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Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. Background This study looked at the degree of weight gain between t... Read More about Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme.

Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation by John Albarran on 30/01/15

Ex-military personnel in the criminal justice system: A cross-sectional study (2013)
Journal Article

The aim of this article is to estimate the proportion of Regular veterans in England and Wales who are in prison or supervised by a Probation Trust. A cross-sectional data linkage approach was taken, matching a database of Service leavers with prison... Read More about Ex-military personnel in the criminal justice system: A cross-sectional study.

Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour (2013)
Journal Article

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate smoking prevalence of Tri-Service recruits, and changes in smoking behaviour at 3-year follow-up, by trade group and gender. Associations with educational attainment and deprivation were also as... Read More about Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour.

Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation describes an analysis of response rates to questionnaires to mothers, their partners and the children/young people in the ALSPAC (Children of the 90s) study. Response rates are plotted over time. Multi-level models are then used to... Read More about Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires.

Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces (2011)
Report

On 15 September 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal details of adult prisoners (a snapshot tak... Read More about Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces.

A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West. (2010)
Other

Children in the South West region are, overall, healthier
than their counterparts in other regions. However, many of
the child deaths and much of the morbidity are potentially
avoidable, suggesting that there is still considerable room
for improv... Read More about A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West..

Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis (2010)
Report

On 25 January 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its initial estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal
details of adult prisoners against... Read More about Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis.

Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces; a data matching exercise carried out by the MOD in collaboration with the MoJ (2010)
Report

The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces by matching administrative datasets held by the MOD and the MoJ. A database of all prisoners in England and Wales on 06/11/09 was matched a... Read More about Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces; a data matching exercise carried out by the MOD in collaboration with the MoJ.

Self-harm in UK armed forces personnel: Descriptive and case-control study of general hospital presentations (2009)
Journal Article

Background Little is known about self-harm in the armed forces. Aims To investigate the characteristics of armed forces personnel presenting to a general hospital following self-harm and compare these with matched controls who had self-harmed. Method... Read More about Self-harm in UK armed forces personnel: Descriptive and case-control study of general hospital presentations.

Suicide after leaving the UK armed forces -A cohort study (2009)
Journal Article

Background Few studies have examined suicide risk in individuals once they have left the military. We aimed to investigate the rate, timing, and risk factors for suicide in all those who had left the UK Armed Forces (1996-2005). Methods and Findings... Read More about Suicide after leaving the UK armed forces -A cohort study.

An estimate of the veteran population in England: Based on data from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey (2009)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND:

The health and well-being of military veterans has recently generated much media and political interest. Estimating the current and future size of the veteran population is important to the planning and allocation of veteran support s... Read More about An estimate of the veteran population in England: Based on data from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey.

Residential exposure to electric power transmission lines and risk of lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders: A case-control study (2007)
Journal Article

Background: Studies have shown an association between electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an increased risk of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) or myeloproliferative disorders (MP... Read More about Residential exposure to electric power transmission lines and risk of lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders: A case-control study.

The operational emergency department attendance register (OPEDAR): a new epidemiological tool. (2007)
Journal Article

AIM: To determine the number, status and nature of emergency department attendances to deployed field hospitals. POPULATION: All attendances to the emergency department (ED) of deployed field hospitals in support of Operation TELIC (Iraq) from initia... Read More about The operational emergency department attendance register (OPEDAR): a new epidemiological tool..

Advanced paternal age: How old is too old? (2006)
Journal Article

Average paternal age in the UK is increasing. The public
health implications of this trend have not been widely
anticipated or debated. This commentary aims to contribute
to such a debate. Accumulated chromosomal aberrations
and mutations occurri... Read More about Advanced paternal age: How old is too old?.

Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985 (2006)
Journal Article

Background: Results from previous studies on the incidence rates for schizophrenia are inconsistent, with some showing a declining rate [e.g., Suvisaari et al. (1999) Arch Gen Psychiatry 56:733-740] and others showing an increasing rate [e.g., Boydel... Read More about Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985.

Suicide rates, life satisfaction and happiness as markers for population mental health (2006)
Journal Article

Objective: To examine the association of variables from survey data on well-being with suicide rates and other markers of population mental health in Europe. Design: Ecological study correlating (Spearman's rank correlation) life satisfaction and hap... Read More about Suicide rates, life satisfaction and happiness as markers for population mental health.

Relationship between antidepressant sales and secular trends in suicide rates in the Nordic countries (2006)
Journal Article

Background: The effect of recent increases in antidepressant prescribing on population suicide rates is uncertain. Aims: To investigate the relationship between antidepressant sales and trends in suicide rates. Method: Graphical and quantitative asse... Read More about Relationship between antidepressant sales and secular trends in suicide rates in the Nordic countries.

Associations of childhood and adulthood height and the components of height with insulin-like growth factor levels in adulthood: A 65-year follow-up of the Boyd Orr cohort (2006)
Journal Article

Context: Taller individuals with longer legs have a higher risk of cancer but a lower risk of coronary heart disease. Objective: We investigated whether childhood height and its components are associated with the IGF system in adulthood. Design and P... Read More about Associations of childhood and adulthood height and the components of height with insulin-like growth factor levels in adulthood: A 65-year follow-up of the Boyd Orr cohort.

Bayesian projections: What are the effects of excluding data from younger age groups? (2005)
Journal Article

Bayesian age-period-cohort models are used increasingly to project cancer incidence and mortality rates. Data for younger age groups for which rates are low are often discarded from the analysis. The authors explored the effect of excluding these dat... Read More about Bayesian projections: What are the effects of excluding data from younger age groups?.