesity in early pregnancy and risk of spontaneous and elective preterm deliveries: a retrospective cohort study.
Smith GCS. Shah I. Pell JP. Crossley JA. Dobbie R.
American Journal of Public Health. 97(1): 157-162, Jan 2007

Mental health

Alcohol and drug misuse, risk of re-admission to a general hospital and psychiatric contact.
Goldbeck R. Asif M. Sanderson M. Farquharson C.
Scottish Medical Journal. 57(1): 60, Feb 2012

Predicting which people with psychosocial distress are at risk of becoming dependent on state benefits: analysis of routinely available data.
Whittaker W. Sutton M. Maxwell M. Munoz-Arroyo R. Macdonald S. Power A. Smith M. Wilson P. Morrison J.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3838, Aug 2010

`A coal face option`: GPs` perspectives on the rise in antidepressant prescribing.
Macdonald S. Morrison J. Maxwell M. Munoz-Arroyo R. Power A. Smith M. Sutton M. Wilson P.
British Journal of General Practice. 59(566): e299–e307, Sep 2009

Relationship between antidepressant and anxiolytic/hypnotic prescribing: a mixed-methods study.
Morrison J. Anderson MJ. Mac Donald S. Maxwell M. Munoz-Arroyo R. Power A. Smith M. Sutton M. Wilson P.
European Journal of General Practice. 14(3-4): 129-135, Sep 2008

The psychological impact of genital anomalies on the parents of affected children.
Duguid A. Morrison S. Robertson A. Chalmers J. Youngson G. Ahmed SF.
Acta Paediatrica, 96(3): 348-352, Mar 2007

Prescribing and medicines

Are specific initiatives required to enhance prescribing of generic atypical antipsychotics in Scotland? International implications.
Bennie M. Bishop I. Godman B. Barbui C. Raschi E. Campbell S. Miranda J. Gustafsson LL.
International Journal of Clinical Practice. 67(2):170-180, Feb 2013

From intermittent antibiotic point prevalence surveys to quality improvement: experience in Scottish hospitals.
Malcolm W., Nathwani D. Davey P. Cromwell T. Patton A. Reilly J. Cairns S. Bennie M.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 2(1): 3, Jan 2013

Protocol for the Effective Feedback to Improve Primary Care Prescribing Safety (EFIPPS) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial using ePrescribing data.
Guthrie B. Treweek S. Petrie D. Barnett K. Ritchie LD. Robertson C. Bennie M.
BMJ Open. 2(6): e002359, Dec 2012

Possible ways to enhance renin-Angiotensin prescribing efficiency: Republic of Serbia as a case history?
Kalaba M. Godman B. Vuksanovic A. Bennie M. Malmstrom RE.
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 1(6): 539-549, Nov 2012

Equity and efficiency: striving for a solution for the introduction of new medicines.
Hems S. Black C. McIver L. Bennie K.
Scottish Medical Journal. 57(4): 191-195, Nov 2012

Ongoing measures to enhance the efficiency of prescribing of proton pump inhibitors and statins in the Netherlands: influence and future implications.
Woerkom MV. Piepenbrink H. Godman B. Metz JD. Campbell S. Bennie M. Eimers M. Gustafsson LL.
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 1(6):527-538, Nov 2012

Effective delivery of pharmaceutical palliative care: challenges in the community pharmacy setting.
Akram G. Bennie M. McKellar S. Michels S. Hudson S. Trundle J.
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 15(3): 317-321, Mar 2012

Multiple initiatives continue to enhance the prescribing efficiency for the proton pump inhibitors and statins in Scotland.
Bennie M. Godman B. Bishop I. Campbell S.
Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 12(1): 125-130, Feb 2012

Influence of demand-side measures to enhance renin-angiotensin prescribing efficiency in Europe: implications for the future.
Voncina L. Strizrep T. Godman B. Bennie M. Bishop I. Campbell S. Vlahovic-Palcevski V. Gustafsson LL.
Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 11(4): 469-79, Aug 2011

Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG): development and impact of the Scottish National Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme.
Nathwani D. Sneddon J. Malcolm W. Wiuff C. Patton A. Hurding S. Eastaway A. Seaton RA. Watson E. Gillies E. Davey P. Bennie M.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 38(1):16-26, Jul 2011

An investigation into the effect of advice from the Scottish Medicines Consortium on the use of medicines in Scotland`s health service.
Bennie M. Dear J. Hems S. Black C. McIver L. Webb DJ.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 71(2): 283-288, Feb 2011

Policies to enhance prescribing efficiency in Europe: findings and future implications.
Godman B. Shrank W. Andersen M. Berg C. Bishop I. Burkhardt T. Garuoliene K. Herholz H. Joppi R. Kalaba M. Laius O. Lonsdale J. Malmstrom RE. Martikainen JE. Samaluk V. Sermet C. Schwabe U. Teixeira I. Tilson L. Tulunay FC. Vlahovic-Palcevski V. Wendykowska K. Wettermark B. Zara C. Gustafsson LL.
Frontiers in Pharmacology. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2010.00141, Jan 2011

Relationship between antidepressant and anxiolytic/hypnotic prescribing: a mixed-methods study.
Morrison J. Anderson MJ. MacDonald S. Maxwell M. Munoz-Arroyo R. Power A. Smith M. Sutton M. Wilson P.
European Journal of General Practice. 14(3-4): 129-135, Sep 2008

Public health

Testicular cancer in Europe and the USA: survival still rising among older patients.
Verhoeven RH. Gondos A. Janssen-Heijnen ML. Saum KU. Brewster DH. Holleczek B. Crocetti E. Rosso S. Hakulinen T. Aareleid T. Brenner H.
Annals of Oncology. 24(2), 508-513, Feb 2013

The importance of understanding epidemiology in order to inform financial decisions: a lesson from the Scottish Home Oxygen Service.
Wood R. Grant I. Bain M.
Public Health. 126(11): 947-953, Nov 2012

Record linkage in Scotland and its applications to health research.
Fleming M. Kirby B. Penny KI.
Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21(19-20):2711-21, 2012 Oct.

Mortality associated with traumatic injuries in the elderly: a population based study.
O`Neill S. Brady RR. Kerssens JJ. Parks RW.
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 54(3): e426-30, May 2012

Population-based estimates of the occurrence of multiple vs first primary basal cell carcinomas in 4 European regions.
de Vries E. Micallef R. Brewster DH. Gibbs JH. Flohil SC. Saksela O. Sankila R. Forrest AD. Trakatelli M. Coebergh JWW. Proby CM.
Archives of Dermatology. 148(3): 347-354, Mar 2012

How to prioritise disinvestment in support services.
Bain M. Ward H. Belfer S.
Health Service Journal. 122(6293): 20-22, 9 Feb 2012
[entitled Can you afford not to cut it? in the print version]

Traumatic injury to the colon and rectum in Scotland: demographics and outcome.
Brady RR. O`Neill S. Berry O. Kerssens JJ. Yalamarthi S. Parks RW.
Colorectal Disease. 14(1): e16-e22, Jan 2012

Harmonization may be counterproductive: at least for parts of Europe where public health research operates effectively.
Hakulinen T. Arbyn M. Brewster DH. Coebergh JW. Coleman MP. Crocetti E. Forman D. Gissler M. Katalinic A. Luostarinen T. Pukkala E. Rahu M. Storm H. Sund R. Tornberg S. Tryggvadottir L.
European Journal of Public Health. 21(6): 686-7, Dec 2011

Privacy and governance implications of wider societal uses of brain imaging data.
Ward HJT.
Cortex. 47(10): 1263-1265, Nov 2011

Up-to-date estimates of breast cancer survival for the years 2000-2004 in 11 European countries: the role of screening and a comparison with data from the United States.
Rosso S. Gondos A. Zanetti R. Bray F. Zakelj M. Zagar T. Smailyte G. Ponti A. Brewster DH. Voogd AC. Crocetti E. Brenner H.
European Journal of Cancer. 46(18): 3351-3357, Dec 2010

A needs assessment of home oxygen services.
Wood R. Grand I. Millard A.
Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN). Dec 2010

Effect of repeated invitations on uptake of colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood testing: analysis of prevalence and incidence screening.
Steele RJ. Kostourou I. McClements P. Watling C. Libby G. Weller D. Brewster DH. Black R. Carey FA. Fraser C.
BMJ. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5531, Oct 2010

Is the Scottish population living dangerously? Prevalence of multiple risk factors: the Scottish Health Survey 2003.
Lawder R. Harding O. Stockton D. Fischbacher C. Brewster DH. Chalmers J. Finlayson A. Conway DI.
BMC Public Health. 10: 330, Jun 2010

Profiling health in the UK and Ireland.
Hill A. Balanda K. Galbraith L. Greenacre J. Sinclair D.
Public Health. 124(5): 253-258, May 2010

Improving the view of Scotland`s health: the impact of a public health observatory upon health improvement policy, action and monitoring in a devolved nation.
Gordon DS. Fischbacher C. Stockton D.
Public Health. 124(5): 259-264, May 2010

Rectal cancer survival in the Nordic countries and Scotland.
Folkesson J. Engholm G. Ehrnrooth E. Kejs AM. Pahlman L. Harling H. Wibe A. Gaard M. Porvaldur J. Tryggvadottir L. Brewster DH. Hakulinen T. Storm HH.
International Journal of Cancer. 125(10): 2406-2412, Nov 2009

Changes in population demographics and the future incidence of hip fracture.
Holt G. Smith R. Duncan K. Hutchison JD. Reid D.
Injury. 40(7): 722-726, Jul 2009

Cancer prevalence in the United Kingdom: estimates for 2008.
Maddams J. Brewster D. Gavin A. Steward J. Elliott J. Utley M. Moller H.
British Journal of Cancer. 101(3): 541-547, Jul 2009

Improved survival from lung cancer in British Columbia compared to Scotland: are different treatment rates the whole story?
Erridge SC. Murray B. Williams L. Brewster D. Black R. Price A. Murray N. Sheehan F.
Lung Cancer. 64(3): 358-366, Jun 2009

Splenic trauma in Scotland: demographics and outcomes.
Brady RRW. Bandari M. Kerssens JJ. Paterson-Brown S. Parks RW.
World Journal of Surgery. 31(11): 2111-2116, Nov 2007

Hepatocellular carcinoma: trends of incidence and survival in Europe and the United States at the end of the 20th century.
Simonetti A. Santi V. Trevisani F. Oberaigner W. Jechova M. Rousarova M. Storm H.H.. Aareleid T.Hakulinen T. Hedelin G. Tron I. Le Gall E. Launoy G. Mace-Lesech J. Faivre J. Chaplain G. Carli P.M. Danzon A. Tretarre B. Colonna M. Lacour B. Raverdy N. Berger C. Freycon F. Grosclaude P. Esteve J. Kaatsch P. Ziegler H. Holzel D. Schubert Fritschle G. Tryggvadottir L. Berrino F. Allemani C. Baili P. Ciccolallo L. Gatta G. Micheli A. Sant M. Taussig E. Capocaccia R. Carrani E. De Angelis R. Hartley S. Roazzi P. Santaquilani M. Tavilla A. Valente F. Verdecchia A. Ferretti S. Crosignani P. Contiero P. Ramazzotti V. Vercelli M. Quaglia A. Vitarelli S. Pannelli F. Mosciatti P. Federico M. Artioli M.E. Ponz De Leon M. Benatti P. De Lisi V. Serventi L.Zanetti R. Patriarca S. Magnani C. Pastore G. Gafa L. Tumino R. Falcini F. Budroni M. Paci E. Crocetti E. Zambon P. Guzzinati S. Dalmas M. Langmark F. Andersen A. Rachtan J. Bielska-Lasota M. Wronkowski Z. Zwierko M. Pinheiro PS. Pleko I. Obsitnikova A. Pompe-Kirn V. Izarzugaza I. Martinez-Garcia C. Garau I. Navarro C. Chirlaque MD. Ardanaz E. Moreno C. Galceran J. Torrella A. Peris-Bonet R. Barlow L. Moller T. Jundt G. Lutz JM. Usel M. Coebergh JWW. Van Der Does-Van Den Berg A. Visser O. Godward S. Coleman MP. Williams EMI. Forman D. Quinn MJ. Roche M. Edwards S. Stiller S. Verne J. Moller H. Bell J. Botha JL. Lawrence G .Black R. Brewster D. Steward JA.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102(8): 1661-1670, Aug 2007

Sexual health

The psychological impact of genital anomalies on the parents of affected children.
Duguid A. Morrison S. Robertson A. Chalmers J. Youngson G. Ahmed SF.
Acta Paediatrica, 96(3): 348-352, Mar 2007

Smoking

Active and involuntary tobacco smoking and upper aerodigestive tract cancer risks in a multicenter case-control study.
Lee YCA. Marron M. Benhamou. S. Bouchardy C. Ahrens W. Pohlabeln H. Lagiou P. Trichopoulos D. Agudo A. Castellsague X. Bencko V. Holcatova I. Kjaerheim K. Merletti F. Richiardi L. Macfarlane GJ. Macfarlane TV. Talamini R. Barzan L. Canova C. Conway DI. McKinney PA. Lowry RJ. Sneddon L. Znaor A. Healy CM. McCartan BE Brennan P. Hashibe M.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 18(12): 3353-3361, Dec 2009

Stroke

Trends in incidence and in short term survival following a subarachnoid haemorrhage in Scotland, 1986-2005: a retrospective cohort study.
Macpherson KJ. Lewsey JD. Jhund PS. Gillies M. Chalmers JW. Redpath A. Briggs A. Walters M. Langhorne P. Capewell S. McMurray JJ. MacIntyre K.
BMC Neurology. 11: 38, Mar 2011

Estimating the impact of stroke unit care in a whole population: an epidemiological study using routine data.
Langhorne P. Lewsey JD. Jhund PS. Gillies M. Chalmers JWT. Redpath A. Briggs A. Walters M. Capewell S. McMurray JJV. MacIntyre K.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 81(12): 1301-1305, Dec 2010

Temporal trends in hospitalisation for stroke recurrence following incident hospitalisation for stroke in Scotland.
Lewsey J. Jhund PS. Gillies M. Chalmers JWT. Redpath A. Briggs A. Walters M. Langhorne P. Capewell S. McMurray JJV. MacIntyre K.
BMC Medicine. 8: 23, Jun 2010

Age- and sex-specific trends in fatal incidence and hospitalized incidence of stroke in Scotland, 1986 to 2005.
Lewsey JD. Jhund PS. Gillies M. Chalmers JW. Redpath A. Kelso L. Briggs A. Walters M. Langhorne P. Capewell S. McMurray JJ. MacIntyre K.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2(5): 475-483, Jul 2009

Sex differences in incidence, mortality, and survival in individuals with stroke in Scotland, 1986 to 2005.
Lewsey JD. Gillies M. Jhund PS. Chalmers JWT. Redpath A. Briggs A. Walters M. Langhorne P. Capewell S. McMurray JJV. MacIntyre K.
Stroke. 40(4): 1038-1043, Apr 2009

Suicide and self-harm

Patterns and predictors of re-admission to hospital with self-poisoning in Scotland.
Payne RA. Oliver JJ. Bain M. Elders A. Bateman DN.
Public Health. 123(2): 134-137, Feb 2009

Reduction in young male suicide in Scotland.
Stark C. Stockton D. Henderson R.
BMC Public Health. 8: 80, Feb 2008

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