W. S. Leslie

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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W. S. Leslie is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacy and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Leslie has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Pharmacy and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in W. S. Leslie's work include Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (12 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (11 papers). W. S. Leslie is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (12 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (11 papers). W. S. Leslie collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. W. S. Leslie's co-authors include Michael E. J. Lean, Catherine Hankey, C. R. Hankey, Roy Taylor, Mark Woodward, Louise McCombie, Christopher N. Morrison, H Tunstall-Pedoe, Naveed Sattar and Naomi Brosnahan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BMJ and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Leslie

40 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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5-year follow-up of the randomised Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) of continued support for weight loss maintenance in the UK: an extension study

2024 63 citations Michael EJ Lean, W. S. Leslie et al. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diet strategies for maintaining substantial therapeutic weight loss: 78-week mixed methods randomised trial 2025 ·Clinical Nutrition ·Naomi Brosnahan, Catherine Hankey, Anthony Leeds, W. S. Leslie, George Thom, Lisa C. Hutchison, Lindsay Govan, H. M. Ross, Michael E. J. Lean	0
2	5-year follow-up of the randomised Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) of continued support for weight loss maintenance in the UK: an extension study breakdown → 2024 ·The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ·Michael EJ Lean, W. S. Leslie, Alison C. Barnes, Naomi Brosnahan, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Tara Kelly, (unknown), Carl Peters, Sviatlana Zhyzhneuskaya, Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Ashley Adamson, Falko F. Sniehotta, John C. Mathers, Yvonne McIlvenna, Paul Welsh, Alex McConnachie, Alasdair McIntosh, Naveed Sattar, Roy Taylor	63
3	Dietary weight-management for type 2 diabetes remissions in South Asians: the South Asian diabetes remission randomised trial for proof-of-concept and feasibility (STANDby) 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Naveed Sattar, Paul Welsh, W. S. Leslie, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Naomi Brosnahan, (unknown), Jason M. R. Gill, (unknown), Michael E. J. Lean	34
4	Antihypertensive medication needs and blood pressure control with weight loss in the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) 2021 ·Diabetologia ·W. S. Leslie, (unknown), Leanne Harris, Claudia‐Martina Messow, Naomi Brosnahan, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Alison C. Barnes, Naveed Sattar, Roy Taylor, Michael E. J. Lean	23
5	Type 2 diabetes remission: 2 year within-trial and lifetime-horizon cost-effectiveness of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT)/Counterweight-Plus weight management programme 2020 ·Diabetologia ·Yiqiao Xin, Andrew Davies, Andrew Briggs, Louise McCombie, Claudia‐Martina Messow, Eleanor Grieve, W. S. Leslie, Roy Taylor, Michael E. J. Lean	31
6	Type 2 diabetes remission: economic evaluation of the DiRECT/Counterweight‐Plus weight management programme within a primary care randomized controlled trial 2019 ·Diabetic Medicine ·Yiqiao Xin, Andrew Davies, Louise McCombie, Andrew Briggs, Claudia‐Martina Messow, Eleanor Grieve, W. S. Leslie, Roy Taylor, Michael E. J. Lean	13
7	Within-trial cost and 1-year cost-effectiveness of the DiRECT/Counterweight-Plus weight-management programme to achieve remission of type 2 diabetes 2018 ·The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ·Yiqiao Xin, Andrew Davies, Louise McCombie, Andrew Briggs, (unknown), Eleanor Grieve, W. S. Leslie, Roy Taylor, Michael E. J. Lean	19
8	Beating type 2 diabetes into remission 2017 ·BMJ ·Louise McCombie, W. S. Leslie, Roy Taylor, Brian Kennon, Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean	49
9	The Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT): protocol for a cluster randomised trial 2016 ·BMC Family Practice ·W. S. Leslie, Ian Ford, Naveed Sattar, Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Ashley Adamson, Falko F. Sniehotta, Louise McCombie, Naomi Brosnahan, H. M. Ross, John C. Mathers, Carl Peters, George Thom, Alison C. Barnes, Sharon Kean, Yvonne McIlvenna, Angela Rodrigues, Lucia Rehackova, Sviatlana Zhyzhneuskaya, Roy Taylor, (unknown)	77
10	What, not just salad and veg? Consumer testing of the eatwell week 2013 ·Public Health Nutrition ·W. S. Leslie, (unknown), (unknown), Michael EJ Lean, Catherine Hankey	3
11	Designing the eatwell week: the application of eatwell plate advice to weekly food intake 2012 ·Public Health Nutrition ·W. S. Leslie, (unknown), Michael EJ Lean, Catherine Hankey	5
12	Changes in body weight and food choice in those attempting smoking cessation: a cluster randomised controlled trial 2012 ·BMC Public Health ·W. S. Leslie, (unknown), Mhairi Mackenzie, Heather Murray, Susan Boyle, (unknown), Andrew Walker, Catherine Hankey	18
13	Improving the dietary intake of frail older people 2011 ·Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ·W. S. Leslie	22
14	An evaluation of an obesity and weight management resource pack 2010 ·Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ·W. S. Leslie, Lauren M. Watson, C. R. Hankey	1
15	Getting beyond outcomes: a realist approach to help understand the impact of a nutritional intervention during smoking cessation 2009 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Mhairi Mackenzie, (unknown), W. S. Leslie, Michael E. J. Lean, C. R. Hankey	13
16	Weight gain as an adverse effect of some commonly prescribed drugs: a systematic review 2007 ·QJM ·W. S. Leslie, C. R. Hankey, Michael E. J. Lean	122
17	Unidentified under‐nutrition: dietary intake and anthropometric indices in a residential care home population 2006 ·Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ·W. S. Leslie, M. E. J. Lean, Mark Woodward, Fiona Wallace, C. R. Hankey	24
18	Weight management: a survey of current practice in secondary care NHS settings in 2004 2005 ·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·W. S. Leslie, C. R. Hankey, Louise McCombie, Michael E. J. Lean	3
19	A transferable programme of nutritional counselling for rehabilitation following myocardial infarction: a randomised controlled study 2004 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·W. S. Leslie, C. R. Hankey, D. M. Matthews, James Currall, Michael E. J. Lean	11
20	Effect of socioeconomic group on incidence of, management of, and survival after myocardial infarction and coronary death: analysis of community coronary event register 1997 ·BMJ ·Christopher N. Morrison, Mark Woodward, W. S. Leslie, H Tunstall-Pedoe	149

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