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Chris Robertson is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific attention to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Health, Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Oncology. The volume of publications reflects a concentrated effort in these areas, particularly relating to infectious disease epidemiology and clinical research.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, with over a hundred related publications. Their main topics of work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Influenza Virus Research Studies.

Frequent co-authors include Aziz Sheikh, Colin R Simpson, Colin McCowan, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, and Lewis Ritchie. This collaboration network highlights ongoing partnerships in epidemiological and clinical research projects.

Robertson's papers have often been published in notable venues including bioRxiv, The Lancet, SSRN Electronic Journal, BMJ Open, and Nature Communications. These journals are known for disseminating high-impact research, particularly in medical and epidemiological sciences.

Selected recent publications demonstrate the scientist's focus on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and risk assessments related to SARS-CoV-2:

  • Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study (2021, BMJ)
  • SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC in Scotland: demographics, risk of hospital admission, and vaccine effectiveness (2021, The Lancet)
  • Interim findings from first-dose mass COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and COVID-19 hospital admissions in Scotland: a national prospective cohort study (2021, The Lancet)
  • Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection (2021, Nature Medicine)
  • Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study (2020, BMJ)

Best Publications

  • A randomized comparison of sentinel-node biopsy with routine axillary dissection in breast cancer.

    Umberto Veronesi;Giovanni Paganelli;Giuseppe Viale;Alberto Luini

  • Lower urinary tract symptoms and male sexual dysfunction: the multinational survey of the aging male (MSAM-7).

    Raymond Rosen;Jens Altwein;Peter Boyle;Roger S Kirby

  • Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines on covid-19 related symptoms, hospital admissions, and mortality in older adults in England: test negative case-control study.

    James Lopez Bernal;James Lopez Bernal;James Lopez Bernal;Nicholas Andrews;Nicholas Andrews;Charlotte Gower;Chris Robertson

  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection in breast cancer: results in a large series.

    U Veronesi;G Paganelli;G Viale;V Galimberti

  • Prevention of breast cancer with tamoxifen: preliminary findings from the Italian randomised trial among hysterectomised women

    U Veronesi;P Maisonneuve;A Costa;V Sacchini

  • SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC in Scotland: demographics, risk of hospital admission, and vaccine effectiveness.

    Aziz Sheikh;Jim McMenamin;Bob Taylor;Chris Robertson

  • Low-dose oral methotrexate and cyclophosphamide in metastatic breast cancer: antitumor activity and correlation with vascular endothelial growth factor levels

    M. Colleoni;A. Rocca;M. T. Sandri;L. Zorzino

  • Interim findings from first-dose mass COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and COVID-19 hospital admissions in Scotland: a national prospective cohort study.

    Eleftheria Vasileiou;Colin R. Simpson;Colin R. Simpson;Ting Shi;Steven Kerr

  • Very young women (<35 years) with operable breast cancer: features of disease at presentation

    M. Colleoni;N. Rotmensz;C. Robertson;L. Orlando

  • Meta-analysis of studies on breast cancer risk and diet: the role of fruit and vegetable consumption and the intake of associated micronutrients.

    S. Gandini;H. Merzenich;C. Robertson;P. Boyle

  • Prostate cancer mortality after introduction of prostate-specific antigen mass screening in the Federal State of Tyrol, Austria.

    Georg Bartsch;Wolfgang Horninger;Helmut Klocker;Andreas Reissigl

  • Statistical methods for the prospective detection of infectious disease outbreaks: a review

    Steffen Unkel;C. Paddy Farrington;Paul H. Garthwaite;Christopher Robertson

  • Depression and degree of acceptance of adjuvant cytotoxic drugs

    Marco Colleoni;Mario Mandala;Giulia Peruzzotti;Chris Robertson

  • Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study.

    Anoop Sv Shah;Anoop Sv Shah;Rachael Wood;Ciara Gribben;David Caldwell

  • Diabetes and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis

    P. Boyle;M. Boniol;A. Koechlin;C. Robertson

  • Measuring the effect of enhanced cleaning in a UK hospital: a prospective cross-over study

    Stephanie J Dancer;Stephanie J Dancer;Liza F White;Jim Lamb;E Kirsty Girvan

  • The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men and women in four centres. The UrEpik study.

    P. Boyle;C. Robertson;C. Mazzetta;M. Keech

  • Intermittent androgen deprivation for locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer: results from a randomised phase 3 study of the South European Uroncological Group.

    Fernando E.C. Calais da Silva;Aldo V. Bono;Peter Whelan;Maurizio Brausi

  • Neurological complications after first dose of COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Martina Patone;Lahiru Handunnetthi;Defne Saatci;Jiafeng Pan

  • Finding a benchmark for monitoring hospital cleanliness

    D. Mulvey;P. Redding;Christopher Robertson;C. Woodall

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle University of Edinburgh
Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Bernardo Bonanni
Bernardo Bonanni European Institute of Oncology
Umberto Veronesi
Umberto Veronesi European Institute of Oncology
Richard Pebody
Richard Pebody Public Health England
Georg Bartsch
Georg Bartsch University of Innsbruck
Patrick Maisonneuve
Patrick Maisonneuve European Institute of Oncology
Joanna Ellis
Joanna Ellis Public Health England
Maria Zambon
Maria Zambon Public Health England

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