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Review and critical appraisal of studies mapping from quality of life or clinical measures to EQ-5D: an online database and application of the MAPS statement by Dakin, Helen, Abel, Lucy, Burns, Richéal, Yang, Yaling

“…The Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) Database of Mapping Studies was established in 2013, based on a systematic review of studies developing mapping…”
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The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: What economics can contribute by Roope, Laurence S J, Smith, Richard D, Pouwels, Koen B, Buchanan, James, Abel, Lucy, Eibich, Peter, Butler, Christopher C, Tan, Pui San, Walker, A Sarah, Robotham, Julie V, Wordsworth, Sarah

“…As antibiotic consumption grows, bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment. Antibiotic resistance undermines much of modern health care, which…”
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Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections by Sumner, Kelsey M., Freedman, Elizabeth, Abel, Lucy, Obala, Andrew, Pence, Brian W., Wesolowski, Amy, Meshnick, Steven R., Prudhomme-O’Meara, Wendy, Taylor, Steve M.

“…Malaria control may be enhanced by targeting reservoirs of Plasmodium falciparum transmission. One putative reservoir is asymptomatic malaria infections and…”
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How are maternal and fetal outcomes incorporated when measuring benefits of interventions in pregnancy? Findings from a systematic review of cost-utility analyses by Abel, Lucy, Dakin, Helen, Cai, Ting, McManus, Richard J, McNiven, Abigail, Rivero-Arias, Oliver

“…Medical interventions used in pregnancy can affect the length and quality of life of both the pregnant person and fetus. The aim of this systematic review was…”
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Experience and confidence in health technologies: evidence from malaria testing and treatment in Western Kenya by Mangeni, Judith N, Abel, Lucy, Taylor, Steve M, Obala, Andrew, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Saran, Indrani

“…Low adoption of effective health technologies increases illness morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the case of malaria, effective tools such as malaria…”
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Plasmodium falciparum infection in humans and mosquitoes influence natural Anopheline biting behavior and transmission by Markwalter, Christine F., Lapp, Zena, Abel, Lucy, Kimachas, Emmah, Omollo, Evans, Freedman, Elizabeth, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Amunga, Mark, McCormick, Tyler, Bérubé, Sophie, Mangeni, Judith N., Wesolowski, Amy, Obala, Andrew A., Taylor, Steve M., Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy

“…The human infectious reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum is governed by transmission efficiency during vector-human contact and mosquito biting preferences…”
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Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya by Ochomo, Eric O, Milanoi, Sylvia, Abong'o, Bernard, Onyango, Brenda, Muchoki, Margaret, Omoke, Diana, Olanga, Evelyn, Njoroge, Laban, Juma, Elijah Omondi, Otieno, James Dan, Matoke-Muhia, Damaris, Kamau, Luna, Rafferty, Cristina, Gimnig, John E, Shieshia, Mildred, Wacira, Daniel, Mwangangi, Joseph, Maia, Marta, Chege, Charles, Omar, Ahmeddin, Rono, Martin K, Abel, Lucy, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Obala, Andrew, Mbogo, Charles, Kariuki, Lenson

“…The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malaria vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health…”
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bistro: An R package for vector bloodmeal identification by short tandem repeat overlap by Lapp, Zena, Abel, Lucy, Mangeni, Judith, Obala, Andrew A., O'Meara, Wendy P., Taylor, Steve M., Markwalter, Christine F.

“…Measuring vector–human contact in a natural setting can inform precise targeting of interventions to interrupt transmission of vector‐borne diseases. One…”
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Evidence synthesis to inform model-based cost-effectiveness evaluations of diagnostic tests: a methodological review of health technology assessments by Shinkins, Bethany, Yang, Yaling, Abel, Lucy, Fanshawe, Thomas R

“…Evaluations of diagnostic tests are challenging because of the indirect nature of their impact on patient outcomes. Model-based health economic evaluations of…”
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Relationship between malaria vector survival, infectivity, and insecticide-treated net use in western Kenya by Abel, Lucy, Kimachas, Emma, Omollo, Evans, Nalianya, Erick, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Kipkoech, Joseph, Amunga, Mark, Wekesa, Aggrey, Namae, Jane, Kahindi, Samuel, Mangeni, Judith, Lapp, Zena, Markwalter, Christine F., Taylor, Steve M., Obala, Andrew, Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy

“…Abstract Background Significant effort and resources have been invested to control malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but it remains a major public…”
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Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Diversity in Coincident Human and Mosquito Hosts by Lapp, Zena, Obala, Andrew A, Abel, Lucy, Rasmussen, David A, Sumner, Kelsey M, Freedman, Elizabeth, Taylor, Steve M, Prudhomme-O'Meara, Wendy

“…Population genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum antigenic loci is high despite large bottlenecks in population size during the parasite life cycle. The…”
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Symptomatic malaria enhances protection from reinfection with homologous Plasmodium falciparum parasites by Markwalter, Christine F, Petersen, Jens E V, Zeno, Erica E, Sumner, Kelsey M, Freedman, Elizabeth, Mangeni, Judith N, Abel, Lucy, Obala, Andrew A, Prudhomme-O'Meara, Wendy, Taylor, Steve M

“…A signature remains elusive of naturally-acquired immunity against Plasmodium falciparum. We identified P. falciparum in a 14-month cohort of 239 people in…”
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Supply-side and demand-side factors influencing uptake of malaria testing services in the community: lessons for scale-up from a post-hoc analysis of a cluster randomised, community-based trial in western Kenya by Kirui, Joseph, Malinga, Josephine, Sang, Edna, Ambani, George, Abel, Lucy, Nalianya, Erick, Namae, Jane, Boyce, Matthew, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Menya, Diana, O'Meara, Wendy

“…ObjectivesMaximising the impact of community-based programmes requires understanding how supply of, and demand for, the intervention interact at the point of…”
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Impact of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection on the risk of subsequent symptomatic malaria in a longitudinal cohort in Kenya by Sumner, Kelsey M, Mangeni, Judith N, Obala, Andrew A, Freedman, Elizabeth, Abel, Lucy, Meshnick, Steven R, Edwards, Jessie K, Pence, Brian W, Prudhomme-O'Meara, Wendy, Taylor, Steve M

“…Asymptomatic infections are common in sub-Saharan Africa, but their effect on subsequent symptomaticity is incompletely understood. In a 29-month cohort of 268…”
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Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to stop? Results of a choice experiment survey by Roope, Laurence S J, Buchanan, James, Morrell, Liz, Pouwels, Koen B, Sivyer, Katy, Mowbray, Fiona, Abel, Lucy, Cross, Elizabeth L A, Yardley, Lucy, Peto, Tim, Walker, A Sarah, Llewelyn, Martin J, Wordsworth, Sarah

“…Deciding whether to discontinue antibiotics at early review is a cornerstone of hospital antimicrobial stewardship practice worldwide. In England, this…”
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Blood pressure monitoring in high-risk pregnancy to improve the detection and monitoring of hypertension (the BUMP 1 and 2 trials): protocol for two linked randomised controlled trials by Dougall, Greig, Franssen, Marloes, Tucker, Katherine Louise, Yu, Ly-Mee, Hinton, Lisa, Rivero-Arias, Oliver, Abel, Lucy, Allen, Julie, Band, Rebecca Jane, Chisholm, Alison, Crawford, Carole, Green, Marcus, Greenfield, Sheila, Hodgkinson, James, Leeson, Paul, McCourt, Christine, MacKillop, Lucy, Nickless, Alecia, Sandall, Jane, Santos, Mauro, Tarassenko, Lionel, Velardo, Carmelo, Wilson, Hannah, Yardley, Lucy, Chappell, Lucy, McManus, Richard J

“…IntroductionSelf-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) in pregnancy could improve the detection and management of pregnancy hypertension, while also empowering and…”
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What Is Threatening the Effectiveness of Insecticide-Treated Bednets? A Case-Control Study of Environmental, Behavioral, and Physical Factors Associated with Prevention Failure by Obala, Andrew A, Mangeni, Judith Nekesa, Platt, Alyssa, Aswa, Daniel, Abel, Lucy, Namae, Jane, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy

“…Insecticide-treated nets are the cornerstone of global malaria control and have been shown to reduce malaria morbidity by 50-60%. However, some areas are…”
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Primary care treatment of insomnia: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy to sleep hygiene (the HABIT trial) by Kyle, Simon D, Madigan, Claire, Begum, Nargis, Abel, Lucy, Armstrong, Stephanie, Aveyard, Paul, Bower, Peter, Ogburn, Emma, Siriwardena, Aloysius, Yu, Ly-Mee, Espie, Colin A

“…IntroductionInsomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder that negatively affects quality of life. Multicomponent cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the…”
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Point-of-care Helicobacter pylori testing: primary care technology update by Nicholson, Brian D, Abel, Lucy M, Turner, Philip J, Price, Christopher P, Heneghan, Carl, Hayward, Gail, Plüddemann, Annette

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Characterizing mobility patterns and malaria risk factors in semi-nomadic populations of Northern Kenya by Meredith, Hannah R, Wesolowski, Amy, Okoth, Dennis, Maraga, Linda, Ambani, George, Chepkwony, Tabitha, Abel, Lucy, Kipkoech, Joseph, Lokoel, Gilchrist, Esimit, Daniel, Lokemer, Samuel, Maragia, James, Prudhomme O'Meara, Wendy, Obala, Andrew A

“…While many studies have characterized mobility patterns and disease dynamics of settled populations, few have focused on more mobile populations. Highly mobile…”
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