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General practitioners' perspectives on campaigns to promote rapid help-seeking behaviour at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2014). General practitioners' perspectives on campaigns to promote rapid help-seeking behaviour at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 37 - 43. https://doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2014.900239

OBJECTIVE: To explore general practitioners' (GPs') perspectives on public health campaigns to encourage people with the early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to seek medical help rapidly. DESIGN: Nineteen GPs participated in four semi-structur... Read More about General practitioners' perspectives on campaigns to promote rapid help-seeking behaviour at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis..

Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature. (2013)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2013). Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature. Arthritis Care & Research, 1916 - 1926. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22097

OBJECTIVE: Understanding the features and patterns of symptoms that characterize the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is of considerable importance if patients are to be identified and started on treatment early. However, little is known... Read More about Symptom complexes at the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis: a synthesis of the qualitative literature..

Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study (2013)
Journal Article
Monk, H. L., Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., & Hider, S. L. (2013). Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study. BMC Family Practice, 14, Article ARTN 150. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-150

Background
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to be at increased risk of vascular disease. It is not known whether screening for vascular risk factors occurs in primary care. The aim of this study was to determine whether guidance adv... Read More about Cardiovascular screening in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional primary care database study.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (TATE trial) (2013)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Lewis, A. M., Sim, J., Mallen, C. D., Mason, E. E., Hay, E. M., & van der Windt, D. A. (2013). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (TATE trial). BMJ, 347(sep02 4), f5160-f5160. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5160

Musculoskeletal pain in older adults at the end-of-life: a systematic search and critical review of the literature with priorities for future research (2013)
Journal Article
Lillie, A. K., Read, S., Mallen, C., Croft, P., & McBeth, J. (2013). Musculoskeletal pain in older adults at the end-of-life: a systematic search and critical review of the literature with priorities for future research. BMC Palliative Care, 12, Article ARTN 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-12-27

Background
Pain is an important issue in end of life care. Although musculoskeletal pain is common in older adults, it is rarely associated with the cause of death and may be overlooked as death approaches. Hence a major target for improving quality... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain in older adults at the end-of-life: a systematic search and critical review of the literature with priorities for future research.

OP0298-PC How General Practitioners Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., & Mallen, C. D. OP0298-PC How General Practitioners Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Background The initial diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is often made in primary care. Given the non-specific nature of PMR symptoms, diagnosis can be challenging especially as many disorders can mimic the symptoms of PMR. Although guideline... Read More about OP0298-PC How General Practitioners Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica.