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• 2019

  Prediction of success at UK Specialty Board Examinations using the mandatory postgraduate UK surgical examination

  Scrimgeour, D. S. G., Cleland, J., Lee, A. J. & Brennan, P. A., Dec 2019, In: BJS Open. 3, 6, p. 865-871 7 p.

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  • Specialty Boards
  • Surgeons
  • Odds Ratio
  • Regression Analysis
  • Logistic Models
  3 Citations (Scopus)

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• Low-dose oral theophylline combined with inhaled corticosteroids for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high risk of exacerbations: a RCT

  Devereux, G., Cotton, S., Fielding, S., McMeekin, N., Barnes, P. J., Briggs, A., Burns, G., Chaudhuri, R., Chrystyn, H., Davies, L., Soyza, A. D., Gompertz, S., Haughney, J., Innes, K., Kaniewska, J., Lee, A., Morice, A., Norrie, J., Sullivan, A., Wilson, A. & 1 others, Price, D., 31 Jul 2019, In: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 23, 37, p. 1-146 146 p.

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  • Theophylline
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Biomedical Technology Assessment
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• Achieving Self-Directed Integrated Cancer Aftercare (ASICA) in melanoma: Protocol for a randomised patient-focused pilot trial of delivering the ASICA intervention as a means to earlier detection of recurrent and second primary melanoma

  Murchie, P., Masthoff, J., Walter, F. M., Rahman, K., Allan, J. L., Burrows, N., Proby, C., Lee, A. J., Johnston, M., Durrani, A., Depasquale, I., Brant, B., Neilson, A., Meredith, F., Treweek, S. P., Hall, S. J. & McDonald, A. M., 3 Jun 2019, In: Trials. 20, 11 p., 318.

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  • Aftercare
  • Melanoma
  • Self-Examination
  • Neoplasms
  • Skin
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• Predicting the chances of having a baby with or without treatment at different time points in couples with unexplained subfertility

  McLernon, D. J., Lee, A. J., Maheshwari, A., van Eekelen, R., van Geloven, N., Putter, H., Eijkemans, M. J., van der Steeg, J. W., van der Veen, F., Steyerberg, E. W., Mol, B. W. & Bhattacharya, S., Jun 2019, In: Human Reproduction. 34, 6, p. 1126-1138 13 p.

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  • Infertility
  • Clomiphene
  • Fertility
  • Fertilization in Vitro
  • Live Birth
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• The effects of human factor related issues on assessors during the recruitment process for general and vascular surgery in the UK

  Scrimgeour, DSG., Patel, R., Patel, N., Cleland, J., Lee, A. J., McKinley, A. J., Smith, F., Griffiths, G. & Brennan, P. A., Apr 2019, In: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 101, 4, p. 231-234 4 p.

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  • Interviews
  • Blood Vessels
  • Boredom
  • Medical Errors
  • Statistical Factor Analysis
• 2017

  Is initial excision of cutaneous melanoma by General Practitioners (GPs) dangerous? Comparing patient outcomes following excision of melanoma by GPs or in hospital using national datasets and meta-analysis

  Murchie, P., Raja, E. A., Brewster, D. H., Iversen, L. & Lee, A. J., Nov 2017, In: European Journal of Cancer. 86, p. 373-384 11 p.

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  • General Practitioners
  • Melanoma
  • Datasets
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Secondary Care
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• A randomised controlled study of the effectiveness of breathing retraining exercises taught by a physiotherapist either by instructional DVD or in face-to-face sessions in the management of asthma in adults

  Thomas, M., Bruton, A., Little, P., Holgate, S., Lee, A., Yardley, L., George, S., Raftery, J., Versnel, J., Price, D., Pavord, I., Djukanovic, R., Moore, M., Kirby, S., Yao, G., Zhu, S., Arden-Close, E., Thiruvothiyur, M., Webley, F., Stafford-Watson, M. & 2 others, Dixon, E. & Taylor, L., 1 Sep 2017, In: Health Technology Assessment. 21, 53, p. 1-196 196 p.

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  • Breathing Exercises
  • Physical Therapists
  • Asthma
  • Quality of Life
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• The relationship between school type and academic performance at medical school: a national, multi-cohort study

  Kumwenda, B., Cleland, J. A., Walker, K., Lee, A. J. & Greatrix, R., 31 Aug 2017, In: BMJ Open. 7, 8, 12 p., e016291.

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  • Academic Performance
  • Medical Schools
  • Cohort Studies
  • Students
  • Aptitude Tests
  21 Citations (Scopus)

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• Distinguishing variation in referral accuracy from referral threshold: analysis of a national dataset of referrals for suspected cancer

  Burton, C. D., McLernon, D. J., Lee, A. J. & Murchie, P., Aug 2017, In: BMJ Open. 7, 8, 10 p., e016439.

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  • Datasets
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Neoplasms
  • General Practice
  • Diagnostic Services
  6 Citations (Scopus)

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• A cancer geography paradox? Poorer cancer outcomes with longer travelling times to healthcare facilities despite prompter diagnosis and treatment: a data-linkage study

  Turner, M., Fielding, S., Ong, Y., Dibben, C., Feng, Z., Brewster, D. H., Black, C., Lee, A. & Murchie, P., 25 Jul 2017, In: British Journal of Cancer. 117, 3, p. 439-449 11 p.

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  • Geography
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Islands
  • Neoplasms
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Impact of performance in a mandatory postgraduate surgical examination on selection into specialty training

  Scrimgeour, D. S. G., Cleland, J., Lee, A. J., Griffiths, G., McKinley, A. J., Marx, C. & Brennan, P. A., 30 Jun 2017, In: British Journal of Surgery. 1, 3, p. 67-74 8 p.

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  • Surgeons
  • Interviews
  • Linear Models
  • Regression Analysis
  • Blood Vessels
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• Lifetime cancer risk and combined oral contraceptives: the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study

  Iversen, L., Sivasubramaniam, S., Lee, A. J., Fielding, S. A. & Hannaford, P. C., Jun 2017, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 216, 6, p. 580.e1-580.e9 9 p.

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  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
  • Contraception
  • General Practitioners
  • Oral Contraceptives
  • Neoplasms
  81 Citations (Scopus)

  8 Downloads (Pure)

• Does emergency presentation of cancer represent poor performance in primary care? Insights from a novel analysis of linked primary and secondary care data

  Murchie, P., Smith, S., Yule, M., Adam, R., Turner, M. E., Lee, A. J. & Fielding, S., 25 Apr 2017, In: British Journal of Cancer. 116, 9, p. 1148-1158 11 p.

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  • Secondary Care
  • Primary Health Care
  • Emergencies
  • Odds Ratio
  • Confidence Intervals
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  62 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of medications which cause inflammation of the gastro-oesophageal tract on cancer risk: a nested case–control study of routine Scottish data

  Busby, J., Murchie, P., Murray, L., Iversen, L., Lee, A. J., Spence, A., Watson, M. C. & Cardwell, C. R., 15 Apr 2017, In: International Journal of Cancer. 140, 8, p. 1828-1835 8 p.

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  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Diphosphonates
  • Spironolactone
  • Tetracycline
  • Inflammation
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  13 Downloads (Pure)