M Goldacre
Biographic Data
| ID | 6166089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Goldacre |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldacre |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDACRE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
PS56 Risk Of Intentional Self-Harm In Young People With Selected Mental And Chronic Physical Conditions In England
Background Self-harm is a well recognised act of psychological distress in some young people. Children and young adults with chronic disease are known to have an increased risk of psychological distress, but their risk of intentional self-harm is not well documented in England. We aimed to determine the risk of intentional self-harm in an English population aged 10–24 years with a range of psychological disorders, namely schizophrenia, bipolar di…
P2-333 Acute myocardial infarction
Introduction There are several population-based English studies of AMI, but they are local rather than national, do not necessarily distinguish first events and re-infarctions, and are out of date. Our objective was to study AMI incidence and 30-day case fatality rates (CFRs) for first and recurrent events in England in 2007 (population 51.8 million). Methods Analysis of linked routine national hospital and mortality data, with an 8-year washout …
An index of unhealthy lifestyle is associated with coronary heart disease mortality rates for small areas in England after adjustment for deprivation
Indices of socio-economic deprivation are often used as a proxy for differences in the health behaviours of populations within small areas, but these indices are a measure of the economic environment rather than the health environment. Sets of synthetic estimates of the ward-level prevalence of low fruit and vegetable consumption, obesity, raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol and smoking were combined to develop an index of unhealthy lifesty…
Comparing measures of variation
late 1970s and is now rising.After allowing for the proportion of births to mothers over 35 years, the trend with year remains significant at the 5% level, OR=0-9996, (95%CI: 0 9995, 0 9997).Over the period there has also been a steady increase in the proportion of single mothers.As single mothers are more likely to have boys,4 it is likely that the decline in the sex ratio of children born to other women is even greater.This decline in the sex r…
Geographical variation in hospital admission rates
OBJECTIVE--To measure variation in hospital admission rates between health districts in part of the English NHS, comparing a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of interdistrict variation using linked routine hospital admission data. Comparisons were also made with levels of variation reported from the USA. SETTING--Oxford Regional Health Authority, 1979-86. SUBJECTS--Six district health authorities--tota…
Estimating incidence and prevalence of treated psychiatric disorders from routine statistics
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To use routine statistical records to estimate the incidence and prevalence of treated schizophrenia. DESIGN AND SETTING--Analysis of linked records in Oxfordshire (population 540,000) for all people in contact with specialist psychiatric services from 1975-86. SUBJECTS--Records of 685 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as an inpatient and a further 294 people who received specialist psychiatric care for schizophrenia outsi…
Computerised linking of medical records
OBJECTIVES--To report on the development of computer assisted methods for linking medical records and record abstracts. DESIGN--The methods include file blocking, to put records in an order which makes searching efficient; matching, which is the process of comparing records to determine whether they do or do not relate to the same person; linkage, which is the process of assembling correctly matched records into a time sequenced composite record …
Ovarian cancer and ABO blood groups
OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the distribution of ABO blood groups in women with ovarian cancer differs from that in the general population in a large, defined English region. DESIGN--Analysis of record abstracts of hospital care held in the Oxford record linkage study supplemented with data from the Oxford cancer registry. SETTING--Oxford Regional Health Authority area. SUBJECTS--A total of 1261 women who had ovarian cancer between 1968 and 19…
Repetition of accidents in young children
Data from the Oxford Record Linkage Study have been used to describe rates of accident repetition for children aged under 5 years. As reflected by hospital admissions, accident rates for children who have already had one accident were approximately twice those of children of the same age and sex who had previously been accident free
Community hospitals in Oxfordshire
About one-third of the general practices in the Oxfordshire Health District have access to beds in community hospitals as well as district general hospitals. Hospital Activity Analysis data were used to calculate the average number of hospital beds occupied daily by patients registered with each general practice in the district. Practices with and without access to community hospitals were compared to determine whether such access was associated …
Computerised linking of medical records
OBJECTIVES--To report on the development of computer assisted methods for linking medical records and record abstracts. DESIGN--The methods include file blocking, to put records in an order which makes searching efficient; matching, which is the process of comparing records to determine whether they do or do not relate to the same person; linkage, which is the process of assembling correctly matched records into a time sequenced composite record …
An index of unhealthy lifestyle is associated with coronary heart disease mortality rates for small areas in England after adjustment for deprivation
Indices of socio-economic deprivation are often used as a proxy for differences in the health behaviours of populations within small areas, but these indices are a measure of the economic environment rather than the health environment. Sets of synthetic estimates of the ward-level prevalence of low fruit and vegetable consumption, obesity, raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol and smoking were combined to develop an index of unhealthy lifesty…
Geographical variation in hospital admission rates
OBJECTIVE--To measure variation in hospital admission rates between health districts in part of the English NHS, comparing a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of interdistrict variation using linked routine hospital admission data. Comparisons were also made with levels of variation reported from the USA. SETTING--Oxford Regional Health Authority, 1979-86. SUBJECTS--Six district health authorities--tota…
Estimating incidence and prevalence of treated psychiatric disorders from routine statistics
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To use routine statistical records to estimate the incidence and prevalence of treated schizophrenia. DESIGN AND SETTING--Analysis of linked records in Oxfordshire (population 540,000) for all people in contact with specialist psychiatric services from 1975-86. SUBJECTS--Records of 685 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as an inpatient and a further 294 people who received specialist psychiatric care for schizophrenia outsi…
Community hospitals in Oxfordshire
About one-third of the general practices in the Oxfordshire Health District have access to beds in community hospitals as well as district general hospitals. Hospital Activity Analysis data were used to calculate the average number of hospital beds occupied daily by patients registered with each general practice in the district. Practices with and without access to community hospitals were compared to determine whether such access was associated …
Repetition of accidents in young children
Data from the Oxford Record Linkage Study have been used to describe rates of accident repetition for children aged under 5 years. As reflected by hospital admissions, accident rates for children who have already had one accident were approximately twice those of children of the same age and sex who had previously been accident free
Community hospitals in Oxfordshire
About one-third of the general practices in the Oxfordshire Health District have access to beds in community hospitals as well as district general hospitals. Hospital Activity Analysis data were used to calculate the average number of hospital beds occupied daily by patients registered with each general practice in the district. Practices with and without access to community hospitals were compared to determine whether such access was associated …
Computerised linking of medical records
OBJECTIVES--To report on the development of computer assisted methods for linking medical records and record abstracts. DESIGN--The methods include file blocking, to put records in an order which makes searching efficient; matching, which is the process of comparing records to determine whether they do or do not relate to the same person; linkage, which is the process of assembling correctly matched records into a time sequenced composite record …
Ovarian cancer and ABO blood groups
OBJECTIVE--To determine whether the distribution of ABO blood groups in women with ovarian cancer differs from that in the general population in a large, defined English region. DESIGN--Analysis of record abstracts of hospital care held in the Oxford record linkage study supplemented with data from the Oxford cancer registry. SETTING--Oxford Regional Health Authority area. SUBJECTS--A total of 1261 women who had ovarian cancer between 1968 and 19…
Geographical variation in hospital admission rates
OBJECTIVE--To measure variation in hospital admission rates between health districts in part of the English NHS, comparing a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of interdistrict variation using linked routine hospital admission data. Comparisons were also made with levels of variation reported from the USA. SETTING--Oxford Regional Health Authority, 1979-86. SUBJECTS--Six district health authorities--tota…
Estimating incidence and prevalence of treated psychiatric disorders from routine statistics
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To use routine statistical records to estimate the incidence and prevalence of treated schizophrenia. DESIGN AND SETTING--Analysis of linked records in Oxfordshire (population 540,000) for all people in contact with specialist psychiatric services from 1975-86. SUBJECTS--Records of 685 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as an inpatient and a further 294 people who received specialist psychiatric care for schizophrenia outsi…
Comparing measures of variation
late 1970s and is now rising.After allowing for the proportion of births to mothers over 35 years, the trend with year remains significant at the 5% level, OR=0-9996, (95%CI: 0 9995, 0 9997).Over the period there has also been a steady increase in the proportion of single mothers.As single mothers are more likely to have boys,4 it is likely that the decline in the sex ratio of children born to other women is even greater.This decline in the sex r…
An index of unhealthy lifestyle is associated with coronary heart disease mortality rates for small areas in England after adjustment for deprivation
Indices of socio-economic deprivation are often used as a proxy for differences in the health behaviours of populations within small areas, but these indices are a measure of the economic environment rather than the health environment. Sets of synthetic estimates of the ward-level prevalence of low fruit and vegetable consumption, obesity, raised blood pressure, raised cholesterol and smoking were combined to develop an index of unhealthy lifesty…
P2-333 Acute myocardial infarction
Introduction There are several population-based English studies of AMI, but they are local rather than national, do not necessarily distinguish first events and re-infarctions, and are out of date. Our objective was to study AMI incidence and 30-day case fatality rates (CFRs) for first and recurrent events in England in 2007 (population 51.8 million). Methods Analysis of linked routine national hospital and mortality data, with an 8-year washout …
PS56 Risk Of Intentional Self-Harm In Young People With Selected Mental And Chronic Physical Conditions In England
Background Self-harm is a well recognised act of psychological distress in some young people. Children and young adults with chronic disease are known to have an increased risk of psychological distress, but their risk of intentional self-harm is not well documented in England. We aimed to determine the risk of intentional self-harm in an English population aged 10–24 years with a range of psychological disorders, namely schizophrenia, bipolar di…
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