Analysing randomised controlled trials with missing data : Choice of approach affects conclusions

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Using 'dead or dependent' as an outcome measure in clinical trials in Parkinson's disease

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Primary and repeat surgical treatment for female pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in parous women in the UK : a register linkage study

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Methodology and reporting characteristics of studies using interrupted time series design in healthcare

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Can we understand and improve poorer cancer survival in rural-dwellers?

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Contemporary hormonal contraception and cervical cancer in women of reproductive age

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Normative data for the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank all those involved in the EpiFunD study for their role in collecting the data used in this study, particularly the principal investigators Gary Macfarlane (University of Aberdeen) and John McBeth (Keele University, and the University of Manchester) who allowed use of the EpiFunD dataset. The EpiFunD study was funded by Arthritis Research UK (formerly the Arthritis Research Campaign), Grant Number: 17552.Peer reviewedPostprin

Contemporary hormonal contraception and risk of endometrial cancer in women younger than age 50 : a retrospective cohort study of Danish women

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"It's just in that sea of things that I never cared about" : Perception of hepatitis B amongst university students in Aberdeen, North East Scotland

Acknowledgements: We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Elaine Adam (MA, PhD) who was involved in the data collection and analysis. Funding: This study was funded through NHS Endowments. The funding body had no role in the design of the study or the collection, analysis and interpretation of data or writing the manuscript. Availability of data and materials: The audio recordings and transcripts are held in the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen. They are not publicly available as they contain potentially participant identifiable information.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Is place or person more important in determining higher rural cancer mortality? A data-linkage study to compare individual versus area-based measures of deprivation:Is place or person more important in determining higher rural cancer mortality?

FUNDING This project was conducted without external funding and with the support of the Administrative Data Research Network as an exemplar project to demonstrate the feasibility of linking clinical datasets to data from the UK Census. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We acknowledge the support from three sources to conduct this project. We are grateful for support from Professor Corri Black, Dr Joanne Lumsden and Dr Vicky Munro at the Data Safe Haven (DaSH) of NHS Grampian and University of Aberdeen. We also gratefully for the support received from Amy Tilbrook, Suhail Iqbal and Julian Augley from the Electronic Data Research and Innovation Service (eDRIS) of Public Health Scotland. We also acknowledge the support of the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (ADR Scotland).Peer reviewedPublisher PD