Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions

    • Electronic and animal noses for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection (Protocol) 

      Leeflang, MMG; Bell, Katy J.L.; Deeks, JJ; Dinnes, J; Doust, J; Korevaar, DA; Lord, SJ; Spijker, R
      Published 2021
      This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows: 1. To assess the diagnostic test accuracy of eNoses to screen for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ...
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    • Assessing the Potential for Patient-led Surveillance After Treatment of Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF) A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Ackermann, Deonna M; Dieng, Mbatho; Medcalf, Ellie; Jenkins, Marisa C; van Kemenade, Cathelijne H; Janda, Monika; Turner, Robin M; Cust, Anne E; Morton, Rachael L; Irwig, Les; Guitera, Pascale; Soyer, Peter; Mar, Victoria; Hersch, Jolyn; Low, Donald; Low, Cynthia; Saw, Robyn P. M; Scolyer, Richard A; Drabarek, Dorothy; Espinoza, David; Azzi, Anthony; Lilleyman, Alister M; Smit, Amelia K; Murchie, Peter; Thompson, John F; Bell, Katy J.L.
      Published 2022
      Patient-led surveillance is a promising new model of follow-up care following excision of localized melanoma. Objective To determine whether patient-led surveillance in patients with prior localized primary cutaneous ...
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    • What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis 

      Luigjes-Huizer, Yvonne L; Tauber, Nina M; Humphris, Gerry; Kasparian, Nadine A; Lam, Wendy W T; Lebel, Sophie; Simard, Sébastien; Smith, Allan Ben; Zachariae, Robert; Afiyanti, Yati; Bell, Katy J.L.; Custers, José A E; de Wit, Niek J; Fisher, Peter L; Galica, Jacqueline; Garland, Sheila N; Helsper, Charlies W; Jeppesen, Mette M; Liu, Jianlin; Mititelu, Roxana; Monninkhof, Evelyn M; Russell, Lahiru; Savard, Josée; Speckens, Anne E M; van Helmondt, Sanne J; Vatandoust, Sina; Zdenkowski, Nicholas; van der Lee, Marije L
      Published 2022
      Care for fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is considered the most common unmet need among cancer survivors. Yet the prevalence of FCR and predisposing factors remain inconclusive. To support targeted care, we provide a ...
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    • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review 

      Greenaway, Christina; Pareek, Manish; Abou Chakra, Clair-Nour; Walji, Moneeza; Makarenko, Iuliia; Alabdulkarim, Balqis; Hogan, Catherine; McConnell, Ted; Scarfo, Brittany; Christensen, Robin; Tran, Anh; Rowbotham, Nick; Noori, Teymur; van der Werf, Marieke J; Pottie, Kevin; Matteelli, Alberto; Zenner, Dominik; Morton, Rachael L
      Published 2018
      The foreign-born population make up an increasing and large proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) low-incidence countries and challenge TB elimination efforts. Methods: We ...
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    • High value health care is low carbon health care 

      Barratt, Alexandra; Bell, Katy J.L.; Charlesworth, Kate; McGain, Forbes
      Published 2022
      Culling low value care will cut health care carbon emissions
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