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Is the prevalence of asthma declining? Systematic review of epidemiological studies.

Anandan C, Nurmatov U, van Schayck OC, Sheikh A.

Allergy. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19912154 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Transplantation of human mesenchymal stem cells promotes functional improvement and increased expression of neurotrophic factors in a rat focal cerebral ischemia model.

Wakabayashi K, Nagai A, Sheikh AM, Shiota Y, Narantuya D, Watanabe T, Masuda J, Kobayashi S, Kim SU, Yamaguchi S.

J Neurosci Res. 2009 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19885863 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Cathepsin D and apoptosis related proteins are elevated in the brain of autistic subjects.

Sheikh AM, Li X, Wen G, Tauqeer Z, Brown WT, Malik M.

Neuroscience. 2009 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19854241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Use of multiperspective qualitative interviews to understand patients' and carers' beliefs, experiences, and needs.

Kendall M, Murray SA, Carduff E, Worth A, Harris F, Lloyd A, Cavers D, Grant L, Boyd K, Sheikh A.

BMJ. 2009 Oct 14;339:b4122. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4122. No abstract available. PMID: 19828645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Facilitating the recruitment of minority ethnic people into research: qualitative case study of South Asians and asthma.

Sheikh A, Halani L, Bhopal R, Netuveli G, Partridge MR, Car J, Griffiths C, Levy M.

PLoS Med. 2009 Oct;6(10):e1000148. Epub 2009 Oct 13.PMID: 19823568 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Establishing the sequential progression of multiple allergic diagnoses in a UK birth cohort using the General Practice Research Database.

Punekar YS, Sheikh A.

Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19817751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Epidemiology and disease burden from allergic disease in Scotland: analyses of national databases.

Anandan C, Gupta R, Simpson CR, Fischbacher C, Sheikh A.

J R Soc Med. 2009 Oct;102(10):431-42.PMID: 19797601 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter variant T76 in Jazan area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dawoud HA, Ageely HM, El Sheikh AH, Heiba AA.

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2009 Aug;39(2):503-10.PMID: 19795757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of serial qualitative interviews to understand patients' evolving experiences and needs.

Murray SA, Kendall M, Carduff E, Worth A, Harris FM, Lloyd A, Cavers D, Grant L, Sheikh A.

BMJ. 2009 Sep 28;339:b3702. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3702. No abstract available. PMID: 19786485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

To cement or not in hip fracture surgery?

Panesar SS, Cleary K, Bhandari M, Sheikh A.

Lancet. 2009 Sep 26;374(9695):1047-9. No abstract available. PMID: 19782857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endogenous regulation of cardiovascular function by apelin-APJ.

Charo DN, Ho M, Fajardo G, Kawana M, Kundu RK, Sheikh AY, Finsterbach TP, Leeper NJ, Ernst KV, Chen MM, Ho YD, Chun HJ, Bernstein D, Ashley EA, Quertermous T.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009 Nov;297(5):H1904-13. Epub 2009 Sep 18.PMID: 19767528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethnic minorities and their perceptions of the quality of primary care.

Sheikh A.

BMJ. 2009 Sep 16;339:b3797. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3797. No abstract available. PMID: 19762418 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pediatric heart diseases in Madina, Saudi Arabia. Current status and future expectations.

Alnajjar AA, Morsy MF, Almuzainy IS, Sheikh AA.

Saudi Med J. 2009 Sep;30(9):1186-91.PMID: 19750265 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Comparative proteomic analysis of the PhoP regulon in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi versus Typhimurium.

Charles RC, Harris JB, Chase MR, Lebrun LM, Sheikh A, LaRocque RC, Logvinenko T, Rollins SM, Tarique A, Hohmann EL, Rosenberg I, Krastins B, Sarracino DA, Qadri F, Calderwood SB, Ryan ET.

PLoS One. 2009 Sep 10;4(9):e6994.PMID: 19746165 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi-specific immunoglobulin A antibody responses in plasma and antibody in lymphocyte supernatant specimens in Bangladeshi patients with suspected typhoid fever.

Sheikh A, Bhuiyan MS, Khanam F, Chowdhury F, Saha A, Ahmed D, Jamil KM, LaRocque RC, Harris JB, Ahmad MM, Charles R, Brooks WA, Calderwood SB, Cravioto A, Ryan ET, Qadri F.

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Nov;16(11):1587-94. Epub 2009 Sep 9.PMID: 19741090 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Is multidisciplinary teamwork the key? A qualitative study of the development of respiratory services in the UK.

Pinnock H, Huby G, Tierney A, Hamilton S, Powell A, Kielmann T, Sheikh A.

J R Soc Med. 2009 Sep;102(9):378-90.PMID: 19734535 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Posttraumatic growth and optimism in health-related trauma: a systematic review.

Bostock L, Sheikh AI, Barton S.

J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2009 Dec;16(4):281-96.PMID: 19730997 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Telemedicine for management of patients with COPD?

McKinstry B, Pinnock H, Sheikh A.

Lancet. 2009 Aug 29;374(9691):672-3. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19716948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

From support to boundary: A qualitative study of the border between self-care and professional care.

Kielmann T, Huby G, Powell A, Sheikh A, Price D, Williams S, Pinnock H.

Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19709844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Site factors may be more important than participant factors in explaining HIV test acceptance in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in Kenya, 2005.

Anand A, Shiraishi RW, Sheikh AA, Marum LH, Bolu O, Mutsotso W, Sabin K, Ayisi R, Diaz T.

Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Oct;14(10):1215-9. Epub 2009 Aug 25.PMID: 19708898 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Memory T-cell responses to Vibrio cholerae O1 infection.

Weil AA, Arifuzzaman M, Bhuiyan TR, LaRocque RC, Harris AM, Kendall EA, Hossain A, Tarique AA, Sheikh A, Chowdhury F, Khan AI, Murshed F, Parker KC, Banerjee KK, Ryan ET, Harris JB, Qadri F, Calderwood SB.

Infect Immun. 2009 Nov;77(11):5090-6. Epub 2009 Aug 24.PMID: 19703973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aortic valve-sparing operations: dealing with the coronary artery that is too close to the aortic annulus.

Sheikh AM, David TE.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep;88(3):1026-8.PMID: 19699957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Results of a cross-sectional survey about lipid-management practices among cardiologists in Pakistan: assessment of adherence to published treatment guidelines.

Gowani SA, Shoukat S, Taqui AM, Bhulani N, Khalid S, Sheikh A, Halim MS, Samreen S, Jafary FH.

Clin Ther. 2009 Jul;31(7):1604-14.PMID: 19695410 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating eHealth interventions: the need for continuous systemic evaluation.

Catwell L, Sheikh A.

PLoS Med. 2009 Aug;6(8):e1000126. Epub 2009 Aug 18. No abstract available. PMID: 19688038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Promoting smoking cessation in Bangladeshi and Pakistani male adults: design of a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of trained community smoking cessation workers.

Begh RA, Aveyard P, Upton P, Bhopal RS, White M, Amos A, Prescott RJ, Bedi R, Barton P, Fletcher M, Gill P, Zaidi Q, Sheikh A.

Trials. 2009 Aug 14;10:71.PMID: 19682374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Can we systematically review studies that evaluate complex interventions?

Shepperd S, Lewin S, Straus S, Clarke M, Eccles MP, Fitzpatrick R, Wong G, Sheikh A.

PLoS Med. 2009 Aug;6(8):e1000086. Epub 2009 Aug 11.PMID: 19668360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A novel solution for repeated migration of an implantable cardiac defibrillator.

Sheikh AM, Raza I, Edwin Sporton SC, Lall KS.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19660286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Imaging in pre- and post-operative assessment in joint preserving and replacing surgery.

Sheikh A, Schweitzer M.

Radiol Clin North Am. 2009 Jul;47(4):761-75. Review.PMID: 19631080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Two cases of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver: immunohistochemical expression of ezrin and its relationship with prognosis.

Sugitani M, Aramaki O, Kikuchi K, Sheikh A, Oinuma T, Mamiya T, Takayama T, Nemoto N.

Acta Histochem Cytochem. 2009 Jun 27;42(3):83-8. Epub 2009 May 20.PMID: 19617955 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Postpericardiotomy syndrome from transdiaphragmatic pericardial window following trauma: first description and review of the literature.

King DR, Vlahakes GJ, Johri AM, Sheikh AY.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2009 Oct;10(10):806-9. Review.PMID: 19606058 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reflections on the National Patient Safety Agency's database of medical errors.

Panesar SS, Cleary K, Sheikh A.

J R Soc Med. 2009 Jul;102(7):256-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19605852 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In response to: Burkhart P.V., Svavarsdottir E.K., Rayens M.K., Oakley M.G., Orlygsdottir B. (2009) Adolescents with asthma: predictors of quality of life. Journal of Advanced Nursing 65(4), 860-866.

Worth A, Pinnock H, Sheikh A.

J Adv Nurs. 2009 Aug;65(8):1772-3. No abstract available. PMID: 19602013 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Filaggrin gene defects and risk of developing allergic sensitisation and allergic disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis.

van den Oord RA, Sheikh A.

BMJ. 2009 Jul 9;339:b2433. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2433. Review.PMID: 19589816 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mono and multifaceted inhalant and/or food allergen reduction interventions for preventing asthma in children at high risk of developing asthma.

Maas T, Kaper J, Sheikh A, Knottnerus JA, Wesseling G, Dompeling E, Muris JW, van Schayck CP.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD006480. Review.PMID: 19588394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of a telemetric chronic obstructive pulmonary disease monitoring service: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation and nested qualitative study.

Pinnock H, Hanley J, Lewis S, MacNee W, Pagliari C, van der Pol M, Sheikh A, McKinstry B; TELESCOT Programme Group.

Prim Care Respir J. 2009 Sep;18(3):233-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19588056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Service evaluation of a UK primary care-based allergy clinic: quality improvement report.

Levy ML, Walker S, Woods A, Sheikh A.

Prim Care Respir J. 2009 Jul 8. pii: pcrj-2009-02-0016. doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2009.00042. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19588053 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of Graves disease: a non-invasive, widely under-utilized diagnostic tool.

Aldasouqi S, Sheikh A, Klosterman P.

Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):323-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19584587 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outcomes of double valve surgery for active infective endocarditis.

Sheikh AM, Elhenawy AM, Maganti M, Armstrong S, David TE, Feindel CM.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jul;138(1):69-75. Epub 2009 Feb 5.PMID: 19577059 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transcutaneous immunization with a synthetic hexasaccharide-protein conjugate induces anti-Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharide responses in mice.

Rollenhagen JE, Kalsy A, Saksena R, Sheikh A, Alam MM, Qadri F, Calderwood SB, Kovác P, Ryan ET.

Vaccine. 2009 Aug 6;27(36):4917-22. Epub 2009 Jun 27.PMID: 19563890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Visual vignette.

Aldasouqi SA, Sheikh AZ, Klosterman P.

Endocr Pract. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(5):501. No abstract available. PMID: 19546051 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Letter 2: Surgical training and working time restriction (Br J Surg 2009; 96: 329-330).

Panesar SS, Cleary K, Sheikh A.

Br J Surg. 2009 Jul;96(7):825-6; author reply 826. No abstract available. PMID: 19526601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Telephone consulting in primary care: a triangulated qualitative study of patients and providers.

McKinstry B, Watson P, Pinnock H, Heaney D, Sheikh A.

Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Jun;59(563):e209-18.PMID: 19520019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sero-epidemiology of sporadic acute hepatitis in Bangladesh: high prevalences of infection with type-B, type-E and multiple types of hepatitis virus.

Sugitani M, Sheikh A, Suzuki K, Kinukawa N, Moriyama M, Arakawa Y, Komiyama K, Li TC, Takeda N, Ishaque SM, Roy PK, Raihan AS, Hasan M.

Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2009 Jun;103(4):343-50.PMID: 19508752 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Confidentiality and the telephone in family practice: a qualitative study of the views of patients, clinicians and administrative staff.

McKinstry B, Watson P, Pinnock H, Heaney D, Sheikh A.

Fam Pract. 2009 Oct;26(5):344-50. Epub 2009 Jun 4.PMID: 19497987 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Information technology (IT) system users must be allowed to decide on the future direction of major national IT initiatives. But the task of redistributing power equally amongst stakeholders will not be an easy one.

Catwell L, Sheikh A.

Inform Prim Care. 2009;17(1):1-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19490767 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant small-molecule targeted therapy in high-risk renal cell carcinoma.

Kapoor A, Gharajeh A, Sheikh A, Pinthus J.

Curr Oncol. 2009 May;16 Suppl 1:S60-6.PMID: 19478895 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

The WHO checklist: a global tool to prevent errors in surgery.

Panesar SS, Cleary K, Sheikh A, Donaldson L.

Patient Saf Surg. 2009 May 28;3(1):9.PMID: 19476643 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Answer to case of the month #146 osteoid osteoma.

Bathina S, Sheikh A, Di Primio G, Werier J, Rakhra K.

Can Assoc Radiol J. 2009 Apr;60(2):99-102. No abstract available. PMID: 19433041 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical allergy has much to gain from engagement with qualitative research.

Gallagher M, Worth A, Sheikh A.

Allergy. 2009 Aug;64(8):1117-9. Epub 2009 Apr 29. No abstract available. PMID: 19432935 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Medical fallibility--cultural recognition and representation.

Hurwitz B, Sheikh A.

J R Soc Med. 2009 May;102(5):181-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19417050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles