Introduction Caregivers of children with neurodiversity, particularly autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit ...

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces cancer incidence and mortality, but participation rates are suboptimal ...

Introduction Self-management is a key component of effective chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and is ...

Objectives To identify the latent profiles of health behaviour abilities among patients with haematological malignancies and ...

Objective To evaluate the association between use of newer glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; semaglutide, ...

Introduction Stroke remains a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, with an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies to improve recovery. Bupropion hydrochloride, a ...

Protocol: Efficacy of cycled environmental light and noise during initial hospitalisation for improved cognitive outcomes at 2 years in infants born extremely or very preterm: study protocol for the ...

BMJ Open is a medical journal. We consider papers addressing research questions in clinical medicine, public health and epidemiology. We also welcome studies in health services research, health ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate differences in access to healthcare between people with and without disabilities in the UK. The hypotheses were that: (1) people with disabilities ...

Introduction Complex population health interventions that are effective in one context may not be effective elsewhere, and may even be harmful. As such, an intervention may require adaptation to ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...

Objectives To identify adverse drug reactions associated with lamotrigine in children and compare the safety profile with other antiepileptic drugs. Setting Databases EMBASE (1974–April 2015), MEDLINE ...