Trends in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, hay fever, and eczema in 12-14 year olds in the British Isles, 1995-2002: questionnaire survey

HR Anderson, R Ruggles, DP Strachan, JB Austin… - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
The prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic eczema in children in
the United Kingdom ranks among the highest in the world. 1 The evidence from most repeat …

Ambient particulate pollution and the world-wide prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children: Phase One of the International Study of Asthma …

HR Anderson, R Ruggles, KD Pandey… - Occupational and …, 2010 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the effect of ambient particulate matter on variation in childhood
prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema. Methods Prevalences of asthma, …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of whole genome sequencing to describe the persistence and evolution of Listeria monocytogenes strains within crabmeat processing environments …

…, N Elviss, K Foster, TJ Dallman, R Ruggles… - Journal of Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
This article describes the identification and investigation of two extended outbreaks of listeriosis
in which crabmeat was identified as the vehicle of infection. Comparing contemporary …

Screening for carbon monoxide exposure in selected patient groups attending rural and urban emergency departments in England: a prospective observational study

…, C Keshishian, V Murray, G Kafatos, R Ruggles… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure does not produce a classical toxidrome and so
it is thought that it may easily be missed, allowing patients to continue to be exposed to CO. …

[HTML][HTML] The United Kingdom field epidemiology training programme: meeting programme objectives

…, J Brown, J Sandars, Y Young, R Ruggles… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
Introduction Most evaluations of field epidemiology training programmes (FETP) are limited
to process measures, but stakeholders may need evidence of impact. Objective To ascertain …

Developing best practice response to carbon monoxide incidents: a toolkit for health protection frontline staff

S Mandal, R Ruggles, G Leonardi, F Goodfellow… - Public health, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning represents a significant public health
burden. CO incidents require multiple responders, including the Health Protection Agency (HPA). …

[HTML][HTML] A North/South collaboration between two national public health institutes–a model for global health protection

…, F Ncube, B Schoub, L Blumberg, R Ruggles… - Journal of public health …, 2015 - Springer
Rapid international spread of emerging infections has increased interest in strategic
collaborations, as they may be the best way to protect populations. Strategic collaborations can …

[HTML][HTML] Training educational supervisors to support physician trainees returning to practice

…, C Bryant, A Deaner, R Ruggles… - Future Healthcare …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Physicians take time out of training for a variety of reasons and, on their return, they often lack
confidence and feel ‘out of touch’. These trainees require enhanced support and concerns …

The association of self‐reported violence at home and health in primary school pupils in West London

G Stewart, R Ruggles, J Peacock - Journal of public health, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background The effects of violence upon young people are relatively poorly understood. In
2001 the London Borough of Ealing conducted a large‐scale survey of primary school pupils, …

Case epidemiology from the first three years of a pilot laboratory-based surveillance system for elevated blood-lead concentrations among children in England, 2014 …

…, S Reshat, B Sampson, R Ruggles… - Journal of Public …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Children incur lead toxicity even at low blood-lead concentrations (BLCs), and
testing in England is opportunistic. We described epidemiology of cases notified to a passive …