The Division is the academic home for a wide range of clinical academics including nursing and allied health professionals, general practitioners, public health specialists and hospital consultants. Below is a selection of our top ranking / high impact papers from recent years, highlighting the diversity of research within the Division.

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• Lamb SE, Williams MA, Williamson EM, Gates S, Withers EJ, Mt-Isa S, Ashby D, Castelnuovo E, Underwood M, Cooke MW on behalf of the MINT trial group. Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT): a randomised controlled trial of treatments for whiplash injuries. Health Technology Assessment 2012;
• Schroeder E., Petrou S., Patel N., Hollowell J., Puddicombe D., Redshaw M., Brocklehurst P., Birthplace in England Collaborative Group. Cost effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth in woman at low risk of complications: evidence from the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study. BMJ 2012;
• ML Costa, NR Parsons, RP Edlin, P Foguet , U Prakash, DR Griffin, J Achten. Total hip arthroplasty versus resurfacing arthroplasty in the treatment of patients with arthritis of the hip joint: Single centre, parallel group, assessor blinded, randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2012;
• Smith F.G., Perkins G.D., Gates S., Young D., McAuley D.F., Tunnicliffe W., Khan Z., Lamb S.E.  Effect of intravenous β-2 agonist treatment on clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (BALTI-2): A multicentre, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2012;
• Noah M.A., Peek G.J., Finney S.J., Griffiths M.J., Harrison D.A., Grieve R., Sadique M.Z., Sekhon J.S., McAuley D.F., Firmin R.K., Harvey C., Cordingley J.J., Price S., Vuylsteke A., Jenkins D.P., Noble D.W., Bloomfield R., Walsh T.S., Perkins G.D. Referral to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center and mortality among patients with severe 2009 influenza A(H1N1). JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association 2011;
• Leo A.D., Desmedt C., Bartlett J.M.S., Piette F., Ejlertsen B., Pritchard K.I., Larsimont D., Poole C., Isola J., Earl H., Mouridsen H., O'Malley F.P., Cardoso F., Tanner M., Munro A., Twelves C.J., Sotiriou C., Shepherd L., Cameron D., Piccart M.J. HER2 and TOP2A as predictive markers for anthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimens as adjuvant treatment of breast cancer: A meta-analysis of individual patient data. The Lancet Oncology 2011;
• Rayman M.P., Stranges S., Griffin B.A., Pastor-Barriuso R., Guallar E. Effect of supplementation with high-selenium yeast on plasma lipids: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 2011;
• Bartlett J.M., Munro A.F., Dunn J.A., McConkey C., Jordan S., Twelves C.J., Cameron D.A., Thomas J., Campbell F.M., Rea D.W., Provenzano E., Caldas C., Pharoah P., Hiller L., Earl H., Poole C.J. Predictive markers of anthracycline benefit: a prospectively planned analysis of the UK National Epirubicin Adjuvant Trial (NEAT/BR9601). The Lancet Oncology 2010;
• Lamb S.E., Hansen Z., Lall R., Castelnuovo E., Withers E.J., Nichols V., Potter R., Underwood M.R. Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet 2010;
• Strazzullo P, D’Elia L, Kandala N-B & Cappuccio FP. Salt intake, stroke and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. BMJ 2009;
• Key T.J., Appleby P.N., Spencer E.A., Travis R.C., Allen N.E., Thorogood M., Mann J.I. Cancer incidence in British vegetarians. British Journal of Cancer 2011;
• Lamb S.E., Marsh J.L., Hutton J.L., Nakash R., Cooke M.W. Mechanical supports for acute, severe ankle sprain: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2009;
• The TOMBOLA Group, Little, J., Sharp, L., Cotton, S., Cruickshank, M., Duncan, I., Harrild, K., Jenkins, D., Smart, L., Waugh, N., Cochran, C., Gray, N., Hammond, R., Neal, K., Thornton, A. Cytological surveillance compared with immediate referral for colposcopy in the management of women with low-grade cervical abnormalities. BMJ 2009;
• The TOMBOLA Group, Little, J., Sharp, L., Cotton, S., Cruickshank, M., Duncan, I., Harrild, K., Jenkins, D., Smart, L., Waugh, N., Cochran, C., Gray, N., Hammond, R., Neal, K., Thornton, A.Biopsy and selective recall compared with immediate large loop excision in management of women with low grade abnormal cervical cytology referred for colposcopy: multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2009;
• Gillespie L.D., Robertson M.C., Gillespie W.J., Lamb S.E., Gates S., Cumming R.G., Rowe B.H. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009;
• Ellis P., Barrett-Lee P., Johnson L., Cameron D., Wardley A., O'Reilly S., Verrill M., Smith I., Yarnold J., Coleman R., Earl H., Canney P., Twelves C., Poole C., Bloomfield D., Hopwood P., Johnston S., Dowsett M., Bartlett J.M. Sequential docetaxel as adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer (TACT): an open-label, phase III, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2009;
• McCallum I.J.D., King P.M., Bruce J. Healing by primary closure versus open healing after surgery for pilonidal sinus: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2008;
• Stranges S., Cappuccio F.P., Kandala N.-B., Miller M.A., Taggart F.M., Kumari M., Ferrie J.E., Shipley M.J., Brunner E.J., Marmot M.G. Cross-sectional versus prospective associations of sleep duration with changes in relative weight and body fat distribution: The Whitehall II study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008;
• Gates S., Fisher J.D., Cooke M.W., Carter Y.H., Lamb S.E. Multifactorial assessment and targeted intervention for preventing falls and injuries among older people in community and emergency care settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2008;
• Bellary S., O'Hare J., Raymond N., Gumber A., Mughal S., Szczepura A., Kumar S., Barnett A. Enhanced diabetes care to patients of south Asian ethnic origin (the United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study): a cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2008;
• Beswick A.D., Rees K., Dieppe P., Ayis S., Gooberman-Hill R., Horwood J., Ebrahim S. Complex interventions to improve physical function and maintain independent living in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet 2008;