Publications 2004

CHS 2004 Publications List

1. Alcock, J. and Howlin, P. A pilot evaluation of a specialized multidisciplinary arts project for children with autism and Asperger syndrome. 2004. London, Royal Opera House & Turtle Opera. Ref Type: Report
2. Anderson HR, Ruggles R, Strachan DP, Austin JB, Burr M, Jeffs D et al. Trends in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, hay fever, and eczema in 12-14 year olds in the British Isles, 1995-2002: questionnaire survey. BMJ 2004;328:1052-3.
3. Anderson, H. R., Atkinson, R. W., Peacock, J. L., and Konstantinou, K. Meta-analysis of time-series studies and panel studies of Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone (O3) Report of a WHO task group. 2004. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe. Ref Type: Report
4. Anderson HR, Ayres JG, Sturdy PM, Bland JM, Butland BK, Peckitt C et al. Bronchodilator treatment and deaths from asthma: case-control study. BMJ 2005;330:117.
5. Armstrong B,.Strachan D. Asthma and swimming pools: statistical issues. Occup.Environ.Med. 2004;61:475.
6. Ashworth M, Lea R, Gray H, Rowlands G, Gravelle H, Majeed A. How are primary care organizations using financial incentives to influence prescribing? J.Public Health (Oxf) 2004;26:48-51.
7. Atkinson RW,.Strachan DP. Role of outdoor aeroallergens in asthma exacerbations: epidemiological evidence. Thorax 2004;59:277-8.
8. Barbato A, Cappuccio FP, Folkerd EJ, Strazzullo P, Sampson B, Cook DG et al. Metabolic syndrome and renal sodium handling in three ethnic groups living in England. Diabetologia 2004;47:40-6.
9. Barbato A, Russo P, Siani A, Folkerd EJ, Miller MA, Venezia A et al. Aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) C-344T polymorphism, plasma aldosterone, renin activity and blood pressure in a multi-ethnic population. J.Hypertens. 2004;22:1895-901.
10. Batchvarov VN, Hnatkova K, Poloniecki J, Camm AJ, Malik M. Prognostic value of heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization in survivors of acute myocardial infarction. Clin.Cardiol. 2004;27:653-9.
11. Burgers JS, Fervers B, Haugh M, Brouwers M, Browman G, Philip T et al. International assessment of the quality of clinical practice guidelines in oncology using the Appraisal of Guidelines and Research and Evaluation Instrument. J.Clin.Oncol. 2004;22:2000-7.
12. Campos RM, Congdon P, Curtis S, Jones IR, Southall HR. Local level mortality and socio-economic change in Britain since 1920: first steps towards an analysis of infant mortality variation. In Boyle P, Curtis SE, Gatrell AC, Graham E, Moore E, eds. The geography of health inequalities in the developed world., Aldershot.: Ashgate., 2004.
13. Cappuccio FP. Brief lifestyle interventions for hypertension: opportunity to provide useful information has been missed. BMJ 2004;329:111-2.
14. Cappuccio FP, Kerry SM, Forbes L, Donald A. Blood pressure control by home monitoring: meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ 2004;329:145.
15. Cappuccio FP. Commentary: epidemiological transition, migration, and cardiovascular disease. Int.J.Epidemiol. 2004;33:387-8.
16. Cappuccio FP, Micah FB, Emmett L, Kerry SM, Antwi S, Martin-Peprah R et al. Prevalence, detection, management, and control of hypertension in Ashanti, West Africa. Hypertension 2004;43:1017-22.
17. Cappuccio FP, Siani A. Nonpharmacologic treatment of hypertension. In Crawford MH, DiMarco JP, Paulus WJ, eds. Cardiology, pp 523-32. Edinburgh: Mosby, 2004.
18. Cappuccio FP. Hypertension: devices, thresholds, targets and therapies. The New Generalist 2004;2:19-21.
19. Carey IM, Cook DG, De Wilde S, Bremner SA, Richards N, Caine S et al. Developing a large electronic primary care database (Doctors' Independent Network) for research. Int.J.Med.Inf. 2004;73:443-53.
20. Carra G,.Howlin P. Trattamenti efficaci per il disturbo autistico in eta adulta. Aggioramenti in Psychiatria 2004;9:329-40.
21. Chan T, de Lusignan S, Pritchard K. Nurses and IT: a survey of use among community clinical staff. Prof.Nurse 2004;19:449-52.
22. Chan T, Brew S, de Lusignan S. Community nursing needs more silver surfers: a questionnaire survey of primary care nurses' use of information technology. BMC.Nurs. 2004;3:4.
23. Chan T, de Lusignan S, Brew S. Overcoming the barriers to using information systems. Nursing Times 2004;100:44-6.
24. Charman T, Howlin P, Berry B, Prince E. Measuring developmental progress of children with autism spectrum disorder on school entry using parent report. Autism 2004;8:89-100.
25. Cooper PJ, Chico ME, Rodrigues LC, Strachan DP, Anderson HR, Rodriguez EA et al. Risk factors for atopy among school children in a rural area of Latin America. Clin.Exp.Allergy 2004;34:845-52.
26. Cox S, de Lusignan S, Chan T. General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care. BMC.Fam.Pract. 2004;5:22.
27. Cox S, de Lusignan S, Chan T. General practitioners view of the role of hypnotherapy in the management of IBS. BMC Family Practice 2004;5:22.
28. Crinson I. The politics of regulation within the 'modernised' NHS: the case of beta interferon and the 'cost-effective' treatment of multiple sclerosis. Critical Social Policy 2004;24:30-49.
29. Daniel J, Cropley M, Ussher M, West R. Acute effects of a short bout of moderate versus light intensity exercise versus inactivity on tobacco withdrawal symptoms in sedentary smokers. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004;174:320-6.
30. Davis KJ, Kumar D, Poloniecki J. Adjuvant biofeedback following anal sphincter repair: a randomized study. Aliment.Pharmacol.Ther. 2004;20:539-49.
31. de Campos RM, Congdon P, Curtis S, Gregory I, Jones IR, Southall H. Locality-level mortality and socio-economic change in Britain since 1920: First steps towards analysis of infant mortality variation. In Boyle P, Curtis S, Graham E, Moore E, eds. The geography of health inequalities in the developed world, pp 53-75. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004.
32. de Lusignan S, Singleton A, Wells S. Lessons from the implementation of a near patient anticoagulant monitoring service in primary care. Inform.Prim.Care 2004;12:27-33.
33. de Lusignan S, Hague N, Brown A, Majeed A. An educational intervention to improve data recording in the management of ischaemic heart disease in primary care. J.Public Health (Oxf) 2004;26:34-7.
34. de Lusignan S. Commentary. Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine 2004;8:92-3.
35. de Lusignan S. How to implement paperless practice. The New Generalist 2004;2:59.
36. de Lusignan S, Belsey J, Hague N, Dzregah B. End-digit preference in blood pressue recordings of patients with ischaemic heart disease in primary care. Journal of Human Hypertension 2004;18:261-5.
37. de Lusignan S, Wilson E, Dyble A, Grant T, Theadon A, Chan T. A Strategy for Using Change Recognition Technologies to Automate the Assessment of Patient-centered Behavior in the Clinical Consultation; and the Influence of Computer Use. Medinfo. 2004;2004:1569.
38. de Lusignan S, Valentin T, Chan T, Hague N, Wood O, van Vlymen J et al. Problems with primary care data quality: osteoporosis as an exemplar. Inform.Prim.Care 2004;12:147-56.
39. de Lusignan S, Teasdale S, Little D, Zapp J, Zuckerman A, Bates D et al. Comprehensive computerised primary care records are an essential componenet of any national health information strategy: report from an international consensus conference. Inform.Prim.Care 2004;12:255-64.
40. de Lusignan S. A general practice perspective on the importance of data standards. In Abbott W, Blankey N, Bryant J, Bullas S, eds. Information in healthcare, pp 147-50. Swindon: British Computer Society, 2004.
41. de Lusignan S. Primary care informatics. The New Generalist 2004;2:61-3.
42. de Lusignan S. Portable information: the BNF on PDA. The New Generalist 2005;2:84.
43. De Wilde S, Carey IM, Bremner SA, Richards N, Hilton S, Strachan DP et al. A comparison of the recording of 30 common childhood conditions in the Doctors' Independent Network and General Practice research databases. Health Statistics Quarterly 2004;Summer 2004:21-30.
44. Evans BJ,.Rowlands G. Correctable visual impairment in older people: a major unmet need. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2004;24:161-80.
45. Falconer E,.de Lusignan S. An eight step method for assessing diagnostic data quality in practice: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as an exemplar. Informatics in Primary Care 2004;12:243-53.
46. Feliciello I, Capossela S, Cantile M, Barbato A, Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P et al. Pair-wise detection of eight common DNA polymorphisms of the human lipoprotein lipase gene by PCR-RFLP. Findings of the Olivetti Heart Study. Nutr.Metab Cardiovasc.Dis. 2004;14:205-10.
47. Field-Smith, M. E., Butland, B. K., Ramsey, J. D., and Anderson, H. R. Trends in death associated with abuse of volatile substances 1971-2002. 17. 2004. St George's Hospital Medical School, Department of Community Health Sciences. Ref Type: Report
48. Freitas C, Bremner SA, Gouveia N, Pereira LA, Saldiva PH. [Hospital admissions and mortality: association with air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1993 to 1997.]. Rev.Saude Publica 2004;38:751-7.
49. Garvican L,.Scanlon PH. A pilot quality assurance scheme for diabetic retinopathy risk reduction programmes. Diabet.Med. 2004;21:1066-74.
50. Gouveia N, Bremner SA, Novaes HMD. Association between ambient air pollution and birth weight in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2004;58:11-7.
51. Greenough A, Thomas M, Dimitriou G, Williams O, Johnson A, Limb E et al. Prediction of outcome from the chest radiograph appearance on day 7 of very prematurely born infants. European Journal of Pediatrics 2004;163:14-8.
52. Gryparis A, Forsberg B, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Touloumi G, Schwartz J et al. Acute Effects of Ozone on Mortality from the "Air Pollution and Health: A European Approach" Project. Am.J.Respir.Crit Care Med. 2004.
53. Gupta R, Sheikh A, Strachan DP, Anderson HR. Burden of allergic disease in the UK: secondary analyses of national databases. Clin.Exp.Allergy 2004;34:520-6.
54. Hadjianastassiou VG, Tekkis PP, Poloniecki JD, Gavalas MC, Goldhill DR. Surgical mortality score: risk management tool for auditing surgical performance. World J.Surg. 2004;28:193-200.
55. Haque KN, Khan MA, Kerry S, Stephenson J, Woods G. Pattern of culture-proven neonatal sepsis in a district general hospital in the United Kingdom. Infect.Control Hosp.Epidemiol. 2004;25:759-64.
56. Harris T, Cook DG, Victor CR, Beighton C, Dewilde S, Carey IM. Linking survey data with computerised records to predict consulting by older people. Br.J.Gen.Pract. 2004;54:928-31.
57. Hay S, Hay P, Oakeshott P. Feasibility of recruiting in a student bar for a trial of chlamydia screening in young women. Fam.Pract. 2004;21:223-4.
58. Hayes K, Feather A, Hall A, Sedgwick P, Wannan G, Wessier-Smith A et al. Anxiety in medical students: is preparation for full-time clinical attachments more dependent upon differences in maturity or on educational programmes for undergraduate and graduate entry students? Med.Educ. 2004;38:1154-63.
59. HEI International Scientific Oversight Committee. Health effects of outdoor air pollution in developing countries of Asia: a literature review. Special Report 15. 2004. Boston, MA, Health Effects Institute.
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60. Higgs P, Jones IR, Scambler G. Class as variable, class as generative mechanism: the importance of critical realism for the sociology of health inequalities. In New C, Carter B, eds. London: Routledge., 2004.
61. Hilton S,.Lewis K. Opening doors to medicine. BMJ 2004;328:1508-9.
62. Howlin P,.Karpf J. Using the social communication questionnaire to identify 'autistic spectrum' disorders associated with other genetic conditions: findings from a study of individuals with Cohen syndrome. Autism 2004;8:175-82.
63. Howlin P, Goode S, Hutton J, Rutter M. Adult outcome for children with autism. J.Child Psychol.Psychiatry 2004;45:212-29.
64. Howlin P. Autism and Asperger Syndrome preparing for adulthood. New York: Routledge, 2004.
65. Howlin P. Stumenti di assessment per al syndrom di Asperger. Aggioramenti in Psychiatria 2004;9:299-316.
66. Howlin P, Fombonne E. Advances in research on autism and developmental disorders. Tokyo: Seiwa Shoten Publishers, 2004.
67. Howlin P. Interventions for individuals with autism: transition to adulthood. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies 2004;4:223-32.
68. Howlin P. Longer term educational and employment outcomes. In Prior M, ed. Learning and behaviour problems in Asperger syndrome, pp 269-93. New York: Guildford, 2005.
69. Huxley R, Owen CG, Whincup PH, Cook DG, Colman S, Collins R. Birth weight and subsequent cholesterol levels: exploration of the "fetal origins" hypothesis. JAMA 2004;292 :2755-64.
70. Johnson S, Marlow N, Wolke D, Davidson L, Marston L, O'Hare A et al. Validation of a parent report measure of cognitive development in very preterm infants. Dev.Med.Child Neurol. 2004;46:389-97.
71. Jones IR, Berney L, Kelly M, Doyal L, Griffiths C, Feder G et al. Is patient involvement possible when decisions involve scarce resources? A qualitative study of decision-making in primary care. Soc.Sci.Med. 2004;59:93-102.
72. Joyce R, Webb R, Peacock JL. Associations between perinatal interventions and hospital stillbirth rates and neonatal mortality. Arch.Dis.Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89:F51-F56.
73. Karpf J, Turk J, Howlin P. Cognitive, language, and adaptive behavior profiles in individuals with a diagnosis of Cohen syndrome. Clin.Genet. 2004;65:327-32.
74. Kaz KH, Johnson D, Kerry S, Chinappen U, Tweed K, Patel S. Fall-related risk factors and osteoporosis in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology.(Oxford) 2004;43:1267-71.
75. Lasoye TA, Sedgwick PM, Patel N, Skinner C, Nayeem N. Management of acute renal colic in the UK: a questionnaire survey. BMC.Emerg.Med. 2004;4:5.
76. Lord J, Laking G, Fischer A. Health care resource allocation: is the threshold rule good enough? J.Health Serv.Res.Policy 2004;9:237-45.
77. Mandal K, Jahangiri M, Mukhin M, Poloniecki J, Camm AJ, Xu Q. Association of Anti-Heat Shock Protein 65 Antibodies With Development of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation 2004.
78. McCarney RW, Lasserson TJ, Linde K, Brinkhaus B. An overview of two Cochrane systematic reviews of complementary treatments for chronic asthma: acupuncture and homeopathy. Respir.Med. 2004;98:687-96.
79. Miller MA, Kerry SM, Cook DG, Cappuccio FP. Cellular adhesion molecules and blood pressure: interaction with sex in a multi-ethnic population. J.Hypertens. 2004;22:705-11.
80. Miller MA, Kerry SM, Dong Y, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP. Association between the Thr715Pro P-selectin gene polymorphism and soluble P-selectin levels in a multiethnic population in South London. Thromb.Haemost. 2004;92:1060-5.
81. Miners AH, Garau M, Fidan D, Fischer AJ. Comparing estimates of cost effectiveness submitted to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) by different organisations: retrospective study. BMJ 2005;330:65.
82. Missouris CG, Kalaitzidis RG, Kerry SM, Cappuccio FP. Predictors of mortality in patients with peripheral vascular disease. A prospective follow-up study. The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine 2004;4:196-200.
83. Mitchell BS, McCrorie P, Sedgwick P. Student attitudes towards anatomy teaching and learning in a multiprofessional context. Med.Educ. 2004;38:737-48.
84. Oakeshott P, Hay P, Pakianathan M. Chlamydia screening in primary care. Br.J.Gen.Pract. 2004;54:491-3.
85. Oakeshott P, Kerry S, Hay S, Hay P. Bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth: a prospective community-based cohort study. Br.J.Gen.Pract. 2004;54:119-22.
86. Oakeshott P, Hay P, Hay S, Kerry S. Bacterial vaginosis: not a risk factor for preterm birth? Authors response to letter. British Journal of General Practice 2004;7:547.
87. Oakeshott P, Hay P, Taylor-Robinson D, Hay S, Dohn B, Kerry S et al. Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in early pregnancy and relationship between its presence and pregnancy outcome. BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2004;111:1464-7.
88. Oakeshott P, Kerry S, Dean S, Cappuccio F. Nurse-led management of hypertension. British Journal of General Practice 2004;55:53.
89. Owen CG, Shah A, Henshaw K, Smeeth L, Sheikh A. Topical treatments for seasonal allergic conjunctivitis: systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and effectiveness. Br.J.Gen.Pract. 2004;54:451-6.
90. Owen CG, Ellis TJ, Woodward EG. A comparison of manual and automated methods of measuring conjunctival vessel widths from photographic and digital images. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2004;24:74-81.
91. Owen CG, Henshaw K, Smeeth L, Sheikh A. Allegic conjunctivitis. In Wormald R, Smeeth L, Henshaw K, eds. Evidence-based opthalmology, pp 17-32. London: BMJ Books, 2004.
92. Perkin MR, Strachan DP, Williams HC, Kennedy CT, Golding J. Natural history of atopic dermatitis and its relationship to serum total immunoglobulin E in a population-based birth cohort study. Pediatr.Allergy Immunol. 2004;15:221-9.
93. Perkin MR,.Wey EQ. Emergency drug availability on general paediatric units. Resuscitation 2004;62:243-7.
94. Perkins-Porras L, Cappuccio FP, Rink E, Hilton S, McKay C, Steptoe A. Does the effect of behavioral counseling on fruit and vegetable intake vary with stage of readiness to change? Prev.Med. 2005;40:314-20.
95. Plange-Rhule J, Cappuccio F, Eastwood J. Body fluids. In Parry E, Godfrey R, Mabey D, Gill G, eds. Principles of medicine in Africa, pp 1030-8. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
96. Plange-Rhule J, Cappuccio F, Eastwood J. The kidney. In Parry E, Godfrey R, Mabey D, Gill G, eds. Principles of medicine in Africa, pp 1039-79. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
97. Poloniecki J, Sismanidis C, Bland M, Jones P. Retrospective cohort study of false alarm rates associated with a series of heart operations: the case for hospital mortality monitoring groups. BMJ 2004;328:375.
98. Rowlands G, Lewis G, Keene D, Ashworth M, Majeed A. PCT/primary care referrals: current and future trends. British Journal of Health Care Management 2004;10:110-5.
99. Rowlands G, Crilly T, Ashworth M, Mager J, Johns C, Hilton S. Linking research and development in primary care: primary care trusts, primary care research networks and primary care academics. Primary Health Care Research and Development 2004;5:255-63.
100. Ruddy MC, Davies AP, Yates MD, Yates S, Balasegaram S, Drabu Y et al. Outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in north London. Thorax 2004;59:279-85.
101. Sheikh A,.Strachan DP. The hygiene theory: fact or fiction? Curr.Opin.Otolaryngol.Head Neck Surg. 2004;12:232-6.
102. Siani A, Russo P, Paolo CF, Iacone R, Venezia A, Russo O et al. Combination of renin-angiotensin system polymorphisms is associated with altered renal sodium handling and hypertension. Hypertension 2004;43:598-602.
103. Steptoe A, Perkins-Porras L, Hilton S, Rink E, Cappuccio FP. Quality of life and self-rated health in relation to changes in fruit and vegetable intake and in plasma vitamins C and E in a randomised trial of behavioural and nutritional education counselling. Br.J.Nutr. 2004;92:177-84.
104. Stewart G, Ruggles R, Peacock J. The association of self-reported violence at home and health in primary school pupils in West London. J.Public Health (Oxf) 2004;26:19-23.
105. Takagi R, Howlin P, Fombonne E. Advances in research on autism and developmental disorders. Tokyo: Seiwa Shoten Publishers, 2004.
106. Tekkis PP, McCulloch P, Poloniecki JD, Prytherch DR, Kessaris N, Steger AC. Risk-adjusted prediction of operative mortality in oesophagogastric surgery with O-POSSUM. Br.J.Surg. 2004;91:288-95.
107. Tekkis PP, Prytherch DR, Kocher HM, Senapati A, Poloniecki JD, Stamatakis JD et al. Development of a dedicated risk-adjustment scoring system for colorectal surgery (colorectal POSSUM). Br.J.Surg. 2004;91:1174-82.
108. Thomas M, White S, Chmielowski R, Rowlands G. The Public's perception of GPs: policy implications. Primary Care 2004;10:18-24.
109. Thomas MR, Rafferty GF, Limb ES, Peacock JL, Calvert SA, Marlow N et al. Pulmonary function at follow-up of very preterm infants from the United Kingdom Oscillation Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critcal Care Medicine 2004; 169:868-72.
110. Touloumi G, Atkinson RW, Le Tertre A, Samoli E, Schwartz J, Schindler C et al. Analysis of health outcome time series data in epidemiological studies. Environmetrics 2004;15:101-17.
111. Touloumi G, Samoli E, Quenel P, Paldy A, Anderson RH, Zmirou D et al. Short-term effects of air pollution on total and cardiovascular mortality: the confounding effect of influenza epidemics. Epidemiology 2005;16:49-57.
112. Ugwumadu A, Reid F, Hay P, Manyonda I. Natural history of bacterial vaginosis and intermediate flora in pregnancy and effect of oral clindamycin. Obstet.Gynecol. 2004;104:114-9.
113. Ussher M, West R, Hibbs N. A survey of pregnant smokers' interest in different types of smoking cessation support. Patient.Educ.Couns. 2004;54:67-72.
114. Ussher M, West R, Evans P, Steptoe A, McEwan A, Clow A et al. Acute reduction in secretory immunoglobulin A following smoking cessation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2004;29:1335-40.
115. Ussher M, Sampuran AK, Doshi R, West R, Drummond DC. Acute effect of a brief bout of exercise on alcohol urges. Addiction 2004;99:1542-7.
116. Weiland SK, Husing A, Strachan DP, Rzehak P, Pearce N. Climate and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic eczema in children. Occup.Environ.Med. 2004; 61:609-15.
117. Whincup PH, Gilg JA, Emberson JR, Jarvis MJ, Feyerabend C, Bryant A et al. Passive smoking and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: prospective study with cotinine measurement. BMJ 2004;329:200-5.
118. Whincup PH, Cook DG, Geleijnse JM. A life course approach to blood pressure. In Khu D, Ben-Shlomo Y, eds. A life course approach to chronic disease epidemiology, pp 218-39. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 20054.
119. White P, Singleton A, Jones R. Copying referral letters to patients: the views of patients, patient representatives and doctors. Patient.Educ.Couns. 2004;55:94-8.
120. WHO working group. Health Aspects of Air Pollution - answers to follow-up questions from CAFE. 2004. World Health Organization: Europe. Ref Type: Report