Publications

BARKER, J., KUMAR, A., STANTON, W. & BATH-HEXTALL, F. J. 2011. The needs and experiences of people with a diagnosis of skin cancer: a systematic review. Joanna Briggs Institute Library of Systematic Reviews, 9, 104-121.

BATCHELOR, J. M., WHITTON, M. E., PINART, M., LEONARDI-BEE, J. & GONZALEZ, U. 2011. Comment on: Vitiligo Treatment in Childhood: a State of the Art Review. By Tamesis MEB, Morelli JG: Pediatric Dermatology 2010;27(5):437-455. Pediatric Dermatology, 28, 354-5; author reply 354.

BATH-HEXTALL, F., WHARRAD, H. & LEONARDI-BEE, J. 2011. Teaching tools in evidence based practice: evaluation of reusable learning objects (RLOs) for learning about meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education, 11, 18.

BATH-HEXTALL, F. J., BIRNIE, A. J., RAVENSCROFT, J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus in the management of atopic eczema: an updated Cochrane review. British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 228.

COCKAYNE, S., CURRAN, M., DENBY, G., HASHMI, F., HEWITT, C., HICKS, K., JAYAKODY, S., KANG'OMBE, A., MCINTOSH, C., MCLARNON, C., STAMULI, E., THOMAS, K., TURNER, G., TORGERSON, D., WATT, I. & EVERT TRIAL TEAM 2011. EVert: cryotherapy versus saliscylic acid for the treatment of verrucae - a randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 15, 1-170.

COCKAYNE, S., HEWITT, C., HICKS, K., JAYAKODY, S., KANG'OMBE, A. R., STAMULI, E., TURNER, G., THOMAS, K. S., CURRAN, M., DENBY, G., HASHMI, F., MCINTOSH, C. & EVERT TRIAL TEAM 2011. Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae): a randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 342, d3271.

COURTENAY, M., CAREY, N., STENNER, K., LAWTON, S. & PETERS, J. 2011. Patients' views of nurse prescribing: effects on care, concordance and medicine taking. British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 396-401.

ELEFTHERIADOU, V., WHITTON, M. E., GAWKRODGER, D. J., BATCHELOR, J., CORNE, J., LAMB, B., ERSSER, S., RAVENSCROFT, J. & THOMAS, K. S. O. B. O. T. V. P. S. P. 2011. Future research into the treatment of vitiligo: where should our priorities lie? Results of the vitiligo priority setting partnership. British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 530-536.

FLOHR, C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Childhood eczema according to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire tool - response to Czarnobilska et al. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV.

GONZALEZ, U., WHITTON, M., ELEFTHERIADOU, V., PINART, M., BATCHELOR, J. & LEONARDI-BEE, J. 2011. Guidelines for designing and reporting clinical trials in vitiligo. Archives of Dermatology, 2011.

LANGAN, S. M., SCHMITT, J., COENRAADS, P. J., SVENSSON, A., VON ELM, E., WILLIAMS, H. C. & EUROPEAN DERMATO-EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK 2011. STROBE and reporting observational studies in dermatology. British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 1-3.

LAWTON, S. 2011. Atopic Eczema and Evidence Based Care. Journal Dermatology Nursing Association, 3, 13-39.

LAWTON, S. 2011. External influences on Skin Health. Nursing and Residential Care, 13, 522-526.

LAWTON, S. 2011. Treatment options for managing psoriasis. Independent Nurse, 30-32.

LEONARDI-BEE, J., BATTA, K., O'BRIEN, C. & BATH-HEXTALL, F. J. 2011. Interventions for infantile haemangiomas (strawberry birthmarks) of the skin. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5, CD006545.

MACBETH, A. E., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. What's new in skin cancer? An analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews published in 2008-2009. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 36, 453-8.

MALIK, M., SIMPSON, R. & VARMA, S. 2011. Isotretinoin as contraindication. BMJ, 342, 1223.

MCMURRAN, M., CRAWFORD, M. J., REILLY, J. G., MCCRONE, P., MORAN, P., WILLIAMS, H., ADAMS, C. E., DUGGAN, C., DELPORT, J., WHITHAM, D. & DAY, F. 2011. Psycho-education with problem solving (PEPS) therapy for adults with personality disorder: A pragmatic multi-site community-based randomised clinical trial. Trials, 12.

NANKERVIS, H., MAPLETHORPE, A. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Mapping randomized controlled trials of treatments for eczema - The GREAT database (The Global Resource of Eczema Trials: a collection of key data on randomized controlled trials of treatments for eczema from 2000 to 2010). BMC Dermatology, 11, 10.

RAVENSCROFT, J. C., SURI, M., RICE, G. I., SZYNKIEWICZ, M. & CROW, Y. J. 2011. Autosomal dominant inheritance of a heterozygous mutation in SAMHD1 causing familial chilblain lupus. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 155A, 235-7.

RIDD, M., THOMAS, K., WALLACE, P. & O'SULLIVAN, F. 2011. Dermatology research in primary care: why, what, and how? British Journal of General Practice, 61, 89-90.

SCHMITT, J., LANGAN, S., STAMM, T., WILLIAMS, H. C. & HARMONIZING OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS IN ECZEMA DELPHI, P. 2011. Core outcome domains for controlled trials and clinical recordkeeping in eczema: international multiperspective Delphi consensus process. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 131, 623-30.

SCHOFIELD, J. K., FLEMING, D., GRINDLAY, D. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Skin conditions are the commonest new reason people present to general practitioners in England and Wales. British Journal of Dermatology, 165, 1044-50.

SHAMS, K., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 36, 573-578.

SMITH, E. V., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. What's new in acne? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 36, 119-22; quiz 123.

THOMAS, K., KOLLER, K., DEAN, T., O'LEARY, C., SACH, T., FROST, A., PALLETT, I., CROOK, A., MEREDITH, S., NUNN, A., BURROWS, N., POLLOCK, I., GRAHAM-BROWN, R., O'TOOLE, E., POTTER, D., WILLIAMS, H. & THE SWET TRIAL TEAM 2011. A multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children: the Softened Water Eczema Trial (SWET). Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 15, 1-156.

THOMAS, K. S., DEAN, T., O'LEARY, C., SACH, T. H., KOLLER, K., FROST, A., WILLIAMS, H. C. & AND THE SWET TRIAL TEAM 2011. A Randomised Controlled Trial of Ion-Exchange Water Softeners for the Treatment of Eczema in Children. PLoS medicine, 8, e1000395.

THOMAS, K. S., KOLLER, K., FOSTER, K., PERDUE, J., CHARLESWORTH, L. & CHALMERS, J. R. 2011. The UK Clinical Research Network - has it been a success for dermatology clinical trials? Trials, 12, 153.

UK DERMATOLOGY CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK'S PATCH TRIAL TEAM 2011. Prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of cellulitis (erysipelas) of the leg - results of the UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network's PATCH II trial. British Journal of Dermatology, Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10586.x. [Epub ahead of print].

VAN GEEL, N., SPEECKAERT, R., TAIEB, A., PICARDO, M., BOHM, M., GAWKRODGER, D., SCHALLREUTER, K., BENNETT, D., VAN DER VEEN, W., WHITTON, M., MORETTI, S., WESTERHOF, W., EZZEDINE, K., GAUTHIER, Y. & FORCE., V. E. T. 2011. Koebner's phenomenon in vitiligo: European position paper. Pigment Cell Melanoma Research, 24, 564-573.

VARMA, S. 2011. Mobile teledermatology for skin tumour screening. British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 939-40.

WILLIAMS, H. 2011. Evidence-based treatment of skin disease in children - time for a shake up. Evidence-based Child Health, 6.

WILLIAMS, H., BATH-HEXTALL, F., DEWAR, D., KELLEY, C., LANSBURY, L., LEAR, J., NEWTON-BISHOP, J. & SCHOFIELD, J. 2011. Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma: Evidence Update October 2011. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, www.evidence.nhs.uk.

WILLIAMS, H., DELLAVALLE, R. & GARNER, S. 2011. Acne Vulgaris. Lancet, Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print].

WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Eczema across the world: the missing piece of the jigsaw revealed. Journal of investigative dermatology, 131, 12-4.

WILLIAMS, H. C. 2011. Preventing eczema flares with topical corticosteroids or tacrolimus: which is best? British Journal of Dermatology, 164, 231-3

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Bath-Hextall FJ, Birnie AJ, Ravenscroft JC, Williams HC. Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus in the management of atopic eczema: a systematic review. Br J Dermatol. 2010;163(1):12-26 

Chen CM, Sausenthaler S, Bischof W, Herbarth O, Borte M, Behrendt H, Krämer U, Williams HC, Wichmann HE, Heinrich J; the LISA Study Group. Perinatal exposure to endotoxin and the development of eczema during the first 6 years of life. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010;35(3):238-244  

Cockayne E S and The EVerT Trial Team. The EVerT (Effective VERruca Treatments) trial protocol: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of verrucae. Trials. 2010;11:12   2010;11:12  

Flohr C, Tuyen L, Quinnell R, Lewis S, Campbel J, Simmons C, Telford G, Brown A, Farrar J, Williams H, Pritchard D, Britton J. Reduced helminth burden increases allergen skin sensitisation but not clinical allergy: A randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial in Vietnam. Clin Exp Allergy. 2010;40:131-42

Ingram JR, Grindlay DJ, Williams HC. Management of acne vulgaris: an evidence-based update. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010;35:351-4

Langan S, Schmitt J, Coenraads P-J, Svensson Å, von Elm E, Williams H on behalf of the European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN). The reporting of observational research studies in dermatology journals: literature-based study. Arch Dermatol. 2010;146(5):534-41

Nankervis H, Smith EV, Boyle RJ, Rushton L, Williams HC, Hewson DM, Platts-Mills T. House dust mite reduction and avoidance measures for treating eczema (Protocol). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;Issue 3. Art. No:CD008426. doi:10.1002/14651858. CD008426

Schram M, Spuls P, Williams H. Is there a rural/urban gradient for atopic eczema? A systematic review. Br J Dermatol. 2010; 162:964-73

Thomas KS; UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network's PATCH study group. Studying a disease with no home - lessons in trial recruitment from the PATCH II study. Trials. 2010 Mar 2;11:22

Williams HC, Grindlay DJ. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2007 and 2008. Part 1. Definitions, causes and consequences of eczema. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010;35(1):12-5

Williams HC, Grindlay DJ. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2007 and 2008. Part 2. Disease prevention and treatment. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010;35(3):223-227

Williams HC. Cars, CONSORT 2010 and Clinical Practice. Trials. 2010 Mar 24;11(1):33

Williams HC. Nurse practitioners for management of childhood eczema. Br J Dermatol. 2010;162(1):4-5 

Williams HC. Subjective dermatology outcomes: How you frame the question may not be that important after all. Acta Derm Venereol. 2010;90(1):3-4 

Williams HC. Evidence-based veterinary dermatology - better to light a candle than curse the darkness. Vet Dermatol. 2010;21(1):1-3 

AFFLECK, A. & VARMA, S. 2010. Cock's peculiar tumor. Archives of Dermatology, 146, 68.

ANDERSON, H. R., RUGGLES, R., PANDEY, K. D., KAPETANAKIS, V., BRUNEKREEF, B., LAI, C. K. W., STRACHAN, D. P. & WEILAND, S. K. 2010. Ambient particulate pollution and the world-wide prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children: Phase One of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 67, 293-300.

BATCHELOR, J. M., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2008 and 2009. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 35, 823-7.

BAUER, A., SCHMITT, J., BENNETT, C., COENRAADS, P.-J., ELSNER, P., ENGLISH, J. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. Interventions for preventing occupational irritant hand dermatitis. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), CD004414.

CRAIG, F. E., SMITH, E. V. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. Bleach baths to reduce severity of atopic dermatitis colonized by Staphylococcus. Archives of Dermatology, 146, 541-3.

FLOHR, C., LEE, K. K. & VARMA, S. 2010. Merocel nasal packing with airway: a method to help secure full-thickness skin grafts on the nasal tip. British Journal of Dermatology, 162, 209-10.

FOO, S. H., KULKARNI, K. & VARMA, S. 2010. A rare case of misplaced turban. Cylindroma. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 35, 797-8.

GAWKRODGER, D. J., ORMEROD, A. D., SHAW, L., MAURI-SOLE, I., WHITTON, M. E., WATTS, M. J., ANSTEY, A. V., INGHAM, J. & YOUNG, K. 2010. Vitiligo: concise evidence based guidelines on diagnosis and management. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 86, 466-71.

HAFIJI, J. & BATCHELOR, J. 2010. Red in the face. BMJ, 340, b5643.

INGRAM, J. R., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. Problems in the reporting of acne clinical trials: a spot check from the 2009 Annual Evidence Update on Acne Vulgaris. Trials, 11, 77.

LANSBURY, L., LEONARDI-BEE, J., PERKINS, W., GOODACRE, T., TWEED, J. A. & BATH-HEXTALL, F. J. 2010. Interventions for non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, CD007869.

LAWTON, S. 2010. Addressing the skin-care needs of older people. Nursing & Residential Care, 12, 175-181.

LAWTON, S. 2010. Assessing and treating adult patients with eczema. Primary Health Care, 20, 32-38.

LAWTON, S. 2010. Eczematous conditions in children. MIMS Dermatology, 6, 42-43.

LAWTON, S. & LITTLEWOOD, S. 2010. Vulval Skin Disease. Practice Nurse, 40, 28-32.

LUNN, A., RAVENSCROFT, J. & WATSON, A. R. 2010. Cutaneous warts in children before and after renal transplantation. Pediatric Nephrology, 25, 941-6.

NALDI, L., SVENSSON, A., ZENONI, D., DIEPGEN, T., ELSNER, P., GROB, J.-J., COENRAADS, P.-J., BOUWES BAVINCK, J. N., MACCAGNI, A., LINDER, D. & WILLIAMS, H. 2010. Comparators, study duration, outcome measures and sponsorship in therapeutic trials of psoriasis: update of the EDEN Psoriasis Survey 2001-2006. British Journal of Dermatology, 162, 384-9.

OLIVRY, T., FOSTER, A. P., MUELLER, R. S., MCEWAN, N. A., CHESNEY, C. & WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. Interventions for atopic dermatitis in dogs: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Veterinary Dermatology, 21, 4-22.

OZOLINS, M., WILLIAMS, H. C., ARMSTRONG, S. J. & BATH-HEXTALL, F. J. 2010. The SINS trial: A randomised controlled trial of excisional surgery versus imiquimod 5% cream for nodular and superficial basal cell carcinoma. Trials, 11, 42.

RAJPARA, S., AFFLECK, A. & VARMA, S. 2010. Transient graft hypertrophy following full-thickness skin graft. British Journal of Dermatology, 163, 658-9.

ROBERTS, C. M. L., ANGUS, J. E., LEACH, I. H., MCDERMOTT, E. M., WALKER, D. A. & RAVENSCROFT, J. C. 2010. A novel NEMO gene mutation causing osteopetrosis, lymphoedema, hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency (OL-HED-ID). European Journal of Pediatrics, 169, 1403-7.

STRINA, A., BARRETO, M. L., CUNHA, S., DE FÁTIMA S P DE OLIVEIRA, M., MOREIRA, S. C., WILLIAMS, H. C. & RODRIGUES, L. C. 2010. Validation of epidemiological tools for eczema diagnosis in Brazilian children: the ISAAC's and UK Working Party's criteria. BMC Dermatology, 10, 11.

VARMA, S. 2010. Portable video education for informed consent: the shape of things to come? British Journal of Dermatology, 163, 901.

WARREN, R. B., BROWN, B. C., GRINDLAY, D. J. C. & GRIFFITHS, C. E. M. 2010. What's new in psoriasis? Analysis of the clinical significance of new guidelines and systematic reviews on psoriasis published in 2008 and 2009. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 35, 688-91; quiz 692.

WHITTON, M. E., PINART, M., BATCHELOR, J., LUSHEY, C., LEONARDI-BEE, J. & GONZALEZ, U. 2010. Interventions for vitiligo. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD003263.

WILLIAMS, H. C. 2010. Nurse practitioners for management of childhood eczema. British Journal of Dermatology, 162, 4-5.

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Bath-Hextall F, Delamere FM, Williams HC. Dietary exclusions for improving established atopic eczema in adults and children: systematic review. Allergy 2009;64(2):258-264.

Langan SM, Williams HC. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of treatments for inherited forms of epidermolysis bullosa. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2009;34(1):20-25.

Batchelor JM, Ingram JR, Williams HC. Adalimumab vs. methotrexate for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. Arch Dermatol. 2009;145:704-706 

Brown BC, Warren RB, Grindlay DJ, Griffiths CE. What's new in psoriasis? Analysis of the clinical significance of systematic reviews on psoriasis published in 2007 and 2008. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;34(6):664-7

Eleftheriadou V, Thomas K Have your say in research in to vitiligo. Dermatological Nursing. 2009;8(4):56-57 2009;8(4):56-57

Ellwood P, Williams H, Aït-Khaled N, Björkstén B, Robertson and the ISAAC Phase Three study group. Translation of questions: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) experience. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009;13:1174-82

Flohr C, Weinmayr G, Weiland SK, Addo-Yobo E, Annesi-Maesano I, Björkstén B, Bråbäck L, Williams HC, and the ISAAC Phase Two Study Group How well do questionnaires perform compared to physical examination in detecting flexural eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two. Br J Dermatol. 2009;161:846-53

Ingram J R, Batchelor JM, Williams HC. Alitretinoin as a potential advance in the management of severe chronic hand eczema. Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(3):314-5

Jessop S, Whitelaw DA, Delamere FM. Drugs for discoid lupus erythematosus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;(4):CD002954. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002954.pub2 

Katz KA, Kim CY, Williams HC. Reporting Clinical Trials: Why one plus one does not equal two. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;61(6):1082-1083

Langan S, Silcocks P, Williams HC. What causes flares of eczema in children? Br. J Dermatol. 2009;161(3):640-6  

Langan SM, Williams HC. The use of electronic diaries in dermatology research. Dermatology. 2009;218(4):344-6  

Langan SM, Williams HC. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of treatments for inherited forms of epidermolysis bullosa. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;34(1):20-25 

Lansbury L, Leonardi-Bee J, Perkins W, Goodacre T, Bath-Hextall FJ, Tweed JA. Interventions for non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (Protocol). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009, Issue 3. Art No:CD007869 doi: 10.1002/14651858. CD007869

Larraona-Puy M, Ghita A, Zoladek A, Perkins W, Varma S, Leach IH, Koloydenko AA, Williams H, Notingher I. Development of Raman micro-spectroscopy for automated detection and imaging of Basal Cell Carcinoma.. J Biomed Opt. (2009) 14, 054031

Larraona-Puy M, Ghita A, Zoladek A, Perkins W, Varma S, Leach IH, Koloydenko AA, Williams H, Notingher I. Development of Raman micro-spectroscopy for automated detection and imaging of Basal Cell Carcinoma. J Biomed Opt. 2009;14(5):054031 

Odhiambo J, Williams H, Clayton T, Robertson C, Asher MI, and the ISAAC Phase Three Study group. Global variations in prevalence of eczema symptoms in children from ISAAC Phase Three. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009;124(6):1251-8

Schofield JK, Grindlay D, Williams HCW. Skin Conditions in the UK: a Health Care Needs Assessment. Nottingham: Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, 2009

Vlachou C, Williams H, Thomas K. A case report and critical appraisal of the literature on the use of DermaSilk® in children with atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009; 34(8):e901-3

Williams HC. Clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide combined was more effective than either agent alone or placebo for acne vulgaris. Evid Based Med. 2009;14(3):85

Williams HC. Why is the center of evidence-based dermatology relevant to Indian dermatology? Indian J Dermatol. 2009:54(2):118-23 

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Bath-Hextall F, Askew DA, Williams D, Leonardi-Bee J. Interventions for Bowen's Disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 (In Press)

Bath-Hextall F, Delamere FM, Williams HC. Dietary exclusions for established atopic eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008(1):CD005203.

Birnie A, Bath-Hextall F, Ravenscroft JC, Williams HC. Interventions to reduce Staphylococcuc aureus in atopic eczema. Cochrane Database Press)

Birnie A, Langan S, English JSC. Updates from the British Association of Dermatologists 87th annual meeting, 10-13July 2007, Birmingham, U.K. British Journal of Dermatology 2008;158(6):1182-8.

Delamere FM, Sladden MM, Dobbins HM, Leonardi-Bee J. Interventions of alopecia areata. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008(2).

Devonshire J, Koller K, Davies-Jones S, Grundy J, Medhurst R, Simmonds R, et al. The effect of water softeners on childhood eczema. Dermatological Nursing 2008;7(1)

Flohr C, Weiland SK, Weinmayr G, Bjorksten B, Braback L, Brunekreef B, et al. The role of atopic sensitization in flexural eczema: findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase Two. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008;121(1):141-147.e4.

Godsell G. Management of actinic keratosis. Practice Nursing 2008;19(1).

Godsell G. The development of a skin surgery course for nurses. Dermatological Nursing 2008;17(1).

Johal SS, Oliver P, Williams HC. Better decision making for evaluating new medical device projects: A real options approach. Journal of Medical Marketing 2008;8:101-112.

Langan S, Smeeth L, Hubbard R, Fleming K, Smith CJP, West J. Incidence and mortality of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris in the UK: a population-based cohort study. British Medical Journal 2008;337:180.

Meal A, Leonardi-Bee J, Smith CJP, Hubbard R, Bath-Hextall F. Validation of THIN data for non-melanoma skin cancer. QUality in Primary Care 2008;16(1):49-52.

Williams HC, Stewart A, Von Mutius E, Cookson B, Anderson HR, International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase One and Three Study groups. Is eczema really on the increase worldwide? Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2008;121:947-54.

Bath-Hextall F, Delamere FM, Williams HC. Dietary exclusions for established atopic eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008(1).

Beasley R, Clayton T, Crane J, von Mutius E, Lai CKW, Montefort S, et al. ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. Association between parecetamol use in infancy and childhood, and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in children aged 6-7 years: analysis from Phase Three of the ISAAC programme Lancet 2008;372:1039-48.

Boyle RJ, Bath-Hextall F, Leonardi-Bee J, Murrell DF, Tang MLK. Probiotics for treating eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008(4).

Crawford F, Harris R, Williams HC. Are placebo-controlled trials of creams for athlete's foot still justified? British Journal of Dermatology 2008;159(4):773-779.

Flohr C, Weinmayr G, Kleiner A, Strachan DP, Williams HC. How well do questionnaires perform compared to physical examination in detecting flexural eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two. Annual Congress of the International-Dermato-Epidemiology-Association; 2008 2008; Nottingham, ENGLAND.

Thomas KS, Sach TH. A multicentre randomized controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children: protocol for the Softened Water Eczema Trial (SWET) (ISRCTN : 71423189). British Journal of Dermatology 2008;159(3):561-566.

Townshend AP, Chen CM, Williams HC. How prominent are patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials of dermatological treatments? British Journal of Dermatology 2008;159(5):1152-1159.

Williams HC, Grindlay DJC. What's new in atopic eczema? An analysis of the clinical significance of systematic reviews on atopic eczema published in 2006 and 2007. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2008;33(6):685-688.

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Chalmers DA, Todd G, Saxe N, Tolosano S, Ngcelwane PN, Hlaba BN et al Validation of the United Kingdom Working Party Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Eczema in an African setting. Br J Dermatol 2007;156:111-116.

Thomas KS, Cox NH, Shipley D, Meredith S, Nunn A, Sp-Savelyich B, Reynolds NJ, Williams HC, UKDCTN. Feasibility study to inform the design of a UK multi-centre randomised controlled trial of prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of recurrent cellulitis of the leg. Trials 2007 Jan 26;8(1):3.

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network’s PATCH Study Group.Prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of cellulitis (protocol). J Lympoedema. 2007;2(1): 34-37.

Weinstock MA, Williams HC. JAAD commentary on “From the Cochrane Library”. JAAD 2007;56:105-106.

Ashcroft DM, Chen LC, Garside R, Stein K, Williams HC. Topical pimecrolimus for eczema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007(4):CD005500.

Bath-Hextall F, Leonardi-Bee J, Smith C, Meal A, Hubbard R. Trends in incidence of skin basal cell carcinoma. Additional evidence from a UK primary care database study. International Journal of Cancer 2007;121(9):2105-8.

Bath-Hextall F, Leonardi-Bee J, Somchand N, Webster A, Delitt J, Perkins W. Interventions for preventing non-melanoma skin cancers in high-risk groups. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007(4):CD005414.

Bath-Hextall FJ, Perkins W, Bong J, Williams HC. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007(1).

Birnie AJ, Bath-Hextall F, Ravenscroft JC, Williams HC. Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus for atopic eczema. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(5):1114-1114.

Birnie AJ, Thomas KS, Varma S. Should eye protection be worn during dermatological surgery: prospective observational study. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(6):1258-62.

Brown TP, Rushton L, Williams HC, English JSC. Intervention implementation research: an exploratory study of reduction strategies for occupational contact dermatitis in the printing industry. Contact Dermatitis 2007;56(1):16-20.

Dellavalle RP, Freeman SR, Williams HC. Clinical evidence epistemology.[comment]. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2007;127(11):2668-9.

Flohr C, Tuyen LN, Lewis S, Minh TT, Campbell J, Britton J, et al. Low efficacy of mebendazole against hookworm in Vietnam: Two randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007;76(4):732-736.

Flohr C, Tuyen LN, Lewis S, Quinnell R, Minh TT, Campbell J, et al. Regular antihelminthic therapy increases allergen skin sensitization: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Vietnam. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(5):1103-1103.

Flohr C, Weiland SK, Williams HC. How 'atopic' is flexural eczema? Findings from the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC) phase 2. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(5):1102-1102.

Godsell G. The link between Ultraviolet light and skin cancer. Dermatology Nursing 2007;6(1).

Harris JM, Williams HC, White C, Moffat S, Mills P, Taylor AJN, et al. Early allergen exposure and atopic eczema. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(4):698-704.

Johal S, Williams HC. Decision-making tools for medical device development. . Journal of the ABPI 2007:20-22.

Keogh-Brown MR, Fordham RJ, Thomas KS, Bachmann MO, Holland RC, Avery AJ, et al. To freeze or not to freeze: a cost-effectiveness analysis of wart treatment. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(4):687-692.

Langan S, Williams HC. A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of treatments for inherited forms of epidermolysis bullosa. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology 2007;In Press.

Langan SM, Flohr C, Williams HC. The Role of Furry Pets in Eczema: A Systematic Review. Archives of Dermatology 2007;143(12):1570-1577.

Lawton S. Skin barrier function and the use of emollients in dermatological nursing. British Journal of Nursing 2007;16(12):712.

Leonardi-Bee J, Batta K, O'Brien C, Bath-Hextall F. Interventions for infantile haemangiomas (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007(2):CD006545.

Manriquez JJ, Villouta MF, Williams HC. Evidence-based dermatology: Number needed to treat and its relation to other risk measures. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2007;56(4):664-671.

Schmitt J, Langan S, Williams HC, European Dermato-Epidemiology N. What are the best outcome measurements for atopic eczema? A systematic review. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2007;120(6):1389-98.

Williams HC. Change page - Established corticosteroid creams should be applied only once daily in patients with atopic eczema. British Medical Journal 2007;334(7606):1272-1272.

Williams HC. Full disclosure - Nothing less will do. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2007;127(8):1831-1833.

Williams HC. In Patients with atopic eczema, established corticosteroid creams should only be applied once daily. British Medical Journal 2007;334:1272.

Williams HC, Stewart A, von Mutius E, Cookson W, Anderson HR. International study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC) phase 1 and 3 study groups. British Journal of Dermatology 2007;156(5):1109-1109.

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Brown T, English J, Williams H, Rushton L. Intervention Development in Occupational Research: An Example from the Printing Industry. Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology 2006; 63:261-6.

Collier A, Johnson K, Heilig L, Leonard T, Williams H, Dellavalle RP. A win-win proposition: Fostering US health care consumer involvement in the Cochrane Collaboration Skin Group. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;53:920-1.

Glazebrook C, Garrud P, Avery A, Coupland C, Williams H. Impact of a multimedia intervention "Skinsafe" on patients' knowledge and protective behaviours. Prev Med 2006 (In Press) 

Langan SM, Bourke JF, Silcocks P, Williams HC. An exploratory prospective observational study of environmental factors exacerbating atopic eczema in children. Brit J Dermatol 2006;154:979-80.

Langan SM, Clair J, Lyons JF. Renal failure with herpes simplex. J Eur Acad Dermatol 2006 Mar;20(3);347-9

Langan SM, Collins P. Photocontact allergy to oxybenzone and contact allergy to lignocaine and prilocaine. Contact Dermatitis 2006 Mar;54(3);173-4 

Langan SM, Collins P. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study of the efficacy of topical anaesthesia with a eutectic mixture of lignocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% for topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy for extensive scalp actinic keratoses. Brit J Dermatol 2006 Jan;154(1);146-9

Langan SM, Fitzgibbon J, Lyons JF, Bourke JF. Skin coloured lumps in childhood. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006 Jan;31(1);157-8

Langan SM, O’Brien A, O’Riain C, Collins P. Nodule of the penis-quiz case. Arch Dermatol 2006 142(4);515-20

Langan SM, Thomas K, Williams HC. What is meant by a “flare” in atopic dermatitis? Arch Dermatol (in press)

Langan SM, Williams HC. What causes worsening of eczema? A systematic review. Brit J Dermatol (in press)

Lawton S. Evidence-based care – atopic eczema. Brit J Dermatol Nursing 2006; 10 No 1

Thomas KS, Keogh-Brown MK, Chalmers JR, Fordham RC, Holland RC, Armstrong SJ, Bachmann M, Howe AH, Rodgers S, Avery AJ, Harvey I, Williams HC Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of salicylic acid and cryotherapy for cutaneous warts. An economic decision model. Health Technol Assess 2006; 10(25)

Williams HC. Commentary on Hindley D, Galloway G, Murray J, et al. A randomised study of “wet wraps” versus conventional treatment for atopic eczema. Evidence-Based Medicine 2006 (In Press) 

Williams HC. Educational programmes for young people with eczema – one size does not fit all. Brit Med J 2006;332:923-924.

Williams HC. Two “positive” studies of probiotics for atopic dermatitis – or are they? Arch Dermatol 2006 (In Press) 

Williams HC, Flohr C. Rostrum article: How epidemiology has challenged three prevailing concepts about atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immun 2006 (In Press)

Williams H, Svensson A, Diepgen T, Naldi L, Coenraads PJ, Elsner P, Grob JJ, Bouwes Bavinck JN. Epidemiology of skin diseases in Europe. Eur J Dermatol. 2006;16:209-14.

Asher MI, Bjorksten B, Lai CKW, Strachan DP, Weiland SK, Williams HC and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phase Three multicountry cross-sectional survey. Lancet 2006:368:733-43.

Collier A, Heilig L, Schilling L, Williams H, Dellavalle RP. Cochrane Skin Group systematic reviews are more methodologically rigorous than other systematic reviews in dermatology. Br J Dermatol 2006;155:1230-5.

Flohr C, Tuyen LN, Lewis S, Quinnell R, Minh TT, Liem HT, Campbell J, Pritchard D, Hien TT, Farrar J, Williams HC, Britton J. Poor sanitation and helminth infection protect against skin sensitization in Vietnamese children: a cross-sectional study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006;118: 1305-11.

Freeman SR, Williams HC, Dellavalle RP.   The increasing importance of systematic reviews in dermatology clinical trial research and publication J Invest Dermatol 2006;126:2357-60. 

Grindlay D, Williams H. An introduction to the Skin Disorders Specialist Library. Dermatology in Practice 2006;14(4):6-9.

Langan SM, Bouwes Bavinck JN, Coenraads PJ, Diepgen T, Elsner P, Grob JJ, Linder D, Naldi L, Svensson A, Williams HC. Update on the activities of the European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN). Dermatology. 2006;213(1):1-2.

Leonard T, Eady A, Jordan J, Leonardi-Bee J. Complementary therapies for acne vulgaris. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006262. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006262.

Williams HC, Naldi L, Paul C, Vahlquist A, Schroter S, Jobling R. Conflicts of interest in dermatology. Acta Derm Venereol. 2006;86(6):485-97.

Williams HC. Wet wrap bandages for 4 weeks did not differ from topical ointments but increased skin infections in paediatric atopic eczema (Commentary). Evidence-Based Medicine 2006;11:108.

Williams HC, Goldsmith L. The JID opens its doors to high quality randomised controlled clinical trials. J Invest Dermatol 2006;126:1683-4. 

Williams HC, Flohr C. Rostrum article: How epidemiology has challenged three prevailing concepts about atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immun 2006;118:209-123.

Williams H, Svensson A, Diepgen T, Naldi L, Coenraads PJ, Elsner P, Grob JJ, Bouwes Bavinck JN; European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN). Epidemiology of skin diseases in Europe. Eur J Dermatol. 2006;16:212-8.

Williams H, Svensson A, Diepgen T, Naldi L, Coenraads PJ, Elsner P, Grob JJ, Bouwes Bavinck JN. Epidemiology of skin diseases in Europe. Eur J Dermatol. 2006;16:209-14.

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Ashcroft D, Dimmock P, Garside R, Stein K. Williams HC. Systematic review of the efficacy and tolerability of topical pimecrolimus and tacrolimus in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Brit Med J 2005;330:516-22. 

Barry OM, Barry J, Langan SM, Fitzgibbon J, Murphy M, Lyons JF. Treatment of granulomatous cheilitis with Infliximab. Arch Dermatol 2005 Sep;141(9);1080-2 

Charman CR., Venn A., Williams HC., 2005 , 'Measuring atopic eczema severity visually: which parameters are most important to patients?', Arch Dermatol ; 141: 1146-1151 ; 141: 1146-1151

Diepgen T.L., Williams HC., 2005 , 'Evidenzbasierte Dermatologie und die Cochrane Skin Group' , (to be updated) ; 56: 251-256) ; 56: 251-256 

Flohr C, Pascoe D, Williams HC. Atopic dermatitis and the 'hygiene hypothesis': too clean to be true? Brit J Dermatol 2005; 152: 202-16. 

Godsell G. Basal Cell Carcinoma. Practice Nurse; March 2005

Godsell G. The development of the nurse biopsy role. Brit J Nursing; 2005:14

Gradwell C, Peters J. Hands on writing a clinical management plan. Derm Nursing;2005:4:issue 2 

Grindlay, D, Kamel Boulos, MN, Williams, HC. Introducing the National Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library. BMC Dermatol 2005, 5: 4-18.

Haileamlak A, Dagoye D, Williams HC, Venn AJ, Hubbard R, Britton J, Lewis SA, 2005 , 'Early life risk factors for atopic dermatitis in Ethiopian children' , J Allergy Clin Immun; 115: 370-376 115: 370-376

Haileamlak A, Dagoye D, Williams HC, Venn AJ, Hubbard R, Britton J, Lewis SA, 2005 , 'Validation of the UK diagnostic criteria for atopic eczema in Ethiopian children' , Brit J Dermatol. ; 152: 735-741 ; 152: 735-741

Haileamlak A, Lewis S, Britton J, Venn AJ, Dagoye D, Hubbard R, Williams HC, 2005 , 'Validation of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) and U.K. criteria for atopic eczema in Ethiopian children' , Brit J Dermatol. ;152: 735-41 ;152: 735-41

Johansson SGO, Flohr C, Wahlgren C, Williams HC, 2005 , 'Role of immunoglobulin E sensitisation in eczema, previously referred to as atopic dermatitis' , Expert Review of Clinical Immunology ; 1: 257-262 ; 1: 257-262

Langan SM, Powell FC. Vegetative Pyoderma Gangrenosum- a report of two cases and a review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2005 Aug;44(8);623-9

Langan SM, Clair J, Lyons JF. Renal failure with herpes simplex. J Eur Acad Dermatol and Venereol (in press)

Ormerod, A.D., Williams, HC., 2005 , 'Compulsory registration of trials' , Brit J Dermatol. ; 152: 859-860 ; 152: 859-860

Ozolins M, Eady EA, Avery A, Cunliffe WJ, O'Neill C, Simpson NB, Williams HC. Randomised controlled multiple treatment comparison to provide a cost-effectiveness rationale for the selection of antimicrobial therapy in acne. Health Technol Assess 2005 Jan;9(1):1-212.2005 Jan;9(1):1-212.

Silcocks P, Williams HC. A scientific look at seasonality of symptom severity in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2005;124:xviii-xix.

Thomas KS, Miller P, Doherty M, Muir KR, Jones AC, O'Reilly SC, 2005 'Cost effectiveness of a two-year home exercise program for the treatment of knee pain.' , Arthritis Care Res. , 53 (3 ): 388-394 , 53 (3 ): 388-394

Thomas KS, Williams HC. Networking for clinical trials. Dermatology in Practice 2005, 13 (1): 28-29.

Williams HC, 2005 , 'Atopic Dermatitis' , New Engl J Med ; 352: 2314-2324 ; 352: 2314-2324

Williams HC, 2005 , 'Prospective trials registration' , J Invest Dermatol. , 125 (5 ), p. viii , 125 (5 ), p. viii

Williams HC, Johansson SGO, 2005 , 'Two types of eczema - or are there?' , J Allergy Clin Immun ; 5: 1064-1066 ; 5: 1064-1066

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Bath-Hextall F, Bong J, Perkins W, Williams H. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin: systematic review. Brit Med J  2004;329:705-709.

Charman C, Williams HC. The patient-oriented eczema measure: development and initial validation of a new tool for measuring atopic eczema severity from the patients' perspective. Arch Dermatol 2004 Dec;140(12):1513-9.

Flohr C, Williams HC. Evidence-based management of atopic eczema. Arch Dis Childhood Education and Practice edition 2004;89:ep35-ep39.

Flohr C, Johansson SGO, Wahlgren CF, Williams HC. How ‘atopic’ is atopic dermatitis? J Allergy Clin Immun 2004; 114: 150-8.

Flohr C, Pascoe D, Williams HC. Atopic dermatitis and the Hygiene Hypothesis: too clean to be true? Brit J Dermatol 2004.

Grindlay D, Ersser S. The National Electronic Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library Dermatological Nursing 2004; 25-27.

Grindlay D, Williams HC. The National Electronic Library for Health Skin Conditions Specialist Library. BAD Newsletter, 2004, 7 (4): 20-22.

Hoare C, Leonard T and Williams HC. Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema, Cochrane review In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2004. Oxford: Update Software 

Johansson SG, Bieber T, Dahl R, Friedmann PS, Lanier BQ, Lockey RF, Motala C, Ortega Martell JA, Platts- Mills TA, Ring J, Thien F, Van Cauwenberge P, Williams HC. Revised nomenclature for allergy for global use: Report of the Nomenclature Review Committee of the World Allergy Organization, October 2003. J Allergy Clin Immun 2004;113:832-6.  

Langan SM, Dervan P, O'Loughlin S.A moving scalp nodule in a returning traveller! Brit J Dermatol 2004; Dec 151(6):1270.

Langan SM, Heerey A, Barry M, Barnes L. Cost analysis of narrowband UVB phototherapy in psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 Apr;50(4):623-6.

Ozolins M, Eady EA, Avery AJ, Cunliffe WJ, Li Wan Po A, O'Neill C, Simpson NB, Walters CE, Carnegie E, Lewis JB, Dada J, Haynes M, Williams K, Williams HC. Comparison of five antimicrobial regimens for treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory facial acne vulgaris in the community: randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2004;364:2188-95.

Parker ER, Schilling LM, Diba V, Williams HC, Dellavalle RP. What’s the point of databases of reviews in dermatology if all they compile is “insufficient evidence”? J Am Acad Dermatol

2004;50:635-9.

Perkin MR, Strachan DP, Williams HC, Kennedy CTC, Golding J, and the ALSPAC Study Team. Natural history of atopic dermatitis and its relationship to serum total immunoglobulin E in a pop. Paediatric Allergy and Immunology

population-based birth cohort study2004;15:221-9.

Tomkins CS, Braid JJ, Williams HC. Do dermatology outpatients value a copy of the letter sent to their general practitioner? In what way and at what cost? Clin Exp Dermatol

2004;29:81-86.

van Coevorden M, Coenraads PJ, Svensson, Williams HC, on behalf of the European Dermato-Epidemiology Network. Overview of therapeutic studies of treatment for hand eczema – the EDEN hand eczema survey. Brit J Dermatol 2004;151:446-7.

Vasilopoulos Y, Cork MJ, Murphy R, Williams HC, Robinson DA, Duff GW, Ward SJ, Tazi-Ahnini R. Genetic association between an AACC insertion in the 3'UTR of the stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme gene and atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol. 2004;123:62-6.

Williams HC. How to reply to referees’ comments when submitting papers for publication. J Am Acad Dermatol

2004;51:79-83.

Williams JR, Burr ML, Williams HC. Factors influencing atopic dermatitis: a questionnaire survey of schoolchildren’s perceptions. Brit J Dermatol 2004;150:1154-61.

Williams HC. Twice weekly topical corticosteroids may reduce atopic dermatitis relapses. Arch Dermatol 2004;140:1151-2.

Yemaneberhan H, Flohr C, Lewis SA, Bekele Z, Parry E, Williams HC, Britton J, Venn A. Prevalence and associated factors of atopic dermatitis symptoms in rural and urban Ethiopia. Clin Exp Allergy 2004;34:779-85.

Zhang W, Leonard T, Bath-Hextall F, Chambers CA, Lee C, Humphreys R, Williams HC. Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema. The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2004. Oxford:Update Software

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