Publications: Mrs Nicola Firman

Firman N, Wilk M, Marszalek M, Griffiths L, Harper G, Dezateux C . Is obesity more likely among children sharing a household with an older child with obesity? . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 8 ,

Wilk M, Harper G, Firman N, Dibben C, Fry R, Dezateux C . Validation of a dynamic method of measuring households and populations from primary care Electronic Health Records: Cross-sectional comparison with Office for National Statistics Census 2021 estimates . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 8 ,

Firman N, Dezateux C, Muirhead V ( 2023 ) . OP135 Excess weight and dental extraction under general anaesthesia in children living in north east London, UK: a longitudinal study using electronic health records . Conference: SSM Annual Scientific Meetinga127.1 - a1a127 .

Wilk M, Harper G, Firman N, Liverani S, Dezateux C ( 2023 ) . OP140 Household associations between child and adult weight status in an ethnically diverse urban population: cross-sectional study using linked primary care and National Child Measurement Programme records . Conference: SSM Annual Scientific Meetinga129.2 - a1a130 .

Griffiths L, Rafferty J, Fry R, Daniels H, Dezateux C, Firman N, Pouliou T, Stratton G et al. ( 2023 ) . P51 Children and young people’s body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales . Conference: SSM Annual Scientific Meetinga76.2 - a7a76 .

Marszalek M, Hawking MKD, Gutierrez A, Dostal I, Ahmed Z, Firman N, Robson J, Bedford H et al. ( 2023 ) . Implementation of a quality improvement programme using the Active Patient Link call and recall system to improve timeliness and equity of childhood vaccinations: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation . BMJ Open vol. 13 , ( 1 ) e064364 - e064364 .

Firman N, Marszalek M, Gutierrez A, Homer K, Williams C, Harper G, Dostal I, Ahmed Z et al. ( 2022 ) . Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on timeliness and equity of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in North East London: A longitudinal study using electronic health records . BMJ Open vol. 12 , ( 12 )

Firman N, Homer K, Harper G, Robson J, Dezateux C ( 2022 ) . Are children living with obesity more likely to consult their general practitioner for knee pain? Longitudinal analysis of linked primary care and National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) records . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 7 , 1824 - 1824 .

Marszalek M, Firman N, Wilk M, Homer K, Harper G, Dezateux C ( 2022 ) . Are children who do not receive their first Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR1) vaccination by 24 months more likely to share a household with older non-vaccinated children? Linked household-level analysis of primary care electronic health records (EHRs) . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 7 , 2059 - 2059 .

Firman N, Wilk M, Harper G, Dezateux C ( 2022 ) . Are children with obesity at school entry more likely to have a diagnosis of a musculoskeletal condition? Findings from a systematic review . BMJ Paediatrics Open vol. 6 , ( 1 )

Bedford H, Firman N, Waller J, Marlow L, Forster A, Dezateux C ( 2021 ) . Which young women are not being vaccinated against HPV? Cross-sectional analysis of a UK national cohort study . Vaccine vol. 39 , ( 40 ) 5934 - 5939 .

Firman N, Robson J, Ahmed Z, Boomla K, Dezateux C ( 2021 ) . Completeness and representativeness of body mass index in children's electronic general practice records: Linked cross‐sectional study in an ethnically‐diverse urban population in the United Kingdom . Pediatric Obesity vol. 16 , ( 8 )

Firman N, Harper G, Ahmed Z, Robson J, BOOMLA K, Stables D, Dezateux C ( 2020 ) . What is the likelihood of overweight or obesity in younger children sharing a household with an older child who is obese or severely obese? Cross-sectional analysis of linked national child measurement programme data . Conference: Society for Social Medicine and Population Health

Firman N, Boomla K, Hudda MT, Robson J, Whincup P, Dezateux C ( 2020 ) . Is child weight status correctly reported to parents? Cross-sectional analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data using ethnic-specific BMI adjustments . Journal of Public Health

Firman N, Robson J, Ahmed Z, Boomla K, Dezateux C ( 2019 ) . How complete, representative and accurate is recording of child BMI in electronic general practice records? A record linkage study . International Journal for Population Data Science . vol. 4 ,

Firman N, Dezateux C ( 2019 ) . Does parental concern about their child's future risk of overweight vary by their ethnic background? Cross-sectional analysis of a national cohort study . BMJ Open vol. 9 , ( 8 ) e027226 - e027226 .

Griffiths LJ, Cortina-Borja M, Bandyopadhyay A, Tingay K, De Stavola BL, Bedford H, Akbari A, Firman N et al. ( 2019 ) . Are children with clinical obesity at increased risk of inpatient hospital admissions? An analysis using linked electronic health records in the UK millennium cohort study . Pediatr Obes vol. 14 , ( 6 ) e12505 - e12505 .

Firman N, Dezateux C, Miller A, Twite S, Tyrie M, Hudda MT, Whincup P, Robson J et al. ( 2018 ) . HOW DOES ETHNIC ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDHOOD BMI CHANGE OBESITY PREVALENCE IN INNER LONDON BOROUGHS WITH HIGH ETHNIC DIVERSITY: ANALYSIS USING NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME DATA FOR 2015-2017 . JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH . Conference: Society for Social Medicine vol. 72 , A81 - A81 .

Firman N, Bedford H, Dezateux C ( 2018 ) . INEQUALITIES IN NON-INITIATION OF HPV VACCINE: CROSS-SECTIONAL FINDINGS FROM A UK COHORT . JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH . Conference: Society for Social Medicine vol. 72 , A46 - A46 .

Firman N, Palmer MJ, Timæus IM, Wellings K ( 2018 ) . Contraceptive method use among women and its association with age, relationship status and duration: findings from the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) . BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health vol. 44 , ( 3 ) 165 - 174 .

Walton S, Alexandrakis S, Gilby N, Firman N, Williams G, Peskett D, Elias P, Dezateux C ( 2017 ) . An integrated and collaborative approach to developing and scripting questionnaires for longitudinal cohort studies and surveys: Experience in life study . Longitudinal and Life Course Studies vol. 8 , ( 4 ) 401 - 416 .

Foster N, Cortina-Borja M, Griffiths L, Dezateux C ( 2017 ) . OP53 Should the current national child measurement programme be extended to include younger children? . vol. 71 , is. Supplement 1 , pp. A27 - A27 . Abstract: java.sql.Clob org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.WrappedClob java.io.Serializable ,