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Influence of dietary factors on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study by Jowett, S L, Seal, C J, Pearce, M S, Phillips, E, Gregory, W, Barton, J R, Welfare, M R

“…Background and aims: The causes of relapses of ulcerative colitis (UC) are unknown. Dietary factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of UC. The aim of…”
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Co-morbidities as predictors of mortality in Clostridium difficile infection and derivation of the ARC predictive score by Welfare, M.R, Lalayiannis, L.C, Martin, K.E, Corbett, S, Marshall, B, Sarma, J.B

“…Summary Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD) has increased significantly in the last 15 years, but predictors of outcome are inadequately…”
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Thirty-day mortality of Clostridium difficile infection in a UK National Health Service Foundation Trust between 2002 and 2008 by McGowan, A.P, Lalayiannis, L.C, Sarma, J.B, Marshall, B, Martin, K.E, Welfare, M.R

“…Summary Few standardised data are available on mortality rates in patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The literature often reports…”
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Impact of deprivation on short- and long-term outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery by Bharathan, B., Welfare, M., Borowski, D. W., Mills, S. J., Steen, I. N., Kelly, S. B.

“…Background: The aim of the study was to determine the association between short‐ and long‐term outcomes and deprivation for patients undergoing operative…”
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Defining Relapse of Ulcerative Colitis Using a Symptom-based Activity Index by Jowett, S. L.

“…Background: Several tools exist to assess disease activity in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), but a definition of relapse does not exist. The aim of the…”
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Nicorandil-induced colonic ulceration by Brown, R, Lee, A, Welfare, M

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Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome may occur after non‐gastrointestinal and intestinal infection by Mckeown, E. S., Parry, S. D., Stansfield, R., Barton, J. R., Welfare, M. R.

“…Postinfectious functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) may not be specific to gastroenteritis. This pilot study aimed to ascertain the 3‐ and 6‐month…”
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Relationship between acetylator status, smoking, diet and colorectal cancer risk in the north-east of England by WELFARE, M. R, COOPER, J, BASSENDINE, M. F, DALY, A. K

“…Some previous studies have suggested that the fast phenotype of the N-acetyltransferase NAT2 may confer susceptibility to colorectal cancer because of greater…”
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A Comparison of the Discriminatory Power of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire and the SF-36 in People with Ulcerative Colitis by McColl, E, Han, S W, Barton, J R, Welfare, M R

“…The aim of this study was to compare the discriminatory power of a generic and a condition-specific quality of life measure (the Medical Outcomes Study…”
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Esophageal Mucin: An Adherent Mucus Gel Barrier Is Absent in The Normal Esophagus But Present in Columnar-Lined Barrett's Esophagus by Dixon, J, Strugala, V, Griffin, S M, Dettmar, P W, Allen, A, Pearson, J P

“…The presence of a protective adherent mucus gel barrier against gastric reflux in the healthy esophagus is uncertain. The aim was to characterize the surface…”
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The role of surgery in Clostridium difficile colitis by Noblett, S E, Welfare, M, Seymour, K

“…The Department of Health steering group report on managing such disease recommends administering specific antibiotics, with metronidazole and oral vancomycin…”
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Absence of a Genetic Association Between IL-1RN and IL-1B Gene Polymorphisms in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn Disease in Multiple Populations from Northeast England by Craggs, S. West, A. Curtis, M. Welfare, M. Hudson, P. Donaldson, J. Mansfield, A.

“…Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology, phenotypically categorized into…”
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The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: A Valid and Reliable Measure in Ulcerative Colitis Patients in the North East of England by HAN, S.-W, MCCOLL, E, STEEN, N, BARTON, J. R, WELFARE, M. R

“…Background: The validity and reliability of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) needed to be confirmed before its use in the UK. Methods: The…”
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The short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire is reliable and responsive to clinically important change in ulcerative colitis by Jowett, Sarah L, Seal, Chris J, Barton, Roger J, Welfare, Mark R

“…The Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) is a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) tool measuring physical, social, and emotional status…”
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NICE’s recommendations for thromboembolism are not evidence based by Welfare, Mark

“…[...]the scale of the problem looks inflated. [...]there is no good evidence that drug prophylaxis in medical patients affects mortality or is cost effective…”
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Role of polymorphisms in the interleukin-10 gene in determining disease susceptibility and phenotype in inflamatory bowel disease by AITHAL, Guruprasad P, CRAGGS, Alison, DAY, Christopher P, WELFARE, Mark, DALY, Ann K, MANSFIELD, John C, HUDSON, Mark

“…Interleukin-10 (IL-10) has a key role in regulating mucosal inflammation. The role of functional polymorphisms at positions -627 and -1117 in the IL-10 gene as…”
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The effect of NAT2 genotype and gender on the metabolism of caffeine in nonsmoking subjects by Welfare, Mark R, Bassendine, Margaret F, Daly, Ann K

“…Aims  To establish whether gender or N‐acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genotype influence the urinary 17 U+17X/137X ratio after dosing with caffeine. Methods …”
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The CC chemokine receptor 5 Δ32 mutation is not associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in NE England by Craggs, A, Welfare, M, Donaldson, PT, Mansfield, JC

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology. Evidence of abnormalities in…”
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No Apparent Increase of Colon Cancer in Relatives of Ulcerative Colitis Patients by Han, Seong-Won, Barton, Roger J, Welfare, Mark R

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Hyperbaric oxygen for toxic megacolon by Welfare, Mark R, Barton, J Roger, Cobden, Irving

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