Frank Dunstan

The effect of diet in infancy on asthma in young adults: the Merthyr Allergy Prevention Study

Sadiyah Hand, Frank Dunstan, Ken Jones, Iolo Doull

INTRODUCTION: Early infant diet might influence the risk of subsequent allergic disease. METHODS: The Merthyr Allergy Prevention Study (MAPS) was a randomised controlled trial in infants at high risk of allergic disease. The trial determined whether a cow's milk exclusion diet for …

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Can TEN4 distinguish bruises from abuse, inherited bleeding disorders or accidents?

Alison Kemp, Sabine Maguire, Dianne E Nuttall, Peter Collins et autres

OBJECTIVE: Does TEN4 categorisation of bruises to the torso, ear or neck or any bruise in <4-month-old children differentiate between abuse, accidents or inherited bleeding disorders (IBDs)? DESIGN: Prospective comparative longitudinal study. SETTING: Community. PATIENTS: Children <6 years old. INTERVENTIONS: The number …

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COVID-19 mortality increases with northerly latitude after adjustment for age suggesting a link with ultraviolet and vitamin D

Jonathan M. Rhodes, Frank Dunstan, Éamon Laird, Sreedhar Subramanian et autres

The data in figure 1 and table 1 have been updated.

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Cost-effectiveness of biennial screening for diabetes related retinopathy in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared to annual screening

Rebecca Thomas, Thomas G Winfield, Matthew Prettyjohns, Frank Dunstan et autres

Abstract Objective Examine the health and economic impact of extending screening intervals in people with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) without diabetes-related retinopathy (DR). Setting Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW). Study design Retrospective observational study with cost-utility analysis …

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Correction: Age-specific reference values for carotid arterial stiffness estimated by ultrasonic wall tracking

Tokuhisa Uejima, Frank Dunstan, Eloisa Arbustini, Krystyna Łoboz−Grudzień et autres

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

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Age-specific reference values for carotid arterial stiffness estimated by ultrasonic wall tracking

Tokuhisa Uejima, Frank Dunstan, Eloisa Arbustini, Krystyna Łoboz−Grudzień et autres

Interaction between arterial stiffness and hypertension plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Accordingly, assessment of arterial stiffness may provide a tool for estimating cardiovascular risk and monitoring therapy in hypertensive patients. Radiofrequency-based vascular ultrasound allows accurate noninvasive assessment …

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The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort analysis

Annette Evans, Frank Dunstan, David Fone, Amrita Bandyopadhyay et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Health status in childhood is correlated with educational outcomes. Emergency hospital admissions during childhood are common but it is not known how these unplanned breaks from schooling impact on education outcomes. We hypothesised that children who had emergency hospital …

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G93(P) Does the TEN4 clinical decision rule distinguish bruises from physical abuse from inherited bleeding disorders and accidental injury?

AM Kemp, S Maguire, D Farewell, Diane Nuttall et autres

Aims The TEN4 rule (bruising to the Trunk, Ear, Neck or in a child <4 months old) is used to identify bruises that warrant a physical abuse (PA) evaluation. We aim to determine whether TEN4 can distinguish PA from accidental injury or …

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Cardiff and its Rivals: Why was Cardiff Successful in Becoming the Capital of Wales?

Frank Dunstan

Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards: a retrospective longitudinal data linkage study

Sarah Rodgers, Rowena Bailey, Rhodri Johnson, Wouter Poortinga et autres

Background Poor-quality housing adversely affects residents’ health but there is a paucity of high-quality evidence to support this. Objective This research investigated the health impact of bringing housing to a national quality standard. Design A natural experiment of improvements to housing quality …

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Does the intervention represent value for money

Sarah Rodgers, Rowena Bailey, Rhodri Johnson, Wouter Poortinga et autres

Socioeconomic inequality in medication persistence in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease – A population-wide electronic cohort study

William King, Arron Lacey, James White, Daniel Farewell et autres

BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in England fell by 36% between 2000 and 2007 and it is estimated that approximately 50% of the fall was due to improved treatment uptake. Marked socio-economic inequalities in CHD mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) …

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