Laura Jefferson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 971 citations indexed

About

Laura Jefferson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Jefferson has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 971 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Laura Jefferson's work include Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (7 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (6 papers). Laura Jefferson is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (7 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (6 papers). Laura Jefferson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Chile. Laura Jefferson's co-authors include Karen Bloor, Catherine Hewitt, Amar Rangan, Stephen Brealey, Ada Keding, David Torgerson, Helen HG Handoll, Belén Corbacho, Ling‐Hsiang Chuang and Lorna Goodchild and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and Quality of Life Research.

In The Last Decade

Laura Jefferson

34 papers receiving 936 citations

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Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment of Adults With Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus

2015 347 citations Amar Rangan, Helen HG Handoll et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Jefferson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Barriers to and facilitators of women GPs’ careers: a systematic review 2025 ·BJGP Open ·Laura Jefferson, (unknown), Su Golder, (unknown), (unknown), Veronica Dale, Karen Bloor	0
2	Understanding persistent GP turnover using work and personal characteristics: a retrospective observational study 2025 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Laura Jefferson, (unknown), Rosa Parisi, Matt Sutton, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Kath Checkland	0
3	Patient experience of colon capsule endoscopy in clinical practice: a structured, comparative patient survey 2025 ·BMJ Open Gastroenterology ·Veronica Dale, Holly Essex, Karen Bloor, Monica Haritakis, Laura Jefferson, Karl Atkin, (unknown), James Turvill	0
4	What makes general practice work: the role of continuity in efficient and sustainable primary care 2025 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Tom Marshall, Stefan Scholtes, (unknown), (unknown), Sharon Spooner, Panagiotis Kasteridis, (unknown), Rosa Parisi, (unknown), Geraldine M Clarke, Laura Jefferson, Brian H Willis	1
5	General practitioner well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Laura Jefferson, (unknown), Karen Bloor	17
6	Exploring gender differences in uptake of GP partnership roles: a qualitative mixed-methods study 2023 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Laura Jefferson, Su Golder, Holly Essex, Veronica Dale, Karen Bloor	3
7	A Qualitative Study to Explore the Employment Experiences and Perspectives of Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis in the UK 2022 ·Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal ·(unknown), Laura Jefferson, Jo Taylor	1
8	Support and follow-up needs of patients discharged from intensive care after severe COVID-19: a mixed-methods study of the views of UK general practitioners and intensive care staff during the pandemic’s first wave 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Ana Cristina Castro-Ávila, Laura Jefferson, Veronica Dale, Karen Bloor	17
9	The impact of surgeon and patient treatment preferences in an orthopaedic trauma surgery trial 2019 ·Trials ·Ada Keding, Helen HG Handoll, Stephen Brealey, Laura Jefferson, Catherine Hewitt, Belén Corbacho, David Torgerson, Amar Rangan	9
10	Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: a qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPs 2019 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Laura Jefferson, Karl Atkin, Rebecca Sheridan, Steven Oliver, Una Macleod, Geoff Hall, Sarah Forbes, Trish Green, Victoria Allgar, Peter Knapp	3
11	Oral Modified Release Morphine for Breathlessness in Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial 2019 ·ESC Heart Failure ·Miriam J. Johnson, Sarah Cockayne, David C. Currow, Kerry Bell, Kate Hicks, Caroline Fairhurst, Rhian Gabe, David Torgerson, Laura Jefferson, Stephen G. Oxberry, Justin Ghosh, Karen Hogg, Jeremy J Murphy, Victoria Allgar, John G.F. Cleland, Andrew L. Clark	25
12	Remote or on-site visits were feasible for the initial setup meetings with hospitals in a multicenter surgical trial: an embedded randomized trial 2018 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Laura Jefferson, Caroline Fairhurst, Stephen Brealey, Elizabeth Coleman, Liz Cook, Catherine Hewitt, Ada Keding, Matthew Northgraves, Amar Rangan, Garry A. Tew, David Torgerson, Joseph Dias	8
13	Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of contextualised grammar teaching and small group teaching to improve the writing skills of 11 year old children 2016 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·Natasha Mitchell, Hannah Ainsworth, Hannah Buckley, Catherine Hewitt, Laura Jefferson, David Torgerson, Carole Torgerson	0
14	Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults 2016 ·BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ·Joseph Dias, Stephen Brealey, Surabhi Choudhary, Liz Cook, Matthew L. Costa, Caroline Fairhurst, Catherine Hewitt, Stephen Hodgson, Laura Jefferson, Kanagaratnam Jeyapalan, Ada Keding, Paul Leighton, Amar Rangan, Gerry Richardson, Claire Rothery, N. Taub, John R. Thompson, David Torgerson	21
15	Women in medicine: historical perspectives and recent trends 2015 ·British Medical Bulletin ·Laura Jefferson, Karen Bloor, Alan Maynard	109
16	“Away Days” in multicenter randomized controlled trials: a questionnaire survey of their use and a case study on the effect of one Away Day on patient recruitment 2015 ·Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine ·Laura Jefferson, Liz Cook, Ada Keding, Stephen Brealey, Helen HG Handoll, Amar Rangan	1
17	Exploring the outcomes in studies of primary frozen shoulder: is there a need for a core outcome set? 2014 ·Quality of Life Research ·Sara Rodgers, Stephen Brealey, Laura Jefferson, Catriona McDaid, Emma Maund, Nigel Hanchard, Lorna Goodchild, Sally Spencer	11
18	Grammar for Writing: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. 2014 ·Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) ·David Torgerson, Carole Torgerson, Natasha Mitchell, Hannah Buckley, Hannah Ainsworth, (unknown), Laura Jefferson	5
19	The Apollo Digtal Image Archive: New Research and Data Products 2008 ·LPICo ·S. J. Lawrence, M. S. Robinson, Michael Broxton, J. D. Stopar, (unknown), J. M. Grunsfeld, (unknown), Laura Jefferson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martin White, (unknown), T. R. Watters, (unknown), J. Periam Danton, J. B. Garvin	7
20	The Apollo Digital Image Archive 2008 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·M. S. Robinson, S. J. Lawrence, (unknown), (unknown), J. M. Grunsfeld, (unknown), Laura Jefferson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael White, (unknown), S. J. Mackwell, T. R. Watters, (unknown), J. Periam Danton, E. J. Speyerer, Andries van Dam, (unknown)	2

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