Christopher Smith

Contact

• workRoom B120 Clinical Sciences Building
  Nottingham City Hospital
  Hucknall Road
  Nottingham
  NG5 1PB
  UK
• work0115 823 1354
• cjp.smith@nottingham.ac.uk

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Epidemiology, drug effects, prevalence and incidence of morbidity, mortality studies, validation work

Teaching Summary

Christopher Smith teaches data-management to PhD students working in the field of large-numbers epidemiology. He is also a qualified English teacher with a particular interest in religious poetry and… read more

Research Summary

Christopher Smith has had papers published in a wide variety of areas, for example cardio-vascular disease, respiratory disease, cancers, peri-natal conditions and disease of the elderly. A Senior… read more

Recent Publications

• NAVARATNAM V, FLEMING KM, WEST J, SMITH CJP, JENKINS G, FOGARTY A, HUBBARD RB, 2011. The rising incidence of idopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United Kingdom Thorax (In press). (In Press.)
• GRIBBIN J, HUBBARD R, SMITH C, GLADMAN J, LEWIS S., 2010. Risk of falls associated with antihypertensive medication: population-based case control study Age and Ageing. 39, 592-597
• GRIBBIN, JONATHAN, HUBBARD, RICHARD, GLADMAN, JOHN R F, SMITH, CHRIS and LEWIS, SARAH, 2010. Risk of falls associated with antihypertensive medication: population-based case-control study. Age and ageing. 39(5), 592-7
• GIBSON JE, HUBBARD RB, SMITH CJP, TATA LJ, BRITTON JR and FOGARTY AW, 2009. The Use of Self-Controlled Analytical Techniques to Assess the Temporal Association Between use of Prescription Medications and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes American Journal of Epidemiology. 169, 761-768

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Christopher Smith teaches data-management to PhD students working in the field of large-numbers epidemiology. He is also a qualified English teacher with a particular interest in religious poetry and in Old English, otherwise known as Anglo-Saxon. He taught English at both secondary and tertiary levels, and also taught CLAIT English and Computing in Nottingham Prison.

Current Research

Christopher Smith has had papers published in a wide variety of areas, for example cardio-vascular disease, respiratory disease, cancers, peri-natal conditions and disease of the elderly. A Senior Research Fellow in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, he also manages The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a repository of prospectively gathered UK medical data, which is operated under licence at Nottingham University. THIN currently holds something over 2.5 billion rows of information.

• NAVARATNAM V, FLEMING KM, WEST J, SMITH CJP, JENKINS G, FOGARTY A, HUBBARD RB, 2011. The rising incidence of idopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United Kingdom Thorax (In press). (In Press.)
• GRIBBIN J, HUBBARD R, SMITH C, GLADMAN J, LEWIS S., 2010. Risk of falls associated with antihypertensive medication: population-based case control study Age and Ageing. 39, 592-597
• GRIBBIN, JONATHAN, HUBBARD, RICHARD, GLADMAN, JOHN R F, SMITH, CHRIS and LEWIS, SARAH, 2010. Risk of falls associated with antihypertensive medication: population-based case-control study. Age and ageing. 39(5), 592-7
• GIBSON JE, HUBBARD RB, SMITH CJP, TATA LJ, BRITTON JR and FOGARTY AW, 2009. The Use of Self-Controlled Analytical Techniques to Assess the Temporal Association Between use of Prescription Medications and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes American Journal of Epidemiology. 169, 761-768
• GRIBBIN J, HUBBARD R, SMITH C, GLADMAN J, LEWIS S, 2009. Incidence and mortality of falls amongst older people in primary care in the United Kingdom. QJM (Quarterly Journal of Medicine). 102, 477-483
• MYLES, P R, MCKEEVER, T M, POGSON, Z, SMITH, C J P and HUBBARD, R B, 2009. The incidence of pneumonia using data from a computerized general practice database. Epidemiology and infection. 137(5), 709-16
• TATA, LEWIS, MCKEEVER, SMITH, DOYLE, SMEETH, GIBSON, HUBBARD, 2008. Effect of maternal asthma, exacerbations and asthma medication use on congenital malformations in offspring: A United Kingdom population-based study. Thorax. 63, 981-7
• LANGAN, S M, SMEETH, L, HUBBARD, R, FLEMING, K M, SMITH, C J P and WEST, J, 2008. Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris--incidence and mortality in the UK: population based cohort study. BMJ. 337, a180
• MEAL, ANDY, LEONARDI-BEE, JO, SMITH, CHRIS, HUBBARD, RICHARD and BATH-HEXTALL, FIONA, 2008. Validation of THIN data for non-melanoma skin cancer. Quality in primary care. 16(1), 49-52
• HUBBARD R, SMITH C, LE JEUNE I, GRIBBIN J, FOGARTY A, 2008. The association between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and vascular disease Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 178, 1257-1261
• HUBBARD, RICHARD B, SMITH, CHRIS, LE JEUNE, IVAN, GRIBBIN, JONATHAN and FOGARTY, ANDREW W, 2008. The association between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and vascular disease: a population-based study. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 178(12), 1257-61
• COLEMAN,T.J., LEWIS,S., HUBBARD,R. and SMITH,C., 2006. Influence of general practitioner payment schemes on primary care management of smoking cessation (Poster 19.4) In: Family Practice vol 23 suppl 1 September 2006 (Proceedings of The Society for Academic Primary Care, 35th Annual Scientific Meeting; The contribution of research and education to patient- centred primary care). 125
• MORTIMER, K. J., TATA, L. J., SMITH, C. J. P., WEST, J., HARRISON, T. W., TATTERSFIELD, A. E. and HUBBARD, R. B., 2006. Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency: a case-control study. Thorax. 61(5), 405-8
• HUBBARD, RICHARD, TATTERSFIELD, ANNE, SMITH, CHRIS, WEST, JOE, SMEETH, LIAM and FLETCHER, ASTRID, 2006. Use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of fracture. Chest. 130(4), 1082-8
• COLEMAN, T., LEWIS, S., HUBBARD R. and SMITH, C., 2006. Impact of contractual financial incentives on the ascertainment and management of smoking in primary care Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 60(Supplement 1), A6
• TATA, L.J., FORTUN, P.J., HUBBARD, R.B., SMEETH, L., HAWKEY, C.J., SMITH, C.J.P., WHITAKER, H.J., FARRINGTON, C.P., CARD, T.R. and WEST, J., 2005. Does concurrent prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs substantially increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding? Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 22(3), 175-181
• HUBBARD, R., LEWIS, S., WEST, J., SMITH, C., GODFREY, C., SMEETH, L., FARRINGTON, P. and BRITTON, J., 2005. Bupropion and the risk of sudden death: a self-controlled case-series analysis using the Health Improvement Network Thorax. 60(10), 848-850
• HUBBARD, R., LEWIS, S., SMITH, C., GODFREY, C., SMEETH, L., FARRINGTON, P. and BRITTON, J., 2005. Use of nicotine replacement therapy and the risk of acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and death Tobacco Control: an international journal. 14(6), 416-421
• TATA, L.J., CARD, T.R., LOGAN, R.F.A., HUBBARD, R.B., SMITH, C.P. and WEST, J., 2005. Fertility and pregnancy-related events in women with celiac disease: a population-based cohort study. Gastroenterology. 128(4), 849-55
• TATA, L J, WEST, J, SMITH, C, FARRINGTON, P, CARD, T, SMEETH, L and HUBBARD, R, 2005. General population based study of the impact of tricyclic and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants on the risk of acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 91(4), 465-71
• MCKEEVER, T.M., LEWIS, S.A., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2004. Vaccination and allergic disease: a birth cohort study. American Journal of Public Health. 94(6), 985-989
• WEST, J., LOGAN, R.F.A., SMITH, C.J., HUBBARD, R.B. and CARD, T.R., 2004. Malignancy and mortality in people with coeliac disease: population based cohort study BMJ : British Medical Journal. 329(7468), 716-719
• WEST, J., LOGAN, R. F., CARD, T. R., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2004. Risk of vascular disease in adults with diagnosed coeliac disease: a population-based study Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. VOL 20(NUMBER 1), 73-79
• GEOGHEGAN, J. M., CLARK, D. I., BAINBRIDGE, L. C., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2004. Risk factors in carpal tunnel syndrome Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European volume). VOL 29(NUMBER 4), 315-320
• GEOGHEGAN, J M, FORBES, J, CLARK, D I, SMITH, C and HUBBARD, R, 2004. Dupuytren's disease risk factors. Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European volume). 29(5), 423-6
• TATA,L., WEST,J., HARRISON,T., FARRINGTON,P., SMITH,C. and HUBBARD,R., 2003. Does influenza vaccination increase consultations, corticosteroid prescriptions, or exacerbations in subjects with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Thorax. 58(10), 835-39
• WEST, J., LOGAN, R.F.A., CARD, T.R., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2003. Fracture risk in people with celiac disease: a population-based cohort study Gastroenterology. 125(2), 429-436
• HUBBARD, R., FARRINGTON, P., SMITH, C., SMEETH, L. and TATTERSFIELD, A., 2003. Exposure to tricyclic and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants and the risk of hip fracture American Journal of Epidemiology. 158(1), 77-84
• MCKEEVER, T. M., LEWIS, S. A., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2002. Mode of delivery and risk of developing allergic disease Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 109(5), 800-802
• MCKEEVER, T. M., LEWIS, S. A., SMITH, C. and HUBBARD, R., 2002. The importance of prenatal exposures on the development of allergic disease: A Birth Cohort Study Using the West Midlands General Practice Database American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 166(6), 827-832
• MCKEEVER, T. M., LEWIS, S. A., SMITH, C., COLLINS, J., HEATLIE, H., FRISCHER, M. and HUBBARD, R., 2002. Early exposure to infections and antibiotics and the incidence of allergic disease: A birth cohort study with the West Midlands General Practice Research Database Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. VOL 109(ISSU 1), 43-50
• HUBBARD, R.B., SMITH, C.J.P., SMEETH, L., HARRISON, T.W. and TATTERSFIELD, A.E., 2002. Inhaled corticosteroids and hip fracture: a population-based case-control study American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 166(12), 1563-1566
• MCKEEVER, T.M., LEWIS, S.A, SMITH, C., COLLINS, J., HEATLIE, H., FRISCHER, M. and HUBBARD, R, 2001. Siblings, multiple births, and the incidence of allergic disease: a birth cohort study using the West Midlands general practice research database. Thorax. 56(10), 758-62
• ROWLANDS, S, DEVALIA, H, SMITH, C, HUBBARD, R and DEAN, A, 2001. Otitis externa in UK general practice: a survey using the UK General Practice Research Database. British Journal of General Practice. 51(468), 533-8