Publications

We aim to publish all our work. Here is a list research papers and reports using QRESEARCH and related data sources.

Predicting risk of osteoporotic fracture in men and women in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of QFractureScores. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C.   British Medical Journal 2009: 339: b4229 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4229

Design and evaluation of a semantic approach for the homogeneous identification of events in eight patient databases: a contribution to the European EU-ADR project. Avillach P, Joubert M, Thiessard F, Trifirò G, Dufour J-C, Pariente A, Mougin F, Polimeni G, Catania MA^, Giaquinto C, Mazzaglia G, Baio G, Herings R, Gini R, Hippisley-Cox J, Molokhia M, Pedersen L, Fourrier-Réglat A, Sturkenboom M, Fieschi M.   AMIA 2009

Novel System for Detection of Drug Safety Signals by Integrative Mining of Electronic Health Care Records and Biomedical Knowledge.  van der Lei J, Sturkenboom MC, Kors J, Acedo CD, Boyer S, Luigi Cantarutti L, Fourier-reglat A, Gini R, Gurwitz D, Herings RMC, Hippisley-Cox J, Loza MI, Mazzaglia G, Molokhia M, Oliveira JL, Pedersen L, Romio SA, Sanz F, Trifiro G. EU-ADR:;  Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, 2010 (in press)

 

Trends in the epidemiology of smoking in the UK general practice.Simpson CR, Hippisley-Cox J, Sheikh A.  British Journal of General Practice 2010 (in press).

 

Predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of the QDScore.  Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Robson J, Sheikh A, Brindle P.  British Medical Journal 2009; 338: b880 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b880

 

A semantic approach for the homogenous identification of events in eight patient databases: a contribution to the European ALERT Project Avillach P, Mougin F^a, Jouber M^b, Thiessard F, Pariente A,  Dufour J, Trifirò G, Polimeni G, Catania GA^, Carlo Giaquinto^e, Mazzaglia G, Baio G, Herings R, Gini R, Hippisley-Cox J et al. 2009 (in press MIE).

 

Opportunity in Diversity: Merging Healthcare Databases in Europe for Signal Detection in Pharmacovigilance.Coloma P, Schuemie M, Trifiro G, Herings R, Hippisley-Cox J, Gini R, et al. 25^th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk management in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 16-18 August 2009

 

Diagnostic precision of Primary Care electronic database for study of gastrointestinal bleeding and its ability to detect the influence of aspirin.  Leighton M, Vinogradova Y, Shonde A, Atherton JC, Logan RF, Avery A, Kendrick D, Hippisley-Cox J, Hawkey CJ.  Gastroenterology 2009; 136, (Issue 5, Supplement 1), A-612 (Abstract T1973)

 

 

Increased Aspirin Use and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Rates in Socially Deprived Patients. Vinogradova Y, Leighton M, Avery A, Logan RF, Kendrick D, Atherton JC, Shonde A, Hippisley-Cox J, Hawkey CJ.  Gastroenterology 2009; 136 (5, Supplement 1): A-69 (Abstract 408)

 

 

Trends in consultation rates in General Practice 1995/1996 to 2008/2009: Analysis of the QResearch^® database.   Final Report to the NHS Information Centre and Department of Health. Hippisley-Cox J, Vinogradova Y. Published by The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, part of the Government Statistical Service. September 2009.  ISBN 978-1-84636-328-3

 

 

QSurveillance® - introducing the new, expanded general practice derived database for health protection purposes.  Harcourt S, Smith G, George R, Pebody R, Painter M, Regan M, Hippisley-Cox J.  Poster presentation at the Health Protection Agency’s Annual Conference, 14-16 September 2009; Coventry: Rootes Building, Warwick University: Coventry; 15^th September 2009.

 

Syndromic surveillance of a small local outbreak of cryptosporidium in drinking water supplies in UK, June 2008.  Smith S, Elliot A, Smith GE, Mallaghan C, Modha D, Martyn Regan, Hippisley-Cox J. Oral presentation at the Health Protection Agency’s Annual Conference, 15^th September 2009; Coventry: Rootes Building, Warwick University.

 

Do patients fron high risk groups consult their GP more during a heatwave? A cross-sectional study using the QRESEARCH^® database.  Harcourt S, Smith G, Hajat S, Kovats S, Leonardi G, Bickler G,  Charlett A,  Pebody R, Hippisley-Cox J. Health Protection 2008; 15 – 17 September 2008, Health Protection Agency

 

Co-morbidity, healthcare utilisation and process of care measures in patients with congenital heart disease in the UK: cross-sectional, population-based study with case–control analysis. Billet J, Cowie M, Gatzoulis MA, Voner Muhl IF, A Majeed. Heart 2008;94:1194-1199 doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.122671

 

How will English STI Surveillance Be Improved By Supplementing Routine GUM Data with Data from General Practice? Yung M, Hughes G, Cassell J, Mercer C, Smith G, Harcourt S. Annual Spring BASHH conference, 2008

 

Patients at high risk of pneumonia: population case-control study (Oral Presentation, Abstract number: 1073). Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J.  37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 9-11 July 2008, National University of Ireland, Galway

 

Sexual Health in the South East: A collaborative report by the Health Protection Agency South East and the South East Public Health Observatory. 2008

 

Diagnoses and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in General Practice: Analysis using QRESEARCH database 2002-2006. Joint Collaboration of the Health Protection Agency and QRESEARCH.

Data mining on electronic health record databases for signal detection in pharmacovigilance: which events to monitor? Trifirò G, Pariente A,  Coloma PM, Kors JA, Polimeni G, Miremont-Salamé G, Catania MA,  Salvo F, David A, Moore N,  Caputi AP, Sturkenboom M, Molokhia M, Hippisley-Cox J, DiazC, van der Lei J, Fourrier-Reglat A on behalf of the EU-ADR group. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (2009, in press).

 

Identification of new risk factors for pneumonia: population based case control study.  Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C.  British Journal of General Practice 2009; 59 (567): e329-e338 doi:10.3399/bjgp09X472629

 

Do patients from high risk groups consult their GP more during a heatwave? A cross-sectional study using the QResearch® database. Harcourt SE, Smith GE, Hajat S, Lovats S, leonardi G, Bickler G, Charlett A, Pebody R, Hippisley-Cox J. (2009,in press)

 

Sexual Health in the South East: A collaborative report by the Health Protection Agency South East and the South East Public Health Observatory, 2008.

 

Diagnoses and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in General Practice: Analysis using QRESEARCH database 2002-2006.Joint Collaboration of the Health Protection Agency and QRESEARCH, 2009.

 

Antipyschotic medication and risk of thrombembolism: nested case control study. Parker C, Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J. British Medical Journal (2010, in press).

Predicting cardiovascular risk in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of QRISK2. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Vinogradova Y, Robson J, Minhas R, Sheikh A, Brindle P. British Medical Journal 2008;336; 1475-1482. [available online]

QSurveillance® - introducing the new, expanded general practice derived database for health protection purposes.  Harcourt S, Smith G, George R, Pebody R, Painter M, Ibbotson S, Regan M, Smith S, Hippisley-Cox J.  Abstract HPA Annual Conference at Warwick University in 2009

 

Syndromic surveillance of a small local outbreak of cryptosporidium in drinking water supplies in UK, June 2008.Smith S, Elliot A, Smith GE, Mallaghan C, Modha D, Martyn Regan, Hippisley-Cox J  The HPA Annual Conference at Warwick University in 2009, Water Category (2009)

 

Do patients fron high risk groups consult their GP more during a heatwave? A cross-sectional study using the QRESEARCH^® database.  Harcourt S, Smith G, Hajat S, Kovats S, Leonardi G, Bickler G,  Charlett A,  Pebody R, Hippisley-Cox J. Health Protection 2008; 15 – 17 September 2008, Health Protection Agency.

 

How will English STI Surveillance Be Improved By Supplementing Routine GUM Data with Data from General Practice? Yung M, Hughes G, Cassell J, Mercer C, Smith G, Harcourt S.  Annual Spring BASHH conference, 2008.

 

Patients at high risk of pneumonia: population case-control study. Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J.   (Oral Presentation, Abstract number: 1073). 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the SAPC, 9-11 July 2008, National University of Ireland, Galway

 

Primary Care Surveillance in the UK: Action, Outcomes, Benefits. Cooper DL, Smith GE, Elliott D, Harcourt S, Loveridge P, Smith S, Ibbotson S, George R, Hippisley-Cox J.   Oral presentation.  Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007; 2: 100. 

 

Inequalities in uptake of influenza vaccine by deprivation and risk group: time trend analysis. Coupland C, Harcourt S, Vinogradova Y, Smith G, Joseph CA, Pringle M, Hippisley-Cox J. International Meeting of Epidemiology, Dublin, 2007.

 

Elliot A, Hippisley-Cox J. Public health surveillance: real-time monitoring of morbidity in the community. Royal College of General Practitioners, Annual Conference, 2008.

Trends in the epidemiology and prescribing for eczema in England. Simpson C, Newton J, Hippisley-Cox J, Sheikh A. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2009; 102; 108-117.

Trends in the epidemiology and prescribing of mediciation for allergic rhinits in England. Ghouri N, Hippisley-Cox J, Newton J, Sheikh A. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine; 2008; 101; 466p472.  [available online]

Incidence and prevalence of multiple allergic disorders recorded in a national primary care database. Simpson C, Newton J, Hippisley-Cox J, Sheikh A. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2008;101; 558-563.

Trends in national incidence, lifetime prevalence and adrenaline prescribing for anaphylaxis in England. Simpson C, Hippisley-Cox J, Sheikh A. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2008;101; 139-143.

Quality of diabetes care in patients with severe mental illness: cross-sectional study. Whyte S, Penny C, Phelan M, Hippisley-Cox J, Majeed A. Diabetic Medicine. 2007; 22; 1442-1448.

Comorbidity, health care utilisation and process of care measures in patients with congenital heart disease in the UK: cross-sectional population-based study with case control analysis. Billett J; Cowie MR; Gatzoulis MA; Vonder Muhll IF; Majeed A. (07 Aug 2007). Heart. [available online]

What is the Optimum Model of Service Delivery for Transient Ischaemic Attack? Report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D (NCCSDO): NCCSDO. Mant J, Barton P, Ryan R, McManus R, Fletcher K, Kandiyali R, et al. (2008, in press)

Clinical Care and Delivery Quality of diabetes care in patients with schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder: cross-sectional study S. Whyte, C. Penny, M. Phelan*, J. Hippisley-Cox† and A. Majeed [available online]

Measuring performance and missing the point?; Iona Heath, Julia Hippisley-Cox and Liam Smeeth,BMJ 2007;335;1075-1076 doi:10.1136/bmj.39377.387373.AD [available online]

Identifying undiagnosed diabetes: cross-sectional survey of 3.6 million patients’ electronic records. Holt T, Stables D, O’Hanlon S, Hippisley-Cox J, Majeed A. British Journal of General Practice, 2008;58;192-196. [available online]

Electronic Health Indicator Data (eHID). Fleming D, Elliott C, Pringle M, Anderson J, Hebbrecht G,     Nardi R, et al.  Report to the European Commission. Birmingham: Royal College of General Practitioners, (2008, in press).

 Using electronic health record (EHR) networks for large-scale studies on quality of care. Gill JM, Ornstein S, Carney P, Hippisley-Cox J., Proceedings of, 36^th NAPCRG Annual Meeting; North American Primary Care Research Group, Vancouver, October 20-23, 2007 .

 

Quality and Outcomes Time Trends Analysis in QRESEARCH 2001 to 2006. Hippisley-Cox J, Vinogradova V, Coupland C. Proceedings of the Society for Academic Primary Care, 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, London, July 2007.

 

Is gonorrhoea under control in England. Hughes G, Leong G, Ward H, Hippisley-Cox J, Ison C. International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Seattle, 2007.

 

How the UK is preparing for daily health information during a flu pandemic? Joseph CA, Noakes KL, Mook P, Desai S, Gates P, Smith G, Hippisley-Cox J, Edmunds J, Watson J. Pandemic Quality Surveillance:  International Influenza Meeting, Toronto, 2007.

 

Do Statins Affect Risk of Pneumonia in the General Population: Nested Case Control Study. Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox, J. Proceedings of, 36^th NAPCRG Annual Meeting; North American Primary Care Research Group, Vancouver, October 20-23^rd  2007 .

 

Influenza vaccine uptake in the UK, an analysis by underlying disease risk group and socio-demographic factors. Harcourt SE, Coupland C, Vinogradova Y, Smith GE, Joseph CA, Pringle M,  Hippisley-Cox J.  In: Proceedings 4^th Annual Conference, Health Protection Agency; Health Protection 2006; University of Warwick, 11-13 September 2006.

 

Description of a collaborative project to prove timely primary care derived data for health protection surveillance at SHA level across the UK.  Harcourt SE, Smith GE, Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Heaps M, Langford G, Porter A, Charlett A, Pebody R, Painter MJ. Oral presentation.  Five Nations Health Protection Conference, May 2006, Cardiff City Hall.

 

The new QFLU daily analysis service supporting influenza pandemic planning.  Porter, A, Hippisley-Cox, J, Smith GE, Harcourt, SE, Stables, D, Charlett, A, Painter, MJ. In: Proceedings 4^th Annual Conference, Health Protection Agency;

 

Primary Care Surveillance – Are we bovvered?  Smith G, Cooper D, Elliott A, Harcourt S, Hippisley-Cox J, Loveridge P, Smith S, Ibbotson S, George, R. In: Proceeding of the 4^th Annual Conference of the Health Protection Agency; University of Warwick, Poster Presentation, 11-13 September 2006.

  

Risk of colorectal cancer in patients taking statins and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication: nested case control study. Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Logan R.  Proceedings of, 35^th NAPCRG Annual Meeting; North American Primary Care Research Group, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. 15 -18 October 2006.

Risk of malignancy in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: nested case control study.
Hippisley-Cox J, Vinogradova Y, Coupland C, Parker C. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2007; 64; 1368-1376 [available online].

Derivation and validation of QRISK, a new cardiovascular disease risk score for the United Kingdom: prospective opencohort study. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Vinogradova Y, Robson J, May M, Brindle P. British Medical Journal, 2007; bmj.39261.471806.55 [available online]

The performance of the QRISK cardiovascular risk prediction algorithm in an external UK sample of patients from General Practice: a validation study. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland CA, Vinogradova Y, Robson J, Brindle P. Heart 2008;94:34-39. [available online]

Risk of colorectal cancer in patients taking statins and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication: nested case control study. Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Logan R. Gastroenterology. 2007; 133; 393-402. [available online] 

 

Inequalities in uptake of influenza vaccine by deprivation and risk group: time trends analysis. Coupland CAC, Harcourt S, Vinogradova Y, Smith G, Joseph C, Pringle M, Hippisley-Cox J. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007; 61 (Suppl 1): A40. [available online]

 

Uptake of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in at-risk populations in England and Wales, 1999-2005. Pebody R, Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Painter M, Charlett A, Smith GE. Epidemiology & Infection 2007; Published online by Cambridge University Press 20 Apr 2007: doi:10.1017/S0950268807008436 [available online]

 

Evaluation of standards of care for osteoporosis and falls in primary care. Hippisley-Cox J, Bayly J, Potter J, Fenty J, Parker C. QRESEARCH research highlights. Leeds: The Information Centre, 2007:97. [available online]

Primary care epidemiology of allergic disorders: analysis using QRESEARCH database 2001-2006.   Hippisley-Cox J, Jumbu G, Fenty J, Holland R, A. P, Heaps M. QRESEARCH research highlights. Leeds: The Information Centre, 2007:84. [available online]

         

Determinants of consultation rates over time: Implications for estimating the national volume of consultations. Fenty J, Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J, Gravelle H. QRESEARCH research highlights. Leeds: The Information Centre, 2007:79.

 

Trends in Consultation Rates in General Practice 1995 to 2006: Analysis of the QRESEARCH database. Hippisley-Cox J, Fenty J, Heaps M. QRESEARCH research highlights. Leeds: The Information Centre, 2007:29. [available online]

 

Quality and Outcomes Time Series Analysis in QRESEARCH 2001 to 2006. Hippisley-Cox J, Vinogradova Y, Coupland C, Heaps M. QRESEARCH research highlights. Leeds: The Information Centre, 2007:39 [available online]

Rectal and postmenopausal bleeding: consultation and referral of patients with and without severe mental health problems. Parker C, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Vinogradova Y.  British Journal of General Practice 2007; 57: 371-376 [available online]

Inequalities in the identification and treatment of hyperlipidaemia in coronary heart disease in patients with serious mental health problems: cross-sectional study. Hippisley-Cox J, Parker C, Coupland C, Vinogradova Y. Heart 2007; (Online: March 2007) doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110171 [available online]

Developing a national primary care based early warning system for Health Protection – a surveillance tool for the future? Analysis of routinely collected data. Smith GE, Hippisley-Cox J, Harcourt SE, Heaps M, Painter M, Porter, A, Pringle M. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2007; 29 (1) :75–82 [available online]

Primary Care Surveillance in the UK: Actions, Outcomes, Benefits. Cooper DL, Smith GE, Elliot D, Harcourt S, Loveridge P, Smith S, Ibbotson S, George R. Hippisley-Cox J. Advances in Disease Surveillance 2007;2:100. [available online]

Risk of malignancy in patients with mental health problems (abstract). Vinogradova Y, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Parker C Family. Pract.2006; 23: 1-142 Supplement

The effect of statins on mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease: population-based cohort study with case control analysis. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland CAC. Heart 2006; 92; 752-758 [available online]

Sex inequalities in access to care for patients with diabetes in primary care: questionnaire survey. Hippisley-Cox J, Yates J, Pringle M, Coupland CAC, Hammersley V. British Journal of General Practice 2006; 56; 342-348 [available online]

Risk of myocardial infarction in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C. British Medical Journal , 2005; 330; 1366 [available online]

The effect of statins in combination with other drugs on the survival of patients with ischaemic heart disease: population-based cohort study with case control analysis. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland CAC. British Medical Journal, 2005; 330; 1059-1063 [available online]

Risk of adverse gastrointestinal outcomes in patients taking cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based nested case-control analysis. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Logan R. British Medical Journal , 2005; 331; 1310-1316 [available online]

Prevalence, Care and Outcomes for patients with diet controlled diabetes in general practice: cross sectional survey. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M. Lancet, 2004;364:423-425 1998; 364; 1714-1749 [available online]

Association of deprivation, ethnicity and sex with quality indicators for diabetes: population based survey of 53000 in primary care. Hippisley-Cox J, O’Hanlon S, Coupland C. British Medical Journal, 2004; 329; 1267-1269 [available online]

Smoking cessation treatment in primary care: prospective cohort study.  Wilson A, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Coleman T, Britton J, Barratt S. Tobacco control, 2005; 14; 242 - 246 [available online]

QRESEARCH: a new general practice database for research. Hippisley-Cox J, Stables D, Pringle M.  Journal of Informatics in Primary Care. 2004; 12; 49-50. [available online]

Health Inequalities Experienced By People With Schizophrenia And Manic Depression: Analysis Of General Practice Data In England And Wales. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M.  [available online]

QFLU: new influenza monitoring in UK primary care to support pandemic influenza planning. 2006 Jun 22;11(6):E060622.4 Hippisley-Cox J, Smith S, Smith G, Porter A, Heaps M, Holland R, Fenty J, Harcourt S, George R, Charlett A, Pebody R, Painter M. Euro Surveillance,2006 Jun 22;11(6):E060622.4 [available online]

Comparison of key practice characteristics between general practices in England and Wales and general practices in the QRESEARCH database [available online]

Report to the National Audit Office: Quality of care for Stroke and TIA in General Practice using the new GMS contract indicators.  [available Online]

First National Stroke Audit in Primary Care - Final Report to the National Audit Office, 2004 [available Online]

Comparison of recording of procedures between QRESEARCH and Hospital Episode Statistics. Hippisley-Cox J, Ryan R, Pringle M. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

An analysis of prescribing of Methylphenidate in QRESEARCH. Report to the Department of Health, 2004. [available online]

Patterns of prescribing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in children in QRESEARCH. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Types of clinical and administrative user in QRESEARCH. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

An analysis of the top ten most commonly prescribed chemical entities in QRESEARCH. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

A report on basic prescribing rates in older people using QRESEARCH. Report to the Department of Health, 2007.

Polypharmacy in the elderly: an analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Repeat prescribing in the elderly: an analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Obesity in the UK: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Diabetes in the UK: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

A description of the 4th verison of the QRESEARCH database. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online].

The population prevalence and inter-practice variation fo diabetes: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007.[available online]

Trends and variations in GMS indicators for diabetes: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Trends and variations in GMS indicators for hypertension: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Trends and variations in GMS indicators for coronary heart disease: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online] 

Comorbidity of diseases in the new GMS contract for GPs: analysis of QRESEARCH data. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M. Report to the Department of Health, 2007. [available online]

Identifying patients with medication errors using the QRESEARCH database. Avery A, Hippisley-Cox J, Ryan R, Armstrong S, Morris C, Cantrill J.Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2004;13 (suppl):S61-62.

The effect of age, sex, deprivatino and other factors on electrolytes in patients on ACE inhibitors or loop diuretics in primary care: a case control study. Nwabuoku. MPH Thesis. Univeristy of Nottingham, 2004.

          The following papers were based on general practice clinical data before QRESEARCH was created and illustrate the potential for QRESEARCH:

            Depression as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men: population cased case-control study. Hippisley-Cox J, Fielding K, Pringle M. British Medical Journal, 1998; 316: 1714-1749 [available online]

Are spouses of patients with hypertension at increased risk of having hypertension? A population-based case-control study. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M. British Journal of General Practice, 1998; 4: 1580-1584

Inequalities in access to coronary angiography and revascularisation: the association of deprivation and location of primary care services. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M. British Journal of General Practice, 2000; 50: 449-454 [available online]

Time changes in new cases of ischaemic heart disease. Meal A, Pringle M, Hammersley V. Family Practice, 2000; 17: 394-400 [available online]

Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in general practice: cross sectional survey. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Crown N, Meal A, Wynn A. British Medical Journal, 2001; 322: 832-834 [available online]

General practice workload implications for the national service framework for coronary heart disease: cross sectional survey. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M. British Medical Journal, 2001; 323: 269-270 [available online]

Antidepressants as risk factor for ischaemic heart disease: case controlled study in primary care. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Hammersley V, Crown N, Wynn A, Coupland C. British Medical Journal, 2001; 323: 666-669 [available online]

Married couples' risk of the same disease: cross sectional study. Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C, Pringle M, Crown N, Hammersley V. British Medical Journal, 2002; 325: 636-638 [available online]

A cross sectional survey of the effectiveness of lipid lowering drugs in lowering serum cholesterol in 17 general practices: how well do they work? Hippisley-Cox J, Cater R, Pringle M, Coupland C. British Medical Journal, 2003; 326: 689-694 [available online]

Primary and secondary prevention and age inequalities - the effect of the first year of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Cater R, Coupland C, Meal A. 2005; 12 : 179-184

A comparison of research general practices and their patients with other practices - a cross-sectional study in Trent. Hammersley V, Hippisley-Cox J, Wilson A, Pringle M. British Journal of General Practice , 2002; 52 : 463-468

A case-control study on the effect of hormone replacement therapy on ischaemic heart disease. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Crown N, Coupland C. British Journal of General Practice 2003; 53 : 191-196 [available online]

Methodology for Assessing the Usefulness of General Practice Data for Research in One Research Network. Hippisley-Cox J, Hammersley V, Pringle M, Coupland C, Crown N, Wright L. Health Informatics Journal 2004; 10 : 91-109.

The electronic record in primary care – regression or progression?   A cross-sectional survey. Hippisley-Cox J, Pringle M, Cater R, Wynn A, Hammersley V, Coupland C, Hapgood R, Horsfield P, Teasdale SJ. British Medical Journal 2003; 326 : 1439-1443. [available online]

General Practitioners attitudes towards provision of services to young people aged under 16: a cross sectional survey. Bethea J, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland CA, Pringle M. Quality in Primary Care;2007 ; 15: 11-19.

General practice characteristics associated with rates of testing and detection of hepatitis C: cross-sectional study in Nottingham and Derbyshire. Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J, Smith S, Irving W, Pringle M, Ryder S, Neal K, Cater R, Thompson B, Pugh S, Bicknell M, Bullock D. British Journal of General Practice 2006; 56 : 620-623. [available online] 

Inequalities in hospital admission rates for unintentional poisoning in young children.Groom L, Kendrick D, Coupland C, Patel B, Hippisley-Cox J.  Injury Prevention 2006; 12:166-170. [available online]