Dr Phil Edwards BSc CStat PhD
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Phil is a senior lecturer and chartered statistician. After studying Mathematics and Statistics at Warwick University, he worked for a public services research consultancy based in Birmingham, UK. In 1994 he moved into academia to research injury epidemiology, first in Department of Child Health at Newcastle University, and then at Institute of Child Health at University College London. In 2001 he moved to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Affiliation
Teaching
Phil is a co-organiser of the Term 1 foundation module ‘Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health (STEPH)’. He also lectures on Sample Size, Sampling and Outcome Assessment for the Study Design module and for the Intensive Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics. He is a tutor on the MSc Epidemiology by distance learning.
Research
Phil’s research is in two areas: participation in research studies; and the epidemiology of injury. His research into methods to increase response to postal questionnaires has been widely cited. He has recently completed several research studies in child injury mortality and morbidity in England and Wales, and the links with deprivation, and is currently researching the relationship between road injury, deprivation and ethnicity in London. He also contributes to the team that co-ordinates the CRASH-2 trial of anti-fibrinolytic agents in patients at risk of serious haemorrhage.
Research areas
- Child health
- Climate change
- Clinical trials
- Health inequalities
- Mobile technologies
- Physical activity
- Transport
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Statistics
Disease and Health Conditions
- Injuries
- Obesity
Other interests
- Accidents
- Clustered Data
- Complex Surveys
- Cycling
- ELearning
- Ethnicity And Health
- Health Survey Methods
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Selected publications
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Look who's walking: Social and environmental correlates of children's walking in London.
Steinbach, R. ; Green, J. ; Edwards, P. ;
Health Place, 2012;
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Smoking cessation support delivered via mobile phone text messaging (txt2stop): a single-blind, randomised trial.
Free, C. ; Knight, R. ; Robertson, S. ; Whittaker, R. ; Edwards, P. ; Zhou, W. ; Rodgers, A. ; Cairns, J. ; Kenward, M.G. ; Roberts, I. ;
Lancet, 2011; 378(9785):49-55
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Scald risk in social housing can be reduced through thermostatic control system without increasing Legionella risk: a cluster randomised trial.
Edwards, P. ; Durand, M. ; Hollister, M. ; Green, J. ; Lutchmun, S. ; Kessel, A. ; Roberts, I. ;
Arch Dis Child, 2011;
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Adaptive e-learning to improve dietary behaviour: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Harris, J. ; Felix, L. ; Miners, A. ; Murray, E. ; Michie, S. ; Ferguson, E. ; Free, C. ; Lock, K. ; Landon, J. ; Edwards, P. ;
Health Technol Assess, 2011; 15(37):1-160
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Questionnaires in clinical trials: guidelines for optimal design and administration.
Edwards, P.;
Trials, 2010; 11:2
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Population adiposity and climate change.
Edwards, P.; Roberts, I.;
Int J Epidemiol, 2009; 38(4):1137-40
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Effect of 20 mph traffic speed zones on road injuries in London, 1986-2006: controlled interrupted time series analysis.
Grundy, C.; Steinbach, R.; Edwards, P.; Green, J.; Armstrong, B.; Wilkinson, P.;
BMJ, 2009; 339:b4469
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Deaths from injury in children and employment status in family: analysis of trends in class specific death rates.
Edwards, P.; Roberts, I.; Green, J.; Lutchmun, S.;
BMJ, 2006; 333(7559):119
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