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The problems and limitations of cohort studies (2014)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2014). The problems and limitations of cohort studies. Breathe, 306-311. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.002313

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of mortality worldwide and it is important to discover whether risk factors can be identified from studies undertaken in childhood. Numerous longitudinal cohort studies ha... Read More about The problems and limitations of cohort studies.

Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (2014)
Journal Article
Narang, R., Bakewell, K., Peach, J., Clayton, S., Samuels, M., Alexander, J., …Gilchrist, F. J. (2014). Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. PloS one, 9(9), Article e108523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108523

OBJECTIVES: Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB-BAL) is increasingly used for the microbiological confirmation of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children with a chronic wet cough. At our centre, when performing FB-BAL for... Read More about Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis.

A 2½-Year Review of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Culture Results in Children With Cystic Fibrosis (2014)
Journal Article
Jawad, M., Bakewell, K., Peach, J., Clayton, S., Alexander, J., Lenney, W., & Gilchrist, F. J. (2014). A 2½-Year Review of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Culture Results in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Bronchology, 21(3), 279-280. https://doi.org/10.1097/lbr.0000000000000085

The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Wickens-Mitchell, K. L., Gilchrist, F. J., McKenna, D., Raffeeq, P., & Lenney, W. (2014). The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 13(5), 589-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2014.01.008

Introduction The cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) guidelines produced by the UK CF Trust differ from those used in Europe and the US. We conducted a study to establish current practice. Method Paediatric and adult questionnaires were devi... Read More about The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom.