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Tightening Up? Impact of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Disease Activity Assessment on Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated Using a Treat to Target Strategy by Dale, James, Purves, David, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain, Porter, Duncan

“…Objective To determine the level of agreement and potential impact on disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) escalation decisions and of adding…”
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Does PTSD occur in sentenced prison populations? A systematic literature review by Goff, Ashley, Rose, Emmeline, Rose, Suzanna, Purves, David

“…Background A systematic review of the literature on mental disorder in prisoners, published in 2002, made no mention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…”
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Challenges and implications of routine depression screening for depression in chronic disease and multimorbidity: a cross sectional study by Jani, Bhautesh Dinesh, Purves, David, Barry, Sarah, Cavanagh, Jonathan, McLean, Gary, Mair, Frances S

“…Depression screening in chronic disease is advocated but its impact on routine practice is uncertain. We examine the effects of a programme of incentivised…”
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Soluble ST2 associates with diabetes but not established cardiovascular risk factors: a new inflammatory pathway of relevance to diabetes? by Miller, Ashley M, Purves, David, McConnachie, Alex, Asquith, Darren L, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Ford, Ian, McLean, Jennifer S, Packard, Chris J, Shiels, Paul G, Turner, Helen, Velupillai, Yoga N, Deans, Kevin A, Welsh, Paul, McInnes, Iain B, Sattar, Naveed

“…Preliminary data mostly from animal models suggest the sST2/IL-33 pathway may have causal relevance for vascular disease and diabetes and thus point to a…”
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An investigation of two-dimensional ultrasound carotid plaque presence and intima media thickness in middle-aged South Asian and European men living in the United kingdom by Ghouri, Nazim, Purves, David, Deans, Kevin A, Logan, Greig, McConnachie, Alex, Wilson, John, Gill, Jason M R, Sattar, Naveed

“…Ultrasound studies of carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaques are limited in South Asians, a group at elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We…”
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An exploration of the therapeutic process while using computerised cognitive behaviour therapy by Purves, David G., Dutton, Janet

“…Background: Modern technologies that offer an alternative to face‐to‐face therapy have gained ground in the NHS. Critics have argued that some of the important…”
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An open trial in the NHS of Blues Begone: a new home based computerized CBT program by Purves, David G, Bennett, Mary, Wellman, Nigel

“…Computer based treatment for depression and anxiety has been available for several years and has demonstrated useful clinical effects. Most existing…”
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Financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial by Tappin, David, Prof, Bauld, Linda, Prof, Purves, David, MSc, Boyd, Kathleen, PhD, Sinclair, Lesley, BSc, MacAskill, Susan, MA, McKell, Jennifer, MA, Friel, Brenda, MPH, McConnachie, Alex, PhD, de Caestecker, Linda, FFPH, Tannahill, Carol, Prof, Radley, Andrew, MPhil, Coleman, Tim, Prof

“…Abstract Background In the UK, smoking during pregnancy kills 4000 babies annually and costs an extra £20–90 million for pregnancy and infant care. Only 5–10%…”
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Surviving the System as a Foster Carer by Maclay, Flora, Bunce, Maureen, Purves, David

“…The foster care system in Britain is under pressure, with local authorities finding it difficult to offer sufficient placement choice to looked after children,…”
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The effects of anti-depressants on depression symptom scores at 12 months follow-up in patients with cardiometabolic disease: Results from a large primary care cohort by Jani, Bhautesh Dinesh, Purves, David, Barry, Sarah J E, McCowan, Colin, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Mair, Frances S

“…Evidence on the long-term usefulness of anti-depressants in managing depression in cardiometabolic disease is limited. We examined the effects of…”
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Targeting ultrasound remission in early rheumatoid arthritis: the results of the TaSER study, a randomised clinical trial by Dale, James, Stirling, Anne, Zhang, Ruiqi, Purves, David, Foley, Jonathan, Sambrook, Martin, Conaghan, Philip G, van der Heijde, Désirée, McConnachie, Alex, McInnes, Iain B, Porter, Duncan

“…To investigate whether an intensive early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treat-to-target (T2T) strategy could be improved through the use of musculoskeletal…”
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Common design structures and substitutable feature discovery in CAD databases by Vasantha, Gokula, Purves, David, Quigley, John, Corney, Jonathan, Sherlock, Andrew, Randika, Geevin

“…It has been widely reported that the reuse of previously created components, or features, in new engineering designs will improve the efficiency of a company’s…”
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Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial by Tappin, David, Bauld, Linda, Purves, David, Boyd, Kathleen, Sinclair, Lesley, MacAskill, Susan, McKell, Jennifer, Friel, Brenda, McConnachie, Alex, de Caestecker, Linda, Tannahill, Carol, Radley, Andrew, Coleman, Tim

“…Objective To assess the efficacy of a financial incentive added to routine specialist pregnancy stop smoking services versus routine care to help pregnant…”
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Involvement and outcomes in short-term interpersonal cognitive problem solving groups by Erwin, Philip G., Purves, David G., Johannes, Christopher K.

“…This study examined the extent to which patterns of involvement in interpersonal cognitive problem solving (ICPS) groups were predictive of improvements in…”
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Food Sharing and Perceptions of the Status of a Relationship by Erwin, Philip G., Burke, Annie, Purves, David G.

“…This study examined how individuals may form an impression of the closeness of the relationship between two individuals based on an observation of them sharing…”
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Post-Traumatic Stress and Self-Disclosure by Purves, David G., Erwin, Philip G.

“…Post-traumatic stress (PTS) is a significant clinical problem in the general population. However, only a portion of those exposed to trauma develop PTS…”
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Task Characteristics and Performance in Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving by Erwin, Philip G., Firth, Kathryn, Purves, David G.

“…The authors examined the extent to which performance on interpersonal cognitive problem-solving (ICPS) tasks is affected by whether the goals within the…”
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Application of multiple linear regression and Bayesian belief network approaches to model life risk to beach users in the UK by Stokes, Christopher, Masselink, Gerhard, Revie, Matthew, Scott, Timothy, Purves, David, Walters, Thomas

“…A data-driven, risk-based approach is being pursued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to guide the selection of beaches for new lifeguard…”
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A Study of Posttraumatic Stress in a Student Population by Purves, David G., Erwin, Philip G.

“…The authors examined the incidence of posttraumatic stress (PTS), with respect to levels of exposure to traumatic events, in a British student population…”
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Problem behaviours and symptom dimensions of psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities: An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis by Melville, Craig A., Johnson, Paul C.D., Smiley, Elita, Simpson, Neill, Purves, David, McConnachie, Alex, Cooper, Sally-Ann

“…•A dimensional model of symptoms of psychiatric disorders was developed with a sample of 457 adults with intellectual disabilities.•A separate sample of 274…”
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