Mr Colin Angus

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Journal articles

• Tunstall H, Wilson LB, Valiente R, Shortt NK, Angus C, Brennan A, Gillespie D & Pearce J (2025) Purchase price of tobacco in small retailers in Great Britain: the relationships with neighbourhood deprivation and urbanicity between 2016–2021. Tobacco Control. View this article in WRRO
• Hay SI, Ong KL, Santomauro DF, A B, Aalipour MA, Aalruz H, Ababneh HS, Abaraogu UO, Abate BB, Abbafati C , Abbas N et al (2025) Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10513), 1873-1922.
• Burke LC, Angus C, Brown J & Kersbergen I (2025) Is why we drink alcohol important when considering the potential public health benefit of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks? A cross-sectional study investigating associations between alcohol drinking motives and alcohol-free and low-alcohol drink consumption among adults in Great Britain.. BMJ Public Health, 3(2). View this article in WRRO
• Goodwin L, Swithenbank Z, Irizar P, Jackson K, Halsall L, Puddephatt J, Parkes P, Angus C, Ushakova A, Knight J , Lobban F et al (2025) Is the current UK guidance for treatment of co-occurring substance use and mental health problems being implemented in practice?. European Psychiatry, 68(Suppl 1), s308-s308. View this article in WRRO
• Bright S, Buckley C, Holman D, Squires H, Greene N, Mulia N, Kilian C, Probst C, Angus C, Holmes J , Constante HM et al (2025) Applying an intersectional lens to alcohol inequities: a conceptual framework. Addiction. View this article in WRRO
• Wilson LB, Pryce R, Leeming G, Holmes J & Angus C (2025) Estimating the differential exposure of household groups to alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain. Journal of Public Health. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C & Schöley J (2025) Estimating recent trends in alcohol sales in the United Kingdom from alcohol duty revenue. Addiction. View this article in WRRO
• Gillespie D, Morris D, Angus C, Wilson LB, Chen RKL, Leeming G, Holmes J & Brennan A (2025) Model-based appraisal of the potential effects of minimum pricing for tobacco in Scotland. Tobacco Control. View this article in WRRO
• Garnett C, Oldham M, Loebenberg G, Dinu L, Beard E, Angus C, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F, Hickman M , Kaner E et al (2025) Evaluating the effectiveness of the Drink Less smartphone app for reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care: a comprehensive synopsis from a 6-month follow-up RCT. Public Health Research, 13(5). View this article in WRRO
• Sheikh N, Haghpanahan H, Lewsey J, Angus C, Emslie C, Fitzgerald N & McIntosh E (2025) Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a natural experiment to evaluate the impact of later trading hours for bars and clubs in the night-time economy in Scotland: the ELEPHANT study. BMJ Open, 15(5). View this article in WRRO
• Oldham M, Jackson S, Brown J, Buss V, Mehta G, Dowd JB, Holmes J & Angus C (2025) Trends in alcohol-specific deaths in England, 2001–22: an observational study. The Lancet Public Health, 10(5), e371-e379. View this article in WRRO
• Nicholls J, O’Donnell R, Mahon L, Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Egan M, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R , Henney M et al (2025) Give us the real tools to do our jobs’: views of UK stakeholders on the role of a public health objective for alcohol licensing. Public Health Research, 13(02), 197-198. View this article in WRRO
• Fitzgerald N, Manca F, Uny I, Martin JG, O’Donnell R, Egan M, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C , Angus C et al (2025) Lockdown and licensed premises: COVID-19 lessons for alcohol policy. Public Health Research, 13(02), 85-86. View this article in WRRO
• Billan S, Angus C & Collins B (2025) Evaluating the impact of minimum unit alcohol pricing on purchasing behaviour by different social class and age groups in Wales: a controlled interrupted time series study. Public Health, 240, 71-79. View this article in WRRO
• Wilson LB, Angus C, Brennan A, Gillespie D, Shortt NK, Tunstall H, Valiente R & Pearce J (2025) Quantile regression of tobacco tax pass-through in the UK 2017–2021: how have manufacturers passed through tax changes for different tobacco products in small retailers? Analysis at the national level and by neighbourhood of deprivation. Tobacco Control. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C, Oldham M, Burton R, Dina LM, Field M, Hickman M, Kaner E, Loebenberg G, Munafò M, Pizzo E , Brown J et al (2025) Modeling the Potential Health, Health Economic, and Health Inequality Impact of a Large-Scale Rollout of the Drink Less App in England. Value in Health, 28(2), 215-223.
• Jackson SE, Cox S, Holmes J, Angus C, Robson D, Brose L & Brown J (2025) Paying the price: financial hardship and its association with psychological distress among different population groups in the midst of Great Britain's cost-of-living crisis. Social Science & Medicine, 364. View this article in WRRO
• Stevens HP, Pellacani G, Angus C & El-Jabbour JN (2025) The use of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy to diagnose Malignant Melanoma and Lentigo Maligna in the United Kingdom: a prospective observational trial at a single centre. British Journal of Dermatology, 192(1), 27-35. View this article in WRRO
• Jackson S, Oldham M, Angus C, Garnett C, Wilson L, Holmes J & Brown J (2024) Trends in alcohol expenditure among risky drinkers: a population study in England, 2014–2023. International Journal of Drug Policy, 133. View this article in WRRO
• Morris D, Angus C, Gillespie D, Stevely A, Pryce R, Wilson L, Henney M, Meier P, Holmes J & Brennan A (2024) Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England. The Lancet Public Health, 9(10), e719-e728. View this article in WRRO
• Stevens HP, Pampena R, Farnetani F, Pellicani G, Angus C & El-Jabbour JN (2024) The use of reflectance confocal microscopy to diagnose basal cell carcinoma in the United Kingdom: a prospective observational trial at a single centre. British Journal of Dermatology, 192(2), 206-214. View this article in WRRO
• Oldham M, Dina L-M, Loebenberg G, Perski O, Brown J, Angus C, Beard E, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F , Hickman M et al (2024) Evaluating the acceptability of the Drink Less app and the National Health Service alcohol advice web page: qualitative interview process evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26. View this article in WRRO
• Garnett C, Dinu L-M, Oldham M, Perski O, Loebenberg G, Beard E, Angus C, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F , Hickman M et al (2024) Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?. npj Digital Medicine, 7. View this article in WRRO
• Fitzgerald N, O'Donnell R, Uny I, Martin JG, Cook M, Graham K, Stockwell T, Hughes K, Wilkinson C, McGill E , Miller PG et al (2024) Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: ‘Sweetspot’ policy options. International Journal of Drug Policy, 129. View this article in WRRO
• Brauer M, Roth GA, Aravkin AY, Zheng P, Abate KH, Abate YH, Abbafati C, Abbasgholizadeh R, Abbasi MA, Abbasian M , Abbasifard M et al (2024) Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403(10440), 2162-2203. View this article in WRRO
• Naghavi M, Ong KL, Aali A, Ababneh HS, Abate YH, Abbafati C, Abbasgholizadeh R, Abbasian M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abbastabar H , Abd ElHafeez S et al (2024) Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403(10440), 2100-2132. View this article in WRRO
• Oldham M, Beard E, Loebenberg G, Dinu L, Angus C, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F, Hickman M, Kaner E , Michie S et al (2024) Effectiveness of a smartphone app (Drink Less) versus usual digital care for reducing alcohol consumption among increasing-and-higher-risk adult drinkers in the UK: a two-arm, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine, 70. View this article in WRRO
• Jackson SE, Oldham M, Angus C, Holmes J & Brown J (2024) Trends in purchasing cross‐border, illicit and home‐brewed alcohol: A population study in Great Britain, 2020–2023. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(5), 1160-1171. View this article in WRRO
• Höhn A, Lomax N, Rice H, Angus C, Brennan A, Brown D, Cunningham A, Elsenbroich C, Hughes C, Katikireddi SV , McCartney G et al (2024) Estimating quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for local authorities in Great Britain and its association with indicators of the inclusive economy: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 14(3). View this article in WRRO
• Valiente R, Tunstall H, Kong AY, Wilson LB, Gillespie D, Angus C, Brennan A, Shortt NK & Pearce J (2024) Geographical differences in the financial impacts of different forms of tobacco licence fees on small retailers in Scotland. Tobacco Control. View this article in WRRO
• Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M , Mohan A et al (2024) Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: the ExILEnS mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation. Public Health Research, 13(2), 1-84. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C, Henney M & Pryce R (2024) Modelling the longer-term health and health inequality impacts of changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Journal of Public Health, 46(2), 286-293. View this article in WRRO
• Manca F, Lewsey J, Mackay D, Angus C, Fitzpatrick D & Fitzgerald N (2024) The effect of a minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland on alcohol‐related ambulance call‐outs: A controlled interrupted time−series analysis. Addiction, 119(5), 846-854. View this article in WRRO
• Kock L, Shahab L, Garnett C, Oldham M, Tattan-Birch H, Angus C, Brose L & Brown J (2024) Brief interventions for smoking and alcohol associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a population survey in England. BMC Public Health, 24(1). View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J & Angus CR (2024) The unacceptability of evidence on acceptable risks. Addiction, 119(1), 24-25. View this article in WRRO
• Pryce R, Wilson LB, Gillespie D, Angus C, Morris D & Brennan A (2024) Estimation of integrated price elasticities for alcohol and tobacco in the United Kingdom using the living costs and food survey 2006–2017. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(1), 315-324. View this article in WRRO
• Buss VH, Cox S, Moore G, Angus C, Shahab L, Bauld L & Brown J (2023) Alcohol and smoking brief interventions by socioeconomic position: a population-based, cross-sectional study in Great Britain. BJGP Open, 7(4). View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J, Sasso A, Hernández Alava M, Stevely AK, Warde A, Angus C & Meier PS (2023) Change and stability in british drinking practices and culture between 2009 and 2019: a longitudinal latent class analysis of drinking occasions.. SSM - Population Health, 24. View this article in WRRO
• Dowd JB, Angus C, Zajacova A & Tilstra AM (2023) Comparing trends in mid-life ‘deaths of despair’ in the USA, Canada and UK, 2001–2019: is the USA an anomaly?. BMJ Open, 13(8). View this article in WRRO
• Boyd J, Hayes K, Green D, Angus C & Holmes J (2023) The contribution of health behaviour to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm: analysis of the UK biobank, a large cohort study with linked health outcomes. SSM - Population Health, 23. View this article in WRRO
• O’Donnell R, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N, Angus C, Egan M & Fitzgerald N (2023) Mechanisms of impact of alcohol availability interventions from the perspective of 63 diverse alcohol licensing stakeholders: a qualitative interview study. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.
• Valiente R, Tunstall H, Kong A, Wilson L, Gillespie D, Angus C, Brennan A, Shortt N & Pearce J (2023) Simulating the impact of a fee scheme to regulate tobacco sales on retailers profits: a case study from Scotland. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 9(Supplement), 57-57. View this article in WRRO
• Sherk A, Stockwell T, Sorge J, Churchill S, Angus C, Chikritzhs T, Holmes J, Meier P, Naimi TS, Norström T , Ramstedt M et al (2023) The public-private decision for alcohol retail systems: Examining the economic, health, and social impacts of alternative systems in Finland. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 40(3), 218-232. View this article in WRRO
• Gibbs NK, Angus C, Dixon S, Parry CDH & Meier PS (2023) Stakeholder engagement in the development of public health economic models: an application to modelling of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in South Africa. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 21, 395-403. View this article in WRRO
• Maharaj T, Angus C & Fitzgerald N (2023) Correction: Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review. BMJ Open, 13(3), e065220corr1-e065220corr1.
• Angus C, Buckley C, Tilstra AM & Dowd JB (2023) Increases in ‘deaths of despair’ during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA and UK. Public Health, 218, 92-96.
• Gomez KU, McBride O, Roberts E, Angus C, Keyes K, Drummond C, Buchan I, Fleming K, Gilmore I, Donoghue K , Bonnet L et al (2023) The clustering of physical health conditions and associations with co-occurring mental health problems and problematic alcohol use: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry, 23.
• Maharaj T, Angus C, Fitzgerald N, Allen K, Stewart S, MacHale S & Ryan JD (2023) Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review. BMJ Open, 13(2).
• Beyer FR, Kenny RPW, Johnson E, Caldwell DM, Garnett C, Rice S, Simpson J, Angus C, Craig D, Hickman M , Michie S et al (2023) Practitioner and digitally delivered interventions for reducing hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in people not seeking alcohol treatment: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis. Addiction, 118(1), 17-29.
• Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) Effectiveness of subnational implementation of minimum unit price for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling for local authorities in England. Addiction, 118(5), 819-833. View this article in WRRO
• Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Maani N, Purves R, de Vocht F, Angus C, Henney M, Nicholls J, Nichols T, Crompton G , Mahon L et al (2022) Measuring how PH stakeholders seek to influence alcohol premises licensing in England and Scotland: the Public Health engagement In Alcohol Licensing (PHIAL) measure. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
• Nicholls J, O'Donnell R, Mahon L, Fitzgerald N & the ExILEnS consortium (2022) ‘Give us the real tools to do our jobs’: views of UK stakeholders on the role of a public health objective for alcohol licensing. Public Health, 211, 122-127. View this article in WRRO
• Sasso A, Hernández-Alava M, Holmes J, Field M, Angus C & Meier P (2022) Strategies to cut down drinking, alcohol consumption, and usual drinking frequency : evidence from a British online market research survey. Social Science & Medicine, 310.
• Angus C (2022) Harms of alcohol in different age groups. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 378(8350). View this article in WRRO
• de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N , Shortt N et al (2022) Impact of public health team engagement in alcohol licensing on health and crime outcomes in England and Scotland : a comparative timeseries study between 2012 and 2019. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 20.
• Stead M, Eadie D, Purves RI, McKell J, Critchlow N, Angus K, Angus C & Fitzgerald N (2022) Implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP): a qualitative study with small retailers. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy.
• Rosário F, Vasiljevic M, Pas L, Angus C, Ribeiro C & Fitzgerald N (2022) Efficacy of a theory‐driven program to implement alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary health care: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 117(6), 1609-1621.
• Gibbs N, Angus C, Dixon S, Parry CDH, Meier PS, Boachie MK & Verguet S (2022) Equity impact of minimum unit pricing of alcohol on household health and finances among rich and poor drinkers in South Africa. BMJ Global Health, 7(1).
• Opazo Breton M, Gillespie D, Pryce R, Bogdanovica I, Angus C, Hernandez Alava M, Brennan A & Britton J (2022) Understanding long‐term trends in smoking in England, 1972‐2019 : an age‐period‐cohort approach. Addiction, 117(5), 1392-1403. View this article in WRRO
• Jackson SE, Beard E, Angus C, Field M & Brown J (2022) Moderators of changes in smoking, drinking and quitting behaviour associated with the first COVID‐19 lockdown in England. Addiction, 117(3), 772-783.
• Case P, Angus C, De Vocht F, Holmes J, Michie S & Brown J (2021) Has the increased participation in the national campaign ‘Dry January’ been associated with cutting down alcohol consumption in England?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227. View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J, Angus C, Sasso A, Stevely A & Meier P (2021) What proportion of on-trade alcohol is served to those who are already potentially intoxicated? An analysis of event-level data. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82(5), 602-609. View this article in WRRO
• Gibbs N, Angus C, Dixon S, Parry C & Meier P (2021) Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in South Africa across different drinker groups and wealth quintiles: a modelling study. BMJ Open, 11(8). View this article in WRRO
• Manca F, Lewsey J, Waterson R, Kernaghan SM, Fitzpatrick D, Mackay D, Angus C & Fitzgerald N (2021) Estimating the burden of alcohol on ambulance callouts through development and validation of an algorithm using electronic patient records. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12).
• Boyd J, Sexton O, Angus C, Meier P, Purshouse RC & Holmes J (2021) Causal mechanisms proposed for the Alcohol Harm Paradox - a systematic review. Addiction, 117(1), 33-56.
• Meier PS, Holmes J, Brennan A & Angus C (2021) Alcohol policy and gender : a modelling study estimating gender‐specific effects of alcohol pricing policies. Addiction, 116(9), 2372-2384. View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J & Angus C (2021) Alcohol deaths rise sharply in England and Wales. British Medical Journal, 372.
• Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2021) Potential effects of minimum unit pricing at local authority level on alcohol-attributed harms in North West and North East England: a modelling study. Public Health Research, 9(4). View this article in WRRO
• Wilson LB, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) Do dual purchasers behave differently? An analysis of purchasing data for households that buy both alcohol and tobacco in the United Kingdom. Addiction, 116(9), 2538-2547. View this article in WRRO
• Wilson LB, Pryce R, Angus C, Hiscock R, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) The effect of alcohol tax changes on retail prices: how do on-trade alcohol retailers pass through tax changes to consumers?. The European Journal of Health Economics, 22(3), 381-392. View this article in WRRO
• Aburto JM, Kashyap R, Schöley J, Angus C, Ermisch J, Mills MC & Dowd JB (2021) Estimating the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, life expectancy and lifespan inequality in England and Wales: a population-level analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75(8), 735-740.
• Horton M, Perman-Howe PR, Angus C, Bishop J, Bogdanovica I, Brennan A, Britton J, Brose LS, Brown J, Collin J , Dockrell M et al (2021) The SPECTRUM Consortium: a new UK Prevention Research Partnership consortium focussed on the commercial determinants of health, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and the reduction of health inequalities. Wellcome Open Research, 6.
• Wilson LB, Pryce R, Hiscock R, Angus C, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) Quantile regression of tobacco tax pass-through in the UK 2013–2019. How have manufacturers passed through tax changes for different tobacco products?. Tobacco Control, 30(e1), e27-e32.
• Garnett C, Oldham M, Angus C, Beard E, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F, Hickman M, Kaner E, Loebenberg G , Michie S et al (2021) Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at six‐month follow‐up : protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Addiction, 116(2), 412-425.
• Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Meier P, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2020) Assessing the contribution of alcohol-specific causes to socio-economic inequalities in mortality in England and Wales 2001-16. Addiction, 115(12), 2268-2279.
• Angus C (2020) Visualising the spread of COVID-19 across England. People, Place and Policy Online, 14(3), 294-296.
• Vocht F, McQuire C, Brennan A, Egan M, Angus C, Kaner E, Beard E, Brown J, De Angelis D, Carter N , Murray B et al (2020) Evaluating the causal impact of individual alcohol licensing decisions on local health and crime using natural experiments with synthetic controls. Addiction, 115(11), 2021-2031. View this article in WRRO
• Whitaker V, Oldham M, Angus C, Fairbrother H & Holmes J (2020) The problem with good news: How should public health actors respond when alcohol consumption declines?. Addiction, 115(11), 1987-1988. View this article in WRRO
• Murray CJL, Aravkin AY, Zheng P, Abbafati C, Abbas KM, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abd-Allah F, Abdelalim A, Abdollahi M, Abdollahpour I , Abegaz KH et al (2020) Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1223-1249.
• Wang H, Abbas KM, Abbasifard M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abbastabar H, Abd-Allah F, Abdelalim A, Abolhassani H, Abreu LG, Abrigo MRM , Abushouk AI et al (2020) Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1160-1203.
• Churchill S, Angus C, Purshouse R, Brennan A & Sherk A (2020) Expanding attributable fraction applications to outcomes wholly attributable to a risk factor. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 29(9), 2637-2646.
• Yang F, Angus C, Duarte A, Gillespie D, Walker S & Griffin S (2020) Impact of socioeconomic differences on distributional cost-effectiveness analysis. Medical Decision Making, 40(5), 606-618.
• Angus C (2020) Taking public health policy models upstream. The Lancet Public Health, 5(3), e130-e130.
• Sepanlou SG, Safiri S, Bisignano C, Ikuta KS, Merat S, Saberifiroozi M, Poustchi H, Tsoi D, Colombara DV, Abdoli A , Adedoyin RA et al (2020) The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 5(3), 245-266.
• Pryce R, Angus C, Holmes J, Gillespie D, Buykx P, Meier P, Hickman M, de Vocht F & Brennan A (2020) Reweighting national survey data for small area behaviour estimates : modelling alcohol consumption in local authorities in England. Population Health Metrics, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
• O'Donnell A, Angus C, Hanratty B, Hamilton FL, Petersen I & Kaner E (2019) Impact of the introduction and withdrawal of financial incentives on the delivery of alcohol screening and brief advice in English primary health care : an interrupted time–series analysis. Addiction, 115(1), 49-60.
• Yang F, Duarte A, Walker S, Angus C, Gillespie D & Griffin S (2019) OP42 How much evidence do we have, and how much more do we need for assessing the impact of public health interventions on health inequalities? Part 1 : smoking cessation interventions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 73(Suppl 1).
• Angus C, Gillespie D, Yang F, Duarte A, Walker S & Griffin S (2019) OP60 How much evidence do we have, and how much more do we need for assessing the impact of public health interventions on health inequalities? Part 2 : alcohol brief interventions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 73(Suppl 1).
• Angus C, Holmes J & Meier P (2019) Comparing alcohol taxation across the European Union. Addiction, 114(8), 1489-1494. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C, Brown J, Beard E, Gillespie D, Buykx P, Kaner E, Michie S & Meier P (2019) Socioeconomic inequalities in the delivery of brief interventions for smoking and excessive drinking: findings from a cross-sectional household survey in England. BMJ Open, 9(4). View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J, Angus C, Meier PS, Buykx P & Brennan A (2019) Drinking guidelines and the need for evidence beyond the epidemiological. Addiction, 114(4), 607-608.
• Angus C & Holmes J (2019) The allure, and challenges, of complexity in epidemiological modelling of alcohol harm: Commentary on Rehm. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(1), 11-12. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C, Li J, Romero-Rodriguez E, Anderson P, Parrott S & Brennan A (2019) Cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve delivery of brief interventions for heavy drinking in primary care: results from the ODHIN trial. European Journal of Public Health, 29(2), 219-225. View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J, Angus C, Meier PS, Buykx P & Brennan A (2019) How should we set consumption thresholds for low risk drinking guidelines? Achieving objectivity and transparency using evidence, expert judgement and pragmatism. Addiction, 114(4), 590-600. View this article in WRRO
• Stockwell T, Sherk A, Norström T, Angus C, Ramstedt M, Andréasson S, Chikritzhs T, Gripenberg J, Holder H, Holmes J & Mäkelä P (2018) Estimating the public health impact of disbanding a government alcohol monopoly: application of new methods to the case of Sweden.. BMC Public Health, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
• Bhattacharya A, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier PS (2018) How dependent is the alcohol industry on heavy drinking in England?. Addiction, 113(12), 2225-2232. View this article in WRRO
• Fitzgerald N, Egan M, de Vocht F, Angus C, Nicholls J, Shortt N, Nichols T, Maani Hessari N, McQuire C, Purves R , Critchlow N et al (2018) Exploring the impact of public health teams on alcohol premises licensing in England and Scotland (ExILEnS): procotol for a mixed methods natural experiment evaluation.. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18. View this article in WRRO
• Maheswaran R, Green MA, Strong M, Brindley P, Angus C & Holmes J (2018) Alcohol outlet density and alcohol related hospital admissions in England: a national small-area level ecological study. Addiction, 113(11), 2051-2059. View this article in WRRO
• GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators (2018) Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392(10152), 1015-1035. View this article in WRRO
• Addison M, Mcgovern R, Angus C, Becker F, Brennan A, Brown H, Coulton S, Crowe L, Gilvarry E, Hickman M , Howel D et al (2018) Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Police Custody Suites: Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (AcCePT). Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(5), 548-559.
• Kersbergen I, Oldham M, Jones A, Field M, Angus C & Robinson E (2018) Reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages prompts reductions in alcohol consumption. Addiction, 113(9), 1598-1608.
• de Vocht F, Angus C, Tilling K, Brennan A & Hickman M (2018) Response to: ‘Synthetic control methodology as a tool for evaluating population-level health interventions’ by Bouttell et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(9), 864-864.
• Angus C, Meier P & Holmes J (2018) Liver disease mortality trends: a response to the editor. The Lancet, 391(10127), 1258-1259.
• Holmes J, Meier PS, Angus C & Brennan A (2018) Scotland's policy on minimum unit pricing for alcohol: the legal barriers are gone, so what are the implications for implementation and evaluation?. Addiction, 113(2), 203-204.
• Sherk A, Stockwell T, Chikritzhs T, Andréasson S, Angus C, Gripenberg J, Holder H, Holmes J, Mäkelä P, Mills M , Norström T et al (2018) Alcohol consumption and the physical availability of take-away alcohol: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the days and hours of sale and outlet density.. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79(1), 58-67. View this article in WRRO
• Meier P, Brennan A, Angus C & Holmes J (2017) Minimum unit pricing for alcohol clears final legal hurdle in Scotland.. BMJ, 359.
• de Vocht F, Tilling K, Pliakas T, Angus C, Egan M, Brennan A, Campbell R & Hickman M (2017) The intervention effect of local alcohol licensing policies on hospital admission and crime: a natural experiment using a novel Bayesian synthetic time-series method. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71, 912-918.
• Angus CR, Holmes J, Maheswaran R, Green M, Meier P & Brennan A (2017) Mapping Patterns and Trends in the Spatial Availability of Alcohol Using Low-Level Geographic Data: A Case Study in England 2003–2013. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(4). View this article in WRRO
• Sadler S, Angus C, Gavens L, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Hamilton J, Brennan A & Meier P (2017) Understanding the alcohol harm paradox: an analysis of sex- and condition-specific hospital admissions by socioeconomic group for alcohol-associated conditions in England.. Addiction, 112(5), 808-817. View this article in WRRO
• Angus CR, Thomas C, Anderson P, Meier P & Brennan A (2017) Estimating the cost-effectiveness of brief interventions for heavy drinking in primary health care across Europe. European Journal of Public Health, 27(2), 345-351. View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J & Angus C (2017) A Response to Two Papers Critiquing the Total Consumption Model by Kari Poikolainen. Alcohol And Alcoholism, 52(2), 264-265. View this article in WRRO
• Beard E, Brown J, West R, Angus C, Kaner E & Michie S (2017) Healthier central England or North-South divide? Analysis of national survey data on smoking and high-risk drinking.. BMJ Open, 7(3), e014210-e014210.
• De Vocht F, Heron J, Campbell R, Egan M, Mooney JD, Angus C, Brennan A & Hickman M (2017) Testing the impact of local alcohol licencing policies on reported crime rates in England.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71, 137-145. View this article in WRRO
• Angus C (2016) Which costs of alcohol do policymakers care about?. Addiction, 112, 566-567. View this article in WRRO
• Beard E, Brown J, West R, Angus C, Brennan A, Holmes J, Kaner E, Meier P & Michie S (2016) Deconstructing the Alcohol Harm Paradox: A Population Based Survey of Adults in England.. PLoS One, 11(9). View this article in WRRO
• De Vocht F, Brown J, Beard E, Angus C, Brennan A, Michie S, Campbell R & Hickman M (2016) Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England. BMC Public Health, 16(1).
• de Vocht F, Heron J, Angus C, Brennan A, Mooney J, Lock K, Campbell R & Hickman M (2016) Measurable effects of local alcohol licensing policies on population health in England.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 70(3), 231-237. View this article in WRRO
• Meier PS, Holmes J, Angus C, Ally AK, Meng Y & Brennan A (2016) Estimated Effects of Different Alcohol Taxation and Price Policies on Health Inequalities: A Mathematical Modelling Study. PLoS Medicine, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
• Brown J, West R, Angus C, Beard E, Brennan A, Drummond C, Hickman M, Holmes J, Kaner E & Michie S (2016) Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: a population survey in England.. British Journal of General Practice , 66(642), e1-e9. View this article in WRRO
• Brennan A, Meier P, Purshouse R, Rafia R, Meng Y, Hill-Macmanus D, Angus C & Holmes J (2015) The Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model - A Mathematical Description. Health Economics, 24(10), 1368-1388. View this article in WRRO
• Holmes J, Angus C & Meier PS (2015) UK alcohol industry's "billion units pledge": interim evaluation flawed. British Medical Journal , 350. View this article in WRRO
• Ally AK, Meng Y, Chakraborty R, Dobson PW, Seaton JS, Holmes J, Angus C, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D, Brennan A & Meier PS (2014) Alcohol tax pass-through across the product and price range: do retailers treat cheap alcohol differently?. Addiction, 109(12), 1994-2002.
• Angus C, Latimer N, Preston L, Li J & Purshouse R (2014) What are the Implications for Policy Makers? A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Misuse in Primary Care. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 5, 114. View this article in WRRO
• Struzzo P, Angus CR, Scafato E, Ghirini S, Torbica A, Ferre F, Scafuri F, Purshouse R & Brennan A (2014) Lo screening e l’intervento breve in medicina generale: un modello di analisi economica sui bevitori a rischio. Politiche Sanitarie, 2(15), 77-83.
• Holmes J, Meng Y, Meier PS, Brennan A, Angus C, Campbell-Burton A, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D & Purshouse RC (2014) Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: A modelling study. Lancet, 383(9929), 1655-1664.
• Meng Y, Brennan A, Purshouse R, Hill-McManus D, Angus C, Holmes J & Meier PS (2014) Estimation of own and cross price elasticities of alcohol demand in the UK--A pseudo-panel approach using the Living Costs and Food Survey 2001-2009.. J Health Econ, 34(100), 96-103.
• Angus C, Scafato E, Ghirini S, Torbica A, Ferre F, Struzzo P, Purshouse R & Brennan A (2014) Cost-effectiveness of a programme of screening and brief interventions for alcohol in primary care in Italy. BMC Family Practice, 15(1).
• Hill-McManus D, Angus C, Meng Y, Holmes J, Brennan A & Sylvia Meier P (2014) Estimation of usual occasion-based individual drinking patterns using diary survey data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 134(1), 136-143.
• Purshouse RC, Angus CR & Holmes J (2013) Reply to Klaus Makela's Cost-of-alcohol studies as a research programme. NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, 30(5), 445-447.
• Purshouse RC, Brennan A, Rafia R, Latimer NR, Archer RJ, Angus CR, Preston LR & Meier PS (2013) Modelling the cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care in England.. Alcohol Alcohol, 48(2), 180-188.
• Franklin M, Angus C, Welte T & Joos G () How Much Should be Invested in Lung Care Across the WHO European Region? Applying a Monetary Value to Disability-Adjusted Life-Years Within the International Respiratory Coalition’s Lung Facts. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy.
• Goiana-da-Silva F, Cruz-e-Silva D, Lindeman M, Hellman M, Angus C, Karlsson T, Renström M & Ferreira-Borges C () Implementing the European action plan on alcohol. The Lancet Public Health, 4(10).
• de Vocht F, Campbell R, Brennan A, Mooney J, Angus C & Hickman M () Propensity score matching for selection of local areas as controls for evaluation of effects of alcohol policies in case series and quasi case-control designs.. Public Health. View this article in WRRO

Conference proceedings

• Stevely A, Holmes J, Sasso A, Alava MH, Warde A, Angus C & Meier P (2023) OP54 Change and stability in British adults’ drinking practices and culture between 2009 and 2019: A longitudinal latent class analysis. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A27.2-A27)
• Hoehn A, Lomax N, Rice H, Angus C, Brennan A, Brown D, Comrie E, Elsenbroich C, Hughes C & Katikireddi SV (2023) OP36 Quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) and its association with economic inclusion: a study of local authorities in England, Scotland, and Wales. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A18.2-A19)
• de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N , Shortt N et al (2021) Associations between public health team engagement in local alcohol licensing and public health and crime outcomes in England and Scotland : a timeseries analysis. The Lancet, Vol. 398 (Suppl 2) (pp S40). Virtual conference, 26 November 2021 - 26 November 2021. View this article in WRRO
• de Vocht F, McQuire C, Brennan A, Egan M, Angus C, Kaner E, Beard E, Brown J, Cummins S, De Angelis D , Carter N et al (2019) Evaluating the impact of individual alcohol licensing decisions on local health and crime: a natural experiment with synthetic controls. The Lancet, Vol. 394 (pp S35-S35)
• Beyer F, Rice S, Simpson J, Craig D, Caldwell D, Angus C, Garnett C, Michie S, Hickman M, Lavoie D & Kaner E (2019) Reducing hazardous alcohol consumption: an evidence synthesis. The Lancet, Vol. 394 (pp S24-S24)
• Holloway AS, Ferguson J, Landale S, Cariola L, Newbury-Birch D, Flynn A, Knight JR, Sherritt L, Harris SK, O’Donnell AJ , Kaner E et al (2017) Proceedings of the 14th annual conference of INEBRIA. Addiction science & clinical practice, Vol. 12(Suppl 1) View this article in WRRO
• de Vocht F, Heron J, Mooney J, Angus C, Lock K, Egan M, Campbell R, Brennan A & Hickman M (2016) P66 Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between alcohol licensing policies, outlet density and deprivation and population health and crime in England. Posters (pp A83.1-A83)
• Holmes J, Meng Y, Meier PS, Brennan A, Angus C, Campbell-Burton A, Guo Y, Hill-McManus D & Purshouse RC (2013) Minimum unit pricing for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling of income and socioeconomic group-specific effects on consumption, spending, and health harms. LANCET, Vol. 382 (pp 47-47)

Reports

• Wilson L, McGrane E, Angus C, Kersbergen I, Pryce R, Stevely A & Holmes J (2025) Alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks in Great Britain: Monitoring report on 2023 data
• Webster L, Angus C, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2018) Smoking and the risks of adult diseases View this article in WRRO
• Angus C, Henney M, Webster L & Gillespie D (2018) Alcohol-attributable diseases and dose-response curves for the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 4.0 View this article in WRRO
• Pryce RE, Angus C, Holmes J, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Scotland. An adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 3,
• Holmes J, Angus C, Buykx P, Ally A, Stone A, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in the UK: Analyses using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v.2.7) to inform the UK Chief Medical Officers’ review of the UK lower risk drinking guidelines
• Hill-McManus D, Angus CR, Meng Y, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier P (2014) Injury Alcohol-Attributable Fractions: Methodological Issues and Developments View this article in WRRO
• Webster L, Angus C, Brennan A & Gillespie D () Smoking attributable fractions for adult diseases in England
• Webster L, Angus C, Holmes J, Brennan A & Gillespie D () Alcohol attributable fractions for England

Digital content

• Angus C COVID-19 Local Authority Case Data By Age.

Posters

• Sadler S, Angus C, Gell L, Gillespie D, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier P (2015) Comparing socioeconomic gradients in alcohol-related harm between the four UK countries (PHE Applied Epidemiology Scientific Meeting 18-19 March 2015). Public Health England Applied Epidemiology Scientific Meeting.

Datasets

• Angus C CoVid Plots and Analysis.

Presentations

• Wilsdon J & Angus C Open Research Conversation: Visualising CoVid data.

Other

• Angus C () COVID-19 Local Authority Death and Case Plots.
• Angus C & Henney M () Modelling the impact of alcohol duty policies since 2012 in England & Scotland.
• Gillespie D, Webster L, Angus C & Brennan A () The Sheffield Tobacco Policy Model technical report.

Preprints

• Burke LC, Angus C, Brown J & Kersbergen I (2025) Do the reasons people drink alcohol aid our understanding of sociodemographic differences in alcohol-free and low-alcohol consumption? A path analysis on a cross-sectional study of adult alcohol drinkers in Great Britain., Center for Open Science.
• Burke LC, Angus C, Brown J & Kersbergen I (2025) Does why we drink alcohol matter? A cross-sectional study investigating associations between alcohol drinking motives and alcohol-free and low-alcohol drink consumption amongst adults in Great Britain., Center for Open Science.
• Angus C & Schöley J (2024) Estimating recent trends in UK alcohol sales from alcohol duty revenue, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Sheikh N, Henriques-Cadby I, Haghpanahan H, Angus C, O'Donnell R, Emslie C, Fitzgerald N & Lewsey J (2024) Evaluating later or expanded premises hours for alcohol in the night-time economy (ELEPHANT): statistical analysis plan, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Garnett C, Dinu L-M, Oldham M, Perski O, Loebenberg G, Beard E, Angus C, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F , Hickman M et al (2023) Process evaluation of a smartphone app (Drink Less) for reducing alcohol consumption: engagement and behavioural mechanisms of action (iDEAS trial), Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
• Oldham M, Dina L-M, Loebenberg G, Perski O, Brown J, Angus C, Beard E, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F , Hickman M et al (2023) Evaluating the Acceptability of the Drink Less App and the National Health Service Alcohol Advice Web Page: Qualitative Interview Process Evaluation (Preprint), JMIR Publications Inc..
• Manca F, Lewsey J, Mackay D, Angus C, Fitzpatrick D & Fitzgerald N (2022) The effect of the minimum price for unit of alcohol in Scotland on alcohol-related ambulance callouts: a controlled interrupted time series analysis, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Dowd JB, Angus C, Zajacova A & Tilstra AM (2022) Midlife “Deaths of Despair” Trends in the US, Canada, and UK, 2001-2019: Is the US an Anomaly?, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Angus C, Holmes J, Purshouse R, Meier P & Brennan A (2022) Does your measure matter? A comparison of alcohol availability measures in Great Britain, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Angus C (2022) Evidence to inform effective alcohol pricing policies in the European Union, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Jackson SE, Beard E, Angus C, Field M & Brown J (2021) Moderators of changes in smoking, drinking, and quitting behaviour associated with the first Covid-19 lockdown in England, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Garnett C, Oldham M, Angus C, Beard E, Burton R, Field M, Greaves F, Hickman M, Kaner E, Loebenberg G , Michie S et al (2020) Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at six-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Kersbergen I, oldham M, Jones A, Field M, Angus C & Robinson E (2018) Reducing the standard serving size of alcoholic beverages prompts reductions in alcohol consumption, Center for Open Science.
• Gibbs NK, Angus C, Dixon S, Parry CDH & Meier PS () Effects of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in South Africa Across Different Drinker Groups and Wealth Quintiles: A Modelling Study.