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  1. Evaluating stakeholder involvement in building a decision support tool for NHS health checks: co-producing the WorkHORSE study

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  2. The QUEST for Effective and Equitable Policies to Prevent Non-communicable Diseases: Co-Production Lessons From Stakeholder Workshops

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, June 2020, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  3. Análisis del descenso de muertes por enfermedad coronaria entre 1995 y 2010. Estudio IMPACT CHD Argentina

    Article • Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, June 2019, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  4. Future cost-effectiveness and equity of the NHS Health Check cardiovascular disease prevention programme: Microsimulation modelling using data from Liverpool, UK

    Article • PLoS Medicine, May 2018, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  5. Explaining trends in coronary heart disease mortality in different socioeconomic groups in Denmark 1991-2007 using the IMPACTSEC model

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2018, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  6. Estimating the health and economic effects of the proposed US Food and Drug Administration voluntary sodium reformulation: Microsimulation cost-effectiveness analysis

    Article • PLoS Medicine, April 2018, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  7. Forecasting the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar to 2050: A novel modeling approach

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty, Susanne Awad

  8. Changes in Dietary Fat Intake and Projections for Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Sweden: A Simulation Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2016, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  9. Potential benefits of healthy food and lifestyle policies for reducing coronary heart disease mortality in Turkish adults by 2025: a modelling study

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2016, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  10. Erratum to “Exploring potential mortality reductions in 9 European countries by improving diet and lifestyle: A modelling approach” [Int. J. Cardiol. 207 (2016) 286–291]

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  11. Cardiovascular screening to reduce the burden from cardiovascular disease: microsimulation study to quantify policy options

    Article • BMJ, June 2016, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  12. The effects of maximising the UK’s tobacco control score on inequalities in smoking prevalence and premature coronary heart disease mortality: a modelling study

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  13. Contrasting cardiovascular mortality trends in Eastern Mediterranean populations: Contributions from risk factor changes and treatments

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  14. Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Declines in the United States From 1979 Through 2011: Evidence for Stagnation in Young Adults, Especially Women”

    Article • Circulation, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  15. Exploring potential mortality reductions in 9 European countries by improving diet and lifestyle: A modelling approach

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  16. Modeling Future Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United StatesCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Article • Circulation, February 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  17. Estimating the potential contribution of stroke treatments and preventative policies to reduce the stroke and ischemic heart disease mortality in Turkey up to 2032: a modelling study

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  18. Keeping Public Health Clean: Food Policy Barriers and Opportunities in the Era of the Industrial Epidemics

    Article • AIMS Public Health, January 2016, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  19. Future trends and inequalities in premature coronary deaths in England: Modelling study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  20. An opportunity to reduce the burdens and inequalities in cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer caused by dietary salt: IMPACTNCD microsimulation study

    Article • The Lancet, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  21. Modelling Future Coronary Heart Disease Mortality to 2030 in the British Isles

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  22. Potential of trans fats policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from coronary heart disease in England: cost effectiveness modelling study

    Article • BMJ, September 2015, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  23. Erratum to: Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  24. Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Declines in the United States From 1979 Through 2011CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Article • Circulation, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  25. Quantifying the Socio-Economic Benefits of Reducing Industrial Dietary Trans Fats: Modelling Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  26. Health of the UK population in 2040

    Article • The Lancet, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  27. Correction: The Health Equity and Effectiveness of Policy Options to Reduce Dietary Salt Intake in England: Policy Forecast

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  28. The Health Equity and Effectiveness of Policy Options to Reduce Dietary Salt Intake in England: Policy Forecast

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  29. Modelling the Health Impact of an English Sugary Drinks Duty at National and Local Levels

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  30. Declining trends in acute myocardial infarction attack and mortality rates, celebrating progress and ensuring future success

    Article • Heart, June 2015, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  31. Decline in Coronary Mortality in Sweden between 1986 and 2002: Comparing Contributions from Primary and Secondary Prevention

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  32. Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  33. Quantifying the Contribution of Statins to the Decline in Population Mean Cholesterol by Socioeconomic Group in England 1991 - 2012: A Modelling Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  34. A victory for statins or a defeat for diet policies? Cholesterol falls in Poland in the past decade: A modeling study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  35. Comparing Different Policy Scenarios to Reduce the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods in UK: Impact on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Using a Modelling Approach

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  36. The contribution of primary prevention medication and dietary change in coronary mortality reduction in England between 2000 and 2007: a modelling study

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2015, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  37. Forecasting Tunisian type 2 diabetes prevalence to 2027: validation of a simple model

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  38. Estimating diabetes prevalence in Turkey in 2025 with and without possible interventions to reduce obesity and smoking prevalence, using a modelling approach

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  39. Smorgasbord or symphony? Assessing public health nutrition policies across 30 European countries using a novel framework

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  40. Cardiovascular risk factor trends in the Eastern Mediterranean region: evidence from four countries is alarming

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  41. An Economic Evaluation of Salt Reduction Policies to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease in England: A Policy Modeling Study

    Article • Value in Health, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  42. Cost-effectiveness analysis of salt reduction policies to reduce coronary heart disease in Syria, 2010–2020

    Article • Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  43. Future Declines of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England and Wales Could Counter the Burden of Population Ageing

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Duncan O. S. Gillespie, Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  44. Fruit and vegetable consumption and non-communicable disease: time to update the ‘5 a day’ message?

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, March 2014, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  45. Comparison of type 2 diabetes prevalence estimates in Saudi Arabia from a validated Markov model against the International Diabetes Federation and other modelling studies

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  46. Explaining trends in Scottish coronary heart disease mortality between 2000 and 2010 using IMPACTSEC model: retrospective analysis using routine data

    Article • BMJ, February 2014, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  47. Continuing decrease in coronary heart disease mortality in Sweden

    Article • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  48. A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Salt Reduction Policies to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease in Four Eastern Mediterranean Countries

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  49. Effect of health insurance on the utilisation of allied health services by people with chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Australian Journal of Primary Health, January 2014, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty, Geoffrey Mitchell

  50. Preventing type 2 diabetes among Palestinians: comparing five future policy scenarios

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2013, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  51. Salt reduction as a population-based intervention for the prevention of coronary heart diseases: an economic assessment

    Article • The Lancet, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  52. Reduction in myocardial infarction admissions in Liverpool after the smoking ban: potential socioeconomic implications for policymaking

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2013, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  53. Explaining the Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Portugal Between 1995 and 2008

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, November 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  54. Public health nutrition actions across 14 EU countries: a qualitative study to elicit the views of policy makers and thought leaders

    Article • The Lancet, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  55. Modelling Coronary Heart Disease Mortality declines in the Republic of Ireland, 1985–2006

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  56. Quantifying Policy Options for Reducing Future Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England: A Modelling Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Paul D Norman, Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  57. Modelling the impact of specific food policy options on coronary heart disease and stroke deaths in Ireland

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2013, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  58. Forecasting future prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Syria

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  59. Quantifying Options for Reducing Coronary Heart Disease Mortality By 2020

    Article • Circulation, May 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  60. Analyzing Recent Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Trends in Tunisia between 1997 and 2009

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  61. Unequal Trends in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality by Socioeconomic Circumstances, England 1982–2006: An Analytical Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr Paul D Norman, Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  62. The UK National Health Service: Delivering Equitable Treatment Across the Spectrum of Coronary Disease

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, March 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  63. Remarkable Decline in Ischemic Stroke Mortality is Not Matched by Changes in Incidence

    Article • Stroke, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  64. Explaining the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in the Czech Republic between 1985 and 2007

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, November 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  65. Forecasting prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Palestinians to 2030: validation of a predictive model

    Article • The Lancet, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  66. Contributions of treatment and lifestyle to declining CVD mortality: why have CVD mortality rates declined so much since the 1960s?

    Article • Heart, September 2012, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  67. Explaining the increase in coronary heart disease mortality in Syria between 1996 and 2006

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  68. The International Diabetes Federation: losing its credibility by partnering with Nestlé?

    Article • The Lancet, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  69. Recent UK trends in the unequal burden of coronary heart disease

    Article • Heart, August 2012, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  70. Community Care in England: Reducing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Heart Failure

    Article • Circulation, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  71. The decline in coronary heart disease mortality is slowing in young adults (Australia 1976–2006): A time trend analysis

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  72. New perspectives on cardiovascular risk in individuals and in populations

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, June 2012, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  73. Analysing Recent Socioeconomic Trends in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England, 2000–2007: A Population Modelling Study

    Article • PLoS Medicine, June 2012, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  74. Potential cardiovascular mortality reductions with stricter food policies in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, April 2012, WHO Press

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  75. Very young adolescents and alcohol: Evidence of a unique susceptibility to peer alcohol use

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  76. Modelling coronary heart disease mortality in Northern Ireland between 1987 and 2007: broader lessons for prevention

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, March 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  77. Persistent socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in England over 1994-2008: A time-trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional data

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  78. Decline in mortality from coronary heart disease in Poland after socioeconomic transformation: modelling study

    Article • BMJ, January 2012, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  79. Barriers to Partnership Working in Public Health: A Qualitative Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2012, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  80. How Important Is the Context of an Adolescent’s First Alcoholic Drink? Evidence that Parental Provision May Reduce Later Heavy Episodic Drinking

    Article • European Addiction Research, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  81. Analysing falls in coronary heart disease mortality in the West Bank between 1998 and 2009

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2012, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  82. Análisis de la disminución de la mortalidad por enfermedad coronaria en una población mediterránea: España 1988-2005

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  83. Achieving Quality Indicator Benchmarks and Potential Impact on Coronary Heart Disease Mortality

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  84. Prioritising public health: a qualitative study of decision making to reduce health inequalities

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  85. The Influence of Families on Early Adolescent School Connectedness: Evidence That This Association Varies with Adolescent Involvement in Peer Drinking Networks

    Article • Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  86. IMPACT: A Generic Tool for Modelling and Simulating Public Health Policy

    Article • Methods of Information in Medicine, September 2011, Schattauer GmbH

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  87. Rapid mortality falls after risk-factor changes in populations

    Article • The Lancet, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  88. The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2011, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  89. Can dietary changes rapidly decrease cardiovascular mortality rates?

    Article • European Heart Journal, March 2011, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  90. Coronary heart disease mortality trends in the Netherlands 1972-2007

    Article • Heart, January 2011, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  91. Cost-Effectiveness of Specialized Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinics in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Value in Health, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  92. Analysing the Large Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in the Icelandic Population Aged 25-74 between the Years 1981 and 2006

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2010, PLOS

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  93. Association of Temporal Trends in Risk Factors and Treatment Uptake With Coronary Heart Disease Mortality, 1994-2005

    Article • JAMA, May 2010, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  94. Coronary heart disease mortality among young adults in Scotland in relation to social inequalities: time trend study

    Article • BMJ, July 2009, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  95. Trends in cardiovascular disease: Are we winning the war?

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 2009, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  96. Potential Reductions in United States Coronary Heart Disease Mortality by Treating More Patients

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  97. Planning ahead in public health? A qualitative study of the time horizons used in public health decision-making

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  98. Pace of change in coronary heart disease mortality in Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom from 1985 to 2006

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, December 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  99. Policy-makers’ attitudes to decision support models for coronary heart disease: A qualitative study

    Article • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, October 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  100. What explains declining coronary mortality? Lessons and warnings

    Article • Heart, September 2008, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  101. Hypertensive Urgencies in the Emergency Department: Evaluating Blood Pressure Response to Rest and to Antihypertensive Drugs With Different Profiles

    Article • Journal of Clinical Hypertension, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  102. Estimating the cardiovascular mortality burden attributable to the European Common Agricultural Policy on dietary saturated fats

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, July 2008, WHO Press

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  103. Patterns of coronary heart disease mortality over the 20th century in England and Wales: Possible plateaus in the rate of decline

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  104. The author's reply:

    Article • Heart, February 2008, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  105. Coronary heart disease trends in England and Wales from 1984 to 2004: concealed levelling of mortality rates among young adults

    Article • Heart, February 2008, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  106. Maximising secondary prevention therapies in patients with coronary heart disease

    Article • Heart, January 2008, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  107. Snoring, witnessed sleep apnoeas and pregnancy-induced hypertension

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  108. A simple prediction rule identified patients with pulmonary embolism at low risk of short term death

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, August 2006, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  109. A haemoglobin concentration of 140 g/l was associated with a lower mortality risk than concentrations <=120 g/l in older women with disabilities

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, June 2005, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  110. Testicular Anti-Müllerian Hormone Secretion Is Stimulated by Recombinant Human FSH in Patients with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 2005, Endocrine Society

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty, Professor Rodolfo A. Rey

  111. A bedside prediction tool predicted all cause mortality 6 months after discharge for acute coronary syndrome

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, November 2004, BMJ

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty

  112. Quality and methods of developing practice guidelines

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty, Dr Allison McGeer, Professor David Torgerson

  113. Lack of effective blood pressure control among an elder hypertensive population in Buenos Aires

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, August 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Martin O'Flaherty