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Andrew W Murphy

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1 Interventions used to improve control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 4.01
2 The prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care and its effect on health care utilization and cost. Fam Pract 2011 3.06
3 Helping each other to learn--a process evaluation of peer assisted learning. BMC Med Educ 2006 2.32
4 Development of a complex intervention for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in primary care using the UK Medical Research Council framework. Am J Manag Care 2006 2.01
5 A qualitative study of factors influencing antimicrobial prescribing by non-consultant hospital doctors. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 1.72
6 Selection bias resulting from the requirement for prior consent in observational research: a community cohort of people with ischaemic heart disease. Heart 2007 1.66
7 Predictive value of antimicrobial susceptibility from previous urinary tract infection in the treatment of re-infection. Br J Gen Pract 2010 1.64
8 Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: patient beliefs and health-related behaviour. J Psychosom Res 2005 1.50
9 The effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for improving the health status of people with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the PRINCE cluster randomised trial. Thorax 2013 1.47
10 Self-monitoring and other non-pharmacological interventions to improve the management of hypertension in primary care: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract 2010 1.38
11 Chronic pain in the Republic of Ireland--community prevalence, psychosocial profile and predictors of pain-related disability: results from the Prevalence, Impact and Cost of Chronic Pain (PRIME) study, part 1. Pain 2011 1.37
12 Multimorbidity and risk among patients with established cardiovascular disease: a cohort study. Br J Gen Pract 2008 1.23
13 Identifying strategies to maximise recruitment and retention of practices and patients in a multicentre randomised controlled trial of an intervention to optimise secondary prevention for coronary heart disease in primary care. BMC Med Res Methodol 2009 1.21
14 Supporting the improvement and management of prescribing for urinary tract infections (SIMPle): protocol for a cluster randomized trial. Trials 2013 1.19
15 Antimicrobial management and appropriateness of treatment of urinary tract infection in general practice in Ireland. BMC Fam Pract 2011 1.14
16 Trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin resistance and prescribing in urinary tract infection associated with Escherichia coli: a multilevel model. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 1.13
17 The economic cost of chronic noncancer pain in Ireland: results from the PRIME study, part 2. J Pain 2012 1.12
18 Public attitudes to the use in research of personal health information from general practitioners' records: a survey of the Irish general public. J Med Ethics 2010 1.12
19 The contribution of qualitative research in designing a complex intervention for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in two different healthcare systems. BMC Health Serv Res 2006 1.10
20 SMART MOVE - a smartphone-based intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013 1.04
21 A multilevel analysis of trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin prescribing and resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in general practice. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 1.01
22 Opt-out as an acceptable method of obtaining consent in medical research: a short report. BMC Med Res Methodol 2011 1.00
23 Considerable differences exist between prevalent and incident myocardial infarction cohorts derived from the same population. J Clin Epidemiol 2010 0.99
24 Factors influencing the decision to seek treatment for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: an evaluation of the Self-Regulatory Model of illness behaviour. J Psychosom Res 2004 0.99
25 Consultation charges in Ireland deter a large proportion of patients from seeing the GP: results of a cross-sectional survey. Eur J Gen Pract 2007 0.95
26 WestREN: a description of an Irish academic general practice research network. BMC Fam Pract 2010 0.94
27 The cost-effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2010 0.93
28 Chronic kidney disease and mortality and morbidity among patients with established cardiovascular disease: a West of Ireland community-based cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 0.93
29 Responses to language barriers in consultations with refugees and asylum seekers: a telephone survey of Irish general practitioners. BMC Fam Pract 2008 0.91
30 General practitioner views about discussing sexual issues with patients with coronary heart disease: a national survey in Ireland. BMC Fam Pract 2010 0.89
31 General practitioners' attitudes and preparedness towards Clinical Decision Support in e-Prescribing (CDS-eP) adoption in the West of Ireland: a cross sectional study. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2010 0.89
32 A pilot study of the use of near-patient C-Reactive Protein testing in the treatment of adult respiratory tract infections in one Irish general practice. BMC Fam Pract 2011 0.88
33 A cross-sectional study of secondary cardiac care in general practice: impact of personal and practice characteristics. Fam Pract 2006 0.87
34 A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol. BMC Pulm Med 2011 0.87
35 The impact of renal insufficiency and anaemia on survival in patients with cardiovascular disease: a cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2009 0.86
36 Service users' and caregivers' perspectives on continuity of care in out-of-hours primary care. Qual Health Res 2012 0.85
37 Relative cost effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention in selected patient subgroups with existing coronary heart disease. Eur J Health Econ 2011 0.84
38 Interpreting asymptomatic bacteriuria. BMJ 2011 0.84
39 Communicating about sexual concerns within cardiac health services: do service providers and service users agree? Patient Educ Couns 2013 0.83
40 Preventing cardiovascular disease in primary care: role of a national risk factor management program. Am Heart J 2012 0.83
41 A mixed-methods prospective study of death certification in general practice. Fam Pract 2010 0.82
42 Five year prognosis in patients with angina identified in primary care: incident cohort study. BMJ 2009 0.81
43 The CHARMS Study: cardiac patients' experiences of sexual problems following cardiac rehabilitation. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2013 0.81
44 Mild chronic kidney disease and functional impairment in community-dwelling older adults. Age Ageing 2013 0.81
45 Vascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease and functional impairment in community-dwelling adults. Gerontology 2014 0.79
46 How effective is prevention in coronary heart disease? Heart 2008 0.79
47 The Cardiac Health and Assessment of Relationship Management and Sexuality study: a qualitative inquiry of patient, general practitioner, and cardiac rehabilitation staff views on sexual assessment and counseling for cardiac patients. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2013 0.79
48 Translating policy into practice: a case study in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Health Expect 2011 0.78
49 Effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based rehabilitation programme (Progressive Goal Attainment Program) for patients who are work-disabled due to back pain: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Trials 2013 0.78
50 Principles of multilevel analysis and its relevance to studies of antimicrobial resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 0.78
51 Patients and health professionals' perspectives on the sociocultural influences on secondary cardiac behaviour: a qualitative study of the implications in policy and practice. Fam Pract 2006 0.78
52 Using postal questionnaires to evaluate physical activity and diet behaviour change: case study exploring implications of valid responder characteristics in interpreting intervention outcomes. BMC Res Notes 2014 0.78
53 The complexity of patients' satisfaction with out-of-hours care: a qualitative study. Eur J Gen Pract 2007 0.78
54 Inequalities in prescribing of secondary preventative therapies for ischaemic heart disease in Ireland. Ir Med J 2002 0.77
55 Research activity and capacity in primary healthcare: the REACH study: a survey. BMC Fam Pract 2009 0.77
56 Sleep to lower elevated blood pressure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014 0.75
57 General practitioner contribution to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcome: A national registry study. Eur J Gen Pract 2014 0.75
58 International variations in the generation of the evidence base for primary care. Eur J Gen Pract 2005 0.75
59 Medication adherence among patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hypertens 2017 0.75
60 Views of doctors of varying disciplines on HPAT-Ireland as a selection tool for medicine. Med Teach 2014 0.75
61 The acceptability of a four-part protocol for penicillin allergy testing by practicing allergists. Allergy Asthma Proc 2009 0.75
62 The potential use of prehospital thrombolysis in a rural community. Resuscitation 2004 0.75
63 A Systematic Review of Measurement Tools for the Proactive Assessment of Patient Safety in General Practice. J Patient Saf 2017 0.75