Prof Mark Bellis

Senior Research Fellow

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Getting drunk safely? Night-life policy in the UK and its public health consequences

    Bellis, M. A. & Hughes, K., Sept 2011, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 30, 5, p. 536-45 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Global development and diffusion of outcome evaluation research for interpersonal and self-directed violence prevention from 2007 to 2013: A systematic review

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K. A., Butchart, A., Dahlberg, L. L., Mercy, J. A. & Mikton, C., 5 Oct 2014, In: Aggression and Violent Behavior. 19, 6, p. 655-662

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Harms from other people's drinking: an international survey of their occurrence, impacts on feeling safe and legislation relating to their control

    Bellis, M. A., Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Ashton, K., Ferris, J. & Winstock, A., 23 Dec 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 12, p. e010112

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences in England and Wales: a combined primary data study of five surveys

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Kadel, R., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 7 Jun 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 9 p., e036374.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Glendinning, F., Harrison, E. & Passmore, J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 11, p. e848-e857

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  7. Published

    Hidden diabetes in the UK: use of capture-recapture methods to estimate total prevalence of diabetes mellitus in an urban population

    Gill, G. V., Ismail, A. A., Beeching, N. J., Macfarlane, S. B. J. & Bellis, M. A., Jul 2003, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 96, 7, p. 328-32 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Holidays, celebrations, and commiserations: measuring drinking during feasting and fasting to improve national and individual estimates of alcohol consumption

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Jones, L., Morleo, M., Nicholls, J., McCoy, E., Webster, J. & Sumnall, H., 22 May 2015, In: BMC Medicine. 13, p. Article Number 113

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Human enhancement drugs and the pursuit of perfection

    McVeigh, J., Evans-Brown, M. & Bellis, M. A., 2012, In: Adicciones. 24, 3, p. 185-90 6 p.

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  10. Published

    Ideal, expected and perceived descriptive norm drunkenness in UK nightlife environments: a cross-sectional study

    Hughes, K., Quigg, Z., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Apr 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 7 p., 442.

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  11. Published

    Identification and characterization by LC-UV-MS/MS of melanotan II skin-tanning products sold illegally on the Internet

    Bellis, M. A., Breindahl, T., Evans-Brown, M., Hindersson, P., McVeigh, J., Bellis, M., Stensballe, A. & Kimergard, A., 1 Feb 2015, In: Drug Testing and Analysis. 7, 2, p. 164-172

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  12. Published

    Impact of adverse childhood experiences on alcohol use in emerging adults in Montenegro and Romania

    Brajović, M., Bellis, M., Kukec, A., Terzić, N., Baban, A., Sethi, D. & Zaletel-Kragelj, L., Sept 2019, In: Slovenian Journal of Public Health. 58, 3, p. 129-138 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Impact of childhood experience and adult well-being on eating preferences and behaviours

    Russell, S. J., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M. A., 7 Jan 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 1, p. e007770

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  14. Published

    Implementation of the Lancet Standing Commission on Liver Disease in the UK

    Williams, R., Ashton, K., Aspinall, R., Bellis, M. A., Bosanquet, J., Cramp, M. E., Day, N., Dhawan, A., Dillon, J., Dyson, J., Ferguson, J., Foster, G., Gilmore, S. I., Glynn, M., Guthrie, J. A., Hudson, M., Kelly, D., Langford, A., Newsome, P., O'Grady, J., Pryke, R., Ryder, S., Samyn, M., Sheron, N. & Verne, J., 21 Nov 2015, In: The Lancet. 386, 10008, p. 2098-2111

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Incidents of harm in European drinking environments and relationships with venue and customer characteristics

    Bellis, M. A., Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Bellis, M., van Hasselt, N., Calafat, A., Kosir, M., Duch, M., Juan, M., Voorham, L. & Goosens, F., 1 Oct 2014, In: International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. 3, 4, p. 269-275

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  16. Published

    Influence of socio-demographic factors on distances travelled to access HIV services: enhanced surveillance of HIV patients in north west England

    Cook, P. A., Downing, J., Wheater, C. P., Bellis, M. A., Tocque, K., Syed, Q. & Phillips-Howard, P. A., 6 Mar 2009, In: BMC Public Health. 9, p. 78

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Interventions that enhance health services for parents and infants to improve child development and social and emotional well-being in high-income countries: a systematic review

    Hurt, L., Paranjothy, S., Lucas, P. J., Watson, D., Mann, M., Griffiths, L. J., Ginja, S., Paljarvi, T., Williams, J., Bellis, M. A. & Lingam, R., 8 Feb 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 2, p. e014899

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Is parental unemployment associated with increased risk of adverse childhood experiences? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Judd, N., Hughes, K., Bellis, M., Hardcastle, K. & Amos, R., 29 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Public Health. 45, 4, p. 829-839 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Life course health consequences and associated annual costs of adverse childhood experiences across Europe and North America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Ramos Rodriguez, G., Sethi, D. & Passmore, J., Oct 2019, In: Lancet Public Health. 4, 10, p. e517-e528

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  20. Published

    Management of cases testing positive for gonococcal infection in a community-based chlamydia screening programme

    Downing, J., Cook, P. A., Madden, H. C. E., Phillips-Howard, P. A., Higgins, S. P. & Bellis, M. A., Nov 2010, In: Sexually transmitted infections. 86, 6, p. 474-7 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Maternal adverse childhood experiences and their association with preterm birth: secondary analysis of data from universal health visiting

    Hardcastle, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 16 Feb 2022, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 1, 129.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Measuring changes in adult health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship with adverse childhood experiences and current social assets: a cross-sectional survey

    Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Lowey, H., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1618 1618.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Measuring mortality and the burden of adult disease associated with adverse childhood experiences in England: a national survey

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Leckenby, N., Hardcastle, K. A. & Lowey, H., 1 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Public Health. 37, 3, p. 445-454

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  24. Published

    Mortality trends from 2003 to 2009 among adolescents and young adults in rural Western Kenya using a health and demographic surveillance system

    Phillips-Howard, P. A., Odhiambo, F. O., Hamel, M., Adazu, K., Ackers, M., van Eijk, A. M., Orimba, V., Hoog, A. V., Beynon, C., Vulule, J., Bellis, M. A., Slutsker, L., deCock, K., Breiman, R. & Laserson, K. F., 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 11, p. e47017

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. National five-year examination of inequalities and trends in emergency hospital admission for violence across England

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Wood, S., Wyke, S. & Perkins, C., Oct 2011, In: Injury Prevention. 17, 5, p. 319-25 7 p.

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  26. Published

    National household survey of adverse childhood experiences and their relationship with resilience to health-harming behaviors in England

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Leckenby, N., Perkins, C. & Lowey, H., 2 May 2014, In: BMC Medicine. 12, 72

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Nightlife Violence: a gender-specific view on risk factors for violence in nightlife settings: a cross-sectional study in nine European countries

    Schnitzer, S., Bellis, M. A., Anderson, Z., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M. & Kokkevi, A., Jun 2010, In: Journal of interpersonal violence. 25, 6, p. 1094-112 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Nighttime assaults: Using a national emergency department monitoring system to predict occurrence, target prevention and plan services

    Bellis, M. A., Leckenby, N., Hughes, K., Luke, C., Wyke, S. & Quigg, Z., 6 Sept 2012, In: BMC Public Health. 12, p. 746

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  29. Published

    Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perpetration of Child Physical Punishment in Wales

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.

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  30. Published

    Perceptions of a short animated film on adverse childhood experiences: a mixed methods evaluation

    Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.

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  31. Published

    Predictors of risky alcohol consumption in schoolchildren and their implications for preventing alcohol-related harm

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Morleo, M., Tocque, K., Hughes, S., Allen, T., Harrison, D. & Fe-Rodriguez, E., 10 May 2007, In: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2, p. 15

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  32. Published

    Predictors of violence in young tourists: a comparative study of British, German and Spanish holidaymakers

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Calafat, A., Juan, M., Schnitzer, S. & Anderson, Z., Dec 2008, In: European Journal of Public Health. 18, 6, p. 569-74 6 p.

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  33. Published

    Prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV, hepatitis B and C infections among men who inject image and performance enhancing drugs: a cross-sectional study

    Hope, V. D., McVeigh, J., Marongiu, A., Evans-Brown, M., Smith, J., Kimergård, A., Croxford, S., Beynon, C. M., Parry, J. V., Bellis, M. A. & Ncube, F., 12 Sept 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 9, p. e003207

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  34. Published

    Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: a population-based survey

    Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.

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  35. Published

    Re-emerging syphilis: a detrended correspondence analysis of the behaviour of HIV positive and negative gay men

    Wheater, C. P., Cook, P. A., Clark, P., Syed, Q. & Bellis, M. A., 29 Oct 2003, In: BMC Public Health. 3, p. 34

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  36. Published

    Reducing health inequalities in priority public health conditions: using rapid review to develop proposals for evidence-based policy

    Bambra, C., Joyce, K. E., Bellis, M. A., Greatley, A., Greengross, S., Hughes, S., Lincoln, P., Lobstein, T., Naylor, C., Salay, R., Wiseman, M. & Maryon-Davis, A., Dec 2010, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, 4, p. 496-505 10 p.

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  37. Published

    Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 693-8 6 p.

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  38. Published

    Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jones, L., Bates, G., McCoy, E. & Bellis, M. A., 18 Apr 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 400

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  39. Published

    Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental well-being: results from an English national household survey

    Hughes, K., Lowey, H., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M. A., 3 Mar 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, p. 222

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  40. Relative contributions of holiday location and nationality to changes in recreational drug taking behaviour: a natural experiment in the Balearic Islands

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M. & Schnitzer, S., 2009, In: European addiction research. 15, 2, p. 78-86 9 p.

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  41. Published

    Response to commentaries

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 702-3 2 p.

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  42. Published

    Response to letter from Barry & Dennis

    Graham, K., Miller, P., Chikritzhs, T., Bellis, M. A., Clapp, J. D., Hughes, K., Toomey, T. L. & Wells, S., May 2014, In: Addiction. 109, 5, p. 853-4 2 p.

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  43. Published

    STOP-sexual violence: evaluation of a community-based nightlife worker awareness raising bystander training programme

    Quigg, Z., Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Kulhanek, A., Brito, I., Ross-Houle, K., Bigland, C., Calafat, A. & Duch, M., Jun 2021, In: European Journal of Public Health. 31, 3, p. 659–664

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  44. Published

    Sexual behaviour among casual workers in an international nightlife resort: a case control study

    Hughes, K. & Bellis, M. A., 21 Feb 2006, In: BMC Public Health. 6, p. 39

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  45. Published

    Sexual harassment among young tourists visiting Mediterranean resorts

    Calafat, A., Hughes, K., Blay, N., Bellis, M. A., Mendes, F., Juan, M., Lazarov, P., Cibin, B. & Duch, M. A., May 2013, In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 42, 4, p. 603-13 11 p.

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  46. Sexual uses of alcohol and drugs and the associated health risks: a cross sectional study of young people in nine European cities

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Calafat, A., Juan, M., Ramon, A., Rodriguez, J. A., Mendes, F., Schnitzer, S. & Phillips-Howard, P., 9 May 2008, In: BMC Public Health. 8, p. 155

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  47. Published

    Should "legal highs" be regulated as medicinal products?

    Evans-Brown, M., Bellis, M. A. & McVeigh, J., 23 Feb 2011, In: BMJ-British Medical Journal. 342, p. d1101

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  48. Published

    Smoking behaviours, access to cigarettes and relationships with alcohol in 15- and 16-year-old schoolchildren

    Hughes, S. K., Hughes, K., Atkinson, A. M., Bellis, M. A. & Smallthwaite, L., Feb 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21, 1, p. 8-14 7 p.

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  49. Published

    Sources of childhood and adult resilience and their impact on harms associated with adverse childhood experiences

    Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110

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  50. Published

    Student drinking patterns and blood alcohol concentration on commercially organised pub crawls in the UK

    Quigg, Z., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M. A., Dec 2013, In: Addictive Behaviors. 38, 12, p. 2924-9 6 p.

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  51. Published

    Substance use, violence, and unintentional injury in young holidaymakers visiting Mediterranean destinations

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Calafat, A., Blay, N., Kokkevi, A., Boyiadji, G., Mendes, M. D. R. & Bajcàrova, L., 4 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 18, 2, p. 80-9 10 p.

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