Do single handed practices offer poorer care? Cross sectional survey of processes and outcomes.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative importance of appropriate prescribing for asthma in explaining high rates of hospital admission for asthma among east London general practices. DESIGN:Poisson regression analysis describing relation of each general practice's admission rates for asthma with prescribing for asthma an...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Griffiths C,Sturdy P,Naish J,Omar R,Dolan S,Feder G

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare "hospital at home" and hospital care as an inpatient in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DESIGN:Prospective randomised controlled trial with three months' follow up. SETTING:University teaching hospital offering secondary care service to 350 000 patients. PATIENTS:S...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Davies L,Wilkinson M,Bonner S,Calverley PM,Angus RM

更新日期：2000-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of patients' preferences for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, by using individualised decision analysis combining probability and utility assessments into a decision tree. DESIGN:Observational study based on interviews with patients. SETTING:Eight general practices in Avon. P...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Protheroe J,Fahey T,Montgomery AA,Peters TJ

更新日期：2000-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine clinical correlates and outcome of hypoxaemia in children admitted to hospital with an acute lower respiratory tract infection. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Paediatric wards of the Royal Victoria Hospital and the hospital of the Medical Research Council's hospital in Banjul, the Ga...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Usen S,Weber M,Mulholland K,Jaffar S,Oparaugo A,Omosigho C,Adegbola R,Greenwood B

更新日期：1999-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of the method of data display on physician investigators' decisions to stop hypothetical clinical trials for an unplanned statistical analysis. DESIGN:Prospective, mixed model design with variables between subjects and within subjects (repeated measures). SETTING:Comprehensive cancer c...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Elting LS,Martin CG,Cantor SB,Rubenstein EB

更新日期：1999-06-05 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 assess aspects of the internal validity of recently published cluster randomised trials and explore the reporting of information useful in assessing the external validity of these trials. DESIGN:Review of 34 cluster randomised trials in primary care published in 2004 and 2005 in seven journals (British M...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Eldridge S,Ashby D,Bennett C,Wakelin M,Feder G

更新日期：2008-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the experiences of obstetricians in England and Wales of serum screening for Down's syndrome. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire survey. SUBJECTS:Questionnaires were sent to all practising obstetricians in England and Wales with nonacademic appointments who had not participated in an earlier (randomly s...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Green JM

更新日期：1994-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effectiveness of an early switch to oral antibiotics with the standard 7 day course of intravenous antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia. DESIGN:Multicentre randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Five teaching hospitals and 2 university medical centres in the Netherlands. PARTICI...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Oosterheert JJ,Bonten MJ,Schneider MM,Buskens E,Lammers JW,Hustinx WM,Kramer MH,Prins JM,Slee PH,Kaasjager K,Hoepelman AI

更新日期：2006-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether a late evening meal would improve nitrogen balance in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. DESIGN:Randomised crossover study of meal schedules comparing three meals a day with four or six meals a day, the four and six meal schedules both including a late evening meal (2300). SETTING:Metab...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Swart GR,Zillikens MC,van Vuure JK,van den Berg JW

更新日期：1989-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of size at birth, maternal nutrition, and body mass index on blood pressure in late adolescence. DESIGN:Population based analysis of birth weight corrected for gestational age, mother's weight before pregnancy and weight gain in pregnancy, obtained from the Jerusalem perinatal study, and...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Laor A,Stevenson DK,Shemer J,Gale R,Seidman DS

更新日期：1997-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of simple ultrasound rules to predict benignity/malignancy in an adnexal mass and to test the performance of the risk of malignancy index, two logistic regression models, and subjective assessment of ultrasonic findings by an experienced ultrasound examiner ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Timmerman D,Ameye L,Fischerova D,Epstein E,Melis GB,Guerriero S,Van Holsbeke C,Savelli L,Fruscio R,Lissoni AA,Testa AC,Veldman J,Vergote I,Van Huffel S,Bourne T,Valentin L

更新日期：2010-12-14 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a general practice based, proactive system of asthma care in children. DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial with cluster sampling by general practice. SETTING:General practices in the northern region of the Australian Capital Territory. PARTICIPANTS:174 childre...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Glasgow NJ,Ponsonby AL,Yates R,Beilby J,Dugdale P

更新日期：2003-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of milk supplementation on total body bone mineral acquisition in adolescent girls. DESIGN:18 month, open randomised intervention trial. SUBJECTS:82 white girls aged 12.2 (SD 0.3) years, recruited from four secondary schools in Sheffield. INTERVENTION:568 ml (one pint) of whole o...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cadogan J,Eastell R,Jones N,Barker ME

更新日期：1997-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess long term survival (> 5 years) and quality of life in severely ill patients referred for urgent cardiac transplantation. SETTING:Tertiary referral centres: before transplantation at the National Heart Hospital (late 1984 to end 1986); after transplantation at Harefield Hospital. SUBJECTS:Eighteen ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Mulcahy D,Fitzgerald M,Wright C,Sparrow J,Pepper J,Yacoub M,Fox KM

更新日期：1993-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elucidate current trends and geographical patterns in the sex ratio at birth and in the population aged under 20 in China and to determine the roles played by sex selective abortion and the one child policy. DESIGN:Analysis of household based cross sectional population survey done in November 2005. SETT...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Zhu WX,Lu L,Hesketh T

更新日期：2009-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a global health problem that can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although HBV vaccination has reduced the prevalence Of HBV infection, the burden of disease remains high. Treatment with antiviral drugs reduces the risk of liver disease and the development of HCC, and it...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Sundaram V,Kowdley K

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of physical work environment on long term sickness absence and to investigate interaction between physical and psychosocial risk factors. DESIGN AND SETTING:Prospective cohort study of long term sickness absence among employees in Denmark. PARTICIPANTS:5357 employees interviewed in 2...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Lund T,Labriola M,Christensen KB,Bültmann U,Villadsen E

更新日期：2006-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES: To determine whether late mortality after sepsis is driven predominantly by pre-existing comorbid disease or is the result of sepsis itself. DEIGN: Observational cohort study. SETTING: US Health and Retirement Study. PARTICIPANTS: 960 patients aged ≥65 (1998-2010) with fee-for-service Medicare coverage w...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Prescott HC,Osterholzer JJ,Langa KM,Angus DC,Iwashyna TJ

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess general practitioners' decisions to request lumbar spine radiographs according to the guidelines of the Royal College of Radiologists. DESIGN:Prospective questionnaire survey of outpatients attending for lumbar spine radiography. SETTING:London community hospital. SUBJECTS:100 consecutive adult o...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Halpin SF,Yeoman L,Dundas DD

更新日期：1991-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of HIV infection and drug injecting behaviour among inmates of Glenochil Prison on a specified date a year after an outbreak of hepatitis B and HIV infection. DESIGN:Cross sectional: voluntary, anonymous HIV salivary antibody surveillance and linked self completion questionnaire on ri...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Gore SM,Bird AG,Burns SM,Goldberg DJ,Ross AJ,Macgregor J

更新日期：1995-02-04 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts. DESIGN:A multicentre, open, two arm randomised controlled trial. SETTING:University podiatry school clinics, NHS podiatry clinics, and primary care in England, Scotland, and Ireland. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cockayne S,Hewitt C,Hicks K,Jayakody S,Kang'ombe AR,Stamuli E,Turner G,Thomas K,Curran M,Denby G,Hashmi F,McIntosh C,McLarnon N,Torgerson D,Watt I,EVerT Team.

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of peak bone mass and subsequent postmenopausal bone loss in the development of osteoporosis and the reliability of identifying women at risk from one bone mass measurement and one biochemical assessment of the future bone loss. DESIGN:Population based study. SETTING:Outpatient clinic fo...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Hansen MA,Overgaard K,Riis BJ,Christiansen C

更新日期：1991-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate pharmaceutical or medical device industry funding of patient groups. DESIGN:Systematic review with meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:Ovid Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar from inception to January 2018; reference lists of eligible studies and experts in the field. ELIGIB...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Fabbri A,Parker L,Colombo C,Mosconi P,Barbara G,Frattaruolo MP,Lau E,Kroeger CM,Lunny C,Salzwedel DM,Mintzes B

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between obstetric epidural anaesthesia and subsequent long term problems. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire on health problems after childbirth linked to maternity case note data. SETTING:Maternity hospital in Birmingham. SUBJECTS:11701 women who delivered their most recent child durin...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： MacArthur C,Lewis M,Knox EG

更新日期：1992-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To show the influence of variations in case mix on clinical outcome indicators for patients admitted to hospital with acute stroke. DESIGN:"Before and after" cohort study, with prospective, consecutive identification of patients and prospective follow up; multiple logistic regression analyses to correct for ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Davenport RJ,Dennis MS,Warlow CP

更新日期：1996-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of ultrasonography to identify reflux nephropathy in children after urinary tract infection. DESIGN:Ten experienced radiologists performed a total of 240 ultrasonographic examinations of kidneys in a one day study. The examiners were unaware of the results of previous radiological and c...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Stokland E,Hellström M,Hansson S,Jodal U,Odén A,Jacobsson B

更新日期：1994-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether calcitonin is important in maintaining the integrity of bone the calcitonin gene of a young male patient with osteoporosis and no detectable plasma concentrations of calcitonin was studied. Genomic Southern blots with various restriction enzymes showed no large abnormalities in his calcitonin gene. G...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Alevizaki M,Stevenson JC,Girgis SI,MacIntyre I,Legon S

更新日期：1989-05-06 00:00:00