Healer shopping in Africa: new evidence from rural-urban qualitative study of Ghanaian diabetes experiences.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the assumptions underlying consumers' responses to questions of resource priorities in the NHS. DESIGN:Qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with a heterogeneous sample of 16 patients drawn from a general practice. RESULTS:Interviewees were not persuaded that they had a legitimate r...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Dicker A,Armstrong D

更新日期：1995-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the evidence base from randomised controlled trials of combined cardiac resynchronisation therapy and implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in left ventricular impairment and symptomatic heart failure. DESIGN:Bayesian network meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:Medline, Embase, and Cochrane datab...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Lam SK,Owen A

更新日期：2007-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations of a vegetarian diet and dietary fibre intake with risk of diverticular disease. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The EPIC-Oxford study, a cohort of mainly health conscious participants recruited from around the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS:47,033 men and women living in...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Crowe FL,Appleby PN,Allen NE,Key TJ

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive and validate an algorithm to estimate the absolute risk of having ovarian cancer in women with and without symptoms. DESIGN:Cohort study with data from 375 UK QResearch general practices for development and 189 for validation. PARTICIPANTS:Women aged 30-84 without a diagnosis of ovarian cancer at ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Hippisley-Cox J,Coupland C

更新日期：2011-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past 18 years there has been a proliferation of European committees, boards, associations, colleges, and working groups set up to promote the harmonisation of specialist training in Europe. It has been taken as read that this objective is desirable. The fact that these bodies have achieved remarkably little is...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Brearley S

更新日期：1995-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, clinicians have to make decisions about how to manage pulmonary embolism on the basis of imperfect tests and assessment of odds. Management protocols that inevitably result in large numbers of patients being referred for angiography are unhelpful. Management decisions based on assessment of odds and investi...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Fennerty T

更新日期：1997-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prospective associations between consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice with type 2 diabetes before and after adjustment for adiposity, and to estimate the population attributable fraction for type 2 diabetes from consumption of sugar sweete...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Imamura F,O'Connor L,Ye Z,Mursu J,Hayashino Y,Bhupathiraju SN,Forouhi NG

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out what inpatients with advanced cancer who are receiving palliative care think about the effect of thromoprophylaxis on overall quality of life. DESIGN:Qualitative study using audiotaping of semistructured interviews. SETTING:Regional cancer centre in Wales. PARTICIPANTS:28 inpatients with advanc...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Noble SI,Nelson A,Turner C,Finlay IG

更新日期：2006-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how length of anticoagulation and clinical presentation of venous thromboembolism influence the risk of recurrence after anticoagulant treatment is stopped and to identify the shortest length of anticoagulation that reduces the risk of recurrence to its lowest level. DESIGN:Pooled analysis of in...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Boutitie F,Pinede L,Schulman S,Agnelli G,Raskob G,Julian J,Hirsh J,Kearon C

更新日期：2011-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between exposure to radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer and subsequent second malignancies (second primary cancers). DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. DATA SOURCES:Medline and Embase up to 6 April 2015 with no restrictions on year...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Wallis CJ,Mahar AL,Choo R,Herschorn S,Kodama RT,Shah PS,Danjoux C,Narod SA,Nam RK

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia among asthmatic women. DESIGN:Nested case-control study. SETTING:Three administrative health databases from Quebec: RAMQ, MED-ECHO, and Fichier des evenements demog...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Martel MJ,Rey E,Beauchesne MF,Perreault S,Lefebvre G,Forget A,Blais L

更新日期：2005-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians need to evaluate clinical research critically, and determining the power of a study is an essential component of research evaluation. This report presents a graphical aid that permits rapid power determination for clinical trials with two groups. Power curves were developed for dichotomous outcomes by setti...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Miller DK,Homan SM

更新日期：1988-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of screening for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on the incidence of and mortality from invasive squamous cell carcinoma of cervix in north east Scotland and to discover why cases of invasive cancer still occur. DESIGN:(a) Analysis of data on cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasi...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Macgregor JE,Campbell MK,Mann EM,Swanson KY

更新日期：1994-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of an antenatal service using community based breastfeeding peer support workers on initiation of breast feeding. DESIGN:Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Community antenatal clinics in one primary care trust in a multiethnic, deprived population. PARTICIPANTS:66 ante...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： MacArthur C,Jolly K,Ingram L,Freemantle N,Dennis CL,Hamburger R,Brown J,Chambers J,Khan K

更新日期：2009-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To cost the relation between socioeconomic status and various measures of primary care workload and assess the adequacy of current "deprivation" payments in relation to actual costings for patients living in qualifying areas. DESIGN:Retrospective data on primary care were collected over a 4.5 year period fro...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Worrall A,Rea JN,Ben-Shlomo Y

更新日期：1997-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of community acquired pneumonia. DESIGN:Population based case-control study. SETTING:Group Health, a large integrated healthcare delivery system. Population Immunocompetent, community dwelling ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Dublin S,Jackson ML,Nelson JC,Weiss NS,Larson EB,Jackson LA

更新日期：2009-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the hypothesis that risk of oesophageal, but not of gastric or colorectal, cancer is increased in users of oral bisphosphonates. DESIGN:Nested case-control analysis within a primary care cohort of about 6 million people in the UK, with prospectively recorded information on prescribing of bisphosph...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Green J,Czanner G,Reeves G,Watson J,Wise L,Beral V

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence of antibody to and proviral DNA of the retrovirus HTLV-I in relatives of 11 British patients with tropical spastic paraparesis who had migrated from Jamaica before they developed symptoms, and to examine factors possibly related to transmission of HTLV-I. DESIGN:Migrant, family stud...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cruickshank JK,Richardson JH,Morgan OS,Porter J,Klenerman P,Knight J,Newell AL,Rudge P,Dalgleish AG

更新日期：1990-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Firstly, to assess the completeness of ascertainment in the National Congenital Anomaly System (NCAS), the basis for congenital anomaly surveillance in England and Wales, and its variation by defect, geographical area, and socioeconomic deprivation. Secondly, to assess the impact of the lack of data on pregna...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Boyd PA,Armstrong B,Dolk H,Botting B,Pattenden S,Abramsky L,Rankin J,Vrijheid M,Wellesley D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the education and workload of preregistration house officers in the four Thames regions. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire. SETTING:Teaching and non-teaching hospitals in the four Thames regions. PARTICIPANTS:1064 Preregistration house officers. RESULTS:Response rate was 70% (740 replies). Nine per ce...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Dent TH,Gillard JH,Aarons EJ,Crimlisk HL,Smyth-Pigott PJ

更新日期：1990-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the intrinsic effects of individually prescribed homoeopathic medicines. DESIGN:Randomised double blind placebo controlled study. SETTING:Paediatric outpatient department of university hospital. PATIENTS:175 children with frequently recurring upper respiratory tract infections. Of the 170 ch...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： de Lange de Klerk ES,Blommers J,Kuik DJ,Bezemer PD,Feenstra L

更新日期：1994-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of financial incentives on four clinical quality indicators common to pay for performance plans in the United Kingdom and at Kaiser Permanente in California. DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis. SETTING:35 medical facilities of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 1997-2007. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Lester H,Schmittdiel J,Selby J,Fireman B,Campbell S,Lee J,Whippy A,Madvig P

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:London's health care problems, particularly underfunding, are mirrored in other major cities in the United Kingdom and abroad. None has found the perfect solution, but the debates on the Tomlinson report provide an opportunity to review how to manage the three major areas of service provision, medical education, and r...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Maxwell R

更新日期：1993-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven euthyroid patients with severe Graves' eye disease were treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and followed up for six months or more by ophthalmological assessment, orbital computed tomography (CT), photographs, and antibody measurements. Papilloedema resolved in the single patient in whom it was present;...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kendall-Taylor P,Crombie AL,Stephenson AM,Hardwick M,Hall K

更新日期：1988-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effect on prevalence of diarrhoea and mortality of household based treatment of drinking water with flocculant-disinfectant, sodium hypochlorite, and standard practices in areas with turbid water source in Africa. DESIGN:Cluster randomised controlled trial over 20 weeks. SETTING:Family compou...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Crump JA,Otieno PO,Slutsker L,Keswick BH,Rosen DH,Hoekstra RM,Vulule JM,Luby SP

更新日期：2005-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine period trends in the rate of suicide in the first 28 days after discharge from psychiatric hospital. DESIGN:Cohort study of patients discharged from psychiatric hospital. SETTING:Scotland. SUBJECTS:All patients aged 15-84 who were discharged from Scottish psychiatric hospitals during 1968 to 199...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Geddes JR,Juszczak E

更新日期：1995-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the cost-effectiveness of low dose statins for primary prevention of vascular disease, incorporating current prices, non-adherence (reduced clinical efficacy while maintaining healthcare costs), and the results of the recently published JUPITER trial. DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis using a Mark...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Greving JP,Visseren FL,de Wit GA,Algra A

更新日期：2011-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance and impact of a two tier neonatal screening programme for cystic fibrosis based on an initial estimation of immunoreactive trypsinogen followed by direct gene analysis. DESIGN:Four year prospective study of two tier screening strategy. First tier: immunoreactive trypsinogen measured...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Ranieri E,Lewis BD,Gerace RL,Ryall RG,Morris CP,Nelson PV,Carey WF,Robertson EF

更新日期：1994-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide insight into factors that contribute to the anxiety reported in a quantitative study of the psychological effect of screening for type 2 diabetes. To explore expectations of and reactions to the screening experience of patients with positive, negative, and intermediate results. DESIGN:Prospective...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Eborall H,Davies R,Kinmonth AL,Griffin S,Lawton J

更新日期：2007-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To support already established epidemiological links between inmates of Glenochil prison positive for HIV infection by using molecular techniques and thus provide evidence of the extent of acquisition during a recent outbreak of the disease resulting from needle sharing. To identify possible sources of the o...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Yirrell DL,Robertson P,Goldberg DJ,McMenamin J,Cameron S,Leigh Brown AJ

更新日期：1997-05-17 00:00:00