A. Farooqi

Publication List Details

Period

1995 - 2008

Number

12

Co-Authors

Primary prevention of type-2 diabetes and heart disease: action research in secondary schools serving an ethnically diverse UK population (2008)

Khunti, K., Stone, M. A., Bankart, J., Sinfield, P., Pancholi, A., Walker, S., ...

Background Escalating rates of childhood obesity are likely to have an impact on the prevalence of coronary heart disease and type-2 diabetes. We aimed to identify barriers to healthy lifestyles and...

Minimising metabolic and cardiovascular risk in schizophrenia: diabetes, obesity and dyslipidaemia (2007)

Barnett, A.H., Mackin, P., Chaudhry, I., Farooqi, A., Gadsby, R., Heald, A., ...

People with schizophrenia are at greater risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension than the general population. This results in an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease...

Does the MRCGP examination discriminate against Asian doctors?

Wakeford, R., Farooqi, A., Rashid, A., Southgate, L.

OBJECTIVE--To ascertain whether the membership examination for the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) discriminates against doctors of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin ("Asian doctors")....

Randomised controlled trial of reminders to enhance the impact of audit in general practice on management of patients who use benzodiazepines.

Baker, R, Farooqi, A, Tait, C, Walsh, S

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether reminder cards in medical records enhance the effectiveness of audit with feedback in improving the care of patients taking long term benzodiazepine drugs. DESIGN:...

Use of vitamin B-12 in Leicestershire practices: a single topic audit led by a medical audit advisory group.

Fraser, R. C., Farooqi, A., Sorrie, R.

OBJECTIVE--To encourage active participation of Leicestershire general practitioners and their staff in audit; to examine the use of vitamin B-12 injections and to achieve a more appropriate use....

Audit in general practice: factors influencing participation.

Baker, R., Robertson, N., Farooqi, A.

OBJECTIVE--To identify the factors influencing participation in a single topic audit initiated by a medical audit advisory group. DESIGN--Interview and questionnaire survey of general practitioners...