William Hamilton

The risk of colorectal cancer with symptoms at different ages and between the sexes: a case-control study (2009)

Hamilton, William, Lancashire, Robert, Sharp, Debbie, Peters, Tim J, Cheng, KK, Marshall, Tom

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer is generally diagnosed following a symptomatic presentation to primary care. Although the presenting features of the cancer are well described, the risks they...

Polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a cohort study of the diagnostic criteria and outcome (2008)

Barraclough, Kevin, Liddell, William G, Du Toit, Jennifer, Foy, Christopher, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Thomas, Mike, ...

Background. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common and is usually diagnosed and managed in primary care. There are no generally accepted primary care criteria for diagnosis. Objectives. To identify...

Polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a cohort study of the diagnostic criteria and outcome (2008)

Barraclough, Kevin, Liddell, William G, Du Toit, Jennifer, Foy, Christopher, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Thomas, Mike, ...

Background. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common and is usually diagnosed and managed in primary care. There are no generally accepted primary care criteria for diagnosis. Objectives. To identify...

Polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: a cohort study of the diagnostic criteria and outcome (2008)

Barraclough, Kevin, Liddell, William G, Du Toit, Jennifer, Foy, Christopher, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Thomas, Mike, ...

Background. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is common and is usually diagnosed and managed in primary care. There are no generally accepted primary care criteria for diagnosis. Objectives. To identify...

Clinical features of colorectal cancer before emergency presentation: a population-based case-control study (2007)

Cleary, Jonathan, Peters, Tim J., Sharp, Deborah, Hamilton, William

Objective. To identify the clinical features of colorectal cancer presenting as a surgical emergency. Design. Population-based case–control study. Setting. All general practices in Exeter Primary...

The effect of patient self-completion agenda forms on prescribing and adherence in general practice: a randomized controlled trial (2007)

Hamilton, William, Russell, David, Stabb, Catherine, Seamark, David, Campion-Smith, Charles, Britten, Nicky

Background. What the patient wants from a general practice consultation and what the doctor believes they want are not always the same thing. This mismatch may lead to unwanted and unnecessary...

Pathways to the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: an observational study in three UK cities (2006)

Barrett, Jacqueline, Jiwa, Moyez, Rose, Peter, Hamilton, William

Background. Colorectal cancer can present in a variety of ways, and with any of several symptoms. Different referral routes from primary to secondary care cater for these different presentations. The...

The effect of patient self-completion agenda forms on prescribing and adherence in general practice: a randomized controlled trial (2006)

Hamilton, William, Russell, David, Stabb, Catherine, Seamark, David, Campion-Smith, Charles, Britten, Nicky

Background. What the patient wants from a general practice consultation and what the doctor believes they want are not always the same thing. This mismatch may lead to unwanted and unnecessary...

Clinical features of colorectal cancer before emergency presentation: a population-based case-control study (2006)

Cleary, Jonathan, Peters, Tim J., Sharp, Deborah, Hamilton, William

Objective. To identify the clinical features of colorectal cancer presenting as a surgical emergency. Design. Population-based case-control study. Setting. All general practices in Exeter Primary...

The effect of patient self-completion agenda forms on prescribing and adherence in general practice: a randomized controlled trial (2006)

Hamilton, William, Russell, David, Stabb, Catherine, Seamark, David, Campion-Smith, Charles, Britten, Nicky

Background. What the patient wants from a general practice consultation and what the doctor believes they want are not always the same thing. This mismatch may lead to unwanted and unnecessary...

Clinical features of colorectal cancer before emergency presentation: a population-based case-control study (2006)

Cleary, Jonathan, Peters, Tim J., Sharp, Deborah, Hamilton, William

Objective. To identify the clinical features of colorectal cancer presenting as a surgical emergency. Design. Population-based case-control study. Setting. All general practices in Exeter Primary...

Pathways to the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: an observational study in three UK cities (2005)

Barrett, Jacqueline, Jiwa, Moyez, Rose, Peter, Hamilton, William

Background. Colorectal cancer can present in a variety of ways, and with any of several symptoms. Different referral routes from primary to secondary care cater for these different presentations. The...

Diagnosis of colorectal cancer in primary care: the evidence base for guidelines (2004)

Hamilton, William, Sharp, Deborah

Background. Colorectal cancer is common, causing ∼11% of cancer deaths in the UK. However, a GP would only expect to see one new presentation each year. Referral guidelines outlining clinical...

Diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: a structured review (2004)

Hamilton, William, Sharp, Deborah

Background. Lung cancer has the highest cancer incidence and mortality in the UK. Despite this, an individual GP encounters only one new presentation approximately every 8 months, so gains relatively...

Diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: a structured review (2004)

Hamilton, William, Sharp, Deborah

Background. Lung cancer has the highest cancer incidence and mortality in the UK. Despite this, an individual GP encounters only one new presentation approximately every 8 months, so gains relatively...

Do community based self-reading sphygmomanometers improve detection of hypertension? A feasibility study (2003)

Hamilton, William, Round, Alison, Goodchild, Rebecca, Baker, Cindy

Background Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke and ischaemic heart disease. Most hypertension is detected opportunistically by general practitioners. Those who rarely use medical services...

Clinical Diagnosis of Tamponade in Malawi (1990)

ROUND, ALISON, HAMILTON, WILLIAM

A consecutive series of 25 Malawian patients with tamponade secondary to tuberculosis were compared to 25 patients with congestive cardiac failure, without pericardial effusion in a retrospective...

Autobiography of Rev. William Hamilton (1885)

Hamilton, William

Every old settler in Nebraska will remember "Father Hamilton," early and so long a missionary among the western Indians. I solicited his biography for this report from his own pen. The following...

Father William Hamilton on Traditional Origin of Omahas and Other Tribes (1885)

Hamilton, William, Furnas, Robert

The following letter is from Rev. Wm. Hamilton, who was a Presbyterian missionary among the north-western Indians, commencing in what is now Kansas, in 1837.

Acute peritonitis / (1854)

Hamilton, William.

Handwritten thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of M.D.

De sanguine humano. (1779)

Hamilton, William.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis--Edinburgh.

EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH: VOLUME 4, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW

Fox, Mary Kay, Hamilton, William, Lin, Biing-Hwan

This report provides a summary of a comprehensive review and synthesis of published research on the impact of USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs on participants' nutrition and...

EFFECTS OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH: VOLUME 3, LITERATURE REVIEW

Fox, Mary Kay, Hamilton, William, Lin, Biing-Hwan

This report provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of published research on the impact of USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs on participants' nutrition and health outcomes....

GPs' classification of headache: is primary headache underdiagnosed?

Kernick, David, Stapley, Sally, Hamilton, William

With a high economic, social, and personal burden, headache remains an important health problem. How UK GPs diagnose headache in the UK is unknown. In this study, a large primary care database was...