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Ultrasound, CT, MRI, or PET-CT for staging and re-staging of adults with cutaneous melanoma.
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2019-07-01)BACKGROUND: Melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, with the potential to metastasise to other parts of the body via the lymphatic system and the bloodstream. Melanoma accounts for a small percentage ... -
Understanding COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context: Findings from a qualitative study involving citizens in Bradford, UK.
(Wiley, 2021-05-04)BACKGROUND: COVID-19 vaccines can offer a route out of the pandemic, yet initial research suggests that many are unwilling to be vaccinated. A rise in the spread of misinformation is thought to have played a significant ... -
Understanding global mental health: a conceptual review.
(BMJ, 2021-03-23)BACKGROUND: Mental health disorders are viewed as a global concern requiring globally led approaches to address them. Since the publication of the 2007 Lancet series on global mental health (GMH), the term has become ... -
Understanding GPs' views and experiences of using clinical prediction rules in the management of respiratory infections: a qualitative study.
(2021-08)BACKGROUND: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) account for 60% of antibiotic prescribing in primary care. Several clinical prediction rules (CPRs) have been developed to help reduce unnecessary prescribing for RTIs, but ... -
Understanding how patients establish strategies for living with asthma: a qualitative study in UK primary care as part of IMP2ART.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 2020-03-23)BACKGROUND: In the context of a variable condition such as asthma, patient recognition of deteriorating control and knowing what prompt action to take is crucial. Yet, implementation of recommended self-management strategies ... -
Understanding missed opportunities for more timely diagnosis of brain cancer – what can we learn from the BRACED qualitative interview study with adult glioma patients?
(2018-01-31)BACKGROUND BRACED (The BRAin Cancer Early Detection study) is a qualitative study of patient perspectives on factors affecting timely diagnosis of primary brain tumours. Patient, doctor and health-care system-related ... -
Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-09-03)Objective Pancreatic cancer has poor survival rates due to non-specific symptoms leading to later diagnosis. Understanding how patients interpret their symptoms could inform approaches to earlier diagnosis. This study ... -
Universal weekly testing as the UK COVID-19 lockdown exit strategy.
(Elsevier, 2020-04-20) -
A universally applicable method of operon map prediction on minimally annotated genomes using conserved genomic context.
(2005)An important step in understanding the regulation of a prokaryotic genome is the generation of its transcription unit map. The current strongest operon predictor depends on the distributions of intergenic distances (IGD) ... -
Use and impact of social prescribing: a mixed-methods feasibility study protocol.
(2020-09-18)INTRODUCTION: Social prescribing aims to address social determinants of health, which account for 80%-90% of health outcomes, but the evidence base behind it is limited due to a lack of data linkingsocial prescribing ... -
Using microbiological data to improve the use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: A protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Resistance to antibiotics is rising and threatens future antibiotic effectiveness. 'Antibiotic targeting' ensures patients who may benefit from antibiotics receive them, while being safely withheld from those ... -
Using systematic data categorisation to quantify the types of data collected in clinical trials: the DataCat project.
(2020-06-16)BACKGROUND: Data collection consumes a large proportion of clinical trial resources. Each data item requires time and effort for collection, processing and quality control procedures. In general, more data equals a heavier ... -
Using the right words to address racial disparities in COVID-19
(Elsevier BV, 2020-08)