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In this blog Senior Statistician and Epidemiologist Dr Margaret Smith, co-lead on our new accredited short course Medical Statistics for Big Data, describes a recent study on maternal anaemia and congenital heart disease, done using the CPRD GOLD database of electronic health records. Students on our new course will acquire skills enabling them to analyse similar studies using electronic health record databases, and much more besides.

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Rethinking clinical trials in the multimorbidity era: the imperative for patient-centered tailored approaches

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Smoking and Quitting Behaviors by Different Indicators of Socioeconomic Position in England: A Population Study, 2014 to 2023

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When I use a word . . . Nocebo

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Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients

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