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Joe West is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the fields of epidemiology, surgery, hepatology, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses 234 publications in medicine, with a notable focus on the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease, liver disease and transplantation, and the health effects of alcohol consumption, among other topics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Joe West has published in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British journal of surgery
  • European Respiratory Journal

Key recent papers include:

  • COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation and escalation of patient care: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study (2020, The Lancet Rheumatology)
  • Pulse oximeter measurements vary across ethnic groups: an observational study in patients with COVID-19 (2022, European Respiratory Journal)
  • Incidence, prevalence and mortality of autoimmune hepatitis in England 1997-2015. A population-based cohort study (2020, Liver International)
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of alcohol-related liver disease: A nationwide Danish study (2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)
  • Chest Radiograph Scoring Alone or Combined with Other Risk Scores for Predicting Outcomes in COVID-19 (2021, Radiology)

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Colin Crooks, Tim Card, Peter Jepsen, Joanne R Morling, and David J. Humes. These partnerships reflect multidisciplinary approaches across several medical specialties.

Best Publications

  • The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome.

    Caroline Canavan;Joe West;Timothy R. Card

  • Venous thromboembolism during active disease and remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a cohort study

    Matthew J Grainge;Joe West;Joe West;Timothy R Card;Timothy R Card

  • Incidence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis in the UK

    J Gribbin;R B Hubbard;I Le Jeune;C J P Smith

  • Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris—incidence and mortality in the UK: population based cohort study

    S M Langan;L Smeeth;R Hubbard;K M Fleming

  • Seroprevalence, correlates, and characteristics of undetected coeliac disease in England

    J West;R F A Logan;P G Hill;A Lloyd

  • Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Freesia Horsted;Joe West;Matthew J. Grainge

  • The rising incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the UK

    Vidya Navaratnam;K. M. Fleming;J. West;C. J.P. Smith

  • Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer-A cohort study using linked United Kingdom databases

    Alex J. Walker;Tim R. Card;Joe West;Colin Crooks

  • Recent advances in coeliac disease

    D A van Heel;J West

  • Malignancy and mortality in people with coeliac disease: population based cohort study

    Joe West;Richard F A Logan;Chris J Smith;Richard B Hubbard

  • Review article: the economic impact of the irritable bowel syndrome.

    Caroline Canavan;Joe West;Timothy R. Card

  • The incidence of cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis in the UK.

    Ivan Le Jeune;Jonathan Gribbin;Joe West;Chris Smith

  • Incidence and Prevalence of Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis in the UK Over Two Decades: Population-Based Study

    Joe West;Kate M Fleming;Laila J Tata;Timothy R Card

  • Risk of first venous thromboembolism in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study

    Alyshah Abdul Sultan;Joe West;Joe West;Laila J. Tata;Kate M. Fleming

  • Risk of oesophageal cancer in Barrett’s oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal reflux

    M Solaymani-Dodaran;R F A Logan;J West;T Card

  • Trends in the incidence of primary liver and biliary tract cancers in England and Wales 1971-2001.

    J West;H Wood;R F A Logan;M Quinn

  • Risk factors for first venous thromboembolism around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from the United Kingdom

    Alyshah Abdul Sultan;Laila J. Tata;Joe West;Linda Fiaschi

  • The relationship between neurological disease and bullous pemphigoid: a population-based case-control study.

    Sinéad M. Langan;Richard W. Groves;Joe West

  • Fracture risk in people with celiac disease: a population-based cohort study

    Joe West;Richard F A Logan;Timothy R. Card;Christopher Smith

  • Reduced mortality rates following elective percutaneous liver biopsies.

    Joe West;Joe West;Timothy R. Card;Timothy R. Card;Timothy R. Card

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Hubbard
Richard Hubbard University of Nottingham
Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Jonas F. Ludvigsson Karolinska Institute
Guruprasad P. Aithal
Guruprasad P. Aithal University of Nottingham
Liam Smeeth
Liam Smeeth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Sanders
David Sanders Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Carol Coupland
Carol Coupland University of Nottingham
Sarah Lewis
Sarah Lewis University of Nottingham
Robin C. Spiller
Robin C. Spiller University of Nottingham
Matthew Collin
Matthew Collin Newcastle University
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge

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