Paul L. Allan

5.5k citations

77 papers · 3.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 33

Surgery top 1%
Internal Medicine top 0.2%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 2%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 2%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition top 2%

Co-authors: Amanda Lee F.G.R. Fowkes T. Loupas W.N. McDicken C V Ruckley Andrew W. Bradbury C. J. Evans P A Stonebridge
Topics: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (30 papers)Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (27 papers)Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (15 papers)
Cited by: Internal Medicine Surgery Emergency Medical Services
Journals: CirculationSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaDiabetes Care
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Greece

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Paul L. Allan

76 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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An adaptive weighted median filter for speckle suppression in medical ultrasonic images

1989 521 citations T. Loupas, W.N. McDicken et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Incidence and Risk Factors for Development of Varicose Veins in the General Population: Edinburgh Vein Study 2010 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Lindsay Robertson,(unknown),C. J. Evans,Amanda Lee,Paul L. Allan,(unknown),F.G.R. Fowkes	1
2	Risk factors for chronic ulceration in patients with varicose veins: A case control study 2009 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Lindsay Robertson,Amanda Lee,(unknown),(unknown),C. J. Evans,Brian McKinstry,Simon Fraser,Paul L. Allan,David Weller,C V Ruckley,F.G.R. Fowkes	76
3	Telangiectasia in the Edinburgh Vein Study: Epidemiology and Association with Trunk Varices and Symptoms 2008 ·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ·C V Ruckley,C. J. Evans,Paul L. Allan,Amanda Lee,F.G.R. Fowkes	27
4	The benefits and impacts of a coaching and mentoring programme for teaching staff in secondary school 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Paul L. Allan	14
5	Angle-dependence and reproducibility of dual-beam vector doppler ultrasound in the common carotid arteries of normal volunteers 2004 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·(unknown),Kumar V. Ramnarine,Aline Criton,(unknown),Paul L. Allan,(unknown),(unknown),P.J. Fish,Peter R. Hoskins	14
6	A comparison of patients who developed venous leg ulceration before and after their 50th birthday 2003 ·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ·Rhoda MacKenzie,Dorothy A. Brown,Paul L. Allan,A W Bradbury,C V Ruckley	10
7	The prevalence of thrombophilia in patients with chronic venous leg ulceration 2002 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Rhoda MacKenzie,Christopher A. Ludlam,C V Ruckley,Paul L. Allan,Paul Burns,Andrew W. Bradbury	48
8	Chronic venous insufficiency: Clinical and duplex correlations. The Edinburgh Vein Study of venous disorders in the general population 2002 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·C V Ruckley,C. J. Evans,Paul L. Allan,Amanda Lee,F.G.R. Fowkes	170
9	Patient, operative, and surgeon factors that influence the effect of superficial venous surgery on disease-specific quality of life 2002 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Rhoda MacKenzie,Amanda Lee,A. Paisley,Paul Burns,Paul L. Allan,C V Ruckley,Andrew W. Bradbury	54
10	Most incompetent calf perforating veins are found in association with superficial venous reflux 2001 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Wesley Stuart,Amanda Lee,Paul L. Allan,C V Ruckley,Andrew W. Bradbury	34
11	Lifestyle risk factors for lower limb venous reflux in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study 2001 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·F.G.R. Fowkes,Amanda Lee,C. J. Evans,Paul L. Allan,Andrew W. Bradbury,C V Ruckley	89
12	The relationship between the number, competence, and diameter of medial calf perforating veins and the clinical status in healthy subjects and patients with lower-limb venous disease 2000 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Wesley Stuart,Donald J. Adam,Paul L. Allan,C V Ruckley,Andrew W. Bradbury	53
13	What are the symptoms of varicose veins? Edinburgh vein study cross sectional population survey 1999 ·BMJ ·Andrew W. Bradbury,Ceryn Evans,Paul L. Allan,(unknown),C V Ruckley,F. Gerry R. Fowkes	218
14	Prevalence of venous reflux in the general population on duplex scanning: The Edinburgh Vein Study 1998 ·Journal of Vascular Surgery ·C. J. Evans,Paul L. Allan,Amanda Lee,Andrew W. Bradbury,C V Ruckley,F.G.R. Fowkes	148
15	Laparoscopic ultrasonography for staging gastroesophageal cancer 1997 ·Surgery ·(unknown),Timothy G. John,O. James Garden,Paul L. Allan,Simon Paterson‐Brown	41
16	Growth rate of infrarenal aortic aneurysms 1996 ·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ·P A Stonebridge,(unknown),(unknown),Jonathan G. Howlett,Paul L. Allan,R.J. Prescott,C V Ruckley	52
17	Validity of duplex scanning in the detection of peripheral arterial disease in the general population 1992 ·European Journal of Vascular Surgery ·F. Gerald R. Fowkes,Paul L. Allan,C. Tsampoulas,F.B. Smith,Peter T. Donnan	22
18	Pharyngoesophageal Dysmotility in Globus Sensation 1989 ·Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ·J. A. Wilson,A Pryde,J Piris,Paul L. Allan,Cecilia MacIntyre,A. G. D. Maran,R. C. Heading	54
19	A HARDWARE FILTER FOR REAL-TIME SPECKLE SUPPRESSION IN ULTRASONOGRAPHIC SCANS 1988 ·British Journal of Radiology ·T. Loupas,Thomas L. Anderson,W.N. McDicken,Paul L. Allan	1
20	SONICALLY-SENSITIVE BIOPSY NEEDLES FOR ULTRASONIC GUIDANCE 1985 ·British Journal of Radiology ·W.N. McDicken,Thomas L. Anderson,Paul L. Allan	1

About Paul L. Allan

Paul L. Allan is a scholar working on Internal Medicine, Surgery and Dermatology, having authored 77 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (30 papers), Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (27 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Internal Medicine (1.3k citations), Surgery (2.0k citations) and Emergency Medical Services (273 citations). Paul L. Allan has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Greece. Frequent co-authors include Amanda Lee, F.G.R. Fowkes, T. Loupas, W.N. McDicken, C V Ruckley, Andrew W. Bradbury, C. J. Evans, C V Ruckley, P A Stonebridge and Graham McKillop. Their work appears in journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Diabetes Care.

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