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List of works by Alex Dregan

A population-based investigation into the self-reported reasons for sleep problems

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Adolescence sleep disturbances as predictors of adulthood sleep disturbances--a cohort study

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Age, cohort and period effects in the prevalence of sleep disturbances among older people: the impact of economic downturn

scientific article published on 15 September 2009

Are Inflammation and Related Therapy Associated with All-Cause Dementia in a Primary Care Population?

scientific article published on June 2015

Are alarm symptoms predictive of cancer survival?: population-based cohort study.

scientific article published on December 2013

Arterial stiffness association with chronic inflammatory disorders in the UK Biobank study

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Association between prior antibiotic therapy and subsequent risk of community-acquired infections: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Association of macro-level determinants with adolescent overweight and suicidal ideation with planning: A cross-sectional study of 21 Latin American and Caribbean Countries

scientific article published on 29 December 2020

Cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes morbidity and all-cause mortality among diverse chronic inflammatory disorders

scientific article published on 10 June 2017

Cardiovascular disease risk and mortality within inflammatory bowel disorders: Opposing or congruent effects?

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in chronic inflammatory disorders in primary care.

scientific article published on 17 August 2016

Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline in adults aged 50 and over: a population-based cohort study

scientific article published on November 25, 2012

Characteristics, comorbidities, and correlates of atypical depression: evidence from the UK Biobank Mental Health Survey.

scientific article published on 2 May 2019

Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Coronary Heart Disease, and Stroke

article by Alex Dregan et al published 2 September 2014 in Circulation

Cluster randomised trial in the General Practice Research Database: 1. Electronic decision support to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care (eCRT study).

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Cluster randomized trial in the general practice research database: 2. Secondary prevention after first stroke (eCRT study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 3 October 2012

Cluster randomized trials utilizing primary care electronic health records: methodological issues in design, conduct, and analysis (eCRT Study)

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Common mental disorders within chronic inflammatory disorders: a primary care database prospective investigation

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Continued high rates of antibiotic prescribing to adults with respiratory tract infection: survey of 568 UK general practices

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Cross-country variation in sleep disturbance among working and older age groups: an analysis based on the European Social Survey

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Declining blood pressure and intensification of blood pressure management among people over 80 years: cohort study using electronic health records

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Differences in Health at Age 100 According to Sex: Population-Based Cohort Study of Centenarians Using Electronic Health Records

scientific article published on 21 June 2015

Do adult emotional and behavioural outcomes vary as a function of diverse childhood experiences of the public care system?

scientific article published on 4 March 2011

Does the influence of stroke on dementia vary by different levels of prestroke cognitive functioning?: a cohort study

scientific article published on 17 October 2013

Drug Utilization and Inappropriate Prescribing in Centenarians

scientific article published on 30 April 2016

Electronic health records for intervention research: a cluster randomized trial to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care (eCRT study).

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Estimating the yield of NHS Health Checks in England: a population-based cohort study

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Foster care, residential care and public care placement patterns are associated with adult life trajectories: population-based cohort study

scientific article published on November 30, 2011

Global cities and cultural diversity: challenges and opportunities for young people's nutrition

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Incidence and mortality of fractures by frailty level over 80 years of age: cohort study using UK electronic health records.

scientific article published on 21 January 2018

Incidence and mortality of relapsing polychondritis in the UK: a population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Incidence of type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery: population-based matched cohort study

scientific article published in December 2014

Indicators of mental disorders in UK Biobank-A comparison of approaches

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Influence of prior antibiotic use on risk of rheumatoid arthritis: case control study in general practice

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Is illicit drug use harmful to cognitive functioning in the midadult years? A cohort-based investigation

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Is sodium valproate, an HDAC inhibitor, associated with reduced risk of stroke and myocardial infarction? A nested case-control study

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Leisure-time physical activity over the life course and cognitive functioning in late mid-adult years: a cohort-based investigation

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

Long-term trends in antithrombotic drug prescriptions among adults aged 80 years and over from primary care: a temporal trends analysis using electronic health records

scientific article published in July 2018

Longitudinal Trends in Hypertension Management and Mortality Among Octogenarians: Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on 09 May 2016

Multimorbidity and fit note receipt in working-age adults with long-term health conditions

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

National disparities in the relationship between antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial consumption in Europe: an observational study in 29 countries

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National disparities in the relationship between antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial consumption in Europe: an observational study in 29 countries-authors' response.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Nurses' Perceptions of Weight Gain and Obesity in the Prison Environment

scientific article published in January 2017

Obesity and Weight Change in Two United Kingdom Male Prisons

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Patterns of anti-inflammatory drug use and risk of dementia: a matched case-control study

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Point-of-care cluster randomized trial in stroke secondary prevention using electronic health records

scientific article published on 05 June 2014

Potential application of item-response theory to interpretation of medical codes in electronic patient records

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Potential gains in life expectancy from reducing amenable mortality among people diagnosed with serious mental illness in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Potential pathways from biopsychosocial risk factors to sleep loss due to worry: a population‐based investigation

Prisons and Embodiment: Self-Management Strategies of an Incarcerated Population

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Process evaluation of a point-of-care cluster randomised trial using a computer-delivered intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care

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Recent HbA1c values and mortality risk in type 2 diabetes. population-based case-control study

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Systematic review into obesity and weight gain within male prisons

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

Systolic Blood Pressure Trajectory, Frailty, and All-Cause Mortality >80 Years of Age: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records

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The mental health of emergency services personnel in the UK Biobank: a comparison with the working population

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

The relationship between prior antimicrobial prescription and meningitis: a case-control study

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Utility of electronic patient records in primary care for stroke secondary prevention trials

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Validity of cancer diagnosis in a primary care database compared with linked cancer registrations in England. Population-based cohort study

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Why do electronic health records reveal oral anticoagulant prescription after haemorrhagic stroke?

scientific article published on June 2015