OBJECTIVES
To investigate epidemiological, social, diagnostic and economic aspects of chlamydia screening in non-genitourinary medicine settings.
METHODS
Linked studies around a cross-sectional… (More)
BACKGROUND
Screening for congenital heart defects (CHDs) relies on antenatal ultrasound and postnatal clinical examination; however, life-threatening defects often go undetected.
OBJECTIVE
To… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To investigate the accuracy of predictive tests for pre-eclampsia and the effectiveness of preventative interventions for pre-eclampsia. Also to assess the cost-effectiveness of strategies… (More)
Overdiagnosis, and thus overtreatment, are inevitable consequences of most screening programmes; identification of ways of minimising the impact of overdiagnosis demands new prospective research, in… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To undertake a cost effectiveness analysis comparing first and second generation endometrial ablative techniques, hysterectomy, and the levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (Mirena)… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To develop two new models of expedited partner therapy for the UK, and evaluate them for feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcome estimates to inform the design of a randomised… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To review systematically and critically, evidence used to derive estimates of costs and cost effectiveness of chlamydia screening.
METHODS
Systematic review. A search of 11 electronic… (More)
BACKGROUND
Screening has been recommended to reduce the prevalence and morbidity associated with genital chlamydia infection in the United Kingdom.
METHODS
We describe the rationale and study… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To undertake a cost-effectiveness analysis that compares pulse oximetry as an adjunct to clinical examination with clinical examination alone in newborn screening for congenital heart… (More)
BACKGROUND
In contrast to other pregnancy complications the economic impact of stillbirth is poorly understood. We aimed to carry out a preliminary exploration of the healthcare costs of stillbirth… (More)