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Nicola Howe
Researcher at Newcastle University
Publications - 14
Citations - 3204
Nicola Howe is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications receiving 2779 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicola Howe include Royal Victoria Infirmary.
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Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study
Mark S. Pearce,J Salotti,Mark P. Little,Kieran McHugh,Choonsik Lee,Kwang Pyo Kim,Nicola Howe,Cécile M. Ronckers,Preetha Rajaraman,Alan W. Craft,Louise Parker,Amy Berrington de Gonzalez +11 more
TL;DR: Use of CT scans in children to deliver cumulative doses of about 50 mGy might almost triple the risk of leukaemia and doses ofabout 60 m Gy might triple therisk of brain cancer.
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Systematic review of participants' attitudes towards data sharing: a thematic synthesis.
TL;DR: International evidence of research participants’ attitudes towards the sharing of data for secondary research use is reviewed to identify four themes regarding research participants' attitudes and preferences, which should be considered by policy makers, and explored with further research.
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CT Scans in Young People in Great Britain: Temporal and Descriptive Patterns, 1993-2002.
Mark S. Pearce,J Salotti,Nicola Howe,Kieran McHugh,Kwang Pyo Kim,Choonsik Lee,Alan W. Craft,Amy Berrington de Gonzalez,Louise Parker +8 more
TL;DR: The number of CT examinations doubled among patients aged under 22 years in Great Britain from 1993 to 2002, with the greatest increases in the older patients, most notably those aged 15–19 years of age.
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CT scans in childhood and risk of leukaemia and brain tumours – Authors' reply
Mark S. Pearce,J Salotti,Mark P. Little,Kieran McHugh,Choonsik Lee,Kwang Pyo Kim,Nicola Howe,Cécile M. Ronckers,Preetha Rajaraman,Alan W. Craft,Louise Parker,Amy Berrington de Gonzalez +11 more
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Brief alcohol intervention for risky drinking in young people aged 14–15 years in secondary schools: the SIPS JR-HIGH RCT
Emma L. Giles,Grant McGeechan,Simon Coulton,Paolo Deluca,Colin Drummond,Denise Howel,Eileen Kaner,Elaine McColl,Ruth McGovern,Stephanie Scott,Elaine Stamp,Harry Sumnall,Liz Todd,Luke Vale,Viviana Albani,Sadie Boniface,Jennifer Ferguson,Eilish Gilvarry,Nadine Hendrie,Nicola Howe,Helen Mossop,Amy Ramsay,Grant Stanley,Dorothy Newbury-Birch +23 more
TL;DR: The interview findings showed that school was an acceptable setting to carry out ASBI among staff and young people, and the intervention showed no evidence of benefit for any alcohol-related measure when compared with the control arm.