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Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening.
(2012-04-02)BACKGROUND: Patient financial incentives ("incentives") have been widely used to promote chlamydia screening uptake amongst 15-24 year olds in England, but there is scarce evidence of their effectiveness. The objectives ... -
A comparison of the changes in cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance during exercise following high-fat meals containing DHA or EPA.
(2012-08)Long-chain n-3 PUFA can lower blood pressure (BP) but their acute effects on cardiac output, BP and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) in response to dynamic exercise are uncertain. We compared the effects of high-fat meals ... -
Synergism and rules from combination of Baicalin, Jasminoidin and Desoxycholic acid in refined Qing Kai Ling for treat ischemic stroke mice model.
(Public Library of Science, 2012-09-26)Refined Qing-Kai-Ling (QKL), a modified Chinese medicine, consists of three main ingredients (Baicalin, Jasminoidin and Desoxycholic acid), plays a synergistic effect on the treatment of the acute stage of ischemic stroke. ... -
Predicting patient-reported stroke outcomes: a validation of the six simple variable prognostic model.
(2013-01)BACKGROUND: Case-mix represents the range of disease severity and baseline characteristics that may be the cause of variation in outcomes between individuals and populations. Adjustment for case-mix is therefore important ... -
Competition and the performance of Microfinance institutions
(2013-03-01)This article examines the relationship between competition and the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). We measure competition by constructing a Lerner index. Next, we assess the association between increased ... -
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Ambulatory hysteroscopy
(2013-07-01)This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Cooper, NAM, Clark, TJ. Ambulatory hysteroscopy. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2013; 15: 159– 66., which has been published in final form at https://doi. ... -
Tracking sickness through social networks - the practical use of social network mapping in supporting the management of an E. coli O157 outbreak in a primary school in London.
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-10)This paper describes the practical use of social network diagrams in the management of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC) in a primary school in London. The diagrams were created during the outbreak to establish ... -
Authors' reply
(2014-01-01)This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Clark, T.J. and Cooper, N.A. (2014), Authors' reply. Obstet Gynecol, 16: 71-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/tog.12069_16, which has been published in final form ... -
Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of preterm labour: Oxytocin antagonists and the silicone (Arabin) pessary
(2014-05-19)© 2015 Cambridge University Press. Preterm birth may be spontaneous or medically indicated for maternal or fetal reasons. Around 20-25% of preterm births (PTB) follow preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), ... -
A review of the literature regarding nutritional supplements and their effect on vaginal flora and preterm birth.
(2014-12)PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review was to evaluate recently published review articles which examine the use of nutritional supplements to prevent preterm birth (PTB) by modifying vaginal bacteria. RECENT FINDINGS: ...