Papers

Power B, Neilson S, Perry IJ. Perception of the risks of smoking in the general population and among general practitioners in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci. 2004;173(3):141-4

Creagh D, Neilson S, Collins A, Colwell N, Hinchion R, Drew C, O'Halloran D, Perry IJ. Established cardiovascular disease and CVD risk factors in a primary care population of middle-aged Irish men and women. Ir Med J. 2002 Nov-Dec;95(10):298-301.

Neilson S. The paradox of compressed morbidity: Rising individual health and longevity adversely affect population health indices. J Epidemiol Community Health 2001;A1-A56:4.

Kelleher MJ, Keohane B, Corcoran P, Keeley HS, Neilson S. An investigation of 100 Cork Suicides. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 2000;17.

Turner-Stokes L, Tonge P, Nyein K, Hunter M, Neilson S, Robinson I. The Northwick Park Dependency Score (NPDS): a measure of nursing dependency in rehabilitation. Clin Rehabil. 1998 Aug;12(4):304-18. PMID: 9744666.

Neilson S, Robinson I, Rose FC. The correlation of motor neuron disease with radiation - an objection to the hypothesis of Neilson et al - reply. Journal of Neurology, 1997;244(1):57-58

Neilson S. No Threshold. New Scientist, 1996;2011:43

Neilson S. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy - risk to human population is remote. BMJ, 1996 Apr 20;312(7037):1038-1039. PMID 8616366.

Neilson S, Robinson I, Pedro-Cuesta J and Veiga-Cabo J. Decline and rise of mortality from motor neurone disease in Spain, 1960-1989: Demographic, environmental and competitive influences. Neuroepidemiology 1996;15(4):180-191. PMID: 8817500.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Rose FC. Mortality from motor neuron disease in Japan, 1950-1990: association with fallout from atmospheric weapons testing. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 1995;134(1-2):61-66. PMID: 8747845.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Rose FC. Ecological correlates of motor neuron disease mortality: A hypothesis concerning an epidemiological association with radon gas and gamma exposure. Journal of Neurology, 1996 Apr;243(4):329-336. PMID: 8965106.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Nymoen EH. Longitudinal analysis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mortality in Norway, 1966-1989: Evidence for a susceptible subpopulation. J Neurol Sci. 1994 Apr;122(2):148-154. PMID: 8021698.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Alperovitch A. Rising amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mortality in France 1968-1990: Increased life expectancy and inter-disease competition as an explanation. J Neurol. 1994 Jun;241(7):448-455. PMID: 7931447.

Neilson S, Gunnarsson L-G and Robinson I. Rising mortality from motor neurone disease in Sweden, 1961-1990: The relative role of increased population life expectancy and environmental factors. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 1994 Sep;90(3):150-159. PMID: 7847054.

Neilson S and Robinson I. Reinterpreting mortality statistics - Reply. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1994;47(6):698-699.

Hunter M, Robinson I and Neilson S. Factor analysis of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire in a study of people with motor neurone disease. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, [In press].

Robinson I and Neilson S. Prenatal diagnosis of late-onset conditions. BMJ. 1993 Apr 17;306(6884):1065. PMID: 8490512.

Neilson S. Affluence to blame. New Scientist, 1993;1896:48

Neilson S, Robinson I, Rose FC and Hunter M. Rising mortality from motor neurone disease - an explanation. Acta Neurol Scand. 1993 Mar;87(3):184-191. PMID: 8475687.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Kondo K. A new analysis of mortality from motor neurone disease in Japan, 1950-1990: Rise and fall in the postwar years. J Neurol Sci. 1993 Jul;117(1-2):46-53. PMID: 8410066.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Hunter M. Static and dynamic models of interdisease competition: past and projected mortality from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis. Mech Ageing Dev. 1993 Jan;66(3):223-241. PMID: 8469015.

Neilson S and Robinson I. Reinterpreting mortality statistics: Some uses of Gompertzian analysis in epidemiological research. J Clin Epidemiol 1993 Sep;46(9):1063-1069. PMID: 8263579.

Neilson S and Robinson I. Cross-sectional Gompertzian analysis: The development of a 'Gompertz mortality ratio' (GMR) and its applicability. Mech Ageing Dev. 1993 May;68(1-3):137-149. PMID: 8350654.

Hunter M, Robinson IC and Neilson S. The functional and psychological status of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Some implications for rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil. 1993 Jul-Sep;15(3);119-126. PMID: 8374156.

Neilson S. Growing Pains [letter]. New Scientist, 1992;1837:44-45.

Neilson S, Robinson I and Hunter M. Longitudinal Gompertzian analysis of ALS mortality in England and Wales, 1963-1990: Estimates of susceptibility in the general population. Mech Ageing Dev. 1992 Jun;64(1-2):201-216. PMID: 1630157.

Neilson S. Family Mystery [letter]. New Scientist, 1991;1785:65.