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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.

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.

O30. The Risk of a Subsequent Cancer Diagnosis after PMR: A Primary Care Database Study (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Muller, S., Mallen, C. D., Belcher, J., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. L. (2013, April). O30. The Risk of a Subsequent Cancer Diagnosis after PMR: A Primary Care Database Study. Presented at Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology, Birmingham, ENGLAND

Background: PMR is the commonest inflammatory rheumatological disorder managed in primary care. Other inflammatory conditions such as RA and psoriasis have been associated with an increased incidence of cancer, specifically haematological malignancie... Read More about O30. The Risk of a Subsequent Cancer Diagnosis after PMR: A Primary Care Database Study.

Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study (2013)
Journal Article
Roddy, E., Zwierska, I., Jordan, K. P., Dawes, P., Hider, S. L., Packham, J., Stevenson, K., & Hay, E. M. (2013). Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 63(607), E141-E148. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13X663109

Background Management of musculoskeletal conditions in the UK is increasingly delivered in multidisciplinary clinical assessment and treatment services (CATS) at the primary–secondary care interface. However, there is little evidence concerning the c... Read More about Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study.