Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Professor in Health Economics

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Founding director of health economics research at Bangor University. Co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University.
In a global analysis of bibliometrics in health economics (1975-2022), Rhiannon was listed among the most important authors in health economics. She was ranked in the top five most collaborative authors, with Bangor University in the top 10 most collaborative institutions in health economics. See: Barbu, L. Global trends in the scientific research of the health economics: a bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022. Health Econ Rev 13, 31 (2023).
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 383 712
E-mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Address: Room 103, Ardudwy, Normal Site, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ
X (formerly known as Twitter): @ProfRTEdwards
- 2014
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Well-being, health and fitness of children who use wheelchairs: Feasibility study protocol to develop child-centred ‘keep-fit’ exercise interventions
OBrien, T. D., Kubis, H., Bray, N. J., O'Brien, T. D., Noyes, J., Spencer, L. H., Kubis, H. P., Edwards, R. T., Bray, N. & Whitaker, R., 24 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 71, 2, p. 430-440Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A national Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis (PBMA) of health improvement spending across Wales: disinvestment and reinvestment across the life course
Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M., Thomas, S., Bishop, J., Cohen, D., Groves, S., Humphreys, C., Howson, H. & Bradley, P., 12 Aug 2014, In: BMC Public Health. 14, 1, p. 837Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The use of the EQ-5D as a measure of health-related quality of life in people with dementia and their carers
Orgeta, V., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B., Orrell, M. & Woods, R. T., 17 Aug 2014, In: Quality of Life Research. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disinvestment and reinvestment in respiratory care: use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis in north Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, S2, p. S24Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Social return on investment analysis of an art group for people with dementia
Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T. & Windle, G., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, 2, p. S43Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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The Warm Homes for Health project: exploring the cost-effectiveness of improving population health through better housing
Bray, N. J., Edwards, R. T. & Bray, N., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, S2, p. S80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people
Hind, D., Mountain, G., Gossage-Worrall, R., Walters, S., Duncan, R., Newbould, L., Rex, S., Jones, C. L., Bowling, A., Cattan, M., Cairns, A., Cooper, C., Goyder, E. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Dec 2014, In: Public Health Research. 2, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Jones, C. L., Kelson, M., Poile, V., Trubey, R., Townson, J., Edwards, R. T., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 12 Dec 2014, In: Trials. 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self- and Carer-Rated pain in people with dementia: Influences of pain in carers
Orgeta, V., Orrell, M., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B. & Woods, R. T., 24 Dec 2014, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49, 6, p. 1042-1049Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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The Agewell trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a behaviour change intervention to promote healthy ageing and reduce risk of dementia in later life
Clare, L., Nelis, S. M., Jones, I. R., Hindle, J. V., Thom, J. M., Nixon, J., Cooney, J., Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T. & Whitaker, C. J., 19 Feb 2015, In: BMC Psychiatry. 15, 25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness of steroid (methylprednisolone) injections versus anaesthetic alone for the treatment of Morton’s neuroma: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (MortISE trial)
Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Russell, D., Thomson, C. E., Beggs, I., Gibson, J. N. A., McMillan, D., Martin, D. J. & Russell, I. T., 25 Feb 2015, In: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. 8, 6, p. article 6 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a composite outcome score for a complex intervention - measuring the impact of Community Health Workers
Watt, H., Harris, M., Noyes, J., Whitaker, R., Hoare, Z. S., Edwards, R. T. & Haines, A., 21 Mar 2015, In: Trials. 16, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): study protocol for a phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture [ ISRCTN22464643 ]
Williams, N. H., Hawkes, C. A., Din, N. U., Roberts, J. L., Charles, J. M., Morrison, V. L., Hoare, Z. S., Edwards, R. T., Alexander, S., Andrew, G., Lemmey, A. B., Woods, R. T., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Hunnisett, D. S., Mawdesley, K. J. & Wilkinson, C. E., 7 Apr 2015, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 1, 13, p. 1-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the 'Girls Active' intervention: a study protocol
Edwardson, C. L., Harrington, D. M., Yates, T., Bodicoat, D. H., Khunti, K., Gorely, T., Sherar, L. B., Edwards, R. T., Wright, C., Harrington, K. & Davies, M. J., 4 Jun 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, p. 526Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conceptualizations of wheelchair using children about their health and quality of life compared with generic measures of utility: A Qualitative health economics study
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 14 Jun 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised care after treatment for prostate cancer (TOPCAT-P): nurse-led holistic-needs assessment and individualised psychoeducational intervention: study protocol
Evans, R. J., Hoare, Z. S., Wilkinson, C. E., Stanciu, M. A., Makin, M., Watson, E., Bulger, J., Evans, R., Hiscock, J., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. T., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C., 25 Jun 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot clinical trial looking at the effect on lung cancer diagnosis of giving a chest X-Ray to smokers aged over 60 with chest symptoms: National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) Research Call Funding Partners Report
Neal, R., Edwards, R., Yeo, S. T., Hurt, C. & The ELCID Team, Aug 2015Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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High Prevalence of Untreated Depression in Patients Accessing Low-Vision Services
Bray, N. J., Nollett, C. L., Bray, N., Bunce, C., Casten, R. J., Edwards, R. T., Hegel, M. T., Janikoun, S., Jumbe, S. E., Ryan, B., Shearn, J., Smith, D. J., Stanford, M., Xing, W. & Margrain, T. H., 13 Aug 2015, In: Ophthalmology. 123, 2, p. 440-441Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical efficacy and mechanistic evaluation of aflibercept for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (acronym CLARITY): a multicentre phase IIb randomised active-controlled clinical trial
Sivaprasad, S., Prevost, A. T., Bainbridge, J., Edwards, R. T., Hopkins, D., Kelly, J., Luthert, P., Murphy, C., Ramu, J., Sarafraz-Shekary, N., Vasconcelos, J. W. & Hykin, P., 14 Sept 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis as a framework for resource reallocation in respiratory care in North Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Chrles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Vandenblink, V., Pethers, B., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 16 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Public Health. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial Of Personalised Care After Treatment - Prostate cancer. Macmillan Cancer Support Report
Stanciu, M., Yeo, S. T., Edwards, R., Wilkinson, C. & The TOPCAT-P Team, Oct 2015Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Randomised Pilot Study of Therabite® versus Wooden Spatula in the Amelioration of Trismus in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. (Trismus Study): NIHR RfPB report
Lee, R., Yeo, S. T., Edwards, R., Slevin, N. & The TRISMUS Team, Nov 2015Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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A new primary dental care service compared with standard care for child and family to reduce the re-occurrence of childhood dental caries (Dental RECUR): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Pine, C., Adair, P., Burnside, G., Robinson, L., Edwards, R. T., Albadri, S., Curnow, M., Ghahreman, M., Henderson, M., Malies, C., Wong, F., Muirhead, V., Weston-Price, S. & Whitehead, H., 4 Nov 2015, In: Trials. 16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness findings from the Agewell pilot study of behaviour change to promote health and wellbeing in later life
Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T., Nelis, S. M., Jones, I. R., Hindle, J. V., Thom, J. M., Cooney, J. & Clare, L., 8 Dec 2015, In: Health Economics and Outcome Research: Open Access. 1, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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Incredible Years Parenting Programme: Cost-Effectiveness and Implementation
Edwards, R. T., Jones, C. L., Berry, V., Charles, J. M., Linck, P., Bywater, T.-J. & Hutchings, J. M., 2016, In: Journal of Children’s Services. 11, 1, p. 54-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Warm Homes for Health End of Study Briefing 2016: Exploring the costs and outcomes of improving population health through better housing
Edwards, R. T., Bray, N., Burns, P. & Jones, A., 2016, Prifysgol Bangor University. 4 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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How does the EQ-5D perform when measuring quality of life in dementia against two other dementia-specific outcome measures?
Aguirre, E., Kang, S., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Orrell, M., Jan 2016, In: Quality of Life Research. 25, 1, p. 45-49Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and micro-costing of the KiVa school-based bullying prevention programme in Wales: study protocol for a pragmatic definitive parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial
Clarkson, S., Axford, N., Berry, V., Edwards, R. T., Bjornstad, G., Wrigley, Z., Charles, J., Hoare, Z. S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Matthews, J. & Hutchings, J. M., 1 Feb 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 104Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention Now to Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement
Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Aslam, R., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., Edwards, R., Noyes, J., Ntambwe, L. I., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 1 Mar 2016, In: Health Technology Assessment. 20, 16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease dementia: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Hindle, J., Watermeyer, T., Roberts, J., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Clare, L., 22 Mar 2016, In: Trials. 17, 152, s13063-016-1253-0.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and Delivery of a Physical Activity Intervention for People With Huntington Disease: Facilitating Translation to Clinical Practice
Quinn, L., Trubey, R., Gobat, N., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Jones, C., Townson, J., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Poile, V., Rosser, A., Hood, K. & Busse, M., 8 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 40, 2, p. 71-80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conducting Economic Evaluations Alongside Randomised Trials: Current Methodological Issues and Novel Approaches
Hughes, D., Charles, J. M., Dawoud, D. M., Edwards, R. T., Holmes, E. A., Jones, C. L., Parham, P., Plumpton, C., Ridyard, C. O., Lloyd-Williams, H., Wood, E. M. & Yeo, S., May 2016, In: Pharmacoeconomics. 34, 5, p. 447-461Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of a self-management group intervention for people with early-stage dementia (The SMART study)
Quinn, C., Toms, G. R., Jones, C. L., Brand, A., Edwards, R. T., Sanders, F. & Clare, L., 1 May 2016, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 28, 5, p. 787-800Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness and micro-costing analysis of a universal, school-based, social-emotional learning programme in the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Berry, V., Axford, N., Blower, S., Taylor, R. S., Edwards, R. T., Tobin, K., Jones, C. & Bywater, T. T., Jun 2016, In: School Mental Health School Mental Health. 8, 2, p. 238-256Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Goal Setting for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Watermeyer, T., Hindle, J., Roberts, J., Lawrence, C., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Clare, L., 29 Jun 2016, In: Parkinson's Disease. 2016, 2016, 8 p., 8285041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prioritising wheelchair services for children: a pilot discrete choice experiment to understand how child wheelchair users and their parents prioritise different attributes of wheelchair services
Bray, N., Yeo, S. T., Noyes, J., Harris, N. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Jul 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 32, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adjunctive intraocular and peri-ocular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) versus standard treatment in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma (ASCOT): Study protocol for a phase III, multi-centre, double-masked randomised controlled trial
Banerjee, P. J., Cornelius, V. R., Phillips, R., Lo, J. W., C, B., Kelly, J., Murphy , C., Edwards, R., Robertson, E. L. & Charteris, D. G., 22 Jul 2016, In: Trials. 17, 1, 339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic evidence for EUS staging in patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer (GOC): protocol for a systematic review
Yeo, S. T., Bray, N. J., Haboubi, H., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R., 27 Jul 2016, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).Research output: Other contribution
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Depression in Visual Impairment Trial (DEPVIT): A Randomized Clinical Trial of Depression Treatments in People With Low Vision
Nollett, C. L., Bray, N. J., Bunce, C., Casten, R. J., Edwards, R., Hegel, M. T., Janikoun, S., Jumbe, S. E., Ryan, B., Shearn, J., Smith, D. J., Stanford, M., Xing, W. & Margrain, T. H., 31 Aug 2016, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57, p. 4247-4254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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M11 A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a physical activity behaviour change intervention compared to social interaction in huntington’s disease
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Trubey, R., McEwan, K., Jones, C., Townson, J., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 87, Suppl 1, p. A105 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Can a mindfulness-informed intervention reduce aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities? Protocol for a feasibility study
Griffith, G., Jones, R., Hastings, R. P., Crane, R., Roberts, J., Williams, J., Bryning, L., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R., 20 Sept 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2016, 2, p. 58 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The societal cost of Huntington’s disease: are we underestimating the burden?
Jones, C., Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Hood, K., Rosser, A. & Edwards, R., Oct 2016, In: European Journal of Neurology. 23, 10, p. 1588-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): A phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture
Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Totton, N., Charles, J., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Hoare, Z., Williams, M., Pritchard, A. W., Alexander, S., Lemmey, A., Woods, R., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Edwards, R. & Wilkinson, C., 5 Oct 2016, In: BMJ Open. 2016, 6, e012422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming Young Lives across Wales: The Economic Argument for Investing in Early Years
Edwards, R., Bryning, L. & Lloyd Williams, H., 13 Oct 2016, Prifysgol Bangor University. 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity steady-state training in UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes (HIIT or MISS UK): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
McGregor, G., Nichols, S., Hamborg, T., Bryning, L., Edwards, R., Markland, D., Mercer, J., Birkett, S., Ennis, S., Powell, R., Begg, B., Haykowsky, M., Banerjee, P., Ingle, L., Shave, R. & Backx, K., 18 Nov 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 11, p. 1-9 9 p., 6:e012843.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial
Pye, K., Totton, N., Stuart, N., Whitaker, R., Morrison, V., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Timmis, L. J., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Rai, T., Hoare, Z., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 23 Nov 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of a discrete choice experiment approach to elicit patients’ preferences for hip fracture rehabilitation services as part of a feasibility study
Charles, J., Roberts, J., Din, N., Williams, N., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., 25 Nov 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, Supplement 2, p. S35Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
- 2017
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Immediate chest X-ray for patients at risk of lung cancer presenting in primary care: randomised controlled feasibility trial
Neal, R., Barham, A., Bongard, E., Edwards, R., Fitzgibbon, J., Griffiths, G., Willie, H., Hood, K., Parker, D., Porter, C., Prout, H., Roberts, K., Rogers, T., Thomas-Jones, E., Tod, A., Yeo, S. T. & Hurt, C., 31 Jan 2017, In: British Journal of Cancer. 116, 3, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum to: Cognitive rehabiliation for Parkinson's disease dementia: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Hindle, J. V., Watermeyer, T. J., Roberts, J., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. T. & Clare, L., 23 Mar 2017, In: Trials. 18, 1, p. 138Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of the Incredible Years pre-school parenting programme in the United Kingdom: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Morpeth, L., Blower, S., Tobin, K., Taylor, R. S., Bywater, T. J., Edwards, R., Axford, N., Lehtonen, M., Jones, C. & Berry, V., Apr 2017, In: Child Care in Practice. 23, 2, p. 141-161Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review