Merlin L Willcox
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Recent Articles
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Willcox M, Lavu D, Yousaf U, Dalton S, Roberts N, Pluddemann A
J Public Health (Oxf)
. 2024 Aug;
46(4):551-563.
PMID: 39136085
Background: Care home residents are at high risk from outbreaks of respiratory infections, such as influenza and COVID-19. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, to determine which...
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Willcox M, Tai C, Chattopadhyay K, Hu X, Heinrich M
Front Pharmacol
. 2024 Jan;
14:1353483.
PMID: 38288085
No abstract available.
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Ainsworth B, Horwood J, Walter S, Miller S, Chalder M, De Vocht F, et al.
Implement Sci
. 2023 Dec;
18(1):67.
PMID: 38049846
Background: Germ Defence ( www.germdefence.org ) is an evidence-based interactive website that promotes behaviour change for infection control within households. To maximise the potential of Germ Defence to effectively reduce...
4.
Ahmed S, McLoughlin Dymond A, Correa M, Willcox M
BMJ Sex Reprod Health
. 2023 Nov;
50(1):53-66.
PMID: 37949640
Aim: To understand the views and experiences of ethnic minorities within high-income countries about LARC. Methodology: Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and Sociological Abstracts were searched systematically to find qualitative articles about...
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Willcox M, Hu X, Oliver T, Thorne K, Boxall C, He G, et al.
Front Pharmacol
. 2023 Oct;
14:1221905.
PMID: 37818189
Although many acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are triggered by non-bacterial causes, they are often treated with antibiotics. Preliminary research suggests that the Chinese herbal medicine "Shufeng Jiedu" (SFJD), may...
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Willcox M, Okello I, Maidwell-Smith A, Tura A, van den Akker T, Knight M, et al.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
. 2023 Sep;
165(2):586-600.
PMID: 37727893
Background: Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Review (MPDSR) can reduce mortality but its implementation is often suboptimal, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objectives: To understand the determinants...
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Willcox M, Okello I, Maidwell-Smith A, Tura A, van den Akker T, Knight M
Bull World Health Organ
. 2023 Jan;
101(1):62-75G.
PMID: 36593778
Objective: To understand the experiences and perceptions of people implementing maternal and/or perinatal death surveillance and response in low- and middle-income countries, and the mechanisms by which this process can...
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Willcox M, Elugbaju C, Al-Anbaki M, Lown M, Graz B
Front Pharmacol
. 2021 Dec;
12:777561.
PMID: 34899340
To rank the effectiveness of medicinal plants for glycaemic control in Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane Central were searched in October 2020. We included meta-analyses of...
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Lyness E, Parker J, Willcox M, Dambha-Miller H
BJGP Open
. 2021 Jun;
5(4).
PMID: 34158369
Background: The current GP workforce is insufficient to manage rising demand in patient care within out-of-hours (OOH) primary care services. To meet this challenge, non-medical practitioners (NMPs) are employed to...
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Willcox M, Mubangizi V, Natukunda S, Owokuhaisa J, Nahabwe H, Nakaggwa F, et al.
PLoS One
. 2021 May;
16(5):e0251190.
PMID: 33951104
Background: Although health workers have been trained to provide post-partum family planning (PPFP), uptake remains low in Uganda. An important reason is that women want the agreement of their partner,...