Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation

LF Stead, R Perera, C Bullen, D Mant… - Cochrane database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The aim of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is to temporarily replace much
of the nicotine from cigarettes to reduce motivation to smoke and nicotine withdrawal …

Effect of antibiotic prescribing in primary care on antimicrobial resistance in individual patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Costelloe, C Metcalfe, A Lovering, D Mant, AD Hay - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To systematically review the literature and, where appropriate, meta-analyse
studies investigating subsequent antibiotic resistance in individuals prescribed antibiotics in …

Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation

…, T Lancaster, LF Stead, D Mant… - … of systematic reviews, 2004 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The aim of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is to replace nicotine from
cigarettes. This reduces withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation thus …

Normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years of age: a systematic review of observational studies

…, A Plüddemann, I Maconochie, L Tarassenko, D Mant - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Although heart rate and respiratory rate in children are measured routinely in
acute settings, current reference ranges are not based on evidence. We aimed to derive new …

Clinical recognition of meningococcal disease in children and adolescents

…, C Phillips, L Bailey, A Harnden, D Mant… - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Meningococcal disease is a rapidly progressive childhood infection of global
importance. To our knowledge, no systematic quantitative research exists into the occurrence …

Routine follow up of breast cancer in primary care: randomised trial

E Grunfeld, D Mant, P Yudkin, R Adewuyi-Dalton… - Bmj, 1996 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess the effect on time to diagnosis of recurrence and on quality of life of
transferring primary responsibility for follow up of women with breast cancer in remission from …

Meta-analysis on efficacy of nicotine replacement therapies in smoking cessation

C Silagy, D Mant, G Fowler, M Lodge - The Lancet, 1994 - Elsevier
Nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) by gum, transdermal patch, intranasal spray, or inhalation
is expensive but how effective is it? We have done a meta-analysis of controlled trials to …

Large-scale community echocardiographic screening reveals a major burden of undiagnosed valvular heart disease in older people: the OxVALVE Population Cohort …

…, J Birks, E Frangou, AJ Farmer, D Mant… - European heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Valvular heart disease (VHD) is expected to become more common as the
population ages. However, current estimates of its natural history and prevalence are based on …

Effect of 3 to 5 years of scheduled CEA and CT follow-up to detect recurrence of colorectal cancer: the FACS randomized clinical trial

…, A Gray, P Rose, A Fuller, A Corkhill, S George, D Mant… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Intensive follow-up after surgery for colorectal cancer is common practice but is
based on limited evidence. Objective To assess the effect of scheduled blood measurement …

Comparison of breast cancer patient satisfaction with follow-up in primary care versus specialist care: results from a randomized controlled trial.

EVA Grunfeld, RAY Fitzpatrick, D Mant, P Yudkin… - British Journal of …, 1999 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Routine follow-up of breast cancer patients in specialist clinics is standard
practice in most countries. Follow-up involves regularly scheduled breast cancer check-ups …