Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (ACAMH)

Research output

Research output per year 1993 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

• 34261 Citations
• 536 Article
• 120 Abstract
• 49 Editorial
• 23 Review article
• 82 More
  • 17 Oral Presentation/ Invited Talk
  • 14 Chapter
  • 9 Letter
  • 8 Comment/debate
  • 8 Literature review
  • 7 Poster
  • 4 Published conference contribution
  • 3 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 2 Other Report
  • 2 Patent
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Commissioned Report
  • 1 Other
  • 1 Conference article
  • 1 Special issue
  • 1 Website, Blog, Social Media
  • 1 Preprint

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Future registry research: database linkage in Trauma and Orthopaedics

  Farrow, L. & Evans, J., 3 Apr 2023, In: Bone and Joint Research. 12, 4, p. 256-258 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Orthopedics 100%
  • Registries 87%
  • Databases 66%
  • Wounds and Injuries 53%
  • Data Warehousing 40%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2022

  Subchondral bone — a welcome distraction in OA treatment

  Aspden, R. M., 1 Jul 2022, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 30, 7, p. 911-912 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  New developments in MRI: System characterization, technical advances and radiotherapy applications

  Mazzoni, L. N., Bock, M., Levesque, I. R., Lurie, D. J. & Palma, G., 1 Oct 2021, In: Physica Medica. 90, p. 50-52 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Physics 100%
  • radiation therapy 82%
  • Radiotherapy 56%
  • physics 51%
  • characterization 45%
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  BRITSpA at five

  Keat, A., Bennett, A. N., Gaffney, K., Jones, G. T., Martindale, J., Sengupta, R., Siebert, S. & Marzo-Ortega, H., 1 Apr 2020, In: Rheumatology. 59, 4, p. 699-701 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  • Biological Therapy 100%
  • Health Services 74%
  • Animal Models 61%
• 2011

  Recruiting and retaining hard-to-reach populations: lessons learned and targeted strategies from arthritis physical activity intervention studies

  Altpeter, M., Houenou, L. O., Martin, K. R., Schoster, B. & Callahan, L. F., Jul 2011, In: Arthritis Care & Research. 63, 7, p. 927-928 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Cerebral emboli as a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: case-control study

  Purandare, N., Burns, A., Daly, K. J., Hardicre, J., Morris, J., MacFarlane, G. J. & McCollum, C., Jul 2006, In: British Medical Journal. 332, p. 1119-1124 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Intracranial Embolism 100%
  • Vascular Dementia 89%
  • Case-Control Studies 59%
  • Alzheimer Disease 57%
  • Dementia 38%
  118 Citations (Scopus)

• Predictors of persistent neck pain after whiplash injury

  Atherton, K., Wiles, N., Lecky, F. E., Hawes, S. J., Silman, A. J., MacFarlane, G. J. & Jones, G. T., Mar 2006, In: Emergency Medicine Journal. 23, 3, p. 195-201 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Whiplash Injuries 100%
  • Neck Pain 75%
  • Motor Vehicles 21%
  • Psychological Distress 19%
  • Hospital Emergency Service 15%
  82 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting New Onset of Widespread Pain Following a Motor Vehicle Collision

  Wynn, J., Jones, G. T., Wiles, N., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2006, In: Journal of Rheumatology. 33, 5, p. 968-974 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Motor Vehicles 100%
  • Pain 52%
  • Health 19%
  • Social Environment 12%
  • Insurance 10%
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• The epidemiology of chronic syndromes that are frequently unexplained: do they have common associated factors?

  Aggarwal, V. R., McBeth, J., Zakrzewska, J. M., Lunt, M. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2006, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 35, p. 468-476 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Epidemiology 100%
  • Odds Ratio 45%
  • Confidence Intervals 42%
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 34%
  • Chronic Pain 25%
  275 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Epidemiology of low back pain in children and adolescents

  Jones, G. & MacFarlane, G. J., Mar 2005, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 90, 3, p. 312-316 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Low Back Pain 100%
  • Epidemiology 79%
  • Child 43%
  • Epidemiologic Studies 10%
  • Primary Health Care 9%
  214 Citations (Scopus)

• Is musculoskeletal pain more common now than 40 years ago? : two population-based cross-sectional studies

  Harkness, E. F., MacFarlane, G. J., Silman, A. J. & McBeth, J., Mar 2005, In: Rheumatology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  154 Citations (Scopus)

• Primary care consultation predictors in men and women: a cohort study

  Kapur, N., Hunt, I., Lunt, M., McBeth, J., Creed, F. & MacFarlane, G. J., Feb 2005, In: The British Journal of General Practice. 55, p. 108-113 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Primary Health Care 100%
  • Referral and Consultation 93%
  • Cohort Studies 86%
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 15%
  • Psychological Distress 12%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• An excess of widespread pain among South Asians: are low levels of vitamin D implicated?

  MacFarlane, G. J., Palmer, B., Roy, D., Afzal, C., Silman, A. J. & O'Neill, T., 2005, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 64, p. 1217-1219 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Vitamin D 100%
  • Midland Reduction 47%
  • Pain 45%
  • Rheumatologists 13%
  • England 11%
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Association between pain in the hip region and radiographic changes of osteoarthritis: results from a population-based study

  Birrell, F., Lunt, M., MacFarlane, G. J. & Silman, A. J., 2005, In: Rheumatology. 44, p. 337-341 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Osteoarthritis 100%
  • Hip 93%
  • Pain 64%
  • Population 44%
  • Odds Ratio 9%
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Chronic Widespread Pain and Fibromyalgia: Should Reports of Increased Mortality Influence Management

  MacFarlane, G. J., 2005, In: Current Rheumatology Reports. 7, p. 339-341 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Defining hip pain for population studies

  Birrell, F., Lunt, M., MacFarlane, G. J. & Silman, A. J., 2005, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 64, p. 95-98 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Hip 100%
  • Pain 41%
  • Population 28%
  • Mobility Limitation 10%
  • Analgesic 8%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Do strong opioids have a role in the early management of back pain? Recommendations from a European expert panel

  Kalso, E., Allan, L., Dobrogowski, J., Johnson, M., Krcevski-Skvarc, N., MacFarlane, G. J., Mick, G., Ortolani, S., Perrot, S., Perucho, A., Semmons, I. & Sorensen, J., 2005, In: Current Medical Research and Opinion. 21, 11, p. 1819-1828 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Back Pain 100%
  • Opioid Analgesics 86%
  • Low Back Pain 80%
  • Pain 46%
  • Guidelines 31%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiology of Pain in Older Persons

  Jones, G. T. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2005, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 35

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Looking back: development in our understanding of the occurrence, aetiology and prognosis of chronic pain 1954-2004

  MacFarlane, G. J., 2005, In: Rheumatology. 44, 4, p. 23-26 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Nociceptive Pain 72%
  • Social Environment 66%
  • Rheumatic Diseases 58%
  • Back Pain 56%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Poor sleep and depression are independently associated with a reduced pain threshold.Results of a population based study

  Chiu, Y. H., Silman, A. J., MacFarlane, G. J., Ray, D., Gupta, A., Dickens, C., Morriss, R. & McBeth, J., 2005, In: Pain. 115, p. 316-321 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Pain Threshold 100%
  • Sleep 65%
  • Depression 55%
  • Pain 40%
  • Psychology 38%
  152 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  Mechanical injury and psychosocial factors in the work place predict the onset of widespread body pain: a two-year prospective study among cohorts of newly employed workers

  Harkness, E. F., MacFarlane, G. J., Nahit, E., Silman, A. J. & McBeth, J., 2004, In: Arthritis & Rheumatism. 50, 5, p. 1655-1664 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Workplace 100%
  • Occupational Groups 74%
  • Psychology 70%
  • Prospective Studies 66%
  • Pain 59%
  86 Citations (Scopus)

• The Cheshire Foot Pain and Disability Survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations

  Garrow, A. P., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2004, In: Pain. 110, p. 378-384 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Foot 100%
  • Pain 68%
  • Population 46%
  • Callosities 20%
  • Foot Joints 9%
  190 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Predictors of low back pain in British schoolchildren: A population-based prospective cohort study

  Jones, G. T., Watson, K. D., Silman, A. J., Symmons, D. P. M. & MacFarlane, G. J., Apr 2003, In: Pediatrics. 111, 4, p. 822-828 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Low Back Pain 100%
  • Cohort Studies 68%
  • Prospective Studies 64%
  • Population 39%
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 30%
  230 Citations (Scopus)

• Association of widespread body pain with an increased risk of cancer and reduced cancer survival

  McBeth, J., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Arthritis & Rheumatism. 48, p. 1686-1692 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Pain 100%
  • Incidence 59%
  • Neoplasms 55%
  • Confidence Intervals 42%
  • Mortality 20%
  93 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of psychosocial and individual psychological factors on the onset of musculoskeletal pain: common and site specific effects

  Nahit, E., Hunt, I., Lunt, M., Dunn, G., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 62, p. 755-760 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Musculoskeletal 100%
  • Musculoskeletal Pain 76%
  • Psychological Distress 49%
  • Psychology 42%
  • Pain 35%
  113 Citations (Scopus)

• Generalised estimating equations and low back pain

  Harkness, E. F., Nahit, E., MacFarlane, G. J., Silman, A. J., Dunn, G. & McBeth, J., 2003, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 60, p. 378-382 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Hip pain onset in relation to cumulative workplace and leisure time mechanical load: a population-based case-control study

  Pope, D. P., Hunt, I., Birrell, F., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 62, p. 322-326 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Hip 100%
  • Leisure Activities 79%
  • Workplace 69%
  • Case-Control Studies 57%
  • Pain 41%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Low back pain in schoolchildren: the role of mechanical and psychosocial factors

  Watson, K. D., Papageorgiou, A., Jones, G. T., Taylor, S., Symmons, D. P. M., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 88, 1, p. 12-17 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Low Back Pain 100%
  • Psychology 68%
  • Nociceptive Pain 22%
  • Weights and Measures 21%
  • Pharyngitis 19%
  185 Citations (Scopus)

• Mechanical and psychosocial factors predict new onset shoulder pain: a prospective cohort study of newly employed workers

  Harkness, E. F., MacFarlane, G. J., Nahit, E., Silman, A. J. & McBeth, J., 2003, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 60, p. 850-857 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Shoulder Pain 100%
  • psychosocial factors 98%
  • pain 79%
  • Occupational Groups 59%
  • Cohort Studies 56%
  132 Citations (Scopus)

• National Study of Cause-Specific Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, and other Rheumatic Conditions: a 20 year follow-up study

  Thomas, E., Symmons, D. P. M., Brewster, D. H., Black, R. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Journal of Rheumatology. 30, 5, p. 958-965 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Juvenile Arthritis 100%
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis 69%
  • Mortality 42%
  • Confidence Intervals 18%
  • Hospital Records 11%
  146 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting the onset of forearm pain: A prospective study across 12 occupational groups

  Nahit, E., Taylor, S., Hunt, I., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Arthritis Care & Research. 49, p. 519-525 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Forearm 100%
  • Occupational Groups 74%
  • Prospective Studies 66%
  • Pain 59%
  • Wrist 42%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting the onset of widespread body pain among children

  Jones, G. T., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Arthritis & Rheumatism. 48, 9, p. 2615-2621 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 100%
  • Pain 95%
  • Child 71%
  • Confidence Intervals 65%
  • Pain-Free 64%
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• Predictors of hip joint replacement in new attenders in primary care with hip pain

  Birrell, F., Afzal, C., Nahit, E., Lunt, M., MacFarlane, G. J., Cooper, C., Croft, P., Hosie, G. & Silman, A. J., 2003, In: The British Journal of General Practice. 53, p. 26-30 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Replacement Arthroplasties 100%
  • Hip Joint 92%
  • Hip Replacement Arthroplasties 69%
  • Hip 68%
  • Primary Health Care 65%
  52 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk factors for new-onset low back pain amongst cohorts of newly employed workers

  Harkness, E. F., MacFarlane, G. J., Nahit, E., Silman, A. J. & McBeth, J., 2003, In: Rheumatology. 42, p. 959-968 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Low Back Pain 100%
  • Occupational Groups 72%
  • Weight Lifting 38%
  • Occupations 12%
  • Workplace 12%
  128 Citations (Scopus)

• Syndrome of symptomatic adult acetabular dysplasia (SAAD Syndrome)

  Birrell, F., Silman, A. J., Croft, P., Cooper, C., Hosie, G., MacFarlane, G. J. & PCR Hip Study Group, 2003, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 62, p. 356-358 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Hip 100%
  • Pain 41%
  • Osteoarthritis 31%
  • Hip Osteoarthritis 22%
  • General Practice 17%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• The role of workplace low-level mechanical trauma, posture and environment in the onset of chronic widespread pain

  McBeth, J., Harkness, E. F., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2003, In: Rheumatology. 42, p. 1-9 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
  46 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Chronic widespread pain in the population: a seven year follow up study

  Papageorgiou, A., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2002, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 61, p. 1071-1074 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Pain 56%
  • Population 43%
  • General Practice 24%
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 14%
  145 Citations (Scopus)

• Does chronic pain predict future psychological distress

  McBeth, J., MacFarlane, G. J. & Silman, A. J., 2002, In: Pain. 96, p. 239-245 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Psychological Distress 100%
  • Chronic Pain 91%
  • Pain 21%
  • Psychology 18%
  • Illness Behavior 12%
  97 Citations (Scopus)

• Low back pain in schoolchildren: occurrence and characteristics

  Watson, K. D., Papageorgiou, A., Jones, G. T., Taylor, S., Symmons, D. P. M., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G., 2002, In: Pain. 97, 1-2, p. 87-92 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Low Back Pain 100%
  • Pain 16%
  • Periodicity 15%
  • England 14%
  • Health 13%
  288 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychosocial risk factors for the onset of abdominal pain. Results from a large prospective population-based study

  Halder, S. L. S., McBeth, J., Silman, A. J., Thompson, D. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2002, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 31, p. 1219-1225 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Abdominal Pain 100%
  • Illness Behavior 77%
  • Psychology 76%
  • Odds Ratio 45%
  • Population 44%
  48 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Widespread body pain and mortality: prospective population based study

  MacFarlane, G. J., McBeth, J. & Silman, A. J., Sept 2001, In: British Medical Journal. 323, 7314, p. 662-665 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Pain 100%
  • Mortality 87%
  • Population 67%
  • Neoplasms 14%
  • Fibromyalgia 13%
  181 Citations (Scopus)

• Associations between adverse events in childhood and chronic widespread pain in adulthood: are they explained by differential recall?

  McBeth, J., Morris, S., Benjamin, S., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2001, In: Journal of Rheumatology. 28, p. 2305-2309 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences 69%
  • Hospitalization 58%
  • Pain 36%
  • Medical Records 26%
  81 Citations (Scopus)

• Features of somatisation predict the onset of chronic widespread pain:Results from a large populatioon-based study

  McBeth, J., MacFarlane, G. J., Benjamin, S. & Silman, A. J., 2001, In: Arthritis & Rheumatism. 44, p. 940-946 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Pain 45%
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms 38%
  • Checklist 30%
  • Physical Phenomena 21%
  287 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of work related psychosocial factors and psychological distress on regional musculoskeletal pain: A study of newly-employed workers

  Nahit, E., Pritchard, C., Cherry, N., Silman, A. J. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2001, In: Journal of Rheumatology. 6, 28, p. 1378-1384 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Musculoskeletal Pain 100%
  • Psychological Distress 80%
  • Occupational Groups 57%
  • Psychology 54%
  • Pain 46%
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting radiographic hip osteoarthritis from range of movement

  Birrell, F., Silman, A. J., Croft, P., Cooper, C., Hosie, G., MacFarlane, G. J. & PCR Hip Study Group, 2001, In: Rheumatology. 40, p. 506-512 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Hip Osteoarthritis 100%
  • Osteoarthritis 71%
  • Hip 33%
  • Pain 18%
  • Primary Health Care 12%
  89 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk factors for neck pain: a longitudinal study in the general population

  Croft, P., Lewis, M., Papageorgiou, A., Thomas, E., Jayson, M. I. V., MacFarlane, G. J. & Silman, A. J., 2001, In: Pain. 93, p. 317-325 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Neck Pain 100%
  • Longitudinal Studies 73%
  • Neck Injuries 52%
  • Population 34%
  • Incidence 18%
  355 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk factors for persistent chronic widespread pain: a community-based study

  McBeth, J., MacFarlane, G. J., Hunt, I. & Silman, A. J., 2001, In: Rheumatology. 40, p. 95-101 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Chronic Pain 100%
  • Pain 63%
  • Psychological Distress 24%
  • Illness Behavior 16%
  • Fibromyalgia 14%
  145 Citations (Scopus)

• Short term influence of mechanical pain: a study of new workers from 12 occupational groups

  Nahit, E., MacFarlane, G. J., Pritchard, C., Cherry, N. & Silman, A. J., 2001, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 58, p. 374-381 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • occupational group 100%
  • pain 79%
  • Occupational Groups 59%
  • worker 51%
  • Pain 47%
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• The association of occupational physical demands and psychosocial working environment with disabling shoulder pain

  Pope, D. P., Silman, A. J., Cherry, N., Pritchard, C. & MacFarlane, G. J., 2001, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 60, p. 852-858 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Shoulder Pain 100%
  • Environment 46%
  • Occupational Groups 22%
  • Psychology 21%
  • Posture 10%
  70 Citations (Scopus)