Search Results - "Bruce Whyte"

Levelling up health in the early years: A cost-analysis of infant feeding and healthcare by Ajetunmobi, Omotomilola, McIntosh, Emma, Stockton, Diane, Tappin, David, Whyte, Bruce

“…Although breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal form of nutrition in the first six months, it is not sustained as the predominant mode of feeding infants…”
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Breastfeeding is Associated with Reduced Childhood Hospitalization: Evidence from a Scottish Birth Cohort (1997-2009) by Ajetunmobi, Omotomilola M., MSc, Whyte, Bruce, MSc, Chalmers, James, MRCGP, FFPH, Tappin, David M., MRCP(UK), Wolfson, Linda, MPH, Fleming, Michael, MSc, MacDonald, Alison, MPH, Wood, Rachael, PhD, Stockton, Diane L., PhD

“…Objective To evaluate the risk of childhood hospitalization associated with infant feeding patterns at 6-8 weeks of age in Scotland. Study design A…”
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Cycling Trends in Scotland during the Early Phase of the COVID Pandemic by Whyte, Bruce, McArthur, David, Garnham, Lisa, Livingston, Mark

“…In many countries increasing levels of active travel, including cycling, has become a policy aim with the co-benefits of improving health, supporting a shift…”
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Regional alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality in Great Britain: novel insights using retail sales data by Robinson, Mark, Shipton, Deborah, Walsh, David, Whyte, Bruce, McCartney, Gerry

“…Regional differences in population levels of alcohol-related harm exist across Great Britain, but these are not entirely consistent with differences in…”
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Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study by Friel, Catherine, Walsh, David, Whyte, Bruce, Dibben, Chris, Feng, Zhiqiang, Baker, Graham, Kelly, Paul, Demou, Evangelia, Dundas, Ruth

“…BackgroundDespite active travel investment increasing, evidence of benefit is often limited to selected health outcomes and a short follow-up period, and…”
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Deaths from 'diseases of despair' in Britain: comparing suicide, alcohol-related and drug-related mortality for birth cohorts in Scotland, England and Wales, and selected cities by Walsh, David, McCartney, Gerry, Minton, Jon, Parkinson, Jane, Shipton, Deborah, Whyte, Bruce

“…The contribution of increasing numbers of deaths from suicide, alcohol-related and drug-related causes to changes in overall mortality rates has been…”
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From an agreeable policy label to a practical policy framework: inclusive growth in city-regions by Waite, David, Whyte, Bruce, Muirie, Jill

“…Inclusive growth is a label increasingly deployed as the uneven consequences of growth are brought sharply into view. Whilst numerous policy transfer agents…”
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Spectrum of Disease in Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the United States by Farizo, Karen M, Buehler, James W, Chamberland, Mary E, Whyte, Bruce M, Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan, Hopkins, Sharon G, Reed, Christie M, Mokotoff, Eve D, Cohn, David L, Troxler, Sue, Phelps, Ann F, Berkelman, Ruth L

“…Objective.—To describe the spectrum of disease in persons with human mmunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.Design.—Retrospective survey of medical…”
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Has Scotland always been the 'sick man' of Europe? An observational study from 1855 to 2006 by McCartney, Gerry, Walsh, David, Whyte, Bruce, Collins, Chik

“…Scotland has been dubbed 'the sick man of Europe' on account of its higher mortality rates compared with other western European countries. It is not clear the…”
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Changing mortality trends in countries and cities of the UK: a population-based trend analysis by Walsh, David, McCartney, Gerry, Minton, Jon, Parkinson, Jane, Shipton, Deborah, Whyte, Bruce

“…ObjectivesPreviously improving life expectancy and all-cause mortality in the UK has stalled since the early 2010s. National analyses have demonstrated changes…”
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Quantifying the health and economic benefits of active commuting in scotland by Baker, Graham, Pillinger, Rebecca, Kelly, Paul, Whyte, Bruce

“…Despite the substantial evidence base for the health and economic benefits of walking and cycling, there remains a lack of published findings on the levels and…”
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Alcohol-related mortality in deprived UK cities: worrying trends in young women challenge recent national downward trends by Shipton, Deborah, Whyte, Bruce, Walsh, David

“…Background Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, has high levels of deprivation and a poor-health profile compared with other parts of Europe, which cannot be…”
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Cardiac and vascular morbidity in women receiving adjuvant tamoxifen for breast cancer in a randomised trial by McDonald, Carolyn C, Alexander, Freda E, Whyte, Bruce W, Forrest, A Patrick, Stewart, Helen J

“…Abstract Objective: To determine any cardiac or vascular morbidity associated with long term treatment with tamoxifen given after mastectomy for primary breast…”
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Impact of maternal smoking on early childhood health: a retrospective cohort linked dataset analysis of 697 003 children born in Scotland 1997–2009 by Lawder, Richard, Whyte, Bruce, Wood, Rachael, Fischbacher, Colin, Tappin, David Michael

“…ObjectiveSmoking during pregnancy is associated with adverse health impacts on mother and child. We used a large linked Scottish dataset to produce…”
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Road space reallocation in Scotland: A health impact assessment by Douglas, Margaret J., Teuton, Joanna, Macdonald, Alison, Whyte, Bruce, Davis, Adrian L.

“…Road space reallocation involves re-distributing space away from motor vehicles, including car parking and carriageway space, towards other uses. This can…”
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Informing the ‘early years’ agenda in Scotland: understanding infant feeding patterns using linked datasets by Ajetunmobi, Omotomilola, Whyte, Bruce, Chalmers, James, Fleming, Michael, Stockton, Diane, Wood, Rachel

“…Background Providing infants with the ‘best possible start in life’ is a priority for the Scottish Government. This is reflected in policy and health promotion…”
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Increasingly Diverse: the Changing Ethnic Profiles of Scotland and Glasgow and the Implications for Population Health by Walsh, David, Buchanan, Duncan, Douglas, Anne, Erdman, Jackie, Fischbacher, Colin, McCartney, Gerry, Norman, Paul, Whyte, Bruce

“…Scotland’s population has become increasingly ethnically diverse. The aim of this study was to better understand future changes to the ethnic profile of the…”
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Does ethnic diversity explain intra-UK variation in mortality? A longitudinal cohort study by Schofield, Lauren, Walsh, David, Feng, Zhiqiang, Buchanan, Duncan, Dibben, Chris, Fischbacher, Colin, McCartney, Gerry, Munoz-Arroyo, Rosalia, Whyte, Bruce

“…ObjectivesIt has been proposed that part of the explanation for higher mortality in Scotland compared with England and Wales, and Glasgow compared with other…”
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Cohort Profile: The Scottish Health Surveys Cohort: linkage of study participants to routinely collected records for mortality, hospital discharge, cancer and offspring birth characteristics in three nationwide studies by Gray, Linsay, Batty, G David, Craig, Peter, Stewart, Catherine, Whyte, Bruce, Finlayson, Alan, Leyland, Alastair H

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Building a bridge, transport infrastructure and population characteristics: Explaining active travel into Glasgow by McCartney, Gerry, Whyte, Bruce, Livingston, Mark, Crawford, Fiona

“…It is widely agreed that walking and cycling are good for individual and public health. There is a lack of evidence about what works to promote active travel…”
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