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Volume-outcome relationship in intra-abdominal robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review by Day, Elizabeth K., Galbraith, Norman J., Ward, Hester J. T., Roxburgh, Campbell S.

“…As robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) expands to smaller centres, platforms are shared between specialities. Healthcare providers must consider case volume and mix…”
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Investigation of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Implicated Organ or Tissue Transplantation in the United Kingdom by Molesworth, Anna, Yates, Philip, Hewitt, Patricia E, Mackenzie, Jan, Ironside, James W, Galea, George, Ward, Hester J.T

“…BACKGROUNDPerson-to-person transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has occurred through blood transfusion and could also theoretically occur…”
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Risk factors for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Ward, Hester J. T., Everington, Dawn, Cousens, Simon N., Smith-Bathgate, Blaire, Gillies, Michelle, Murray, Katy, Knight, Richard S. G., Smith, Peter G., Will, Robert G.

“…Objective Although surgical transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) has been demonstrated, these iatrogenic cases account for only a small proportion…”
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Ethnic variations in upper gastrointestinal hospitalizations and deaths: the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Cezard, Genevieve I, Bhopal, Raj S, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhala, Neeraj

“…Upper gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are common, but there is a paucity of data describing variations by ethnic group and so a lack of understanding of…”
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Risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A case-control study by Ward, Hester J. T., Everington, Dawn, Cousens, Simon N., Smith-Bathgate, Blaire, Leitch, Margaret, Cooper, Sarah, Heath, Craig, Knight, Richard S. G., Smith, Peter G., Will, Robert G.

“…Objective To investigate the potential risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (VCJD) in the United Kingdom. Methods Definite and probable vCJD…”
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Privacy and governance implications of wider societal uses of brain imaging data by Ward, Hester J.T.

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: a countrywide or local risk? by Molesworth, Anna M, Cousens, Simon N, Noel, Gill O, Ward, Hester J T

“…BackgroundThe aim of this study was to identify factors that may have augmented local risks for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).MethodsA descriptive…”
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Ethnic Variations in Liver- and Alcohol-Related Disease Hospitalisations and Mortality: The Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Bhala, Neeraj, Cézard, Genevieve, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhopal, Raj

“…Preventing alcohol-related harms, including those causing liver disease, is a public health priority in the UK, especially in Scotland, but the effects of…”
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Is the linkage of census and health data justified? Views from a public panel of the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage study by Douglas, Anne, Ward, Hester J.T., Bhopal, Raj, Kirkpatrick, Theresa, Sayed-Rafiq, Arma, Gruer, Laurence

“…Abstract Background Using routine health data for research aimed at improving health requires the public's awareness and trust. The Scottish Health and…”
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Ethnic Variations in Liver- and Alcohol-Related Disease Hospitalisations and Mortality: The Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Bhala, Neeraj, Cézard, Genevieve, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhopal, Raj

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Identifying risk factors for progression to critical care admission and death among individuals with acute pancreatitis: a record linkage analysis of Scottish healthcare databases by Mole, Damian J, Gungabissoon, Usha, Johnston, Philip, Cochrane, Lynda, Hopkins, Leanne, Wyper, Grant M A, Skouras, Christos, Dibben, Chris, Sullivan, Frank, Morris, Andrew, Ward, Hester J T, Lawton, Andrew M, Donnan, Peter T

“…ObjectivesAcute pancreatitis (AP) can initiate systemic complications that require support in critical care (CC). Our objective was to use the unified national…”
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Surgery and risk of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Ward, Hester J T, Knight, Richard S G

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Survival and re-operation rates after neurosurgical procedures in Scotland: implications for targeted surveillance of sub-clinical variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Bird, Sheila M, Merrall, Elizabeth L C, Ward, Hester J T, Will, Robert G

“…To assess the feasibility of post-mortem surveillance for subclinical variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) at least 5 years after neurosurgical procedures…”
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Pilot study linking primary care records to Census, cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality data in Scotland: feasibility, utility and potential by Douglas, Anne, Cézard, Genevieve, Simpson, Colin R., Steiner, Markus F.C., Bhopal, Raj, Bansal, Narinder, Sheikh, Aziz, Ward, Hester J.T., Fischbacher, Colin M.

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Ethnic variations in five lower gastrointestinal diseases: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Bhopal, Raj S, Cezard, Genevieve, Bansal, Narinder, Ward, Hester J T, Bhala, Neeraj

“…Objectives Our objective was to augment the limited evidence mainly from local, clinical studies of ethnic differences in gastrointestinal disorders. Our…”
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Impact of being placed at risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a qualitative study of blood donors to variant CJD cases and patients potentially surgically exposed to CJD by Elam, Gillian, Oakley, Katie, Connor, Nicky, Hewitt, Patricia, Ward, Hester J T, Zaman, Syed M A, Chow, Yimmy, Marteau, Theresa M

“…The study objective was to describe the emotional and behavioural responses to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) risk notification. A qualitative study using 11…”
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Factors determining the potential for onward transmission of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease via surgical instruments by Garske, Tini, Ward, Hester J.T, Clarke, Paul, Will, Robert G, Ghani, Azra C

“…While the number of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) cases continues to decline, concern has been raised that transmission could occur directly from…”
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Obstacles to conducting epidemiological research in the UK general population by WARD, Hester J. T, COUSENS, Simon N, SMITH-BATHGATE, Blaire, LEITCH, Margaret, EVERINGTON, Dawn, WILL, Robert G, SMITH, Peter G

“…Case-control studies are a powerful epidemiological method for identifying risk factors for disease. They are generally complex to design and execute. However,…”
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The geographical distribution of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease cases in the UK: what can we learn from it? by Cousens, Simon, Everington, Dawn, Ward, Hester JT, Huillard, Jerome, Will, Robert G, Smith, Peter G

“…The causative agents of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) and of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are currently indistinguishable. However, the…”
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Improving predictive asthma algorithms with modelled environment data for Scotland: an observational cohort study protocol by Soyiri, Ireneous N, Sheikh, Aziz, Reis, Stefan, Kavanagh, Kimberly, Vieno, Massimo, Clemens, Tom, Carnell, Edward J, Pan, Jiafeng, King, Abby, Beck, Rachel C, Ward, Hester J T, Dibben, Chris, Robertson, Chris, Simpson, Colin R

“…IntroductionAsthma has a considerable, but potentially, avoidable burden on many populations globally. Scotland has some of the poorest health outcomes from…”
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