Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Rachet, Bernard; Evans, Stephen; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Re: Helene Hartvedt Grytli, Morten Wang Fagerland, Sophie D. Fosså, Kristin Austlid Taskén. Association between use of β-blockers and prostate cancer-specific survival: a cohort study of 3561 prostate cancer patients with high-risk or metastatic disease. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.01.007.: beta-blockers and prostate cancer survival--interpretation of competing risks models. European urology, 64 (4). e86-e87. ISSN 0302-2838 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.07.004 Full text not available from this repository.

Bodalia, Pritesh N; Grosso, Anthony M; Sofat, Reecha; Macallister, Raymond J; Smeeth, Liam; Dhillon, Soraya; Casas, Juan-Pablo; Wonderling, David; Hingorani, Aroon D; (2013) Comparative efficacy and tolerability of anti-epileptic drugs for refractory focal epilepsy: systematic review and network meta-analysis reveals the need for long term comparator trials. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 76 (5). pp. 649-667. ISSN 0306-5251 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12083 Full text not available from this repository.

Herrett, Emily; Shah, Anoop Dinesh; Boggon, Rachael; Denaxas, Spiros; Smeeth, Liam; van Staa, Tjeerd; Timmis, Adam; Hemingway, Harry; (2013) Completeness and diagnostic validity of recording acute myocardial infarction events in primary care, hospital care, disease registry, and national mortality records: cohort study. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 346 (may20 ). f2350-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2350 Full text not available from this repository.

Khan, Tauseef A; Shah, Tina; Prieto, David; Zhang, Weili; Price, Jackie; Fowkes, Gerald R; Cooper, Jackie; Talmud, Philippa J; Humphries, Steve E; Sundstrom, Johan; +39 more... Hubacek, Jaroslav A; Ebrahim, Shah; Lawlor, Debbie A; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Abdollahi, Mohammad R; Slooter, Arjen JC; Szolnoki, Zoltan; Sandhu, Manjinder; Wareham, Nicholas; Frikke-Schmidt, Ruth; Tybjærg-Hansen, Anne; Fillenbaum, Gerda; Heijmans, Bastiaan T; Katsuya, Tomohiro; Gromadzka, Grazyna; Singleton, Andrew; Ferrucci, Luigi; Hardy, John; Worrall, Bradford; Rich, Stephen S; Matarin, Mar; Whittaker, John; Gaunt, Tom R; Whincup, Peter; Morris, Richard; Deanfield, John; Donald, Ann; Davey Smith, George; Kivimaki, Mika; Kumari, Meena; Smeeth, Liam; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Nalls, Michael; Meschia, James; Sun, Kai; Hui, Rutai; Day, Ian; Hingorani, Aroon D; Casas, Juan P; (2013) Apolipoprotein E genotype, cardiovascular biomarkers and risk of stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of 14,015 stroke cases and pooled analysis of primary biomarker data from up to 60,883 individuals. International journal of epidemiology, 42 (2). pp. 475-492. ISSN 0300-5771 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt034 Full text not available from this repository.

Lerner, Alana G; Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio; Gilman, Robert H; Smeeth, Liam; Miranda, J Jaime; (2013) The "rule of halves" does not apply in Peru: awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes in rural, urban, and rural-to-urban migrants. Critical pathways in cardiology, 12 (2). pp. 53-58. ISSN 1535-282X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0b013e318285ef60 Full text not available from this repository.

Patrick, EJ; Higgins, CD; Crawford, DH; McAulay, KA; (2013) A cohort study in university students: investigation of risk factors for cytomegalovirus infection. Epidemiology and infection, 142 (9). pp. 1990-1995. ISSN 0950-2688 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268813002720 Full text not available from this repository.

Stabler, Richard A; Larsson, Jonas T; Al-Jaberi, Suaad; Nielsen, Eva M; Kay, Emily; Tam, Clarence C; Higgins, Craig D; Rodrigues, Laura C; Richardson, Judith F; O'Brien, Sarah J; +1 more... Wren, Brendan W; (2013) Characterization of water and wildlife strains as a subgroup of Campylobacter jejuni using DNA microarrays. Environmental microbiology, 15 (8). pp. 2371-2383. ISSN 1462-2912 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12111 Full text not available from this repository.

Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Forbes, Harriet J; Douglas, Ian; Leon, David A; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Representativeness and optimal use of body mass index (BMI) in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). BMJ open, 3 (9). e003389-. ISSN 2044-6055 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003389

Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Gasparrini, Antonio; Hajat, Shakoor; Smeeth, Liam; Armstrong, Ben; (2013) Time series regression studies in environmental epidemiology. International journal of epidemiology, 42 (4). pp. 1187-1195. ISSN 0300-5771 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt092

Boggon, Rachael; Hubbard, Richard; Smeeth, Liam; Gulliford, Martin; Cassell, Jackie; Eaton, Susan; Pirmohamed, Munir; van Staa, Tjeerd-Pieter; (2013) Variability of antibiotic prescribing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a cohort study. BMC pulmonary medicine, 13 (1). 32-. ISSN 1471-2466 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-32

Dillon, David G; Gurdasani, Deepti; Riha, Johanna; Ekoru, Kenneth; Asiki, Gershim; Mayanja, Billy N; Levitt, Naomi S; Crowther, Nigel J; Nyirenda, Moffat; Njelekela, Marina; +41 more... Ramaiya, Kaushik; Nyan, Ousman; Adewole, Olanisun O; Anastos, Kathryn; Azzoni, Livio; Boom, W Henry; Compostella, Caterina; Dave, Joel A; Dawood, Halima; Erikstrup, Christian; Fourie, Carla M; Friis, Henrik; Kruger, Annamarie; Idoko, John A; Longenecker, Chris T; Mbondi, Suzanne; Mukaya, Japheth E; Mutimura, Eugene; Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E; Praygod, George; Pefura Yone, Eric W; Pujades-Rodriguez, Mar; Range, Nyagosya; Sani, Mahmoud U; Schutte, Aletta E; Sliwa, Karen; Tien, Phyllis C; Vorster, Este H; Walsh, Corinna; Zinyama, Rutendo; Mashili, Fredirick; Sobngwi, Eugene; Adebamowo, Clement; Kamali, Anatoli; Seeley, Janet; Young, Elizabeth H; Smeeth, Liam; Motala, Ayesha A; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Sandhu, Manjinder S; African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR); (2013) Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of epidemiology, 42 (6). pp. 1754-1771. ISSN 0300-5771 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt198

Douglas, Ian J; Langham, Julia; Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Brauer, Ruth; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Orlistat and the risk of acute liver injury: self controlled case series study in UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 346 (apr12 ). f1936-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1936

Douglas, Ian; Evans, Stephen; Rawlins, Michael D; Smeeth, Liam; Tabrizi, Sarah J; Wexler, Nancy S; (2013) Juvenile Huntington's disease: a population-based study using the General Practice Research Database. BMJ open, 3 (4). e002085-e002085. ISSN 2044-6055 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002085

Ebrahim, Shah; Pearce, Neil; Smeeth, Liam; Casas, Juan P; Jaffar, Shabbar; Piot, Peter; (2013) Tackling non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: is the evidence from high-income countries all we need? PLoS medicine, 10 (1). e1001377-. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001377

Evans, Stephen JW; Douglas, Ian; Rawlins, Michael D; Wexler, Nancy S; Tabrizi, Sarah J; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Prevalence of adult Huntington's disease in the UK based on diagnoses recorded in general practice records. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 84 (10). pp. 1156-1160. ISSN 0022-3050 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-304636

Herrett, Emily; George, Julie; Denaxas, Spiros; Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Timmis, Adam; Hemingway, Harry; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Type and timing of heralding in ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an analysis of prospectively collected electronic healthcare records linked to the national registry of acute coronary syndromes. European heart journal Acute cardiovascular care, 2 (3). pp. 235-245. ISSN 2048-8726 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2048872613487495

Langan, Sinéad M; Benchimol, Eric I; Guttmann, Astrid; Moher, David; Petersen, Irene; Smeeth, Liam; Sørensen, Henrik Toft; Stanley, Fiona; Von Elm, Erik; (2013) Setting the RECORD straight: developing a guideline for the REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely collected Data. Clinical epidemiology, 5 (1). pp. 29-31. ISSN 1179-1349 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S36885

Langan, Sinéad M; Smeeth, Liam; Margolis, David J; Thomas, Sara L; (2013) Herpes zoster vaccine effectiveness against incident herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in an older US population: a cohort study. PLoS medicine, 10 (4). e1001420-. ISSN 1549-1277 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001420

Mathur, Rohini; Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Chaturvedi, Nish; Leon, David A; vanStaa, Tjeerd; Grundy, Emily; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Completeness and usability of ethnicity data in UK-based primary care and hospital databases. Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 36 (4). pp. 684-692. ISSN 1741-3842 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdt116

Millett, Elizabeth RC; Quint, Jennifer K; Smeeth, Liam; Daniel, Rhian M; Thomas, Sara L; (2013) Incidence of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections and pneumonia among older adults in the United Kingdom: a population-based study. PloS one, 8 (9). e75131-. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075131

Minassian, Caroline; Thomas, Sara L; Williams, David J; Campbell, Oona; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Acute maternal infection and risk of pre-eclampsia: a population-based case-control study. PloS one, 8 (9). e73047-. ISSN 1932-6203 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073047

Prieto-Merino, David; Smeeth, Liam; Staa, Tjeerd P van; Roberts, Ian; (2013) Dangers of non-specific composite outcome measures in clinical trials. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 347 (nov22 ). f6782-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6782

Quint, JK; Herrett, E; Bhaskaran, K; Timmis, A; Hemingway, H; Wedzicha, JA; Smeeth, L; (2013) Effect of β blockers on mortality after myocardial infarction in adults with COPD: population based cohort study of UK electronic healthcare records. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 347 (nov22 ). f6650-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6650

Rapsomaniki, Eleni; Shah, Anoop; Perel, Pablo; Denaxas, Spiros; George, Julie; Nicholas, Owen; Udumyan, Ruzan; Feder, Gene Solomon; Hingorani, Aroon D; Timmis, Adam; +2 more... Smeeth, Liam; Hemingway, Harry; (2013) Prognostic models for stable coronary artery disease based on electronic health record cohort of 102 023 patients. European heart journal, 35 (13). pp. 844-852. ISSN 0195-668X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht533

Shah, Anoop Dinesh; Herrett, Emily; Boggon, Rachael; Denaxas, Spiros; Smeeth, Liam; van Staa, Tjeerd; Timmis, Adam; Hemingway, Harry; (2013) Authors' reply to Stevens and McManus. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 346 (jun11 ). f3741-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3741

Skow, Aine; Douglas, Ian; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) The association between Parkinson's disease and anti-epilepsy drug carbamazepine: a case-control study using the UK General Practice Research Database. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 76 (5). pp. 816-822. ISSN 0306-5251 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12100

Thomas, Sara L; Minassian, Caroline; Ganesan, Vijeya; Langan, Sinéad M; Smeeth, Liam; (2013) Chickenpox and risk of stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis. Clinical infectious diseases, 58 (1). pp. 61-68. ISSN 1058-4838 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit659

Warren-Gash, Charlotte; Geretti, Anna Maria; Hamilton, George; Rakhit, Roby D; Smeeth, Liam; Hayward, Andrew C; (2013) Influenza-like illness in acute myocardial infarction patients during the winter wave of the influenza A H1N1 pandemic in London: a case-control study. BMJ open, 3 (5). e002604-e002604. ISSN 2044-6055 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002604

Wing, Kevin; Douglas, Ian; Bhaskaran, Krishnan; Klungel, Olaf H; Reynolds, Robert F; Pirmohamed, Munir; Smeeth, Liam; van Staa, Tjeerd P; (2013) Development of predictive genetic tests for improving the safety of new medicines: the utilization of routinely collected electronic health records. Drug discovery today, 19 (4). pp. 361-366. ISSN 1359-6446 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2013.11.003

van Staa, Tjeerd-Pieter; Smeeth, Liam; Ng, Edmond S-W; Goldacre, Ben; Gulliford, Martin; (2013) The efficiency of cardiovascular risk assessment: do the right patients get statin treatment? Heart (British Cardiac Society), 99 (21). pp. 1597-1602. ISSN 1355-6037 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303698