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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: (2014)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Lewis, A. M., Sim, J., Mallen, C. D., Mason, E. E., Hay, E. M., & van der Windt, D. A. (2014). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow:. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1458 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-f5160rep

Can transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), as a patient controlled adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow, provide superior pain relief to primary care management alone.

Prevalence of female urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cluster population in the United Kingdom (UK): a community survey. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2014). Prevalence of female urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cluster population in the United Kingdom (UK): a community survey. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 377 - 382. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423614000371

AIM: To ascertain the prevalence of urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms, impact on quality of life and help-seeking behaviour. BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence is common and will affect more individuals as the population ages. Estim... Read More about Prevalence of female urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cluster population in the United Kingdom (UK): a community survey..

The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study (2014)
Journal Article
Bucknall, M., Shraim, M., Mallen, C. D., & Dunn, K. M. (2014). The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study. PloS one, e108039 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108039

BACKGROUND: Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such as abdominal pain, headache and musculoskeletal pain are widespread in the community, and are common reasons for visiting a general practitioner (GP). Causes of NSPS are multifactorial, but may i... Read More about The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.

Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. (2014)
Journal Article
Hancock, A. T., Mallen, C. D., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Roddy, E., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. L. (2014). Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(13), E495 - E501. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140266

BACKGROUND: Polymyalgia rheumatica is one of the most common inflammatory rheumatologic conditions in older adults. Other inflammatory rheumatologic disorders are associated with an excess risk of vascular disease. We investigated whether polymyalgia... Read More about Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica..

Symptom complexes in patients with seropositive arthralgia and in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative exploration of symptom development. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2014). Symptom complexes in patients with seropositive arthralgia and in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative exploration of symptom development. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu159

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore symptoms and symptom development during the earliest phases of RA in patients with seropositive arthralgia and patients newly diagnosed with RA. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 15 seropositive p... Read More about Symptom complexes in patients with seropositive arthralgia and in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative exploration of symptom development..

Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2014)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Heneghan, C., Roddy, E., & Mallen, C. D. (2014). Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(4), 642-647. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205252

Objectives To determine whether gout increases risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular (CVD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in a large cohort of primary care patients with gout, since there have been no such large studie... Read More about Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database (2014)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2014). Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(10), 1769 -1773. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203465

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of new cancer diagnoses in a community sample of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: All incident cases of PMR in the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) (1987-99), without pre-existin... Read More about Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database.