Waiting list dynamics and the impact of earmarked funding.

abstract：:Physical examination of the cardiovascular system is central to contemporary teaching and practice in clinical medicine. Evidence about its value focuses on its diagnostic accuracy and varies widely in methodological quality and statistical power. This makes collation, analysis, and understanding of results difficult ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Elder A,Japp A,Verghese A

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk of bias associated with missing outcome data in systematic reviews. DESIGN:Imputation study. SETTING:Systematic reviews. POPULATION:100 systematic reviews that included a group level meta-analysis with a statistically significant effect on a patient important dichotomous efficacy outcome...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kahale LA,Khamis AM,Diab B,Chang Y,Lopes LC,Agarwal A,Li L,Mustafa RA,Koujanian S,Waziry R,Busse JW,Dakik A,Schünemann HJ,Hooft L,Scholten RJ,Guyatt GH,Akl EA

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection on future development of ischaemic heart disease and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study. SETTING:Caerphilly, South Wales. SUBJECTS:Plasma specimens were collected during 1979-83 from 1773 men aged 45-59 years. These were tested for ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Strachan DP,Carrington D,Mendall MA,Ballam L,Morris J,Butland BK,Sweetnam PM,Elwood PC

更新日期：1999-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Several viral infections have been reported to result in more severe disease in pregnant than non-pregnant women, but the relative risks have not been well characterised. This has now been done for Lassa fever in a prospective study of 68 pregnant and 79 non-pregnant women who were admitted to hospital in Sierra Leone...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Price ME,Fisher-Hoch SP,Craven RB,McCormick JB

更新日期：1988-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify and explore parents' concerns when young children become acutely ill. DESIGN:Qualitative study making use of semi-structured one to one and group interviews with parents of preschool children. SETTING:Disadvantaged inner city community. SUBJECTS:95 parents of preschool children. RESULTS:Fever,...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kai J

更新日期：1996-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To synthesise the views of patients and carers in decision making regarding treatment for chronic kidney disease, and to determine which factors influence those decisions. DESIGN:Systematic review of qualitative studies of decision making and choice for dialysis, transplantation, or palliative care, and them...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Morton RL,Tong A,Howard K,Snelling P,Webster AC

更新日期：2010-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate strength of associations between risk factors for cardiovascular disease and socioeconomic position during childhood and adulthood. DESIGN:Cross sectional analysis of status of cardiovascular risk factors and past and present social circumstances. SUBJECTS:5645 male participants in the west o...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Blane D,Hart CL,Smith GD,Gillis CR,Hole DJ,Hawthorne VM

更新日期：1996-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed to assess whether the existing differential capitation fees for general practitioners accurately assess differential workloads. Data from the third morbidity study in general practice were used to compare capitation fees with relative workload in differing age and sex groups. The population mix w...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Fleming DM

更新日期：1988-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether diurnal variation occurs in the onset of stroke. DESIGN:Community based study over four years. SETTING:Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. SUBJECTS:105,000 people, of whom 675 had a first ever stroke. 545 had a cerebral infarction, 66 had primary intracerebral haemorrhage, 33 had subarachnoid...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Wroe SJ,Sandercock P,Bamford J,Dennis M,Slattery J,Warlow C

更新日期：1992-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the use of a maternity unit run by general practitioners and midwives, describing the outcome of labour in an unselected group of women and quantifying the contribution made by general practitioners. DESIGN:Retrospective population based review of obstetric patients who had access to an isolated...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Baird AG,Jewell D,Walker JJ

更新日期：1996-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent changes in the Russian government introduced by Boris Yeltsin include the appointment of Eduard Nechaev as health minister at the beginning of this year. The appointment received little publicity in the West, although his predecessor was sacked after only one year for failing to make any effort to improve healt...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Ryan M

更新日期：1993-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if any excess of childhood leukaemia was associated with the large and increasing numbers of national military servicemen in 1949 and 1950, particularly in rural districts. This would be a further test of the hypothesis that childhood leukaemia can originate in an infection, the transmission of w...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kinlen LJ,Hudson C

更新日期：1991-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of a two year exercise programme of progressive balance retraining in reducing injurious falls among women aged 75-85 at increased risk of falls and injuries and living in the community. DESIGN:Pragmatic multicentre, two arm, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. SETTING:2...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： El-Khoury F,Cassou B,Latouche A,Aegerter P,Charles MA,Dargent-Molina P

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was conducted to determine the vehicle of infection of an outbreak of food poisoning in a large metropolitan building early in 1988. A questionnaire was distributed to 700 people who had eaten in the building during the week of the outbreak, and attack rates for specific food were calculated. Food and...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Mitchell E,O'Mahony M,Lynch D,Ward LR,Rowe B,Uttley A,Rogers T,Cunningham DG,Watson R

更新日期：1989-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence and severity of physical and psychosexual symptoms in young women due to ovarian failure caused by total body irradiation for leukaemia and the women's response to hormone treatment. DESIGN:Postal questionnaire and interview. SETTING:Leukaemia unit of oncology hospital. PATIENTS:Con...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cust MP,Whitehead MI,Powles R,Hunter M,Milliken S

更新日期：1989-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare characteristics of patients and outcomes after elective surgery in independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) and NHS providers. DESIGN:Follow-up study with outcomes reported by patients three to six months after surgery. SETTING:25 ISTCs and 72 NHS providers in England. Population Consecutive ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Chard J,Kuczawski M,Black N,van der Meulen J,POiS Audit Steering Committee.

更新日期：2011-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of two mechanical methods of blood conservation in reducing the need for allogeneic red blood cells or coagulation products during cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Regional cardiac centre in a teaching hospital in Southampton. PARTICIPANTS:263 adults ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McGill N,O'Shaughnessy D,Pickering R,Herbertson M,Gill R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the compliance of Asian intensive care units and hospitals to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's resuscitation and management bundles. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the impact of compliance on mortality and the organisational characteristics of hospitals that were associated with higher compli...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Phua J,Koh Y,Du B,Tang YQ,Divatia JV,Tan CC,Gomersall CD,Faruq MO,Shrestha BR,Gia Binh N,Arabi YM,Salahuddin N,Wahyuprajitno B,Tu ML,Wahab AY,Hameed AA,Nishimura M,Procyshyn M,Chan YH,MOSAICS Study Group.

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence, time of day, and driver morbidity associated with vehicle accidents where the most likely cause was the driver falling asleep at the wheel. DESIGN:Two surveys were undertaken, in southwest England and the midlands, by using police databases or on the spot interviews. SUBJECTS:Drive...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Horne JA,Reyner LA

更新日期：1995-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between macrolide antibiotics prescribing during pregnancy and major malformations, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism spectrum disorder in children. DESIGN:Population based cohort study. SETTING:The UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Fan H,Gilbert R,O'Callaghan F,Li L

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate participants' perceptions of the impact on them of an additional six months' training beyond the standard 12 month general practice vocational training scheme. DESIGN:Qualitative study using focus groups. SETTING:General practice vocational training in Northern Ireland. PARTICIPANTS:13 general ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Sibbett CH,Thompson WT,Crawford M,McKnight A

更新日期：2003-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire describing five hypothetical patients intending to travel to different countries was sent to 113 general practitioners, who were asked to state which patients they would recommend cholera vaccination to. The response rate was 80%. The general practitioners' recommendations were compared with those of t...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Mott A,Kinnersley P

更新日期：1990-01-06 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：:I have attempted to adopt the perspective of a patient--albeit one with a rather atypical background--to explore what I want from health research and researchers. This has left me with the impression that health researchers could serve the interests of the public more effectively in a variety of ways, and that they wo...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Chalmers I

更新日期：1995-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal in 1988 of eradicating polio worldwide by 2000, the incidence of the disease has declined by 90% around the world, with national immunization days conducted in more than 120 countries. More than 450 million children were immunized in 1998 alone. Now, with only abo...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Mach A

更新日期：1999-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify an association between acute kidney injury and use of high potency statins versus low potency statins. DESIGN:Retrospective observational analysis of administrative databases, using nine population based cohort studies and meta-analysis. We performed as treated analyses in each database with a ne...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Dormuth CR,Hemmelgarn BR,Paterson JM,James MT,Teare GF,Raymond CB,Lafrance JP,Levy A,Garg AX,Ernst P,Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies.

更新日期：2013-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the extent of HIV infection and injecting drug use among female streetworking prostitutes in Glasgow; to estimate the size of the female streetworking prostitute population in the city; and to estimate the number of HIV positive women working as prostitutes on the streets in Glasgow. DESIGN:Obse...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McKeganey N,Barnard M,Leyland A,Coote I,Follet E

更新日期：1992-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the contribution of neuroleptic drugs to cognitive decline in dementia. DESIGN:Two year prospective, longitudinal study consisting of interviews every four months, with necropsy follow up. SETTING:Community settings in Oxfordshire. SUBJECTS:71 subjects with dementia, initially living at home...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McShane R,Keene J,Gedling K,Fairburn C,Jacoby R,Hope T

更新日期：1997-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography can reduce mortality from the disease by 20% in high risk smokers. This review covers the state of the art knowledge on several aspects of implementing a screening program. The most important are to identify people who are at high enough risk to warrant scree...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Tammemagi MC,Lam S

更新日期：2014-05-27 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