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Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.004

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the incidence and prevalence of OA in the UK in 2017 and their trends from 1997 to 2017 using a large nationally representative primary care database. DESIGN: The UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) co... Read More about Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)..

Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched cohort study. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa044

Objective Statins are reported to have a potential benefit on progression of OA and on disease activity in RA, but existing evidence is conflicting. Our objective was to examine whether statins associate with reduction in the risk for joint replacem... Read More about Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched cohort study.

Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2020)
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Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Saunders, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1074-9

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line de... Read More about Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK. Hypertension, 356-364. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13926

In recent years, national and international guidelines have recommended the use of out-of-office blood pressure monitoring for diagnosing hypertension. Despite evidence of cost effectiveness, critics expressed concerns this would increase cardiovascu... Read More about The impact of changes to national hypertension guidelines on hypertension management and outcomes in the UK.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure (2020)
Journal Article
Shing Kwok, C., Zieroth, S., Van Spall, H. G. C., Helliwell, T., Clarson, L., Mohamed, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.064

Background: Little is known about frailty amongst patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) on a national level. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for HF in the United States. We examined how... Read More about The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure.

Correction to: The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. (2020)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, Mallen, & Mamas. (2020). Correction to: The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. BMC Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-1492-5

The original article [1] contains an omitted grant acknowledgement and affiliation as relates to the contribution of co-author, Rafael Perera-Salazar. As such, the following two amendments should apply to the original article.