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Factors contributing to the time taken to consult with symptoms of lung cancer: A cross-sectional study (2008)
Journal Article
Smith, S. M., Campbell, N. C., MacLeod, U., Lee, A. J., Raja, A., Wyke, S., …Nicolson, M. C. (2009). Factors contributing to the time taken to consult with symptoms of lung cancer: A cross-sectional study. Thorax, 64(6), 523-531. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2008.096560

Objectives: To determine what factors are associated with the time people take to consult with symptoms of lung cancer, with a focus on those from rural and socially deprived areas. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative interview survey was perform... Read More about Factors contributing to the time taken to consult with symptoms of lung cancer: A cross-sectional study.

The Irritability Questionnaire: a new scale for the measurement of irritability (2008)
Journal Article
Craig, K. J., Hietanen, H., Markova, I. S., & Berrios, G. E. (2008). The Irritability Questionnaire: a new scale for the measurement of irritability. Psychiatry research, 159(3), 367-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.03.002

Irritability is an important symptom in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. It is a major source of distress to patients and their carers and can lead to social and family dysfunction. Despite this, there has been little systematic research on... Read More about The Irritability Questionnaire: a new scale for the measurement of irritability.

The impact of consent on observational research: A comparison of outcomes from consenters and non consenters to an observational study (2008)
Journal Article
Macleod, U., & Watt, G. C. (2008). The impact of consent on observational research: A comparison of outcomes from consenters and non consenters to an observational study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-8-15

Background. Public health benefits from research often rely on the use of data from personal medical records. When neither patient consent nor anonymisation is possible, the case for accessing such records for research purposes depends on an assessme... Read More about The impact of consent on observational research: A comparison of outcomes from consenters and non consenters to an observational study.