Self referral to accident and emergency department: patients' perceptions.

abstract：:The Health of the Nation white paper set a target for 15% reduction in overall suicide rates by the year 2000. If the targets are to be achieved interventions must be identified which are of proved effectiveness. This paper examines the evidence on the available interventions and points of access to the population at ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Gunnell D,Frankel S

更新日期：1994-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the relative importance of endogenous sex steroids in modulating the frequency of orgasms, the dominant aspect of sexual behaviour in healthy eugonadal men. DESIGN:Measurement of adrenal and testicular sex steroids in a sample of army recruits and study of their relation to frequency of orgasms a...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Mantzoros CS,Georgiadis EI,Trichopoulos D

更新日期：1995-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the association between epithelial cell IgM, which has previously been associated with an increased incidence of loss of renal graft in children, with a novel cutaneous eruption and unexplained native renal disease. DESIGN:Observational study on children with epithelial cell antibody presenting w...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Deal JE,Groves RW,Harmer AW,Welsh KI,MacDonald DM,Rigden SP

更新日期：1991-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with unexpected prehospital cardiac arrest could be identified in whom ambulance resuscitation attempts would be futile. DESIGN:Review of ambulance and hospital records; detailed review of automated external defibrillator rhythm strips of patients in whom no shock was advised. ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Marsden AK,Ng GA,Dalziel K,Cobbe SM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of the gene for cystic fibrosis has led to the possibility of population based screening for carriers of cystic fibrosis to identify couples at risk of having an affected child. Pilot studies have shown that screening is feasible and does not cause untoward anxiety, though the uptake of testing vari...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Modell M

更新日期：1993-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the progression of HIV disease in a haemophilic cohort and to show the influence of treatment. DESIGN:11 year longitudinal clinical and laboratory study. SETTING:A haemophilia centre. PATIENTS:111 patients infected with HIV during October 1979 to July 1985. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Symptoms of HI...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Lee CA,Phillips AN,Elford J,Janossy G,Griffiths P,Kernoff P

更新日期：1991-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 4% dimeticone lotion for treatment of head louse infestation. DESIGN:Randomised controlled equivalence trial. SETTING:Community, with home visits. PARTICIPANTS:214 young people aged 4 to 18 years and 39 adults with active head louse infestation. INTERVENTIONS:Two app...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Burgess IF,Brown CM,Lee PN

更新日期：2005-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The right of consultants to study leave and expenses is not binding on trusts and has been eroded in directly managed units. Complaints led to a survey of consultants in North West Thames region. This showed that most consultants use their own time and money to maintain their knowledge by buying and consulting journal...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kerr DN,Jones SA,Easmon CS

更新日期：1993-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:WHO is under pressure from all sides to justify its existence. Donors want to know what they are getting for their money, and health professionals question the relevance of the organisation's work. The pressure to justify itself is perhaps strongest of all in Europe, where most member countries have fully fledged heal...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Godlee F

更新日期：1995-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the use of graduated compression stockings (GCS) offers any adjuvant benefit when pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis is used for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective surgery. DESIGN:Open, multicentre, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. SETTING:Seven...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Shalhoub J,Lawton R,Hudson J,Baker C,Bradbury A,Dhillon K,Everington T,Gohel MS,Hamady Z,Hunt BJ,Stansby G,Warwick D,Norrie J,Davies AH,GAPS trial investigators.

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the nature and extent of any vocational training deficit within the London initiative zone and investigate the reasons. DESIGN:Collation of statistics and postal questionnaire surveys. SETTING:Thames regions inside and outside the London initiative zone. SUBJECTS:General practice registrars, tr...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Harris T,Silver T,Rink E,Hilton S

更新日期：1996-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4 related disease was recognized as a unified disease entity only 15 years ago. Awareness of IgG4 related disease has increased worldwide since then, and specialists are now familiar with most of its clinical manifestations. Involvement of the pancreato-biliary tract, retroperitoneum/aorta, head and neck, and saliv...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Lanzillotta M,Mancuso G,Della-Torre E

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity, reliability, and acceptability of the short form 36 (SF 36) health survey questionnaire (a shortened version of a battery of 149 health status questions) as a measure of patient outcome in a broad sample of patients suffering from four common clinical conditions. DESIGN:Postal questio...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Garratt AM,Ruta DA,Abdalla MI,Buckingham JK,Russell IT

更新日期：1993-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and safety of rectal artemether with intravenous quinine in the treatment of cerebral malaria in children. DESIGN:Randomised, single blind, clinical trial. SETTING:Acute care unit at Mulago Hospital, Uganda's national referral and teaching hospital in Kampala. PARTICIPANTS:103 child...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Aceng JR,Byarugaba JS,Tumwine JK

更新日期：2005-02-12 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of construction of microdams on the incidence of malaria in nearby communities in terms of possibly increasing peak incidence and prolonging transmission. DESIGN:Four quarterly cycles of malaria incidence surveys, each taking 30 days, undertaken in eight at risk communities close to dams...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Ghebreyesus TA,Haile M,Witten KH,Getachew A,Yohannes AM,Yohannes M,Teklehaimanot HD,Lindsay SW,Byass P

更新日期：1999-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between maternal overweight and obesity and infant mortality outcomes, including cause-specific mortality. DESIGN:Population based cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:1,857,822 live single births in Sweden 1992-2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Associations between maternal body ma...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Johansson S,Villamor E,Altman M,Bonamy AK,Granath F,Cnattingius S

更新日期：2014-12-02 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:To determine whether prophylactic treatment with low molecular weight heparin reduces the incidence of thrombosis in patients who have had general or orthopaedic surgery. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of results from 52 randomised, controlled clinical studies (29 in general surgery and 23 in orthopaedic surgery) in w...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Leizorovicz A,Haugh MC,Chapuis FR,Samama MM,Boissel JP

更新日期：1992-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether customised mobile phone reminders would improve adherence to therapy and thus decrease virological failure among HIV infected patients starting antiretroviral treatment (ART). DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial among HIV infected patients initiating antiretroviral treatment. SETTING:Three ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Shet A,De Costa A,Kumarasamy N,Rodrigues R,Rewari BB,Ashorn P,Eriksson B,Diwan V,HIVIND Study Team.

更新日期：2014-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify modifiable factors that influence relatives' decision to allow organ donation. DESIGN:Systematic review. DATA SOURCES:Medline, Embase, and CINAHL, without language restriction, searched to April 2008. Review methods Three authors independently assessed the eligibility of the identified studies. ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Simpkin AL,Robertson LC,Barber VS,Young JD

更新日期：2009-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness of parenteral corticosteroids for the relief of acute severe migraine headache and prevention of recurrent headaches. DESIGN:Meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:Electronic databases (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, LILACS, and CINAHL), conference proceed...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Colman I,Friedman BW,Brown MD,Innes GD,Grafstein E,Roberts TE,Rowe BH

更新日期：2008-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe risk factors for infantile colic. DESIGN:Questionnaire administered by health visitors. SETTING:Sheffield. SUBJECTS:Mothers of 76,747 infants born between 1 August 1975 and 31 May 1988, interviewed when the infant was 1 month old. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Reporting of infantile colic and its dura...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Crowcroft NS,Strachan DP

更新日期：1997-05-03 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 describe and quantify the patients and clinical activities of independent short stay hospitals. DESIGN:Retrospective survey of hospital records for sampled periods of one financial year and comparison with data from 1981 to 1986. SETTING:217 independent hospitals in England and Wales, 1992-3. MAIN OUTCO...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Williams BT,Nicholl JP

更新日期：1994-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the effect of brief behavioural counselling in general practice on patients' consumption of fruit and vegetables in adults from a low income population. DESIGN:Parallel group randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Primary health centre in a deprived, ethnically mixed inner city area. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Steptoe A,Perkins-Porras L,McKay C,Rink E,Hilton S,Cappuccio FP

更新日期：2003-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the feasibility of obtaining signed consent for submission of patient identifiable data to a national clinical audit database and to identify factors influencing the consent process and its success. DESIGN:Feasibility study. SETTING:Seven paediatric intensive care units in England. PARTICIP...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McKinney PA,Jones S,Parslow R,Davey N,Darowski M,Chaudhry B,Stack C,Parry G,Draper ES,PICANet Consent Study Group.

更新日期：2005-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has changed greatly over the past 15 years. Progress in the surgical management of the primary tumor and increased understanding of the molecular biology and genomics of the disease have led to the development of new therapeutic agents. The management of the primary tumor ha...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Jonasch E,Gao J,Rathmell WK

更新日期：2014-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the evidence for ethnic differences in susceptibility to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to cardiovascular drugs. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:We searched Medline and Embase to March 2005. Reference lists of identified articles were hand searched for further relevant arti...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McDowell SE,Coleman JJ,Ferner RE

更新日期：2006-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether use of tinzaparin, a low molecular weight heparin introduced for prophylactic management of deep vein thrombosis, increases the risk of serious postoperative bleeding leading to a higher than expected 28 day readmission rate after discharge for hysterectomy. DESIGN:Retrospective case-con...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cook G,Depares J,Singh M,McElduff P

更新日期：2006-04-08 00:00:00