Search Results - "Hickman, Matthew"
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Global patterns of opioid use and dependence: harms to populations, interventions, and future action
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (26-10-2019)“…We summarise the evidence for medicinal uses of opioids, harms related to the extramedical use of, and dependence on, these drugs, and a wide range of…”
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Meningococcal carriage by age: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-12-2010)“…Summary Background Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of meningitis and septicaemia, but most infected individuals experience a period of…”
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Prevalence and correlates of spitting on police officers: New risks in the COVID era
Published in Forensic science international (01-05-2021)“…•Spitting is common in police use of force events, occurring in 3.6% of the time.•Spitting may present new illness risk to officers given the COVID…”
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to injecting drug use as a risk factor for HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-12-2016)“…Summary Background Previous estimates of the burden of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs have not…”
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Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-12-2017)“…Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a…”
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Peer-led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people aged 11-21 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England) (01-03-2016)“…Background and Aims Peer‐led interventions may offer a beneficial approach in preventing substance use, but their impact has not yet been quantified. We…”
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Barriers and facilitators to HPV vaccination of young women in high-income countries: a qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis
Published in BMC public health (09-07-2014)“…Vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is recommended for adolescent young women prior to sexual debut to reduce cervical cancer related mortality and…”
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Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England) (01-10-2018)“…Aims This review provides an up‐to‐date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of…”
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Conceptualising natural and quasi experiments in public health
Published in BMC medical research methodology (11-02-2021)“…Natural or quasi experiments are appealing for public health research because they enable the evaluation of events or interventions that are difficult or…”
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The economic burden of antibiotic resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (08-05-2023)“…Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has substantial global public health concerns. This systematic review aimed to synthesise recent evidence estimating the economic…”
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Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-12-2017)“…People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the global HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics. HIV and HCV prevention interventions for…”
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Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts
Published in British journal of psychiatry (01-06-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve…”
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HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (20-03-2010)“…Summary Background Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but…”
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Prescription of benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and gabapentinoids and mortality risk in people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Observational study based on the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Office for National Statistics death records
Published in PLoS medicine (26-11-2019)“…Patients with opioid dependency prescribed opioid agonist treatment (OAT) may also be prescribed sedative drugs. This may increase mortality risk but may also…”
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Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-04-2020)“…HCV reinfection following successful treatment can compromise treatment outcomes. This systematic review assessed the rate of HCV reinfection following…”
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Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (15-11-2008)“…Summary Background Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the…”
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The Independent and Cumulative Effects of Sibling and Peer Bullying in Childhood on Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Harm in Adulthood
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (24-09-2019)“…Sibling and peer bullying are reported as the most frequent forms of violence experienced across childhood. There is now ample evidence indicating an…”
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Addressing liver disease in the UK: a blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of alcohol, obesity, and viral hepatitis
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (29-11-2014)“…Liver disease in the UK stands out as the one glaring exception to the vast improvements made during the past 30 years in health and life expectancy for…”
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The Relationship of Injury and Complaints of Police Use of Excessive Force
Published in The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology (01-03-2020)“…ABSTRACTUse of excessive force (UOEF) is an important and controversial topic but little is known about how injury severity is related to allegations of UOEF…”
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Opioid agonist treatment and risk of death or rehospitalization following injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia
Published in PLoS medicine (19-07-2022)“…Injecting-related bacterial and fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID), and they are…”
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