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  1. Post marketing surveillance using a computerised general practice data base
    Hall GC, Luscombe DK, Walker SR
    Pharmaceutical Medicine (1988); 2: 345-351
  2. A comparison of the risk of hypoglycemia between users of human and animal insulins. Experience in the United Kingdom
    Jick H, Hall GC, Dean AD, Jick SS, Derby LE
    Pharmacotherapy (1990); 10(6): 395-397
  3. A total audit of preventive procedures in 45 practices caring for 430 000 patients
    Lawrence M, Coulter A, Jones L
    Br Med J (1990); 300: 1501-1503
  4. Validation of information recorded on general practitioner based computerised data resource in the United Kingdom
    Jick H, Jick SS, Derby LE
    Br Med J (1991); 302: 766-768
  5. How common are epileptic seizures in old age?
    Tallis R, Hall G, Craig I, Dean A
    Age and Ageing (1991); 20: 442-448
  6. Antidepressant drugs and suicide
    Derby LE, Jick H, Dean AD
    J Clin Psychopharmacol (1992); 12: 235-240
  7. Liver disease associated with diclofenac, naproxen and piroxicam
    Jick H, Derby LE, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Jick SS, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1992); 12: 207-212
  8. Further validation of information recorded on a general practitioner based computerised data resource in the United Kingdom
    Jick H, Terris BZ, Derby LE, Jick SS
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1992); 1:347-349
  9. Comparison of frequencies of suicidal tendencies among patients receiving fluoxetine, lofepramine, mianserin or trazodone
    Jick H, Ulcickas M, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1992); 12: 451-454
  10. Antidepressants and convulsions
    Jick SS, Jick H, Knauss TA, Dean AD
    J Clin Psychopharmacol (1992); 12: 241-245
  11. Research implications of computerised primary care
    Mann RD, Hall G, Chukwujindu J
    Post Marketing Surveillance (1992): 5(3): 259-268
  12. NSAIDs, quinolones and convulsions: an epidemiologic approach
    Mannino S, Garcia Rodríguez LA, Jick SS
    Post Marketing Surveillance (1992); 6: 119-128
  13. Urinary tract infections and estrogen use in older women
    Orlander JD, Jick SS, Dean AD, Jick H
    J Am Geriatr Soc (1992); 40: 817-820
  14. Micturin and torsades de pointe-experience of a post-marketing alert
    Wild RN
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1992); 1: 147-150
  15. Erythromycin-associated cholestatic hepatitis
    Derby LE, Jick H, Henry DA, Dean AD
    Med J Aust (1993); 158: 600-602
  16. Cholestatic hepatitis associated with flucloxacillin
    Derby LE, Jick H, Henry DA, Dean AD
    Med J Aust (1993); 159: 596-600
  17. Liver disorders in patients receiving chlorpromazine or isoniazid
    Derby LE, Pérez Gutthann S, Jick H, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1993); 13: 353-358
  18. Micturin (terodiline hydrochloride), torsades de pointe and other arrhythmias - a study using the VAMP database
    Hall GC, Chukwujindu J, Richardson J, Lis Y, Wild RN
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1993); 2:127-132
  19. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and certain rare, serious adverse effects. A cohort study
    Jick H, Derby LE, Garcia Rodríguez LA, Jick SS, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1993); 13:461-464
  20. A follow-up safety study of ciprofloxacin users
    Jick SS, Jick H, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1993); 13: 461-464
  21. A concurrent cohort study of oral contraceptive users from the VAMP research bank
    Lis Y, Spitzer WO, Mann RD, Cockburn I, Chukwujindu J, Thorogood M, Evans S, Suissa S, Lelorier J
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1993); 2: 51-53
  22. Care of schizophrenia in general practice
    Nazareth I, King M, Haines A, See Tai S, Hall G
    Br Med J (1993); 307:910
  23. Accuracy of diagnosis of psychosis on general practice computer system
    Nazareth I, King M, Haines A, Rangel L, Myers S
    Br Med J (1993); 307: 32-34
  24. Towards accurate prescribing analysis in general practice: accounting for the effects of practice demography
    Sleator DJD
    Br J Gen Pract (1993); 43: 102-106
  25. Practice based information systems for monitoring medicines
    Fleming DM
    Pharmaceutical Medicine (1994); 8: 161-176
  26. Risk of gynaecomastia associated with cimetidine, omeprazole, and other antiulcer drugs
    Garcia Rodríguez LA, Jick H
    Br Med J (1994); 308: 503-506
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  27. Risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation associated with individual nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    Garcia Rodríguez LA, Jick H
    Lancet (1994); 343: 769-772
  28. Acute liver injury associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the role of risk factors
    Garcia Rodríguez LA, Williams R, Derby LE, Dean AD, Jick H
    Arch Int Med (1994); 154: 311-316
  29. Flucloxacillin and cholestatic hepatitis (letter)
    Jick H, Derby LE, Dean AD, Henry DA
    Med J Aust (1994); 160: 525
  30. The VAMP system and the detection of risk. Some examples
    Mann RD
    Pharmacotherapy (1994); 3: 313-319
  31. A study of the association between hormone replacement therapy, smoking and the occurrence of myocardial infarction in women
    Mann RD, Lis Y, Chukwujindu J, Chanter DO
    J Clin Epidemiol (1994); 47: 307-312
  32. The use of nitrates, calcium channel blockers and ACE Inhibitors in primary care in the Northern Region: A Pharmacoepidemiological study
    Roberts SJ, Bateman DN
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1994); 38: 489-497
  33. The quality of information recorded on a UK database of primary care records: A study of hospitalisations due to hypoglycemia and other conditions
    van Staa TP, Abenhaim L
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1994); 3: 15-21
  34. Ocular safety of antiulcer drugs (letter)
    Garcia Rodríguez LA, Mannino S, Wallander MA
    Lancet (1995); 345: 1059-1060
  35. A large population-based follow-up study of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and cephalexin users for uncommon serious drug toxicity
    Jick H, Derby LE
    Pharmacotherapy (1995); 15(4): 428-432
  36. Risk of idiopathic cardiovascular death and nonfatal venous thromboembolism in women using oral contraceptive with differing progestagen components
    Jick H, Jick SS, Gurewich V, Myers MW, Vasilakis C
    Lancet (1995); 346: 1589-1593
  37. The risk of sulfasalazine- and mesalazine-associated blood disorders
    Jick H, Myers MW, Dean AD
    Pharmacotherapy (1995); 15(2): 176-181
  38. Antidepressants and suicide
    Jick SS, Dean AD, Jick H
    Br Med J (1995); 310: 215-218
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  39. Hormone replacement therapy: characteristics of users and non-users in a British general practice cohort identified through computerised prescribing records
    Lancaster T, Surman G, Lawrence M, Mant D, Vessey M, Thorogood M, Yudkin P, Daly E
    J Epidemiol Commun Health (1995); 49:389-394
  40. Specific therapeutic group age-sex related prescribing units (STAR-PUs): weightings for analysing general practices' prescribing in England
    Lloyd DCEF, Harris CM, Roberts DJ
    Br Med J (1995); 311: 991-994
    View full text on Specific therapeutic group age-sex related prescribing units...
  41. Care of schizophrenia in general practice: the general practitioner and the patient
    Nazareth I, King M, Davies S
    Br J Gen Pract (1995); 45: 343-347
  42. Sudden unexplained death among subjects with refractory epilepsy
    Derby LE, Tennis P, Jick H
    Epilepsia (1996); 37(10): 931-935
  43. The use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) to examine potential links between antidepressant medication and the incidence of suicide
    Donovan S
    Drug Informat J (1996); 30: 785-792
  44. A cohort study of the ocular safety of anti-ulcer drugs
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Mannino S, Wallander MA, Lindblom B
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1996); 42: 213-216
  45. Risk of acute liver injury associated with the combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Stricker BH, Zimmerman HJ
    Arch Int Med (1996); 156: 1327-1332
  46. Variability in risk of gastrointestinal complications with individual non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: results of a collaborative meta-analysis
    Henry D, Lim LL-Y, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Perez Gutthann S, Carson JL, Griffin M, Savage R, Logan R, Moride Y, Hawkey C, Hill S, Fries JT
    Br Med J (1996); 312: 1563-1566
    View full text on Variability in risk of gastrointestinal complications...
  47. The risk of myocardial infarction associated with antihypertensive drug treatment in persons with uncomplicated essential hypertension
    Jick H, Derby LE, Gurewich V, Vasilakis C
    Pharmacotherapy (1996); 16(3): 321-326
  48. The demand for eating disorder care. An epidemiological study using the General Practice Research Database
    Turnbull SJ, Ward A, Treasure JL, Jick H, Derby LE
    Br J Psychiatry (1996); 169: 705-712
  49. Gastric acid, acid-suppressing drugs and bacterial gastroenteritis: how much of a risk?
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigomez A
    Epidemiology (1997); 8: 571-574
  50. A review of epidemiologic research on drug-induced acute liver injury using the General Practice Research Database in the United Kingdom
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigómez A, Jick H
    Pharmacotherapy (1997); 17: 721-728


  51. Renal disease and acid-suppressing drugs
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Wallander MA, Johansson S, Bjork S
    Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (1997); 6: 247-251
  52. The risk of acute liver injury associated with cimetidine and other acid-suppressing anti-ulcer drugs
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Wallander MA, Stricker BH
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1997); 43: 183-188
  53. Thunderstorm-associated asthma: the effect on GP consultations
    Hajat S, Goubet SA, Haines A
    Br J Gen Pract (1997); 47: 639-641
  54. The General Practice Research Database: quality of morbidity data
    Hollowell J
    Populat Trends (1997); 87: 36-40
  55. Calcium-channel blockers and risk of cancer
    Jick H, Jick SS, Derby LE, Vasilakis C, Myers MW, Meier CR
    Lancet (1997); 349: 525-528
  56. Antihypertensive drugs and fatal myocardial infarction in persons with uncomplicated hypertension
    Jick H, Vasilakis C, Derby LE
    Epidemiology (1997); 8(4): 446-448
  57. Ciprofloxacin safety in a pediatric population
    Jick SS
    Ped Infect Dis J(1997); 16: 130-134
  58. Anticonvulsants and congenital malformations
    Jick SS, Terris BZ
    Pharmacotherapy (1997); 17: 561-564
  59. Omeprazole, other antiulcer drugs and newly diagnosed gout
    Meier CR, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1997); 44: 175-178
  60. Omeprazole, H2-blockers and polyarthralgia: case control study
    Meier CR, Jick H
    Br Med J (1997); 315: 1283
    View full text on Omeprazole, H2-blockers...
  61. Drug use and pulmonary death rates in increasingly symptomatic asthmatics in the U.K.
    Meier CR, Jick H
    Thorax (1997); 52: 612-617
  62. Hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism: population based case-control study
    Perez Gutthann S, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Castellsague Pique J, Duque Oliart A
    Br Med J (1997); 314: 796-800
    View full text on Hormone replacement therapy...
  63. Upper gastrointestinal adverse events and cyclical etidronate
    van Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C
    Am J Med (1997); 103:467
  64. Rates of hypoglycemia in users of sulfonylureas
    van Staa TP, Abehaim L, Monette J
    J Clin Epidemiol (1997); 50: 735-745
  65. 5-Aminosalicylates, sulfasalazine, steroid use, and complications in patients with ulcerative colitis
    Walker AM, Szneke P, Bianchi LA, Field LG, Sutherland LR, Dryer NA
    Am J Gastroenterol (1997); 9: 816-820
  66. Recent epidemiological studies of the association between hormone replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism. A review.
    Castellsague J, Gutthann SP, Rodriguez LG
    Drug Safety (1998); 18:117-123
  67. Why are patients prescribed proton pump inhibitors? Retrospective analysis of link between morbidity and prescribing in the General Practice Research Database
    Bashford JNR, Norwood J, Chapman SR
    Br Med J (1998); 317: 452-456
    View full text on Proton pump inhibitors...
  68. Antiepileptics and blood dyscrasia: a cohort study
    Blackburn SC, Duque Oliart A, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Perez Gutthann S
    Pharmacotherapy (1998); 18: 1277-1283
  69. Recent developments in general practice computing
    De Lusignan S, Brown A, Majeed A
    Clinician in Management (1998); 7: 148-154
  70. Appendectomy protects against ulcerative colitis
    Derby LE, Jick H
    Epidemiology (1998); 9: 205-207
  71. The cost of treating osteoporotic fractures in the United Kingdom female population
    Dolan P, Togerson DJ
    Osteopor Int (1998); 8: 611-617
  72. Risk of hospitalization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding associated with ketorolac, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, calcium antagonists and other antihypertensive drugs
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Cattaruzzi C, Troncon MG, Agostinis L
    Arch Int Med (1998); 158: 33-39
  73. Comparison of mortality from peptic ulcer bleed between patients with or without peptic ulcer antecedents
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigomez A, Hasselgren G, Wallander MA, Johansson S
    Epidemiology (1998); 9: 452-456
  74. Presence of diabetes related complication at the time of NIDDM diagnosis: an important prognostic factor
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigómez A, Hasselgren W, Wallander MA, Johansson S
    Eur J Epidemiol (1998); 14: 439-445
  75. Relationship between the regional and national incidence of transient ischaemic attack and stroke and performance of carotid endarterectomy
    Gibbs RGJ, Todd J-C, Irvine C, Lawrenson R, Newson R, Greenhalgh RM, Davies AH
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (1998); 16: 47-52
  76. Potential for suicide prevention in primary care? An analysis of factors associated with suicide
    Haste F, Charlton J, Jenkins R
    Br J Gen Pract (1998); 48: 1759-1763
  77. Antidepressant exposure and risk of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: a case-control study using the General Practice Research Database
    Hubbard R, Venn A, Lewis SA, Britton J
    Thorax (1998); 53: S44
  78. Exposure to commonly prescribed drugs and the etiology of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: a case-control study
    Hubbard R, Venn A, Smith C, Cooper M, Johnston I, Britton I
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1998); 157: 743-747
  79. Influenza vaccine uptake and distribution in England and Wales, July 1989-June 1997
    Irish C, Alli M, Gilham C, Joseph C, Watson J
    Health Trends (1998); 30(2)
  80. The risk of seizures associated with tramadol
    Jick H, Derby LE, Vasilakis C, Fife D
    Pharmacotherapy (1998); 18: 607-611
  81. A population-based study of users of appetite-suppressant drugs on the risk of cardiac valve regurgitation.
    Jick H, Vasilakis C, Weinrauch LA, Meier CR, Jick SS, Derby LE
    N Engl J Med (1998); 339: 719-724
  82. Pregnancies and terminations after 1995 warning about third-generation oral contraceptives (research letter)
    Jick SS, Vasilakis C, Jick H
    Lancet (1998); 351: 1404-1405
  83. A study of the relation of exposure to quinolones and suicidal behaviour
    Jick SS, Vasilakis C, Martinez C, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1998); 45: 77-81
  84. Risk of serious haematological toxicity associated with the use of chloramphenicol eye drops in a British general practice database
    Lancaster T, Swart AM, Jick H
    Br Med J (1998); 316: 667
    View full text on haematological toxicity...
  85. Effect of nutritional status on use of health care resources by patients with chronic disease living in the community
    Martyn CN, Winter PD, Coles SJ, Edington J
    Clin Nut (1998); 17: 119-123
  86. Tamoxifen and risk of idiopathic venous thromboembolism
    Meier CR, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1998); 45: 608-612
  87. Acute respiratory tract infections and risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction
    Meier CR, Jick SS, Derby LE, Vasilakis C, Jick H
    Lancet (1998); 351: 1467-1471
  88. Postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy and the risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus or discoid lupus
    Meier CR, Sturkenboom MCJM, Cohen AS, Jick H
    J Rheumatol (1998); 25: 1515-1519
  89. Terfenadine and risk of acute liver disease
    Myers MW, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1998); 46: 251-253
  90. Mortality in people taking selegiline: observational study
    Thorogood M, Armstrong B, Nichols T, Hollowell J
    Br Med J (1998); 317: 252-254
    View full text on Mortality in people taking selegiline...
  91. Use of cyclical etidronate and prevention of non-vertebral fractures
    van Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C
    Br J Rheumatol (1998); 37: 87-94
  92. Postmarketing surveillance of the safety of cyclic etidronate
    van Staa TP, Leufkens H, Abenhaim L, Cooper C
    Pharmacotherapy (1998); 18(5): 1121-1128
  93. Age-specific incidence and prevalence rates of treated epilepsy in an unselected population of 2 052 922 and age-specific fertility rates of women with epilepsy
    Wallace H, Shorvon S, Tallis R
    Lancet (1998); 352: 1970-1973
  94. A population-based study of users of dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine and phentermine to estimate the risk of clinically diagnosed idiopathic valvular heart disorders.
    Jick H, Vasilakis C, Weinrauch LA, Meier CR, Jick SS, Derby LE
    N Engl J Med (1998); 339: 719-724
  95. Prescribing by general practitioners after an osteoporotic fracture
    Torgerson DJ, Dolan P
    Ann Rheumatic Diseases (1998); 25: 1515-1519
  96. Prevalence of asthma in general practice
    Office for National Statistics
    Asthma J(1999); 4: 79-80
  97. Health of older people: disease prevalence, prescription and referral rates, England and Wales 1996
    Carter M, Moser K, Kelly S
    Health Statistics Quarterly (1999); 4: 9-15
  98. Association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and upper gastrointestinal bleeding: population based case-control study
    De Abajo FJ, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Montero D
    Br Med J (1999); 319: 1106-1109
    View full text on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and upper gastrointestinal bleeding association...
  99. Use of dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine and phentermine and the risk of stroke
    Derby LE, Myers MW, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1999); 47: 565-569
  100. Switching between Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) and Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) in airways disease: an analysis of age-specific rates using the General Practice Research Database
    Frischer M, Heatlie H, Chapman S, Bashford J, Norwood J
    J Appl Ther Res (1999); 2: 253-259


  101. Should the corticosteroid to bronchodilator ratio be promoted as a quality prescribing marker?
    Frischer M, Heatlie H, Chapman S, Norwood J, Bashford J, Milison D
    Public Health (1999); 113: 247-250
  102. Increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome after bacterial gastroenteritis: cohort study
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigomez A
    Br Med J (1999); 318: 565-566
  103. Secondary prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with maintenance acid-suppressing treatment in patients with peptic ulcer bleed
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigomez A
    Epidemiology(1999); 10: 228-232
  104. Association of air pollution with daily GP consultations for asthma and other lower respiratory conditions in London
    Hajat S, Goubert SA, Haines A, Atkinson RW, Anderson HR
    Thorax (1999); 54: 597-605
  105. Use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) for respiratory epidemiology: a comparison with the 4th Morbidity survey in general practice (MSGP4)
    Hansel A, Hollowell J, Nichols T, McNiece R, Strachan D
    Thorax (1999); 54: 413-419
  106. Pregnancy outcomes after maternal exposure to fluconazole
    Jick SS
    Pharmacotherapy (1999); 19: 221-222
  107. Risk of idiopathic cerebral haemorrhage in women on oral contraceptives with differing progestagen components (research letter)
    Jick SS, Myers MW, Jick H
    Lancet (1999); 354: 302-303
  108. Hormone Replacement Therapy: patterns of use studied through British general practice computerized records
    Lawrence M, Jones L, Lancaster T, Daly E
    Family Practice (1999); 16: 335-342
  109. Age- and sex-specific antibiotic prescribing patterns in general practice in England and Wales in 1996
    Majeed A, Moser K
    Br J Gen Pract (1999); 49: 735-736
  110. Prescribing for patients with asthma by general practitioners in England and Wales 1994-1996
    Majeed A, Moser K
    Health Statistics Quarterly (1999); 1: 16-20
  111. Prevalence and management of heart failure in general practice in England and Wales 1994-96
    Majeed A, Moser K
    Health Statistics Quarterly (1999); 4: 5-8
  112. Antibiotics and risk of subsequent first-time acute myocardial infarction
    Meier CR, Derby LE, Jick SS, Vasilakis C, Jick H
    JAMA (1999); 281: 427-431
  113. Prevalence of treated chronic diseases in general practice in England and Wales - trends over time and variations by the ONS area classification
    Moser K, Majeed A
    Health Statistics Quarterly (1999); 2: 25-32
  114. Low-dose diclofenac, naproxen and ibuprofen cohort study
    Perez Gutthann S, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Duque Oliart A, Varas-Lorenzo C
    Pharmacotherapy (1999); 19(7): 854-859
  115. Use of cimetidine, omeprazole and ranitidine in pregnant women and pregnancy outcomes
    Ruigomez A, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Cattaruzzi C, Troncon MG, Agostinis L, Wallander MA, Johansson S
    Am J Epidemiol (1999); 150: 476-481
  116. One-year follow-up of newly diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome patients
    Ruigomez A, Wallander MA, Johansson S, Garcia Rodriguez LA
    Aliment Pharmacol and Ther (1999); 13: 1097-1102
  117. Minocycline and lupus-like syndrome in acne patients
    Sturkenboom MCJM, Meier CR, Jick H, Stricker BHCH
    Arch Int Med (1999); 159: 493-497
  118. Risk of idiopathic venous thromboembolism in users of progestagens (research letter)
    Vasilakis C, Jick H, Melero-Montes MM
    Lancet (1999); 354: 1610-1611
  119. The risk of venous thromboembolism in users of postcoital contraceptive pills
    Vasilakis C, Jick SS, Jick H
    Contraception (1999); 59: 79-83
  120. Frequency of liver disease in type 2 diabetes patients treated with oral antidiabetic agents
    Jick SS, Stender M, Myers MW
    Diabetes Care (1999); 22: 2067-2071
  121. Risk of ventricular arrhythmias associated with nonsedating antihistamine drugs
    De Abajo FJ, Garcia Rodriguez LA
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1999); 47: 307-313
  122. A cohort study on the risk of acute liver injury among users of ketoconazole and other antifungal drugs
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Duque A, Castellsague J, Perez Gutthann S, Stricker BHCH
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (1999); 48: 847-852
  123. Oral contraceptives and venous thromboembolic disease. Analyses of the UK General Practices Research Database and the UK MediPlus Database
    Todd J-C, Williams TJ, MacRae K
    Human Reproduction update (1999); 5:688-706
  124. Costs of breast cancer treatment in the United Kingdom
    Dolan P, Torgerson DJ, Wolstenholme J
    Breast (1999); 8: 205-207
  125. Outcomes of undernutrition in patients in the community with cancer or cardiovascular disease
    Edington J, Winter PD, Coles SJ, Gale CR, Martyn CN
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (1999); 58: 655-661
  126. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers and breast cancer
    Meier CR, Derby LE, Jick SS, Jick H
    Arch Int Med (2000); 160: 349-353
  127. The risk of acute pancreatitis associated with acid-suppressing drugs
    Eland IA, Huerta-Alvarez C, Stricker BHCH, Garcia Rodriguez LA
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2000); 49: 473-478
  128. Antihypertensive drugs and the risk of idiopathic aplastic anemia
    Myers MW, Vasilakis C, Kaufman MR, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2000); 49: 604-608
  129. Intracranial hemorrhage and use of selective serotonin reputake inhibitors
    De Abajo FJ, Jick H, Derby LE, Jick SS, Schmitz SM
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2000); 50: 43-47
  130. A comparison of the risks of venous thromboembolic disease in association with different combined oral contraceptives
    Farmer RDT, Lawrenson RA, Todd J-C, Williams TJ, MacRae KD, Tyrer F, Leydon GM
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2000); 49: 580-590
  131. Validation of the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in general practice database studies
    Lawrenson RA, Todd J-C, Leydon GM, Williams TJ, Farmer RDT
    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2000); 49: 591-596
  132. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in users of combined oral contraceptives (letter)
    Jick H et al
    Br Med J (2000); 320: 57
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  133. Risk of suicide among users of calcium channel blockers: population based, nested case-control study
    Gasse C, Derby LE, Vasilakis C, Jick H
    Br Med J (2000); 320: 1251
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  134. Effect of 1995 pill scare on rates of venous thromboembolism among women taking combined oral contraceptives: analysis of General Practice Research Database
    Farmer RDT, Williams TJ, Simpson EL, Nightingale AL
    Br Med J (2000); 321: 477-479
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  135. Reduced incidence of colorectal adenoma among long-term users of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: a pooled analysis of published studies and a new population based study
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Huerta-Alvarez C
    Epidemiology (2000); 11: 376-381
  136. Differential effects of aspirin and non-aspirin nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in the primary prevention of myocardial infarction in postmenopausal women
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Varas C, Patrono C
    Epidemiology (2000); 11: 382-387
  137. Risk of cataract among users of intranasal corticosteroids
    Derby LE, Maier WC
    J Aller Clin Immunol (2000); 105: 912-916
  138. Use of oral corticosteroids and risk of fractures
    van Staa TP, Leufkens H, Abenhaim L, Zhang B, Cooper C
    J Bone Miner Res (2000); 15(6): 993-1000
  139. Overall mortality among patients surviving an episode of peptic ulcer bleeding
    Ruigomez A, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Hasselgren G, Johansson S, Wallander MA
    J Epidemiol Commun Health (2000); 54: 130-133
  140. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the risk of fractures
    Meier CR, Schlienger RG, Kraenzlin ME, Schlegel B, Jick H
    JAMA (2000); 283: 3205-3210
  141. The risk of gastrointestinal bleed, myocardial infarction, and newly diagnosed hypertension in users of meloxicam, diclofenac, naproxen and piroxicam
    Jick SS
    Pharmacotherapy (2000); 20: 741-744
  142. Effect of anti-inflammatory drugs on overall risk of common cancer: case-control study in general practice research database
    Langman MJS, Cheng KK, Gilman EA, Lancashire R J
    Br Med J (2000); 320: 1642-1646
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    Eur Respir J (2000); 16: 409-413
  144. Medical events and resources utilisation in cancer-pain patients treated with strong opioids: An analysis of the UK general practice research database
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  145. Adult height and cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: a case-control study using the UK general practice research database
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  146. Antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease
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  147. Recent trends in physician diagnosed COPD in women and men in the UK
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  148. Population-based study on incidence, risk factors, clinical complications and drug utilisation associated with influenza in the United Kingdom
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2000); 19: 834-42
  149. Isotretinoin use and risk of depression, psychotic symptoms, suicide and attempted suicide
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    Arch Dermatol (2000); 136:1231-1236
  150. Incidence of first-time idiopathic seizures in users of tramadol
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    Pharmacotherapy (2000); 20: 629-634


  151. The incidence of breast cancer in the general practice research database compared with national cancer registration data
    Kaye JA, Derby LE, Melero-Montes MM, Quinn M, Jick H
    Br J Cancer (2000);83(11):1556-1558
  152. Antipsychotic drug use and risk of first-time idiopathic venous thromboembolism: a case-control study
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    Lancet (2000); 356:1219-1223
  153. Statins and the risk of dementia
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  154. Risk of venous thromboembolism among users of third generation oral contraceptives compared with users of oral contraceptives with levonorgestrel before and after 1995: cohort and case-control analysis
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  155. Oral corticosteroids and fracture risk: relationship to daily and cumulative doses
    van Staa TP, Leufkens HG, Abenhaim L, Zhang B, Cooper C
    Rheumatology (2000); 39:1383-1389
  156. A UK general practice database study of prevalence and mortality of people with neural tube defects
    Lawrenson R, Wyndaele JJ, Viachonikolis I, Farmer C, Glickman S
    Clin Rehabil (2000); 14(6): 627-630
  157. How do symptoms indicative of BPH progress in real life practice? The UK experience
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  158. Venous thromboembolism and combined oral contraceptives: does the type of progestogen make a difference?
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  159. A comparison of trends in problematic drug misuse from two reporting systems
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    J Pub Health Med (2000); 22: 362-367
  160. Age, sex and practice variations in the use of statins in general practice in England and Wales
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  161. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of fractures
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    Bone (2000); 27:563-568
  162. Repeated use of hormonal emergency contraception by younger women in the UK
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    Br J Fam Plann (2000); 26:138-143
  163. Hormone replacement therapy and incidence of acute myocardial infarction: A population-based nested case-control study
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    Circulation (2000) 101: 2572-2578
  164. Are schizophrenia or antipsychotic drugs a risk factor for cataracts?
    Ruigomez A, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Dev VJ, Arellano F, Raniwala J
    Epidemiology (2000); 11: 620-623
  165. Epidemiology of pneumothorax in England
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    Thorax (2000); 55:666-671
  166. Multiple sclerosis and antecedent infections: a case-control study
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    Neurology (2000); 54: 2307-2310
  167. Lung cancer and cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. A population-based cohort study
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    Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2000); 161:5-8
  168. Use of oral corticosteroids in the United Kingdom
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    QJ Med (2000); 93:105-111
  169. Detection of colorectal tumor and inflammatory bowel disease during follow-up of patients with initial diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome
    Garcia Rodriguez LA, Ruigomez A, Wallander MA, Johansson S, Olbe I
    Scandinav J Gastroenterol (2000); 35:306-311
  170. Overall mortality among patients surviving an episode of peptic ulcer bleeding
    Ruigomez A, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Hasselgren G, Johansson S, Wallander MA
    J Epidemiol Commun Health (2000); 54:130-133
  171. Do Symptoms Indicative of BPH Progress in Real Life Practice? The UK Experience
    Clifford GM, Logie J, Farmer RD
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  172. The effects of age, body mass index, smoking and general health on the risk of venous thromboembolism in users of combined oral contraceptives
    Nightingale AL, Lawrenson RA, Simpson EL, Williams TJ, MacRae KD, Farmer RD
    Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care (2000); 5:265-274
  173. Ratio of inhaled corticosteroid to bronchodilator and hospital referral for asthma: a patient level analysis using the General Practice Research Database
    Frischer M, Heatlie H, Chapman S, Bashford J, Norwood J, Millson D
    Curr Med Res Opin (2000); 16; 8-13
  174. Defining the spectrum of appropriate prescribing: implications for effective medicines management
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    Int J Pharm Med (2000); 14: 17-21
  175. Are triptans with enhanced lipophilicity used for the acute treatment of migraine associated with increasing consulting rates for depressive illness?
    Millson D, Frischer M, Croft P, Goadsby P
    Cephalalgia (2000); 20: 732-737
  176. Patterns of prescription of PC4 by general practitioners in England and Wales.
    Ineichen B, Logie J, Rowlands S, Lawrenson R
    Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care (2000); 5: 241-247
  177. Hyperemesis gravidarum and the sex of the baby
    Melero Montes MM, Jick H
    Epidemiology (2000); 12: 123-4
  178. Baseline risk of gastro-intestinal disorders among new users of meloxicam, ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen and indomethacin
    Lanes SF, Garcia Rodriguez LA, Hwang E
    Pharmacoepidemiol & Drug Safety (2000); 9: 113-117
  179. Morbidity and treatment data from general practice 1998 (England and Wales)
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    Health Statistics Quarterly(2000); 8: 81-86
  180. The use of a large pharmacoepidemiological database to study exposure to oral corticosteroids and risk of fractures: validation of study population and results
    van Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C, Zhang B, Leufkens HGM
    Pharmacoepidemiol & Drug Safety (2000); 9: 359-366
  181. Postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy and the risk of Alzheimer's disease
    Seshadri S, Zornberg GL, Derby LE, Myers MW, Jick H, Drachman DA
    Arch Neurol (2001); 58(3): 435-440
  182. Incidence of newly diagnosed heart failure in UK general practice
    Johansson S, Wallander M, Ruigomez A, Garcia Rodriguez LA
    Eur J Heart Fail (2001); 3(2): 225-231
  183. A case-control study of autism and mumps-measles-rubella vaccination using the general practice research database: design and methodology
    Smeeth L, Hall AJ, Fombonne E, Rodrigues LC, Huang X, Smith PG
    BMC Public Health (2001); 1(1): 2
  184. Risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation associated with low-dose aspirin as plain and enteric-coated formulations
    de Abajo FJ, Garcia Rodriguez LA
    BMC Clin Pharmacol (2001); 1(1): 1
  185. Mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine and the incidence of autism recorded by general practitioners: a time trend analysis
    Kaye JA, del Mar Melero-Montes M, Jick H
    Br Med J (2001); 322: 460-463
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  186. Epidemiologic assessment of the safety of conventional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    Hernandez-Diaz S, Garcia-Rodriguez LA
    Am J Med (2001); 110 (3 Suppl 1): 20-27
  187. Reduced risk of colorectal cancer among long-term users of aspirin and nonaspirin nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
    Garcia-Rodriguez LA, Huerta-Alvarez C
    Epidemiology (2001); 12: 88-93
  188. Public health impact of adverse bone effects of oral corticosteroids
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    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2001); 6:601-607
  189. Inequalities in treated heart disease and mental illness in England and Wales, 1994-1998
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    Br J Gen Pract (2001); 467:438-444
  190. Steroids and risk of upper gastrointestinal complications
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    Am J Epidemiol (2001); 153:1089-1093
  191. Mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine and the incidence of autism recorded by general practitioners: a time-trend analysis
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    West J Med (2001); 174:387-390
  192. Renal failure in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction
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    Neuroepidemiology (2001); 20:138-143
  193. Preferential prescribing of type of combined oral contraceptive pill by general practitioners to teenagers with acne
    Rowlands S, Devalia H, Lawrenson R
    Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care (2001); 6:9-13
  194. Trends in antibiotic prescribing and associated indications in primary care from 1993 to 1997
    Frischer M, Heatlie H, Norwood J, Bashford J, Millson D, Chapman S
    J Public Health Med (2001); 23:69-73
  195. Use of statins and risk of fractures
    van Staa TP, Wegman S, de Vries F, Leufkens B, Cooper C
    JAMA (2001); 285:1850-1855
  196. Use of inhaled corticosteroids and risk of fractures
    van Staa TP, Leufkens HG, Cooper C
    J Bone Miner Res (2001); 16:581-588
  197. Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction - triumph: the role of general practice databases
    Logie JW, Clifford GM, Farmer RD, Meesen BP
    Eur Urol (2001); 39 Suppl 3:42-47
  198. Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction - triumph: design and implementation
    Chapple CR
    Eur Urol (2001); 39 Suppl 3:31-36
  199. Are users of lipid-lowering drugs at increased risk of peripheral neuropathy?
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    Eur J Clin Pharmacol (2001); 56:931-933
  200. Diagnosis and Initial Management of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Across UK Health Regions From 1992 to 1996 : Experience of a National Primary Care Database
    Gibbs RG, Newson R, Lawrenson R, Greenhalgh RM, Davies AH
    Stroke (2001): 32: 1085-1090


  201. Trends in the prevalence and management of atrial fibrillation in general practice in England and Wales, 1994-1998: analysis of data from the general practice research database
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    Heart (2001); 86: 284-288
  202. The risk of liver damage associated with minocycline: a comparative study
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    J Clin Pharmacol ( 2001); 4: 852-860
  203. The risk of obstructive airways disease in a glaucoma population
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    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2001); 10: 157-163
  204. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of developing first-time acute myocardial infarction
    Meier CR, Schlienger RG, Jick H
    Br J Clin Pharmacol. (2001); 52:179-184
  205. Patterns of prescribing of nutritional supplements in the United Kingdom
    Gale CR, Edington J, Coles SJ, Martyn CN
    Clin Nutr (2001); 20: 333-337
  206. Consultations and referrals for dyspepsia in general practice-a one year database survey
    van Bommel MJ, Numans ME, de Wit NJ, Stalman WA
    Postgrad Med J (2001); 77: 514-518
  207. Otitis externa in UK general practice: a survey using the UK General Practice Research Database
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    Br J Gen Pract (2001); 51: 533-538
  208. Public health impact of adverse bone effects of oral corticosteroids
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    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2001); 51: 601-607
  209. Incidence of ocular melanoma in the general population and in glaucoma patients
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    J Epidemiol Community Health (2001); 55: 338-339
  210. Time trends in GP outpatient referrals
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  211. Antibiotic failure in the treatment of urinary tract infections in young women
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  212. Epidemiology of fractures in England and Wales
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  213. The excess cost of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in patients aged 45 and older in England and Wales
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  214. Acetaminophen and the risk of renal and bladder cancer in the general practice research database
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  215. Live attenuated polio vaccine and the risk of intussusception.
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    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2001); 52: 451-453
  216. Inflammatory Bowel Disease is not associated with an increased risk of lymphoma
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  217. Risk of cataract in patients treated with statins
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    Arch Intern Med (2001);161: 2021-2026
  218. Siblings, multiple births, and the incidence of allergic disease: a birth cohort study using the West Midlands general practice research database
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  219. Prevalence of ischaemic heart disease and its management with statins and aspirin in general practice in England and Wales, 1994 and 1998
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  220. Prevalence of comorbid mental illness and drug use recorded in general practice: preliminary findings from the General Practice Research Database
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    Drugs: education, prevention and policy (2001); 8: 276-280
  221. Does oral polio vaccine cause intussusception in infants? Evidence from a sequence of three self-controlled cases series studies in the United Kingdom
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    Eur J Epidemiol (2001); 17: 701-706
  222. Association between air pollution and daily consultations with general practitioners for allergic rhinitis in London, United Kingdom
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  223. Use of the combined oral contraceptive pill by under 16s
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  224. The risk of cataract among users of inhaled steroids
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  225. Prevalence and management of heart failure in England and Wales, 1994-98
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    Health Statistics Quarterly (2001); 11: 17-24
  226. Lipid-lowering drugs and risk of myopathy: a population-based follow-up study
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    Epidemiol (2001); 12:565-569
  227. The risk of upper gastrointestinal complications associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids, acetaminophen and combination of these agents
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    Arthritis Research (2001); 3: 98-101
  228. Relative risk of upper gastrointestinal complications among users of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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    Epidemiol (2001); 12: 570-576
  229. Gender and drug treatment as determinants of mortality in a cohort of heart failure patients
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  230. Risk of venous thromboembolism with cyproterone or levonorgestrel contraceptives
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  231. Incidence of chronic atrial fibrillation in general practice and its treatment pattern
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  232. Association between acetaminophen or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and risk of developing ovarian, breast, or colon cancer
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  233. Risk of mortality in a cohort of patients newly diagnosed with chronic atrial fibrillation
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  234. Hormone replacement therapy and prevention of pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers
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    Lancet (2002); 359: 675-677
  235. Incidence and natural history of Paget's disease of bone in England and Wales
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  236. Treatment patterns among newly diagnosed heart failure patients in general practice
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  237. Venous leg ulcer: incidence and prevalence in the elderly
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  238. Levothyroxine treatment and occurrence of fracture of the hip
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  239. Statins and the risk of idiopathic venous thromboembolism
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    Br J Clin Pharmacol (2002);53:101-105
  240. Early exposure to infections and antibiotics and the incidence of allergic disease: a birth cohort study with the West Midlands General Practice Research Database
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    J Allergy Clin Immunol (2002); 109: 43-50
  241. Antiepileptic drugs: coprescription of proconvulsant drugs and oral contraceptives: a national study of antiepileptic drug prescribing practice
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    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2002); 72: 114-115
  242. The epidemiology and treatment of Bell's palsy in the UK
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    Eur J Neurol (2002);9:63-67
  243. Prescribing patterns in premenstrual syndrome
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  244. Itraconazole and fluconazole and certain rare, serious adverse events
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    Pharmacotherapy (2002); 22: 697-700
  245. The Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers among Elderly Patients in General Medical Practice
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  246. Validity and completeness of the General Practice Research Database for studies of inflammatory bowel disease
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    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2002); 11: 211-218
  247. The impact of coexisting connective tissue disease on survival in patients with fibrosing alveolitis
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  248. Clinical risk factors for venous thromboembolus in users of the combined oral contraceptive pill
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    Br J Clin Pharmacol ( 2002); 53: 637-640
  249. The general fertility rate in women with psychotic disorders
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  250. Peptic ulceration in general practice in England and Wales 1994-98: period prevalence and drug management
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  251. Lower risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events with naproxen among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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  252. Risk of clinical blood dyscrasia in a cohort of antibiotic users
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  253. Drug or symptom-induced depression in men treated with alpha 1-blockers for benign prostatic hyperplasia? A nested case-control study
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    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2002); 11: 55-61
  254. Risk of irritable bowel syndrome among asthma patients
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  255. Mode of delivery and risk of developing allergic disease
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    J Allergy Clin Immunol (2002); 109: 800-802
  256. Statin use, hyperlipidaemia, and the risk of breast cancer
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    Br J Cancer (2002); 86: 1436-1439
  257. Geriatric drug therapy and healthcare utilization in the United Kingdom
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  258. The effects of air pollution on general practitioner consultations for upper respiratory diseases in London
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    Occup Environ Med (2002); 59: 294-299
  259. Asociations of cold temperatures with GP consultations for respiratory and cardiovascular disease amongst the elderly in London
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  260. Comparison of speciality referral rates in the United kingdom and the United states: retrospective cohort analysis
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  261. Incident diabetes associated with antipsychotic use in the United Kingdom general practice research database
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  262. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction
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  263. Association between migraine and asthma: matched case-control study
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  264. The importance of prenatal exposures on the development of allergic disease: a birth cohort study using the west midlands general practice database
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  265. Risk of acute liver injury in patients with diabetes
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    Pharmacotherapy (2002); 22:1091-1096
  266. Relation of childhood gastrointestinal disorders to autism: nested case-control study using data from the UK General Practice Research Database
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    Br Med J (2002); 325: 419-421
  267. Does a fracture at one site predict later fractures at other sites? A British cohort study
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  268. Consultation rates from the general practice research database
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  269. Respiratory medications and risk of asthma death
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  270. Can the General Practice Research Database be used to monitor the heath of babies and their mothers?
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  271. Age and sex-specific antibiotic prescribing patterns in general practice in England and Wales, 1994 to 1998
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  272. Epilepsy prevalence and prescribing patterns in England and Wales
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    Health Statistics Quarterly (2002); 15: 23-30
  273. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in general practice in England and Wales, 1994 to 1998
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  274. Etiology and frequency of rhabdomyolysis
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  275. Accruing large numbers of patients in primary care trials by retrospective recruitment methods
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  276. Risk of serious skin disorders among users of oral antifungals: a population-based study
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    BMC Dermatol (2002) 28; 2: 14
  277. Association between body mass index and liver disorders: an epidemiological study
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  278. An assessment of the independent effects of olanzapine and risperidone exposure on the risk of hyperlipidemia in schizophrenic patients
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    Arch Gen Psychiatry (2002); 59: 1021-1026
  279. Survival in COPD patients after regular use of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in general practice
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  280. Inhaled corticosteroids and hip fracture: a population-based case-control study
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  281. Utility of medical and drug history in fracture risk prediction among men and women
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  282. Differences in the use of health services among people with and without epilepsy in the United Kingdom: socio-economic and disease-specific determinants
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  283. Trends in the treatment of osteoporosis and types of drug treatments prescribed in general practice in England and Wales, 1994 to 1998
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