Publications: Dr Joseph Freer

Rahman T, Freer J, Cordani I, Papasavva M, Dunkel L, Walton R, Storr HL, Prendergast AJ et al. ( 2024 ) . Parental and healthcare provider attitudes towards the Healthy Child Programme in England: a qualitative analysis . BMC Public Health vol. 24 , ( 1 )

Rahman T, Orr J, Freer J, Cordani I, Prendergast AJ ( 2023 ) . Parental and health visitor perceptions on growth screening in early childhood: a qualitative study . The Lancet vol. 402 ,

Orr J, Thaventhiran T, Freer J, Walton R, Morris JK, Dunkel L, Prendergast AJ, Storr HL ( 2023 ) . Testing a screening algorithm for the identification of growth-disorders for use in UK children . Endocrine Abstracts

Freer J, Orr J, Walton R, Storr HL, Dunkel L, Prendergast AJ ( 2023 ) . Does stunting still matter in high-income countries? . Annals of Human Biology vol. 50 , ( 1 ) 267 - 273 .

Storr HL, Freer J, Child J, Davies JH ( 2023 ) . Assessment of childhood short stature: a GP guide . British Journal of General Practice vol. 73 , ( 729 ) 184 - 186 .

Davies JH, Child J, Freer J, Storr HL ( 2023 ) . Inequalities in the assessment of childhood short stature . British Journal of General Practice vol. 73 , ( 729 ) 150 - 151 .

Freer J, Orr J, Morris JK, Walton R, Dunkel L, Storr HL, Prendergast AJ ( 2022 ) . Short stature and language development in the United Kingdom: a longitudinal analysis of children from the Millennium Cohort Study . BMC Medicine vol. 20 , ( 1 )

Burvenich R, Dillen H, Trinh NTH, Freer J, Wynants L, Heytens S, De Sutter A, Verbakel JY ( 2022 ) . Antibiotic use in ambulatory care for acutely ill children in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis . Archives of Disease in Childhood vol. 107 , ( 12 ) 1088 - 1094 .

Freer J, Mudaly V ( 2022 ) . HIV and covid-19 in South Africa . The BMJ vol. 376 ,

Orr J, Freer J, Morris JK, Hancock C, Walton R, Dunkel L, Storr HL, Prendergast AJ ( 2021 ) . 1099 An analysis of stunting in England using national data from the national child measurement programme . Archives of Disease in Childhood . Conference: Abstracts vol. 106 , a227 - a227 .

Orr J, Freer J, Morris JK, Hancock C, Walton R, Dunkel L, Storr HL, Prendergast AJ ( 2021 ) . Regional differences in short stature in England between 2006 and 2019: A cross-sectional analysis from the National Child Measurement Programme . PLOS Medicine vol. 18 , ( 9 )

Freer J ( 2021 ) . If I was minister of health: democratising healthcare . Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine vol. 114 , ( 3 ) 140 - 145 .

Freer J ( 2020 ) . Human papilloma virus-related cancers: MSM and trans people living with HIV are still getting left behind . AIDS vol. 34 , ( 11 ) 1692 - 1694 .

Freer J ( 2020 ) . Selfless sacrifice or failed by the state? Remembering nurses who have died from Covid-19 . International Journal of Nursing Studies vol. 113 ,

Freer J, Mahomed H, Westwood A ( 2020 ) . Prevention, Management and Risk Factors for Diarrhoeal Disease in under-Fives in Cape Town . Journal of Tropical Pediatrics vol. 67 , ( 3 )

Lewer D, Freer J, King E, Larney S, Degenhardt L, Tweed EJ, Hope VD, Harris M et al. ( 2020 ) . Frequency of health‐care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta‐analysis . Addiction vol. 115 , ( 6 ) 1011 - 1023 .

Adeniran A, Likaka A, Knutsson A, Costello A, Daelmans B, Maliqi B, Burssa D, Freer J et al. ( 2018 ) . Leadership, action, learning and accountability to deliver quality care for women, newborns and children . Bulletin of the World Health Organization vol. 96 , ( 3 ) 222 - 224 .

Freer JB, Bourke CD, Durhuus GH, Kjetland EF, Prendergast AJ ( 2017 ) . Schistosomiasis in the first 1000 days . The Lancet Infectious Diseases vol. 18 , ( 6 ) e193 - e203 .

Freer J ( 2017 ) . UK lags far behind Europe on diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies . The BMJ vol. 358 ,

Freer J, Godlee F ( 2017 ) . Judging the benefits and harms of medicines . England , vol. 357 ,

Freer J, Ally T, Brugha R ( 2017 ) . Impact of Centor scores on determining antibiotic prescribing in children . International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance vol. 30 , ( 4 ) 319 - 326 .

Sutherland A, Freer J, Evans L, Dolci A, Crotti M, Macdonald JH ( 2017 ) . MEDEX 2015: Heart Rate Variability Predicts Development of Acute Mountain Sickness . High Altitude Medicine & Biology vol. 18 , ( 3 ) 199 - 208 .

Freer J ( 2016 ) . Doctors need dragging out of their comfort zone to avert the antimicrobial crisis, says lord . The BMJ vol. 355 ,

Freer J ( 2016 ) . Sustainable development goals and the human resources crisis . International Health vol. 9 , ( 1 ) 1 - 2 .

Freer J ( 2016 ) . Young women who are obese are often unaware of risks to fetus, experts warn . The BMJ vol. 355 ,

Freer J ( 2016 ) . Is Hunt’s plan to expand medical student numbers more than a party conference pipe dream? . The BMJ vol. 355 ,

Freer J, Lascar M, Phiri E ( 2015 ) . Tailoring HIV testing in a setting of late HIV diagnosis: is the tide turning? . British Journal of Hospital Medicine vol. 76 , ( 10 ) 592 - 595 .

Freer J ( 2015 ) . Current Trends in Point-of-Care Testing for Syphilis and Tuberculosis in Developing Countries . Point of Care The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology vol. 14 , ( 3 ) 73 - 75 .

Freer J, Lascar M, Phiri E ( 2015 ) . Tailoring HIV testing in a setting of late HIV diagnosis: is the tide turning? (vol 76, pg 592, 2015) . BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE vol. 76 , ( 11 ) 668 - 668 .

Lascar M, Freer J, Phiri E ( 2014 ) . Tailoring HIV testing in a setting of late HIV diagnosis - is the tide turning? Re-audit of late HIV diagnosis after expanding HIV testing . HIV MEDICINE . vol. 15 , 82 - 82 .