Current perspectives on the transmission of Q fever: Highlighting the need for a systematic molecular approach for a neglected disease in Africa.
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Salifu, S. P., Bukari, A. A., Frangoulidis, D., & Wheelhouse, N. (2019)
Current perspectives on the transmission of Q fever: Highlighting the need for a systematic molecular approach for a neglected disease in Africa. Acta tropica, 193, 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.032
Q fever is a bacterial worldwide zoonosis (except New Zealand) caused by the Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii). The bacterium has ...
Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia
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Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., McCoubrey, J., Brooks, O., Grant, E., Reilly, J., …Walsh, T. S. (2018)
Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia. Intensive Care Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4993-8
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Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men
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Irvine, L., Crombie, I. K., Cunningham, K. B., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Norrie, J., …Allan, S. (2017)
Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 52(6), 677-684. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx067
Objectives
Being obese and drinking more than 14 units of alcohol per week places men at very high risk of developing liver disease. This study assessed the feasibility of a t...
Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men
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Crombie, I. K., Cunningham, K. B., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Norrie, J., …Slane, P. W. (2017)
Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men. Health Technology Assessment, 21(19), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21190
Background
Obese men who consume alcohol are at a greatly increased risk of liver disease; those who drink > 14 units of alcohol per week have a 19-fold increased risk of dyin...
Follow-up study of people who misuse alcohol: reflections on methodology.
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Gill, J. S., Black, H., O'May, F., & Rees, C. (2016)
Follow-up study of people who misuse alcohol: reflections on methodology. Nurse Researcher, 24(2), 10-17
Background Considerable challenges exist for researchers attempting to monitor longitudinally the impact of any intervention on heavy drinkers, therefore they are often exclud...
Strong cider sold in Scotland appears to be almost exclusively for dependent drinkers.
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Chick, J., & Gill, J. S. (2016)
Strong cider sold in Scotland appears to be almost exclusively for dependent drinkers. Clinical Medicine, 16(4), 398. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.16-4-398
Strong cider sold in Scotland appears to be almost exclusively for dependent drinkers.
Supported Telemonitoring and Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Telescot Diabetes Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
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Wild, S. H., Hanley, J., Lewis, S. C., McKnight, J. A., McCloughan, L. B., Padfield, P. L., …McKinstry, B. (2016)
Supported Telemonitoring and Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Telescot Diabetes Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS Medicine, 13(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002098
Background
Self-monitoring of blood glucose among people with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin does not appear to be effective in improving glycemic control. We inves...
Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study
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O’May, F., Gill, J., Black, H., Rees, C., Chick, J., & McPake, B. (2016)
Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study. SAGE Open, 6(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016657141
The irrefutable consequence of Scottish excessive alcohol consumption has prompted implementation and proposal of alcohol policy measures. The purpose of this study is to expl...
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis
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France, E. F., Wells, M., Lang, H., & Williams, B. (2016)
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis. Systematic Reviews, 5, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0218-4
Background: Meta-ethnography is a unique, systematic, qualitative synthesis approach widely used to provide robust evidence on patient and clinician beliefs and experiences a...
The views of young women on HPV vaccine communication in four European countries.
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Petrova, D., Gray Brunton, C., Jaeger, M., Lenneis, A., Muñoz, R., Garcia-Retamero, R., & Todorova, I. (2015)
The views of young women on HPV vaccine communication in four European countries. Current HIV Research, 13(5), 347-358
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and can cause cervical cancer. Two vaccines are available to protect against the most c...