Studies
This page includes both current and completed BPSU studies. You can browse studies by speciality, year or status using the filters below, and access study summaries, protocols, publications and patient information materials where available. Together, these studies provide an important evidence base for clinical practice, service development, public health policy and future research.
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Acute rheumatic fever 1
In the mid-1980's there were reports of outbreaks of Acute rheumatic fever(ARF) in several areas of the United States and subsequently similar reports emerged from Europe. In January 1988, under the auspices of the BPSU, all paediatricians in the British Isles were asked to report any new cases of ARF seen during 1987; only nine were reported. Case ascertainment via such retrospective reporting was felt to be unsatisfactory so a 12 month prospective study was undertaken during 1990 with the main aim of determining the annual incidence of ARF in children less than 16 years in the British Isles.
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Kawasaki disease 1
To describe the epidemiology or Kawasaki disease in the British Isles and to monitor trends in incidence; to provide a database onto which more specific studies can be mounted.
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