Exeter academics co-authored four of the journal's ten most popular articles of 2017

Exeter academics co-author four of BJGP’s top ten most read articles

Four of the British Journal for General Practice (BJGP)’s top ten papers of 2017 were co-authored by University of Exeter Medical School academics.

The ranking is based on the number of times each paper was downloaded from the prestigious journal.   

Clinical relevance of thrombocytosis in primary care: a prospective cohort study of cancer incidence using English electronic medical records and cancer registry data was written by Dr Sarah Bailey, Associate Professor Obioha Ukoumunne, Dr Elizabeth Shephard and Professor Willie Hamilton, was top of the list.

Dr Gary Abel contributed to the paper Emergency diagnosis of cancer and previous general practice consultations: insights from linked patient survey data.

Clinical features of bowel disease in patients aged <50 years in primary care: a large case-control studywas co-authored by Dr Sal Stapley, Dr Elizabeth Shephard, and Professor Willie Hamilton.

Pharmacists’ perceptions of their emerging general practice roles in UK primary care: a qualitative interview study was written by Drs Dr Jo Butterworth, Dr Anna Sansom, Dr Laura Sims, Mark Healey, Ellie Kingsland and Professor John Campbell, all of the University of Exeter Medical School.

Date: 6 February 2018