Publications

Research outputs from across the SPECTRUM Consortium

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The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review van den Akker A, Fabbri A, Alardah DI, Gilmore AB, Rutter H Health Res Policy Sys 21, 69 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01020-7
Financial incentives for quitting smoking in pregnancy: Are they cost-effective? McMeekin N, Sinclair L, Robinson-Smith L, Mitchell A, Bauld L, Tappin DM, Boyd KA. Addiction. 2023 Aug;118(8):1445-1456. doi: 10.1111/add.16176. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 36843417.
Trends in Psychological Distress Among Adults in England, 2020-2022. Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, McNeill A, Munafò MR, Brose L. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(7):e2321959. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21959
Trends in Public Awareness and Knowledge of Drinking Guidelines: a Representative Population Survey in England, 2016-2022 Jackson SE, Guo X, Holmes J, Brown J Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2023, Pages 415–425, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agad007
How Can We Measure Alcohol Outlet Density Around Schools? A Comparison Between Two Buffer-Based Methods Martín-Turrero I, Sureda X, Escobar F, Bilal U, Berasaluce M, Valiente R. J Urban Health. 2023 Jun 23. doi: 10.1007/s11524-023-00740-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37351726.
Exposure to tobacco, alcohol and 'Junk food' content in reality TV programmes broadcast in the UK between August 2019-2020 Barker AB, Bal J, Ruff L, Murray RL.  J Public Health (Oxf). 2023 Jun 14;45(2):287-294. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac046. PMID: 35512310; PMCID: PMC10273349.

Links Between Industry and U.S. NIAAA Underline the Need to Rebalance Science in the Public Interest: A Comment on Mitchell and McCambridge (2023)

Gilmore A B, Fabbri A.

J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Mar;84(2):340-341. doi: 10.15288/jsad.23-00027. PMID: 37132575. No abstract available.
Conceptualising the commercial determinants of suicide: broadening the lens on suicide and self-harm prevention van Schalkwyk MCI, Collin J, Eddleston M, Petticrew M, Pearson M, Schölin L, Maani N, Konradsen F, Gunnell D, Knipe D. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 May;10(5):363-370. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00043-3. Epub 2023 Apr 2. PMID: 37019125.
Effectiveness of subnational implementation of minimum unit price for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling for local authorities in England Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Meier PS. Addiction. 2023 May;118(5):819-833. doi: 10.1111/add.16084. Epub 2022 Dec 21. PMID: 36367289.

Corporate Political Activity: Taxonomies and Model of Corporate Influence on Public Policy

 Ulucanlar, S., Lauber, K., Fabbri, A., Hawkins, B., Mialon, M., Hancock, L., Tangcharoensathien, V., Gilmore, A. B. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (), pp. -. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7292
Guidance on the use of complex systems models for economic evaluations of public health interventions Breeze PR, Squires H, Ennis K, Meier P, Hayes K, Lomax N, Shiell A, Kee F, de Vocht F, O'Flaherty M, Gilbert N, Purshouse R, Robinson S, Dodd PJ, Strong M, Paisley S, Smith R, Briggs A, Shahab L, Occhipinti JA, Lawson K, Bayley T, Smith R, Boyd J, Kadirkamanathan V, Cookson R, Hernandez-Alava M, Jackson CH, Karapici A, Sassi F, Scarborough P, Siebert U, Silverman E, Vale L, Walsh C, Brennan A. Health Econ. 2023 Apr 20. doi: 10.1002/hec.4681.  PMID: 37081811.
Profile of menthol cigarette smokers in the months following the removal of these products from the market: a cross-sectional population survey in England Kock L, Shahab L, Bogdanovica I, Brown J. Tob Control. 2023 Apr;32(e1):e121-e124. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. Epub 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 34789541; PMCID: PMC7614336.
Promoting and Maintaining Changes in Smoking Behavior for Patients Following Discharge from a Smoke-free Mental Health Inpatient Stay: Development of a Complex Intervention Using the Behavior Change Wheel Shoesmith E, Huddlestone L, Pervin J, Shahab L, Coventry P, Coleman T, Lorencatto F, Gilbody S, Leahy M, Horspool M, Paul C, Colley L, Hough S, Hough P, Ratschen E. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Mar 22;25(4):729-737. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac242. PMID: 36250614; PMCID: PMC10032184.
Classification of lapses in smokers attempting to stop: A supervised machine learning approach using data from a popular smoking cessation smartphone app Perski O, Li K, Pontikos N, Simons D, Goldstein SP, Naughton F, Brown J. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Mar 27:ntad051. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad051. PMID: 36971111.
Commercial determinants of health: future directions Friel S, Collin J, Daube M, Depoux A, Freudenberg N, Gilmore AB, Johns P, Laar A, Marten R, McKee M, Mialon M The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00011-9
Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, McCambridge J, Lee K, Jones A, Gilmore AB, Galea S, de Lacy-Vawdon C, de Caravalho CMP, Baum F, Moodie R The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health Gilmore AB, Fabbri A, Baum F, Bertscher A, Bondy K, Chang HJ, Dermaio S, Erzse A, Freudenberg N, Friel S, Hofman KJ, Johns P, Karim SA, Lacy-Nichols J, de Caravalho CMP, Marten R, McKee M, Petticrew M, Robertson L, Tangcharoensathien V, Thow AM The Lancet. 2023 Mar 23. doi: 10.1016/ S0140-6736(23)00013-2

Seeking to be seen as legitimate members of the scientific community? An analysis of British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International's involvement in scientific events

 Matthes BK, Fabbri A, Dance S, Laurence L, Silver K, Gilmore AB Tob Control. 2023 Feb 3:tc-2022-057809. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057809. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36737249.

Harm built in-why the gambling industry needs a Silent Spring moment

van Schalkwyk MC, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, McKee M

 BMJ. 2023 Jan 26;380:203. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p203. PMID: 36702481.

Implementation strategies to increase smoking cessation treatment provision in primary care: a systematic review of observational studies

 Tildy BE, McNeill A, Perman-Howe PR, Brose LS BMC Prim Care. 2023 Jan 25;24(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-01981-2. PMID: 36698052.

Smoking, Nicotine, and COVID-19: Triangulation of Methods and Preregistration Are Required for Robust Causal Inference

 Perski O, Simons D, Shahab L, Brown J Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Jan 5;25(2):356-359. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab214. PMID: 34679177.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smoking, Vaping, and Smoking Cessation Services in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Study

 Johnston E, Bains M, Hunter A, Langley T Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Jan 5;25(2):339-344. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac227. PMID: 36218530.

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Association of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population survey in Great Britain

 Kock L, Brown J, Cox S, McNeill A, Robson D, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Brose LS Addict Behav. 2023 Mar;138:107570. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107570. Epub 2022 Dec 2. PMID: 36493683

Patterns and predictors of adherence to health-protective measures during COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the HEBECO study

 Kale D, Herbec A, Beard E, Gold N, Shahab L

BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 14;22(1):2347. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14509-7. PMID: 36517788

Back to our roots or sowing new seeds: thinking anew on the paradigms of health, harm and disease

 van Schalkwyk MCI, Zenone M, Maani N, Petticrew M, McKee M

J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Nov 21;44(Supplement_1):i28-i33. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac093. PMID: 36465052

Newspaper framing of food and beverage corporations' sponsorship of sport: a content analysis

Carters-White LE, Patterson C, Nimegeer A, Hilton S, Chambers S

BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 16;22(1):1753. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14031-w. PMID: 36114474

Inequalities in children's exposure to alcohol outlets in Scotland: a GPS study

Caryl FM, Pearce J, Mitchell R, Shortt NK

BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 15;22(1):1749. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14151-3. PMID: 36109778

Corporate political activity in the context of sugar-sweetened beverage tax policy in the WHO European Region

Lauber K, Rippin H, Wickramasinghe K, Gilmore AB

Eur J Public Health. 2022 Sep 13:ckac117. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac117. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36099153
Assessing the profile of support for potential tobacco control policies targeting availability in Great Britain: a cross-sectional population survey Kock L, Shahab L, Moore G, Shortt NK, Pearce J, Brown J Tob Control. 2022 Aug 25:tobaccocontrol-2022-057508. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057508. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36008128
Behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for smokeless tobacco cessation: protocol for a pilot randomised-controlled multi-country trial Siddiqui F, Bauld L, Croucher R, Jackson C, Kellar I, Kanaan M, Pokhrel S, Huque R, Iqbal R, Khan JA, Mehrotra R, Siddiqi K; ASTRA Global Health Research Group Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Aug 22;8(1):189. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01146-5. PMID: 35996179

Cutting down, quitting and motivation to stop smoking by self-reported COVID-19 status: Representative cross-sectional surveys in England

Cox S, Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dawkins L, Brown J, Shahab L

Addiction. 2022 Aug 15. doi: 10.1111/add.16029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35971298

Tobacco-free Nicotine Pouch Use in Great Britain: A Representative Population Survey 2020-2021

Tattan-Birch H, Jackson SE, Dockrell M, Brown J

Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Aug 6;24(9):1509-1512. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac099. PMID: 35417551
Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain Pastor A, Sureda X, Valiente R, Badland H, García-Dorado M, Escobar F Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 27;19(15):9192. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159192. PMID: 35954557

Real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids: A population survey in England with 12-month follow-up, 2015-2020.

Jackson SE, Kock L, Kotz D, Brown J

Addict Behav. 2022 Jul 25;135:107442. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107442. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35908322
Is tobacco a driver of footfall among small retailers? A geographical analysis of tobacco purchasing using electronic point of sale data Tunstall H, Shortt NK, Kong AY, Pearce J Tob Control. 2022 Jul 18:tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057089. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35851260.
Characterising smoking and smoking cessation attempts by risk of alcohol dependence: A representative, cross-sectional study of adults in England between 2014-2021.  Garnett C, Oldham M, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Cox S Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Jun 9;18:100418. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100418. eCollection 2022 Jul. PMID: 35814338
A content analysis of 'junk food' content in children's TV programmes: a comparison of UK broadcast TV and video-on-demand services Barker AB, Parkin M, Sinha S, Wilson E, Murray RL J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Jun 23:fdac067. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac067. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35731995 
A pilot randomised trial of a brief virtual reality scenario in smokers unmotivated to quit: Assessing the feasibility of recruitment Perski O, Jambharunkar T, Brown J, Kale D

PLOS Digit Health. 2022 Jun 27;1(6):e0000060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000060. eCollection 2022 Jun. PMID: 36812542
Content analysis of Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video original films in the UK for alcohol, tobacco and junk food imagery Alfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker AB J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Jun 27;44(2):302-309. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab022. PMID: 33675356
Levelling up in the UK: is the government serious about reducing regional inequalities in health? Ralston R, Smith K, O'Connor CH, Brown A BMJ. 2022 Jun 1;377:e070589. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070589. PMID: 35649577.
Gambling disorder van Schalkwyk MCI, McKee M, Cassidy R, Petticrew M, Blythe J Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;9(6):429. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00068-2. PMID: 35569496
Associations between smoking to relieve stress, motivation to stop and quit attempts across the social spectrum: A population survey in England Perski O, Theodoraki M, Cox S, Kock L, Shahab L, Brown J PLoS One. 2022 May 17;17(5):e0268447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268447. PMID: 35580121
Population exposure to alcohol and junk food advertising during the 2018 FIFA world cup: implications for public health Alfayad K, Murray RL, Britton J, Barker AB BMC Public Health. 2022 May 6;22(1):908. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13233-6. PMID: 35524237
Tobacco and COVID-19: avoiding the error of distraction Hill S Int J Epidemiol. 2022 May 6:dyac089. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac089. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35522734
Smoking prevalence following the announcement of tobacco tax increases in England between 2007 and 2019: an interrupted time-series analysis  Beard E, Brown J, Shahab L Addiction. 2022 Apr 11. doi: 10.1111/add.15898. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35403764
Norms, rules and policy tools: understanding Article 5.3 as an instrument of tobacco control governance Ralston R, Hirpa S, Bassi S, Male D, Kumar P, Barry RA, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Apr 7:tobaccocontrol-2021-057159. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35393367.
Harm perceptions of nicotine-containing products and associated sources of information in UK adults with and without mental ill health: A cross-sectional survey Perman-Howe PR, Horton M, Robson D, McDermott MS, McNeill A, Brose LS Addiction. 2022 Mar;117(3):715-729. doi: 10.1111/add.15657. Epub 2021 Sep 17. PMID: 34338387
Potential Explanations for Conflicting Findings on Abrupt Versus Gradual Smoking Cessation: A Population Study in England Garnett C, Brown J, Shahab L, Raupach T, Lindson N Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 1;24(4):574-580. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab239. PMID: 34792598; PMCID: PMC8887587.
The effect of tobacco control mass media campaigns on smoking-related behaviour among people with mental illness: a systematic literature review Perman-Howe PR, McNeill A, Brose LS, Tildy BE, Langley TE, Robson D Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Mar 31:ntac079. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac079. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35358321.

Firm foundation or neglected cornerstone? The paradox of Article 5.3 implementation and the challenge of strengthening tobacco control governance

 Ralston R, Bialous S, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Mar 8:tobaccocontrol-2022-057344. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057344. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35260466.
From silos to policy coherence: tobacco control, unhealthy commodity industries and the commercial determinants of health Hill SE, Johns P, Nakkash RT, Collin J Tob Control. 2022 Mar;31(2):322-327. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057136. PMID: 35241606.
Distilling the curriculum: An analysis of alcohol industry-funded school-based youth education programmes van Schalkwyk MCI, Petticrew M, Maani N, Hawkins B, Bonell C, Katikireddi SV, Knai C PLoS One. 2022 Jan 12;17(1):e0259560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259560. PMID: 35020741.
Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence Tattan-Birch H, Hartmann-Boyce J, Kock L, Simonavicius E, Brose L, Jackson S, Shahab L, Brown J Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 6;1(1):CD013790. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013790.pub2. PMID: 34988969.

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Manufacturing doubt: Assessing the effects of independent vs industry-sponsored messaging about the harms of fossil fuels, smoking, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages Maani N, van Schalkwyk MCI, Filippidis FT, Knai C, Petticrew M SSM Popul Health. 2021 Dec 23;17:101009. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.101009. PMID: 35036514; PMCID: PMC8749266.
Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies Caryl FM, Pearce J, Reid G, Mitchell R, Shortt NK Tob Control. 2021 Dec;30(e2):e138-e143. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056002. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33148694; PMCID: PMC7612095.
Profile of menthol cigarette smokers in the months following the removal of these products from the market: a cross-sectional population survey in England Kock L, Shahab L, Bogdanovica I, Brown J Tob Control. 2021 Nov 17:tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34789541.
Inequalities in smoking and quitting-related outcomes among adults with and without children in the household 2013-2019: A population survey in England Kock L, Brown J, Shahab L, Tattan-Birch H, Moore G, Cox S Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Oct 11:ntab211. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34634112.
Has the increased participation in the national campaign 'Dry January' been associated with cutting down alcohol consumption in England? Case P, Angus C, De Vocht F, Holmes J, Michie S, Brown J Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 1;227:108938. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108938. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34392050; PMCID: PMC8504198.
Whose rights deserve protection? Framing analysis of responses to the 2016 committee of advertising practice consultation on the non-broadcast advertising of foods and soft drinks to children Carters-White L, Chambers S, Skivington K, Hilton S Food Policy. 2021 Oct;104:102139. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102139. PMID: 34720343; PMCID: PMC8547229.
Corporate political activity in the context of unhealthy food advertising restrictions across Transport for London: A qualitative case study Lauber K, Hunt D, Gilmore AB, Rutter H PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 2;18(9):e1003695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003695. PMID: 34473694; PMCID: PMC8412307.
Characterising the patterns of and factors associated with increased alcohol consumption since COVID-19 in a UK sample Oldham M, Garnett C, Brown J, Kale D, Shahab L, Herbec A Drug Alcohol Rev. 2021 Sep;40(6):890-899. doi: 10.1111/dar.13256. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PMID: 33657644; PMCID: PMC8014505.
Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure Barker AB, Britton J, Thomson E, Murray RL J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Sep 22;43(3):595-603. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091. Erratum in: J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Apr 12;43(1):e113. PMID: 32614043; PMCID: PMC8458014.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Weight and BMI among UK Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the HEBECO Study Dicken S, Mitchell J, Newberry Le Vay J, Beard E, Kale D, Herbec A, Shahab L Nutrients. 2021 Aug 24;13(9):2911. doi: 10.3390/nu13092911. PMID: 34578789; PMCID: PMC8469464.
Commercial use of evidence in public health policy: a critical assessment of food industry submissions to global-level consultations on non-communicable disease prevention Lauber K, McGee D, Gilmore AB BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Aug;6(8):e006176. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006176. PMID: 34426403; PMCID: PMC8383892.
"When the Fun Stops, Stop": An analysis of the provenance, framing and evidence of a 'responsible gambling' campaign van Schalkwyk MC, Maani N, McKee M, Thomas S, Knai C, Petticrew M PLoS One. 2021 Aug 26;16(8):e0255145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255145. PMID: 34437561; PMCID: PMC8389453.
Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019 Opazo Breton M, Britton J, Brown J, Beard E, Bogdanovica I Tob Control. 2021 Jul 29:tobaccocontrol-2021-056694. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056694. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34326193.
The Science for Profit Model - How and why corporations influence science and the use of science in policy and practice Legg T, Hatchard J, Gilmore AB PLoS One. 2021 Jun 23;16(6):e0253272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253272. PMID: 34161371; PMCID: PMC8221522.
The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 11) Simons D, Shahab L, Brown J, Perski O Qeios. 2021. doi:10.32388/UJR2AW.13.
Big food and the World Health Organization: a qualitative study of industry attempts to influence global-level non-communicable disease policy Lauber K, Rutter H, Gilmore AB BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jun;6(6):e005216. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005216. PMID: 34117011; PMCID: PMC8202098.
The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19: a living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 7) Simons D, Shahab L, Brown J, Perski O Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1319-1368. doi: 10.1111/add.15276. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33007104; PMCID: PMC7590402.
Smoking, distress and COVID-19 in England: cross-sectional population surveys from 2016 to 2020 Kock L, Brown J, Shahab L, Moore G, Horton M, Brose L Prev Med Rep. 2021 May 29;23:101420. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101420. PMID: 34150478; PMCID: PMC8193154.
Schools for healthy lives, not for corporate interests van Schalkwyk MCI, Knai C, Jackson N, Maani N, Petticrew M Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 May;5(5):e14. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00097-3. PMID: 33864742.
Association of the COVID-19 lockdown with smoking, drinking and attempts to quit in England: an analysis of 2019-20 data Jackson SE, Garnett C, Shahab L, Oldham M, Brown J Addiction. 2021 May;116(5):1233-1244. doi: 10.1111/add.15295. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33089562.
Who should we trust on science diplomacy and COVID-19 recovery? Not Big Tobacco Fabbri A, Laurence L, Zatoński M, Gilmore AB BMJ Blog, Tobacco Control
Protocol for expansion of an existing national monthly survey of smoking behaviour and alcohol use in England to Scotland and Wales: The Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Study Kock L, Shahab L, Moore G, Beard E, Bauld L, Reid G, Brose L, Horton M, Gould A, Brown J Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Mar 29;6:67. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16700.1. PMID: 34458587; PMCID: PMC8370132.
Using point-of-sale data to examine tobacco pricing across neighbourhoods in Scotland Shortt NK, Tunstall H, Mitchell R, Coombes E, Jones A, Reid G, Pearce J Tob Control. 2021 Mar;30(2):168-176. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055484. Epub 2020 Mar 19. PMID: 32193214; PMCID: PMC7907555.
Moderators of the association between regular smoking exposure and motivation and attempts to quit: a repeat cross-sectional study Tattan-Birch H, Brown J, Kock L, Shahab L Addiction. 2021 Oct;116(10):2837-2846. doi: 10.1111/add.15479. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33739568
Vaping in pregnancy: A systematic review Calder R, Gant E, Bauld L, McNeill A, Robson D, Brose LS Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Feb 4:ntab017. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33538828.
The new WHO Foundation - global health deserves better Maani N, Van Schalkwyk MC, Petticrew M, Ralston R, Collin J BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Feb;6(2):e004950. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-004950. PMID: 33547178; PMCID: PMC7871260.
The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries Knai C, Petticrew M, Capewell S, Cassidy R, Collin J, Cummins S, Eastmure E, Fafard P, Fitzgerald N, Gilmore AB, Hawkins B, Jensen JD, Katikireddi SV, Maani N, Mays N, Mwatsama M, Nakkash R, Orford JF, Rutter H, Savona N, van Schalkwyk MCI, Weishaar H BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Feb;6(2):e003543. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003543. PMID: 33593757; PMCID: PMC7888371.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at 6-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial Garnett C, Oldham M, Angus C, Beard E, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F, Hickman M, Kaner E, Loebenberg G, Michie S, Munafò M, Pizzo E, Brown J Addiction. 2021 Feb;116(2):412-425. doi: 10.1111/add.15287. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33067856; PMCID: PMC8436762.
The SPECTRUM Consortium: a new UK Prevention Research Partnership consortium focussed on the commercial determinants of health, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and the reduction of health inequalities Horton M, Perman-Howe PR, Angus C, Bishop J, Bogdanovica I, Brennan A, Britton J, Brose LS, Brown J, Collin J, Dockrell M, Fitzgerald N, Friel S, Gillespie D, Gilmore AB, Hill SE, Knai C, Langley T, Martin S, McNeill A, Moore G, Munafò MR, Murray RL, Opazo Breton M, Pearce J, Petticrew M, Reid G, Robson D, Rutter H, Shahab L, Shortt N, Smith K, Syrett K, Bauld L Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Jan 14;6:6. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16318.1. PMID: 33693062; PMCID: PMC7931256.
Conceptualising changes to tobacco and alcohol policy as affecting a single interlinked system Gillespie D, Hatchard J, Squires H, Gilmore A, Brennan A BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 4;21(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10000-3. PMID: 33397324; PMCID: PMC7783976.

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