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Dr Chris Cates

PROFILE

NAME

Dr Christopher Cates

Research Status

Senior Research Fellow

Academic Section

Community Health Sciences

Phone Number

0208 725 5412

Email

ccates@sgul.ac.uk 

Research Interests

Methodology of Systematic Reviews

Asthma and COPD

Antibiotics and Upper respiratory infection

Research Methods

Systematic Reviews

FellowshipsFRCGP


External Commitees

International: Cochrane Collaboration Handbook Advisory Group

National: SIGN/BTS Asthma Guideline Executive

External Collaborations


Cochrane Collaboration Statistical Methods Group, Co-ordinating Editors Group,Risk of Bias working party

PUBLICATIONS 2001-2007


Gibson PG, Ducharme FM, Cates CJ. Reply. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007.

Cates CJ. Misuse of confidence intervals threatens conclusions. BMJ 2007; 334:1020.

Petsky HL, Kynaston JA, Turner C, Li AM, Cates CJ, Lasserson TJ, Chang AB. Tailored interventions based on sputum eosinophils versus clinical symptoms for asthma in children and adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007;CD005603.

Cates CJ. Current challenges in asthma. Br J Gen Pract 2007; 57:179-180.

Ducharme FM, Lasserson TJ, Cates CJ. Long-acting beta2-agonists versus anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD003137.

Granger R, Walters J, Poole PJ, Lasserson TJ, Mangtani P, Cates CJ, Wood-Baker R. Injectable vaccines for preventing pneumococcal infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD001390.

Cates CJ. Antibiotics and acute purulent rhinitis: there is no significant difference between antibiotics. BMJ 2006; 333:395.

Giles TL, Lasserson TJ, Smith BH, White J, Wright J, Cates CJ. Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006; 3:CD001106.

Cates CJ, Crilly JA, Rowe BH. Holding chambers (spacers) versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD000052.

Poole PJ, Chacko E, Wood-Baker RW, Cates CJ. Influenza vaccine for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD002733.

Cates CJ, Bestall J, Adams N. Holding chambers versus nebulisers for inhaled steroids in chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD001491.

Giles TL, Lasserson TJ, Smith BJ, White J, Wright J, Cates CJ. Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;CD001106.

Cates CJ. Dummies and SIDS: low response rates generate considerable uncertainty. BMJ 2006; 332:178.

Lasserson TJ, Cates CJ, Jones AB, Steele EH, White J. Fluticasone versus HFA-beclomethasone dipropionate for chronic asthma in adults and children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005;CD005309.

Ram FS, Cates CJ, Ducharme FM. Long-acting beta2-agonists versus anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005;CD003137.

Nannini L, Cates CJ, Lasserson TJ, Poole P. Combined corticosteroid and long acting beta-agonist in one inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;CD003794.

Cates CJ, Jefferson TO, Bara AI, Rowe BH. Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;CD000364.

Salpeter SR, Ormiston TM, Salpeter EE, Poole PJ, Cates CJ. Cardioselective beta-blockers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis. Respir Med 2003; 97:1094-1101.

Blackhall K, Appleton S, Cates CJ. Ionisers for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;CD002986.

Wolf FM, Guevara JP, Grum CM, Clark NM, Cates CJ. Educational interventions for asthma in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;CD000326.

Cates CJ, Rowe BH, Bara A. Holding chambers versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;CD000052.

Cates CJ. Simpson's paradox and calculation of number needed to treat from meta-analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol 2002; 2:1.

Cates CJ, Adams N, Bestall J. Holding chambers versus nebulisers for inhaled steroids in chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;CD001491.

RESEARCH GRANTS 2001-2007


National Institute for Health Research: Reviews of new treatments for asthma and COPD. April 2007 for 3 years.

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