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Does parental concern about their child’s future risk of overweight vary by their ethnic background? Cross-sectional analysis of a national cohort study by Firman, Nicola, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesChildren from South Asian ethnic backgrounds are at increased risk of obesity and its associated future health risks; however, evidence is lacking as…”
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Children and young people's body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales by Griffiths, Lucy J, Rafferty, James, Fry, Richard, Daniels, Helen, Dezateux, Carol, Firman, Nicola, Pouliou, Theodora, Stratton, Gareth, Mizen, Amy, Lyons, Ronan A, Watkins, Alan, Davies, Jo, Bailey, Rowena

“…Routine monitoring of Body Mass Index (BMI) in general practice, and via national surveillance programmes, is essential for the identification, prevention, and…”
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Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records by Firman, Nicola, Dezateux, Carol, Muirhead, Vanessa

“…Background Dental extraction under general anaesthetic (DGA) is the most severe and irreversible dental treatment for childhood tooth decay. We investigated…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on timeliness and equity of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in North East London: a longitudinal study using electronic health records by Firman, Nicola, Marszalek, Milena, Gutierrez, Ana, Homer, Kate, Williams, Crystal, Harper, Gill, Dostal, Isabel, Ahmed, Zaheer, Robson, John, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesTo quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timeliness of, and geographical and sociodemographic inequalities in, receipt of first…”
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Are children with obesity at school entry more likely to have a diagnosis of a musculoskeletal condition? Findings from a systematic review by Firman, Nicola, Wilk, Marta, Harper, Gill, Dezateux, Carol

“…BackgroundChildren with obesity at school entry are at increased risk of persistent obesity throughout childhood and adulthood. Little is known about…”
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Associations between household overcrowding and adult mental illness in an ethnically diverse urban population: cross-sectional study using linked primary care and housing records. by Wilk, Marta, Firman, Nicola, Harper, Gill, Fry, Rich, Griffiths, Lucy, Mathur, Rohini, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectiveWe hypothesised that adults living in overcrowded households were more likely to be diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or depression after…”
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Is obesity more likely among children sharing a household with an older child with obesity? Cross-sectional study of linked National Child Measurement Programme data and electronic health records by Firman, Nicola, Wilk, Marta, Marszalek, Milena, Griffiths, Lucy, Harper, Gill, Dezateux, Carol

“…Background/objectivesWe identified household members from electronic health records linked to National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data to estimate the…”
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Are children living with obesity more likely to consult their general practitioner for knee pain? Longitudinal analysis of linked primary care and National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) records by Firman, Nicola, Homer, Kate, Harper, Gill, Robson, John, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesMore than one in four 11-year-old children in England are living with obesity. The implications for future musculoskeletal health remain unclear. We…”
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Validation of a dynamic method of measuring households and populations from primary care Electronic Health Records: Cross-sectional comparison with Office for National Statistics Census 2021 estimates by Wilk, Marta, Harper, Gill, Firman, Nicola, Dibben, Chris, Fry, Rich, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesWe have developed a dynamic method for identifying household members from Electronic Health Records (EHR). We compared the 2021 Census estimates of…”
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Is obesity more likely among children sharing a household with an older child with obesity? by Firman, Nicola, Wilk, Marta, Marszalek, Milena, Griffiths, Lucy, Harper, Gill, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesWe used a dynamic method of identifying household members from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) linked to National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)…”
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Implementation of a quality improvement programme using the Active Patient Link call and recall system to improve timeliness and equity of childhood vaccinations: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation by Marszalek, Milena, Hawking, Meredith K D, Gutierrez, Ana, Dostal, Isabel, Ahmed, Zaheer, Firman, Nicola, Robson, John, Bedford, Helen, Billington, Anna, Moss, Ngawai, Dezateux, Carol

“…IntroductionCall and recall systems provide actionable intelligence to improve equity and timeliness of childhood vaccinations, which have been disrupted…”
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Residential mobility and receipt of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination: analysis of linked primary care electronic health records in a disadvantaged London region by Firman, Nicola, North, Laura, Marszalek, Milena, Wilk, Marta, Gutierrez, Ana, Johnson, Rhodri, Griffiths, Lucy, Fry, Rich, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectiveCoverage for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination in north-east London (NEL) is the lowest in the United Kingdom. It has been hypothesised…”
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Determining households from patient addresses and unique property reference numbers in general practitioner electronic health records by Harper, Gillian, Firman, Nicola, Wilk, Marta, Marszalek, Milena, Simon, Paul, Stables, David, Fry, Rich, Smith, Kelvin, Dezateux, Carol

“…IntroductionHouseholds are increasingly studied in population health research as an important context for understanding health and social behaviours and…”
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Are children who do not receive their first Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR1) vaccination by 24 months more likely to share a household with older non-vaccinated children? Linked household-level analysis of primary care electronic health records (EHRs) by Marszalek, Milena, Firman, Nicola, Wilk, Marta, Homer, Kate, Harper, Gill, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectivesOnly 89.4%  of UK children receive MMR1 by age 24 months. We investigated whether children not receiving MMR1 by this age were more likely to share a…”
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How complete, representative and accurate is recording of child BMI in electronic general practice records? A record linkage study by Firman, Nicola, Robson, John, Ahmed, Zaheer, Boomla, Kambiz, Dezateux, Carol

“…Background with rationaleGeneral practitioner (GP) electronic health records (EHRs) are a potentially valuable, but unevaluated, source of child BMI…”
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Are children living with obesity more likely to experience musculoskeletal symptoms during childhood? A linked longitudinal cohort study using primary care records by Firman, Nicola, Homer, Kate, Harper, Gill, Robson, John, Dezateux, Carol

“…ObjectiveTo assess whether there is a higher incidence of musculoskeletal consultations in general practice among children with…”
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Which young women are not being vaccinated against HPV? Cross-sectional analysis of a UK national cohort study by Bedford, Helen, Firman, Nicola, Waller, Jo, Marlow, Laura, Forster, Alice, Dezateux, Carol

“…HPV vaccination is highly effective in preventing HPV-associated disease, including cervical cancer, which disproportionately affects women from disadvantaged…”
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Completeness and representativeness of body mass index in children's electronic general practice records: Linked cross‐sectional study in an ethnically‐diverse urban population in the United Kingdom by Firman, Nicola, Robson, John, Ahmed, Zaheer, Boomla, Kambiz, Dezateux, Carol

“…Summary Objective To assess completeness and accuracy of children's body mass index (BMI) recorded in general practice electronic health records (GP‐EHRs)…”
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TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Improving the timeliness and equity of preschool childhood vaccinations: Mixed methods evaluation of a quality improvement programme in primary care by Marszalek, Milena, Hawking, Meredith K.D., Gutierrez, Ana, Firman, Nicola, Wu, Jianhua, Robson, John, Smith, Kelvin, Dostal, Isabel, Ahmed, Zaheer, Bedford, Helen, Billington, Anna, Dezateux, Carol

“…The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed. A replacement will appear as soon as possible in which the reason for the removal of the…”
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Improving the timeliness and equity of preschool childhood vaccinations: Mixed methods evaluation of a quality improvement programme in primary care by Marszalek, Milena, Hawking, Meredith K.D., Gutierrez, Ana, Firman, Nicola, Wu, Jianhua, Robson, John, Smith, Kelvin, Dostal, Isabel, Ahmed, Zaheer, Bedford, Helen, Billington, Anna, Dezateux, Carol

“…We conducted a mixed methods evaluation to assess whether implementing a primary care quality improvement (QI) programme utilising a digital call-and-recall…”
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