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Screening for diabetes in unconventional locations: resource implications and economics of screening in optometry practices (2011)
Journal Article
Howse, J., Jones, S., & Hungin, A. (2011). Screening for diabetes in unconventional locations: resource implications and economics of screening in optometry practices. Health Policy, 102(2-3), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.07.005

Objectives: Unconventional locations outwith general medical practice may prove opportunities for screening. The aim was to determine the resource implications and economics of a screening service using random capillary blood glucose (rCBG) tests to... Read More about Screening for diabetes in unconventional locations: resource implications and economics of screening in optometry practices.

Screening and identifying diabetes in optometric practice: a prospective study (2011)
Journal Article
Howse, J., Jones, S., & Hungin, A. (2011). Screening and identifying diabetes in optometric practice: a prospective study. British Journal of General Practice, 61(588), e436-e442. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp11x583227

Background: Unconventional settings, outside general medical practice, are an underutilised resource in the attempt to identify the large numbers of people with undiagnosed diabetes worldwide. Aim: The study investigated the feasibility of using opto... Read More about Screening and identifying diabetes in optometric practice: a prospective study.

Screening for diabetes in optometry practices: acceptability to users (2011)
Journal Article
Howse, J., Jones, S., & Hungin, A. (2011). Screening for diabetes in optometry practices: acceptability to users. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 31(4), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00826.x

Purpose:  Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the working age population. While optometrists have an established role in screening people with known diabetes for eye disease, their role in screening for diabetes has not been evaluated. For di... Read More about Screening for diabetes in optometry practices: acceptability to users.

Treatment patterns in paediatric patients with a new diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (2011)
Journal Article
Ruigómez, A., Hungin, A., Lundborg, P., Johansson, S., Wallander, M., & Garcia Rodríguez, L. (2011). Treatment patterns in paediatric patients with a new diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 23(3), 232-237. https://doi.org/10.1097/meg.0b013e328343b06e

Objective: Few data exist on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in paediatrics. The objective of this study was to examine treatment patterns of GERD in paediatrics in the primary care. Methods: Incident GERD cases among paediatr... Read More about Treatment patterns in paediatric patients with a new diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.