Background Studies have suggested that the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) are
rather weakly associated with radiographic findings and vice versa. Our objectives were to …

Social and behavioural factors are critical to the emergence, spread and containment of
human disease, and are key determinants of the course, duration and outcomes of disease …

Objectives To describe the current literature on pain assessment and pain treatment for
community‐dwelling people with dementia. Method A comprehensive systematic search of the …

… Funding: John Bedson has a clinical research fellowship funded by the NHS R and D
Capacity Development Programme through the North Staffordshire Primary Care Research …

Background Long‐term opioid prescribing for musculoskeletal pain is controversial due to
uncertainty regarding effectiveness and safety. This study examined the risks of a range of …

Objectives. To estimate the consultation incidence of OA using population-based health care
data in England and compare OA incidence figures with those derived in other countries. …

Background. We examined the relationship between predisposing factors, enabling factors
and need-related factors with consultation for knee pain in general practice. Methods. This …

Objective To identify valid and feasible quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis
(OA). Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Data sources Electronic reference …

Documentation of structured community engagement initiatives and real-time monitoring of
community engagement activities during large-scale epidemics is limited. To inform such …

2. Methods This was an observational database study performed in the CPRD, a high-quality
anonymised database of routinely recorded information from general practices trained and …