Biography
Having obtained my Master’s degree in Biometry and PhD in Primary Care Science, I am now keenly pursuing a career as an independent researcher with a focus on applying relevant and innovative statistical methods to questions of key clinical relevance in primary care rheumatology. I have a range of experience working with primary care cohort studies and specifically with routinely collected health care data. I am always increasing my understanding of epidemiological concepts and how best to apply them. I take a keen role in mentoring junior staff within my research programme and encourage all team members to consider the methodological aspects of their research in a critical manner. My teaching responsibilities include co-leading a compulsory Year 2 module, Research and Analytical Skills, in the School of Life Sciences.
Research and scholarship
Sara is interested in epidemiological methodology, particularly in the fields of musculoskeletal pain and rheumatology. She has a particular interest in ordinal regression models, Rasch analysis and the use of routinely collected data in research. Sara is also a member of the Society for Academic Primary Care and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and was previously an associate editor at the Journal of Family Practice.
Teaching
- SSC Research Methods
- Research Methods in Health (M level)
- Statistics and Epidemiology (M level)
Selected Publications
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the PMR-Impact Scale: a new patient reported outcome measure for polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatology (Oxford). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatol Adv Pract, rkac034, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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P064 Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health of people with inflammatory conditions: the ICEPAC survey. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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P091 Who do we risk leaving behind? A survey of digital access and e-health literacy in people with inflammatory conditions. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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P145 Safety of colchicine or NSAID prophylaxis when initiating allopurinol for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the PMR-Impact Scale: a new patient reported outcome measure for polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatology (Oxford). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatol Adv Pract, rkac034, vol. 6(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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P064 Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental health of people with inflammatory conditions: the ICEPAC survey. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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P091 Who do we risk leaving behind? A survey of digital access and e-health literacy in people with inflammatory conditions. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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P145 Safety of colchicine or NSAID prophylaxis when initiating allopurinol for gout: propensity score-matched cohort studies. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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P182 Health literacy and gout characteristics in a primary care cohort. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). doi> link> full text>2022.
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P183 Establishing the epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis in England using primary care electronic health record data. Rheumatology, vol. 61(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Analgesia Prescribing in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in England: An Observational Study Using Electronic Healthcare Record Data. Rheumatology (Oxford). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Readmission after index hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Sci Rep, e417, vol. 4(4). link> doi> full text>2021.
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What non-pharmacological treatments do people with polymyalgia rheumatica try: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatol Int, 285-290, vol. 42(2). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 757, vol. 22(1). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Vertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1-7, vol. 22. link> doi> link> full text>2021.
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Onset of comorbidities and flare patterns within pre-existing morbidity clusters in people with gout: 5-year primary care cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford), 407-412, vol. 61(1). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Latent Class Growth Analysis of Gout Flare Trajectories: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care. Arthritis Rheumatol, 1928-1935, vol. 72(11). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Mortality Among Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1853-1857, vol. 73(12). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Outcomes Measured in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Measurement Properties of Instruments Considered for the OMERACT Core Outcome Set: A Systematic Review. J Rheumatol, 883-893, vol. 48(6). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 130-137, vol. 73(1). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Comorbidities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica prior to and following diagnosis: A case control and cohort study. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 663-672, vol. 50(4). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Feasibility and Face Validity of Outcome Measures for Use in Future Studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: An OMERACT Study. J Rheumatol, 1379-1384, vol. 47(9). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Longitudinal clusters of pain and stiffness in polymyalgia rheumatica: 2-year results from the PMR Cohort Study. Rheumatology (Oxford), 1906-1915, vol. 59(8). link> doi> full text>2020.
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The association between gravidity, parity and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 252-260, vol. 50(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Antibiotic use and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based case-control study. BMC Med, 154, vol. 17(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Primary Care Diagnosis of Gout Compared to a Primary Care Diagnostic Rule for Gout and to Classification Criteria. J Rheumatol, 1542, vol. 46(11). link> doi> full text>2019.
- 2019.
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The association of pain and stiffness with fatigue in incident polymyalgia rheumatica: baseline results from the polymyalgia rheumatica cohort study. Prim Health Care Res Dev, e46, vol. 20. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Symptoms associated with inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: results from the joint symptoms survey. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2009-2014, vol. 58(11). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Toward a Core Outcome Measurement Set for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Report from the OMERACT 2018 Special Interest Group. J Rheumatol, 1360-1364, vol. 46(10). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Examining management and research priorities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a primary care questionnaire survey. Clin Rheumatol, 1767-1772, vol. 38(6). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Comorbidities in polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review. Arthritis Res Ther, 258, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with gout and the impact of urate lowering therapy: a population-based cohort study. Arthritis Res Ther, 243, vol. 20(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
- 2018.
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Incidence, prevalence and treatment burden of polymyalgia rheumatica in the UK over two decades: a population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis, 1750-1756, vol. 77(12). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The Risk of Gout Among Patients With Sleep Apnea: A Matched Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol, 154-160, vol. 71(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The availability of health information to patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Cohort study. Prim Health Care Res Dev, e8, vol. 20. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Support available for and perceived priorities of people with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: results of the PMRGCAuk members' survey 2017. Clin Rheumatol, 3411-3418, vol. 37(12). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatic as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 118-119, vol. 70(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Searching for a prodrome for rheumatoid arthritis in the primary care record: A case-control study in the clinical practice research datalink. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 815-820, vol. 48(5). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Risk of fragility fracture among patients with gout and the effect of urate-lowering therapy. CMAJ, E581-E587, vol. 190(19). link> doi> full text>2018.
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The real evidence for polymyalgia rheumatica as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Reumatismo, 23-34, vol. 70(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Gout Severity, Socioeconomic Status, and Work Absence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1822-1828, vol. 70(12). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of fragility fracture among patients with late-onset psoriasis: a UK population-based study. Osteoporos Int, 1659-1664, vol. 29(7). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Challenges of diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis in general practice: a multimethods study. BMJ Open, e019320, vol. 8(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study. BMC Med, 4, vol. 16(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Health-related quality of life in gout in primary care: Baseline findings from a cohort study. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 61-69, vol. 48(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort. BMC Rheumatol, 7, vol. 1. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care. Clin Rheumatol, 1639-1644, vol. 37(6). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Gout and subsequent erectile dysfunction: a population-based cohort study from England. Arthritis Res Ther, 123, vol. 19(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective. Revue du Rhumatisme. doi> link> full text>2017.
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Incident acute pseudogout and prior bisphosphonate use: Matched case-control study in the UK-Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Medicine (Baltimore), e6177, vol. 96(12). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Evaluating on-line health information for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a descriptive study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 43, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study. BMJ Open, e014301, vol. 7(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Res Ther, 200, vol. 18. link> doi> full text>2016.
- 2016.
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An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study. BMJ Open, e009309, vol. 5(12). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Gout characteristics associate with depression, but not anxiety, in primary care: Baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Joint Bone Spine, 553-558, vol. 83(5). link> doi> full text>2016.
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Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. J Foot Ankle Res, 31, vol. 8. link> doi> full text>2015.
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Gout, anxiety, and depression in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study. Scand J Rheumatol, 257-258, vol. 44(3). link> doi> full text>2015.
- 2015.
- 2015.
- 2015.
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Bisphosphonates and Risk of Acute Pseudogout: A Case-Control Study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, S366, vol. 66. link>2014.
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Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica? A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database. Ann Rheum Dis, 1769-1773, vol. 73(10). link> doi> full text>2014.
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- 2013.
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HOW GENERAL PRACTITIONERS DIAGNOSE POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, 1044, vol. 72. link>2013.
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HOW GENERAL PRACTITIONERS DIAGNOSE POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, 155, vol. 72. link>2013.
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POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA: IS IT UNDER-REPRESENTED AT RHEUMATOLOGY CONFERENCES?. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, 1005, vol. 72. link>2013.
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The association of gout with sleep disorders: a cross-sectional study in primary care. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 119, vol. 14. link> doi> full text>2013.
- 2012.
- 2012.
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The influence of employment social support for risk and prognosis in nonspecific back pain: a systematic review and critical synthesis. Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 119-137, vol. 86(2). link> doi> full text>2013.
- 2012.
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The epidemiology of polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a research protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 102, vol. 13. link> doi> full text>2012.
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Measures of Social Function and Participation in Musculoskeletal Populations Impact on Participation and Autonomy ( IPA), Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP), Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care (PM-PAC), Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS), Rating of Perceived Participation (ROPP), and The Participation Scale. ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, S325-S336, vol. 63. link> doi>2011.
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The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. J Foot Ankle Res, 22, vol. 4. link> doi> full text>2011.
- 2011.
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The epidemiology of patellofemoral disorders in adulthood: a review of routine general practice morbidity recording. Prim Health Care Res Dev, 157-164, vol. 12(2). link> doi> full text>2011.
- 2011.
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Trends in mortality from 1965 to 2008 across the English north-south divide: comparative observational study. BMJ, 423, vol. d508(342). doi> full text>2010.
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Non-consultation among community-dwelling older adults with knee pain: completing the picture. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 143-150, vol. 10.2009.
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Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 92, vol. 6. link> doi> full text>2008.
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- 2007.
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Knee pain and osteoarthritis in the general populations: what influences patients to consult?. Family Practice, 443-453, vol. 24. doi> full text>2007.
Other
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O03 Prevalence of fragility fractures and medication prescription for osteoporosis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the PMR Cohort Study. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 60). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Health informatics (HI) innovations in randomised trials and clinical cohorts - Identification, screening, stratified care and data collection during primary care consultations. TRIALS (vol. 20). link>2019.
- 2019.
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RESULTS OF A PATIENT SURVEY ON FEASIBILITY AND FACE VALIDITY OF OUTCOME MEASURES FOR INTENDED USE IN FUTURE STUDIES ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 58). link> doi> full text>2019.
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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF UK PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA? FINDINGS FROM A QUALITATIVE STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 30, vol. 58). link>2019.
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SEARCHING FOR A PRODROME FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN THE PRIMARY CARE RECORD: A CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 57). link>2018.
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GOUT AND SUBSEQUENT RISK OF INCIDENT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: A POPULATION-BASED COHOR STUDY FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 111, vol. 56). link>2017.
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GOUT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SLEEP APNOEA: A MATCHED COHORT STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 122, vol. 56). link>2017.
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World Congress of Physiotherapy 2017 - Cape Town, South Africa. Current physiotherapy practice and assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: a UK cross-sectional survey..
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Gout and Subsequent Risk of Incident Erectile Dysfunction: A Population-Based Cohort Study from the United Kingdom. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 68). link>2016.
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GOUT SEVERITY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND WORK LOSS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 79, vol. 55). link>2016.
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HOW COMMON ARE GIANT CELL ARTERITIS SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA? RESULTS FROM AN INCIDENT PRIMARY CARE COHORT. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 77, vol. 55). link>2016.
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PATIENT'S VIEWS ON THE CAUSES OF THEIR POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA: RESULTS FROM THE PMR COHORT STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. 79-80, vol. 55). link> full text>2016.
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THE ROLE OF PAIN AND STIFFNESS ON FATIGUE AND INSOMNIA IN AN INCIDENT POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA COHORT. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 82, vol. 55). link>2016.
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HOW DO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS MANAGE SUSPECTED GIANT CELL ARTERITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 168, vol. 54). link>2015.
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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION COMORBIDITY IN PRIMARY CARE GOUT: A MATCHED RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 80, vol. 53). link>2014.
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CHRONIC FOOT PROBLEMS IN PEOPLE WITH GOUT: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 163, vol. 53). link>2014.
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HOW INFORMATIVE IS ON-LINE HEALTH INFORMATION: AN EVALUATION OF WEBSITES FOR POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 153, vol. 53). link>2014.
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PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATIONS OF POSTERIOR HEEL PAIN IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 30, vol. 53). link>2014.
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THE RISK OF A SUBSEQUENT CANCER DIAGNOSIS AFTER PMR: A PRIMARY CARE DATABASE STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 40, vol. 52). link>2013.
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ARE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS SCREENED FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN PRIMARY CARE?. RHEUMATOLOGY (pp. 37-38, vol. 51). link>2012.
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FATIGUE AS A PRECURSOR TO POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 112, vol. 51). link>2012.
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GOUT, ALLOPURINOL AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN A PRIMARY CARE CONSULTATION DATABASE. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 38, vol. 51). link>2012.
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THE ASSOCIATION OF GOUT WITH SLEEP DISORDERS AND SLEEP APNOEA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 111, vol. 51). link>2012.
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LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY IN MIDDLE AND OLD AGE: A POPULATION PERSPECTIVE ON MEASUREMENT AND THE IMPACT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 50). link>2011.
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Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Under luminous Stars from SDSS (MUCHFUSS) - Status report. 17TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP (pp. 263-268, vol. 1273). link>2010.
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ONSET AND PERSISTENCE OF DISABLING FOOT PAIN IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. I127, vol. 48). link>2009.
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Protocol form: A systematic review of international guidelines on the management of gastro oesophageal varices in acute on chronic liver failure.
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