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Salt intake, blood pressure and cardiovascular disease mortality in England, 2003–2018
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the changes in salt intake and concomitant changes in blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in England from 2003 to 2018. Methods: National ... -
Sample size and power calculations for open cohort longitudinal cluster randomized trials.
(John Wiley and Sons, 2020-03-04)When calculating sample size or power for stepped wedge or other types of longitudinal cluster randomized trials, it is critical that the planned sampling structure be accurately specified. One common assumption is that ... -
Seasonal variation in fetal lateral cerebral ventricular diameter.
(Wiley Online, 2020-02)What is already known about this topic? Lateral cerebral ventriculomegaly in the fetus associates with increased risk of neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood and adulthood. Vitamin D deficiency has been posited as a ... -
Self-Management in Older Pakistanis Living With Multimorbidity in East London.
(2021-06-10)In this article, we explore how older British Pakistani people experience multimorbidity (defined as the coexistence of two or more medical conditions) and engage with self-management within the context of their life ... -
Self-reported long-term needs after stroke.
(2011-05)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Development of interventions to manage patients with stroke after discharge from the hospital requires estimates of need. This study estimates the prevalence of self-reported need in community-dwelling ... -
Sexual and Contraceptive Practices among Female Undergraduates in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution.
(2015-07-27)BACKGROUND: The reproductive health of adolescents and young women is integral to the wellbeing of a society. This study was carried out to determine current sexual practices and contraceptive usage among female undergraduate ... -
Should childhood vaccinations be mandatory?
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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 signal amplification for Trp isomers electrochemical recognition based on PEDOT:PSS and CS/PAA multilayers.
(2023-12-01)In this work, enhanced tryptophan (Trp) isomers recognition was successfully demonstrated on (CS/PAA)3.5@PEDOT:PSS/GCE, a multilayer chiral sensor with good stability and reproducibility. The (CS/PAA)n multilayers chiral ...