Publications 2006

(1) Agomo C, Rowlands G, Ashworth M, Reid F. An investigation of nicotine replacement therapy provision by community pharmacists in Wandsworth Primary Care Trust, London. PJ 2006;609-611.

(2) Ahmed N, Latimer J, Phillipson C. Transformations of Womanhood through Migration. Working Paper Series no.8 ed. Keele University: Centre for Social Gerontology; 2006.

(3) Analitis A, Katsouyanni K, Dimakopoulou K, Samoli E, Nikoloulopoulos AK, Petasakis Y, Touloumi G, Schwartz J, Anderson HR, Cambra K, Forastiere F, Zmirou D, Vonk JM, Clancy L, Kriz B, Bobvos J, Pekkanen J. Short-term effects of ambient particles on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Epidemiology 2006; 17:230-233.

(4) Appleton S, Jones T, Poole P, Pilotto L, Adams R, Lasserson T, Smith B, Muhammad J. Ipratropium bromide versus short acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [2], CD001387. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(5) Appleton S, Jones T, Poole P, Pilotto L, Adams R, Lasserson T, Smith B, Muhammad J. Ipratropium bromide versus long-acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. 3, CD006101. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(6) Appleton S, Poole P, Smith B, Veale A, Lasserson T, Chan M. Long-acting beta2-agonists for poorly reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. 3, CD001104. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(7) Asher MI, Montefort S, Bjorksten B, Lai CK, Strachan DP, Weiland SK, Williams H. Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phase Three repeat multicountry cross-sectional surveys. Lancet 2006; 368:733-743.

(8) Atherton H, Banks D, Harbit R, Oakeshott P. Recruiting young women to a trial of chlamydia screening. Int J STD AIDS 17[10], 712. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(9) Atkinson RW, Strachan DP, Anderson HR, Hajat S, Emberlin J. Temporal associations between daily counts of fungal spores and asthma exacerbations. Occup Environ Med 2006; 63:580-590.

(10) Banks D, Atherton H, Oakeshott P. Sexual health services: a third way? Int J STD AIDS 17[11], 783. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(11) Boulton M, Tarrant C, Windridge K, Baker R, Freeman GK. How are different types of continuity achieved? A mixed methods longitudinal study. Br J Gen Pract 2006; 56:749-755.

(12) Butland BK, Strachan DP, Crawley-Boevey EE, Anderson HR. Childhood asthma in South London: trends in prevalence and use of medical services 1991-2002. Thorax 2006; 61:383-387.

(13) Chang AB, Lasserson TJ, Kiljander TO, Connor FL, Gaffney JT, Garske LA. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of gastro-oesophageal reflux interventions for chronic cough associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux. BMJ 2006; 332:11-17.

(14) Cooper PJ, Chico ME, Vaca MG, Moncayo AL, Bland JM, Mafla E, Sanchez F, Rodrigues LC, Strachan DP, Griffin GE. Effect of albendazole treatments on the prevalence of atopy in children living in communities endemic for geohelminth parasites: a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet 2006; 367:1598-1603.

(15) David L, Freeman G. Improving consultation skills using cognitivebehavioural therapy: a new 'cognitivebehavioural model' for general practice. Education for Primary Care 2006; 17:443-452.

(16) de Lusignan S., Belsey J, Hague N, Dhoul N, van VJ. Audit-based education to reduce suboptimal management of cholesterol in primary care: a before and after study. J Public Health (Oxf) 2006; 28:361-369.

(17) de Lusignan S. Chronic kidney disease. Br J Gen.Pract. 56[532], 885. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(18) de Lusignan S. The optimum granularity for coding diagnostic data in primary care: report of a workshop of the EFMI Primary Care Informatics Working Group at MIE 2005. Inform Prim Care 2006; 14:133-137.

(19) de Lusignan S., Chan T, Theadom A, Dhoul N. The roles of policy and professionalism in the protection of processed clinical data: A literature review. Int J Med Inform 2006.

(20) de Lusignan S., van VJ, Hague N, Dhoul N. Using computers to identify non-compliant people at increased risk of osteoporotic fractures in general practice: a cross-sectional study. Osteoporos Int 2006; 17:1808-1814.

(21) de Lusignan S, Hague N, van VJ, Dhoul N, Chan T, Thana L, Kumarapeli P. A study of cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese people in England. Eur J Gen Pract 2006; 12:19-29.

(22) de Lusignan S, Robinson J. Information systems in primary care. New Practice Nurse 2006;16-20.

(23) de Lusignan S, Sullivan F. Integration, Interoperability or Linkage: EFMI Special Topic Conference. Integrating Biomedical Information: From eCell to ePatient; 06 Apr 6; IOS Press; 2006.

(24) de Lusignan S, Hague N, van Vlymen J., Kumarapeli P. Routinely-collected general practice data are complex, but with systematic processing can be used for quality improvement and research. Inform Prim Care 2006; 14:59-66.

(25) de Lusignan S, Hague N, Belsey J, Dhoul N, van Vlymen J. The 'rule of halves' still applies to management of cholesterol in cardiovascular disease. Br J Cardiol 2006; 13:145-153.

(26) de Lusignan S, van Weel C. The use of routinely collected computer data for research in primary care: opportunities and challenges. Fam Pract 2006; 23:253-263.

(27) De Wilde S, Carey IM, Emmas C, Richards N, Cook DG. Trends in the prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation, its treatment with anticoagulation and predictors of such treatment in UK primary care. Heart 2006; 92:1064-1070.

(28) Ducharme F, Lasserson T, Cates C. Long-acting beta2-agonists versus anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [4], CD003137. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(29) Eldridge SM, Ashby D, Kerry S. Sample size for cluster randomized trials: effect of coefficient of variation of cluster size and analysis method. Int J Epidemiol 2006; 35:1292-1300.

(30) Everson ES, Daley AJ, Ussher M. Does exercise have an acute effect on desire to smoke, mood and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining adolescent smokers? Addict Behav 2006; 31:1547-1558.

(31) Eyre S, Bowes J, Spreckley K, Potter C, Ring S, Strachan D, Worthington J, Barton A. Investigation of the MHC2TA gene, associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a Swedish population, in a UK rheumatoid arthritis cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54:3417-3422.

(32) Ferlie E, Freeman G, McDonnell J, Petsoulas C, Rundle-Smith S. Introducing Choice in the Public Services: Some Supply-Side Issues. Public Money & Management 2006; 26:63-72.

(33) Field-Smith ME, Butland BK, Ramsey JD, Anderson HR. Trends in death associated with abuse of volatile substances 1971-2004. 19. 2006.St George's University of London, Division of Community Health Sciences.
Ref Type: Report

(34) Freeman G. Up close and personal? Continuing pressure on the doctor-patient relationship in the QOF era. Br J Gen Pract 2006; 56:483-484.

(35) Giles T, Lasserson T, Smith B, White J, Wright J, Cates C. Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [1], CD001106. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(36) Gomez GB, de Lusignan S., Gallagher H. Chronic kidney disease: a new priority for primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2006; 56:908-910.

(37) Granger R, Walters J, Poole P, Lasserson T, Mangtani P, Cates C, Wood-Baker R. Injectable vaccines for preventing pneumococcal infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [4], CD001390. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(38) Gupta R, Crowley S. Increasing paediatric empyema admissions. Thorax 61[2], 179-180. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(39) Gupta R, Anderson HR, Strachan DP, Maier W, Watson L. International trends in admissions and drug sales for asthma. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006; 10:138-145.

(40) Hall IP, Blakey JD, Al Balushi KA, Wheatley A, Sayers I, Pembrey ME, Ring SM, McArdle WL, Strachan DP. Beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma from childhood to middle age in the British 1958 birth cohort: a genetic association study. Lancet 2006; 368:771-779.

(41) Hardy R, Kuh D, Whincup PH, Wadsworth ME. Age at puberty and adult blood pressure and body size in a British birth cohort study. Journal of Hypertension 2006; 24:59-66.

(42) Harris T, Cook DG, Victor C, De Wilde S, Beighton C. Onset and persistence of depression in older people--results from a 2-year community follow-up study. Age Ageing 2006; 35:25-32.

(43) Hasan A, McCoubrie M, Spicer J. Intellectual Disability Obesity and screening. BJGP 56[524], 223. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(44) Hilton SR. International aspects of professionalism. Doctors in Society: medical professionalism in a changing world. London: Royal College of Physicians; 2006. 105-120.

(45) Hunt KA, Monsuur AJ, McArdle WL, Kumar PJ, Travis SP, Walters JR, Jewell DP, Strachan DP, Playford RJ, Wijmenga C, van Heel DA. Lack of association of MYO9B genetic variants with coeliac disease in a British cohort. Gut 2006; 55:969-972.

(46) Hutchins A, Hastie A, Starkey C. Influences on GP's early retirement, and how to keep them. British Journal of Health Care Management 2006; 11:367-371.

(47) Hutchins A, Hastie A, Starkey C, Clark R. The General Practice Returner Scheme in London. Education for Primary Care 2006; 17:32-39.

(48) Ivaz S, Brennan S, Dean S, Hay S, Hay P, Kerry S, Oakeshott P. Lessons learned from recruiting young female students to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening. Fam Pract 2006; 23:188-191.

(49) Kumarapeli P, Stepaniuk R, de Lusignan S., Williams R, Rowlands G. Ethnicity recording in general practice computer systems. J Public Health (Oxf) 2006; 28:283-287.

(50) Kumarapeli P, de Lusignan S, Robinson J. Online resources for chronic kidney disease (CKD) for primary care. Informatics in Primary Care 2006; 14:139-143.

(51) Kumarapeli P, de Lusignan S, Ellis T, Jones B. Using Unified Modelling Language (UML) to improve the processing of routinely collected clinical data. British Computer Society (Health Informatics Forum) ; 2006.

(52) Kung J, Swan AV, Arulkumaran S. Delivery of the posterior arm reduces shoulder dimensions in shoulder dystocia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2006; 93:233-237.

(53) Lacasse Y, Goldstein R, Lasserson T, Martin S. Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [4], CD003793. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(54) Laking G, Lord J, Fischer A. The economics of diagnosis. Health Econ 2006; 15:1109-1120.

(55) Lasserson TJ, Cates CK, Jones AB, Steele EH, White J. Fluticasone versus HFA-beclomethasone dipropionate for chronic asthma in adults and children. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [2], CD005309. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(56) Law M, Rudnicka AR. Statin safety: a systematic review. Am J Cardiol 2006; 97:S52-S60.

(57) Lawlor DA, Owen CG, Davies AA, Whincup PH, Ebrahim S, Cook DG, Davey SG. Sex differences in the association between birth weight and total cholesterol. A meta-analysis. Ann Epidemiol 2006; 16:19-25.

(58) Leong A, Koczan P, de Lusignan S., Sheeler I. A framework for comparing video methods used to assess the clinical consultation: a qualitative study. Med Inform Internet Med 2006; 31:255-265.

(59) Levy M, Hilton SR, Weller T. Asthma at your Fingertips. 4th edition 2006 ed. London: Class Publishing; 2006.

(60) Lim J, Lasserson T, Fleetham J, Wright J. Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [1], CD004435. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(61) Luck A, Waller G, Meyer C, Ussher M, Lacey H. The role of schema processes in the Eating Disorders. Cognitive Therapy and Research 2006; 29:717-732.

(62) Maier LM, Howson JM, Walker N, Spickett GP, Jones RW, Ring SM, McArdle WL, Lowe CE, Bailey R, Payne F, Todd JA, Strachan DP. Association of IL13 with total IgE: evidence against an inverse association of atopy and diabetes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 117:1306-1313.

(63) Mandal K, Afzal AR, Brecker SJ, Poloniecki J, Xu Q, Jahangiri M. Association of serum soluble heat shock protein 60 with toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism and severity of coronary artery disease. Heart 92[5], 683-685. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(64) Marossy AE, Strachan DP, Rudnicka AR, Anderson HR. Childhood Chest Illness and the Rate of Decline of Adult Lung Function Between Ages 35 and 45 Years. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006.

(65) McKinstry B, Ashcroft RE, Car J, Freeman GK, Sheikh A. Interventions for improving patients' trust in doctors and groups of doctors. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006; 3:CD004134.

(66) Oakeshott P, Hay P. Best practice in primary care. BMJ 2006; 333:173-174.

(67) Oakeshott P, Yadava R. Research governance: major barrier to medical student research. Br J Gen Pract 2006; 56:139-140.

(68) Okebe J, Lasserson T, Meremikwu M, Richards S. Therapeutic interventions for Burkitt's lymphoma in children. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [4], CD005198. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(69) Owen CG, Whincup PH, Cook DG, Martin RM, Smith GD. Differences Between Meta-analyses on Breastfeeding and Obesity Support Causality of the Association: In Reply. Pediatrics 2006; 117:987-988.

(70) Owen CG, Martin RM, Whincup PH, Smith GD, Cook DG. Does breastfeeding influence risk of type 2 diabetes in later life? A quantitative analysis of published evidence. Am J Clin Nutr 2006; 84:1043-1054.

(71) Owen CG, Rudnicka AR, Smeeth L, Evans JR, Wormald RP, Fletcher AE. Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population? BMC Ophthalmol 2006; 6:24.

(72) Owen CG, Carey IM, De Wilde S., Whincup PH, Wormald R, Cook DG. The epidemiology of medical treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the United Kingdom: 1994 to 2003. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:861-868.

(73) Paramothayan S, Lasserson T, Walters E. Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. 3, CD003536. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(74) Patel R, Lawlor DA, Whincup P, Montaner D, Papacosta O, Brindle P, Ebrahim S. The detection, treatment and control of high blood pressure in older British adults: cross-sectional findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study and the British Regional Heart Study. J Hum Hypertens 2006; 20:733-741.

(75) Perkin MR, Strachan DP, Ho W, Lack G, Golding J. The predictive value of early life total immunoglobulin E measurement in identifying atopic children in a population-based birth cohort study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2006; 17:118-124.

(76) Perkin MR, Strachan DP. Which aspects of the farming lifestyle explain the inverse association with childhood allergy? J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 117:1374-1381.

(77) Petri A, de Lusignan S, Williams J, Chan T, Majeed A. Management of cardiovascular risk factors in people with diabetes in primary care: cross-sectional study. Public Health 2006; 120:654-663.

(78) Poulton J, Kennedy S, Oakeshott P, St JJ. Nuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial DNA diseases. Lancet 368[9538], 841. 2-9-2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(79) Pritchard-Copley A, de Lusignan S, Rapley A, Robinson J. Towards a benchmarking statement for biomedical informatics. 06; British Computer Society (Health Informatics Forum) ; 2006.

(80) Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Lawlor DA, Papacosta O, Lennon LT, Thomas MC, Ebrahim S, Morris RW. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in older patients after the national service framework: population based study. BMJ 2006; 332:144-145.

(81) Ramsay SE, Whincup PH, Shaper AG, Wannamethee SG. The relations of body composition and adiposity measures to ill health and physical disability in elderly men. Am J Epidemiol 2006; 164:459-469.

(82) Rhodes M, Ashcroft R, Atun RA, Freeman GK, Jamrozik K. Teaching evidence-based medicine to undergraduate medical students: a course integrating ethics, audit, management and clinical epidemiology. Med Teach 2006; 28:313-317.

(83) Richards J, Chaplin R, Starkey C, Turk J. Illness Beliefs in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Study Involving Affected Adolescents and their Parents. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2006; 11:198-203.

(84) Robinson J, de Lusignan S., Kostkova P, Madge B, Southgate L. Specific classification of elibrary resources says more about users' preferences. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 124:719-724.

(85) Robinson J, de Lusignan S., Kostkova P, Madge B. Using UMLS to map from a library to a clinical classification: Improving the functionality of a digital library. Stud Health Technol Inform 2006; 121:86-95.

(86) Rodriguez S, Huang S, Chen XH, Gaunt TR, Syddall HE, Gilg JA, Miller GJ, Cooper CC, Cook DG, Whincup PH, Day IN. A study of TH01 and IGF2-INS-TH haplotypes in relation to smoking initiation in three independent surveys. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2006; 16:15-23.

(87) Rudnicka AR, Mt-Isa S, Meade TW. Associations of plasma fibrinogen and factor VII clotting activity with coronary heart disease and stroke: prospective cohort study from the screening phase of the Thrombosis Prevention Trial. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:2405-2410.

(88) Rudnicka AR, Mt-Isa S, Owen CG, Cook DG, Ashby D. Variations in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Prevalence by Age, Gender, and Race: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2006; 47:4254-4261.

(89) Rumley A, Emberson JR, Wannamethee SG, Lennon L, Whincup PH, Lowe GD. Effects of older age on fibrin D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and other hemostatic and inflammatory variables in men aged 60-79 years. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:982-987.

(90) Sattar N, Wannamethee G, Sarwar N, Tchernova J, Cherry L, Wallace AM, Danesh J, Whincup PH. Adiponectin and coronary heart disease: a prospective study and meta-analysis. Circulation 2006; 114:623-629.

(91) Schade CP, Sullivan FM, de Lusignan S, Madeley J. e-Prescribing, efficiency, quality: lessons from the computerization of UK family practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2006; 13:470-475.

(92) Seddon P, Bara A, Ducharme F, Lasserson T. Oral xanthines as maintenance treatment for asthma in children. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [1], CD002885. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(93) Shultis WA, Leary SD, Ness AR, Scott J, Martin RM, Whincup PH, Smith GD. Haemoglobin A1c is not a surrogate for glucose and insulin measures for investigating the early life and childhood determinants of insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes in healthy children. An analysis from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) . Diabet Med 2006; 23:1357-1363.

(94) Sidhu J, Oakeshott P. Warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Br J Gen.Pract. 56[532], 886. 2006.
Ref Type: Letter

(95) Simms I, Stephenson JM, Mallinson H, Peeling RW, Thomas K, Gokhale R, Rogers PA, Hay P, Oakeshott P, Hopwood JJ, Birley H, Hernon M. Risk factors associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. Sex Transm Infect 2006;452-457.

(96) Slotnick HB, Hilton SR. Proto-professionalism and the dissecting laboratory. Clin Anat 2006; 19:429-436.

(97) Smeeth L, Donnan PT, Cook DG. The use of primary care databases: case-control and case-only designs. Fam Pract 2006; 23:597-604.

(98) Smith I, Lasserson T, Wright J. Drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [2], CD003002. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(99) Steptoe A, Ussher M. Smoking, cortisol and nicotine. Int J Psychophysiol 2006; 59:228-235.

(100) Taylor A, Katomeri M, Ussher M. Effects of Walking on Cigarette Cravings and Affect in the Context of Nesbitt's Paradox and the Circumplex Model. JSEP 2006; 28:18-25.

(101) Tiong L, Davies HR, Gibson P, Hensley M, Hepworth R, Lasserson T, Smith B. Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [4], CD001001. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(102) Ugwumadu A, Reid F, Hay P, Manyonda I, Jeffrey I. Oral clindamycin and histologic chorioamnionitis in women with abnormal vaginal flora. Obstet Gynecol 2006; 107:863-868.

(103) Ussher M, West R, Doshi R, Sampuran AK. Acute effect of isometric exercise on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Hum Psychopharmacol 2006; 21:39-46.

(104) Ussher M, Etter JF, West R. Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy. Patient Educ Couns 2006; 61:467-472.

(105) Ussher M, West R, Evans P, Steptoe A, McEwen A, Clow A, Hucklebridge F. Reduction in cortisol after smoking cessation among users of nicotine patches. Psychosom Med 2006; 68:299-306.

(106) van Bodegraven AA, Curley CR, Hunt KA, Monsuur AJ, Linskens RK, Onnie CM, Crusius JB, Annese V, Latiano A, Silverberg MS, Bitton A, Fisher SA, Steinhart AH, Forbes A, Sanderson J, Prescott NJ, Strachan DP, Playford RJ, Mathew CG, Wijmenga C, Daly MJ, Rioux JD, van Heel DA. Genetic variation in myosin IXB is associated with ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology 2006; 131:1768-1774.

(107) Wald NJ, Morris JK, Ibison J, Wu T, George LM. Screening in early pregnancy for pre-eclampsia using Down syndrome quadruple test markers. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:559-564.

(108) Wald NJ, Rudnicka AR, Bestwick JP. Sequential and contingent prenatal screening for Down syndrome. Prenat Diagn 2006.

(109) Walker S, Monteil M, Phelan K, Lasserson T, Walters E. Anti-IgE for chronic asthma in adults and children. Cochrane.Database.Syst.Rev. [2], CD003559. 2006.
Ref Type: Review

(110) Wannamethee SG, Lowe GD, Rumley A, Bruckdorfer KR, Whincup PH. Associations of vitamin C status, fruit and vegetable intakes, and markers of inflammation and hemostasis. Am J Clin Nutr 2006; 83:567-574.

(111) Wannamethee SG, Shaper AG, Lennon L, Whincup PH. Height loss in older men: Associations with total mortality and incidence of cardiovascular disease. Arch Intern Med 2006; 166:2546-2552.

(112) Wannamethee SG, Shaper AG, Whincup PH. Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Older Men: Effects of Lifestyle Changes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006; 54:1909-1914.

(113) Wannamethee SG, Shaper AG, Lowe GD, Lennon L, Rumley A, Whincup PH. Renal function and cardiovascular mortality in elderly men: the role of inflammatory, procoagulant, and endothelial biomarkers. Eur Heart J 2006; 27:2975-2981.

(114) West R, Ussher M, Evans M, Rashid M. Assessing DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal symptoms: a comparison and evaluation of five different scales. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2006; 184:619-627.

(115) Whincup PH, Papacosta O, Lennon L, Haines A. Carboxyhaemoglobin levels and their determinants in older British men. BMC Public Health 2006; 6:189.

(116) Whincup PH, Owen CG. Commentary: Early life determinants of blood pressure in childhood--where do we go from here? Int J Epidemiol 2006; 35:877-879.

(117) Williams PH, de Lusignan S. Does a higher 'quality points' score mean better care in stroke? An audit of general practice medical records. Inform Prim Care 2006; 14:29-40.