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Risk of Late Relapse or Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus After Achieving a Sustained Virological Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2016)
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(2016). Risk of Late Relapse or Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus After Achieving a Sustained Virological Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 683 -694. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ948

BACKGROUND: Treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to sustained virological response (SVR) in over 90% of people. Subsequent recurrence of HCV, either from late relapse or reinfection, reverses the beneficial effects of SVR. METHODS: A search... Read More about Risk of Late Relapse or Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus After Achieving a Sustained Virological Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Chronic kidney disease in elderly people: disease or disease label? (2016)
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Ellam, T., Twohig, H., & Khwaja, A. (2016). Chronic kidney disease in elderly people: disease or disease label?. BMJ, 352, Article h6559. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6559

Around half of people aged over 75 meet current diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, labelling them all as diseased is controversial and may cause unnecessary anxiety.1 2 The classification system defining this epidemic of C... Read More about Chronic kidney disease in elderly people: disease or disease label?.

Low vitamin D and the risk of developing chronic widespread pain: results from the European male ageing study (2016)
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(2016). Low vitamin D and the risk of developing chronic widespread pain: results from the European male ageing study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0881-6

Background The association between low levels of vitamin D and the occurrence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) remains unclear. The aim of our analysis was to determine the relationship between low vitamin D levels and the risk of developing CWP in... Read More about Low vitamin D and the risk of developing chronic widespread pain: results from the European male ageing study.

Health literacy, associated lifestyle and demographic factors in adult population of an English city: a cross-sectional survey (2016)
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Protheroe, J., Whittle, R., Bartlam, B., Vida Estacio, E., Clark, L., & Kurth, J. (2016). Health literacy, associated lifestyle and demographic factors in adult population of an English city: a cross-sectional survey. Health Expectations, 20(1), 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12440

Background Lower health literacy is a public health issue that follows a social gradient, potentially reinforcing existing health inequalities. However, levels of health literacy in particular populations can be unclear and are a key to identifying... Read More about Health literacy, associated lifestyle and demographic factors in adult population of an English city: a cross-sectional survey.

Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability (2016)
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Dziedzic, & Jinks. (2016). Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability. Research Involvement and Engagement, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-016-0015-1

Background The international literature on patient and public involvement (PPI) in research covers a wide range of issues, including active lay involvement throughout the research cycle; roles that patients/public can play; assessing impact of PPI a... Read More about Patient and public involvement in primary care research - an example of ensuring its sustainability.

Foot and ankle characteristics associated with falls in adults with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. (2016)
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(2016). Foot and ankle characteristics associated with falls in adults with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0888-z

BACKGROUND: People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of falls. The foot is a common site of pathology in RA and foot problems are reported in up to 90 % of patients with established disease. The aim of this study was to determine... Read More about Foot and ankle characteristics associated with falls in adults with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study..

Radial artery occlusion after transradial interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Rashid, M., Shing Kwok, C., Pancholy, S., Chugh, S., Kedev, S. A., Bernat, I., …Mamas, M. (2016). Radial artery occlusion after transradial interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 51(1), https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002686

Abstract Objectives: To investigate the incidence and factors influencing radial artery occlusion (RAO) post trans-radial access (TRA) for cardiac catheterization. Background: RAO may occur post trans-radial intervention and limits the radial artery... Read More about Radial artery occlusion after transradial interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Risk Related to Pre–Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Mellitus in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (2016)
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Mamas. (2016). Risk Related to Pre–Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Mellitus in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation: Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.115.002560

Background— The prevalence of pre–diabetes mellitus and its consequences in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction are not known. We investigated these in the Prospective Comparison of ARNI With ACEI to Determine Impact on Global... Read More about Risk Related to Pre–Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Mellitus in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Soliciting additional concerns in the primary care consultation and the utility of a brief communication intervention to aid solicitation: a qualitative study (2016)
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Chew-Graham. (2016). Soliciting additional concerns in the primary care consultation and the utility of a brief communication intervention to aid solicitation: a qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling, 724-732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.12.005

Objective To investigate the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) on the practice of soliciting additional concerns (ACs) and the acceptability and utility of two brief interventions (prompts) designed to aid the solicitation. Methods Eig... Read More about Soliciting additional concerns in the primary care consultation and the utility of a brief communication intervention to aid solicitation: a qualitative study.

Development of an audit toolkit for use in resource-poor countries (2016)
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Yee Hing Tang, E., Fox, H., Gajria, C., Welsh, V. K., & Mehrotra, A. (2016). Development of an audit toolkit for use in resource-poor countries. Education for Primary Care, 27(1), 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2015.1133077

Dear Editor, We were interested to read the international series (Education for Primary Care, 2015, volume 26, No. 5) reporting on papers illustrating innovative strategies to ensure the primary care workforce is supported in both clinical and res... Read More about Development of an audit toolkit for use in resource-poor countries.