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"No thank you": why elderly patients declined to participate in a research study.

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A longitudinal study of ankle brachial pressure indices in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis.

scientific article published on 6 June 2014

A prospective study of systemic sclerosis-related digital ulcers: prevalence, location, and functional impact.

scientific article published on 04 July 2013

A randomised trial of three methods of giving information about prenatal testing ⬇️

scientific article published on October 28, 1995

A simple tool to identify elderly patients with a surgically important acute subdural haematoma.

scientific article published on 19 July 2014

Accuracy and clinical usefulness of intracerebral hemorrhage grading scores: a direct comparison in a UK population.

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Acro-osteolysis in systemic sclerosis is associated with digital ischaemia and severe calcinosis.

scientific article published on 25 August 2012

Actinic keratoses, actinic field change and associations with squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients in Manchester, UK.

scientific article published on 18 March 2015

Adjuncts in the IVF laboratory: where is the evidence for 'add-on' interventions?

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Antibiotic Class and Outcome in Post-stroke Infections: An Individual Participant Data Pooled Analysis of VISTA-Acute.

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Are interventions in reproductive medicine assessed for plausible and clinically relevant effects? A systematic review of power and precision in trials and meta-analyses

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Assessment of digital vascular structure and function in response to bosentan in patients with systemic sclerosis-related Raynaud's phenomenon.

scientific article published on 20 November 2006

Avoiding unsuspected respiratory side-effects of topical timolol with cardioselective or sympathomimetic agents ⬇️

scientific article published on June 24, 1995

Bang goes the detonator plot!

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Bespoke versus off-the-shelf ankle-foot orthosis for people with stroke: randomized controlled trial.

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Bias in frequently reported analyses of subfertility trials.

scientific article published in November 2008

Case-control study of breast cancer in south east England: nutritional factors ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 1998

Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma cytokines after subarachnoid haemorrhage: CSF interleukin-6 may be an early marker of infection.

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Classification of Minor Stroke: Intra- and Inter-Observer Reliability

scientific article published on 29 January 2009

Clinical risk scores for predicting stroke-associated pneumonia: A systematic review.

scientific article published in June 2016

Common statistical errors in the design and analysis of subfertility trials ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Comparison of academic, application form and social factors in predicting early performance on the medical course.

scientific article published in September 2004

Concurrent beneficial (vitamin D production) and hazardous (cutaneous DNA damage) impact of repeated low-level summer sunlight exposures.

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

Current clinical practice in the screening and diagnosis of spatial neglect post-stroke: Findings from a multidisciplinary international survey

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Detection of atrial fibrillation after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Development and feasibility testing of an oral hygiene intervention for stroke unit care. ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 May 2016

Developments in IVF warrant the adoption of new performance indicators for ART clinics, but do not justify the abandonment of patient-centred measures.

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Diagnosis of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: Recommendations From the Pneumonia in Stroke Consensus Group

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Direct-to-consumer advertising of success rates for medically assisted reproduction: a review of national clinic websites

scientific article published on 12 January 2017

Edema Extension Distance: Outcome Measure for Phase II Clinical Trials Targeting Edema After Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

scientific article published on 05 May 2015

Elevated C-reactive protein increases diagnostic accuracy of algorithm-defined stroke-associated pneumonia in afebrile patients

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Embryo and uterine influences on IVF outcomes: an analysis of a UK multi-centre cohort ⬇️

scientific article published on September 2, 2010

Enzyme replacement therapy and white matter hyperintensity progression in Fabry disease

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Evidence of improving quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in subfertility.

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Fractional Sunburn Threshold UVR Doses Generate Equivalent Vitamin D and DNA Damage in Skin Types I-VI but with Epidermal DNA Damage Gradient Correlated to Skin Darkness

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

How is pneumonia diagnosed in clinical stroke research? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 09 April 2015

How practical are recommendations for dietary control in phenylketonuria?

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Incidence, predictors and clinical characteristics of orolingual angio-oedema complicating thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator for ischaemic stroke

scientific article published on 12 July 2014

Infant wellbeing at 2 years of age in the Growth Restriction Intervention Trial (GRIT): multicentred randomised controlled trial.

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Infra-red thermometry: the reliability of tympanic and temporal artery readings for predicting brain temperature after severe traumatic brain injury.

scientific article published on 27 May 2009

Interim results in clinical trials: do we need to keep all interim randomised clinical trial results confidential?

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Interleukin-6 and acute ischaemic stroke.

scientific article published in October 2005

Interventions for motor apraxia following stroke

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Lack of effect of 8 weeks atorvastatin on microvascular endothelial function in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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Lifestyle factors including less cutaneous sun exposure contribute to starkly lower vitamin D levels in U.K. South Asians compared with the white population.

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Metformin in obese children and adolescents: the MOCA trial.

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Microbiological Etiologies of Pneumonia Complicating Stroke: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Mortality from Melanoma in Migrants to Australia: Variation by Age at Arrival and Duration of Stay ⬇️

scientific article published on May 15, 1992

No common denominator: a review of outcome measures in IVF RCTs.

scientific article published on 22 September 2016

Non-pharmacological interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke and other adult-acquired, non-progressive brain injury

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Omega-3 fatty acid supplement skin cancer prophylaxis in lung transplant recipients: A randomized, controlled pilot trial

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

On the appropriate interpretation of evidence: the example of culture media and birth weight

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

PRECiS (Patient Reported Evaluation of Cognitive State): psychometric evaluation of a new patient reported outcome measure of the impact of stroke.

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability.

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation in Dysphagia Poststroke: A Prospective, Randomized Single-Blinded Interventional Study

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Phase II Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient-Led Therapies (Mirror Therapy and Lower-Limb Exercises) During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation

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Pilot study assessing pathophysiology and healing of digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis using laser Doppler imaging and thermography

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Prevention of mood disorder after stroke: a randomised controlled trial of problem solving therapy versus volunteer support.

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Prognosis in patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke attending TIA services in the North West of England: the NORTHSTAR Study.

scientific article published on 22 November 2007

Prospective, placebo-controlled trial of 5 vs 10 days of oral prednisolone in acute adult asthma.

scientific article published in November 2002

Quantitative nailfold video capillaroscopy in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

scientific article published on 18 May 2010

Randomised, controlled trial of spirometric changes in elderly people receiving timolol or betaxolol as initial treatment for glaucoma ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 1998

Recombinant versus urinary gonadotrophin for ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive technology cycles. A Cochrane review.

scientific article published on 02 February 2012

Recommended summer sunlight exposure amounts fail to produce sufficient vitamin D status in UK adults of South Asian origin

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Recommended summer sunlight exposure levels can produce sufficient (> or =20 ng ml(-1)) but not the proposed optimal (> or =32 ng ml(-1)) 25(OH)D levels at UK latitudes.

scientific article published on 14 January 2010

Recruiting to inpatient-based rehabilitation trials: lessons learned.

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Reduced Glycemic Variability in Diazoxide-Responsive Children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism Using Supplemental Omega-3-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; A Pilot Trial with MaxEPA(R.).

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Reducing research waste in benign gynaecology and fertility research

scientific article published on 01 February 2017

Reducing the incidence of twins from IVF treatments: predictive modelling from a retrospective cohort

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Reduction of inflammation after administration of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of the Subcutaneous Interleukin-1Ra in SAH (SCIL-SAH) study.

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Reflective consideration of postoperative endophthalmitis as a quality marker.

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Reported Hearing Outcome Measures Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma: A Scoping Review

scientific article published in 2023

Reproductive medicine: still more ART than science?

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

SCIL-STROKE (Subcutaneous Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist in Ischemic Stroke): A Randomized Controlled Phase 2 Trial

scientific article published on 22 March 2018

Serum endocannabinoids and N-acyl ethanolamines and the influence of simulated solar UVR exposure in humans in vivo.

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Sparing of the thumb in Raynaud's phenomenon

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Spatial Neglect in Stroke: Identification, Disease Process and Association with Outcome During Inpatient Rehabilitation

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

Staff's views on delivering patient-led therapy during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a focus group study with lessons for trial fidelity ⬇️

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Sun Exposure Behavior, Seasonal Vitamin D Deficiency, and Relationship to Bone Health in Adolescents

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Sunlight exposure and photoprotection behaviour of white Caucasian adolescents in the UK.

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Sunlight exposure behaviour and vitamin D status in photosensitive patients: longitudinal comparative study with healthy individuals at U.K. latitude

scientific article published on 26 October 2014

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of statins in experimental stroke.

scientific article published on February 2012

Systolic hypertension and the response to blunt trauma in infants and children.

scientific article published on September 2002

Telephone Consultation as a Substitute for Routine Out-patient Face-to-face Consultation for Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Randomised Controlled Trial and Economic Evaluation.

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Ten year follow up of ulcerative colitis patients with and without low grade dysplasia.

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The Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project classification in the early hours of ischemic stroke and relation to infarct site and size on cranial computed tomography.

scientific article published in September 2001

The Social Communication Intervention Project: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of speech and language therapy for school-age children who have pragmatic and social communication problems with or without autism spectrum disorder.

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

The design features and practicalities of conducting a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care

scientific article published on 01 February 2001

The effect of intravenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist on inflammatory mediators in cerebrospinal fluid after subarachnoid haemorrhage: a phase II randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 03 January 2014

The effect of spontaneous alterations in brain temperature on outcome: a prospective observational cohort study in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

scientific article published on 18 October 2010

The influence of measurement location on reliability of quantitative nailfold videocapillaroscopy in patients with SSc

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Leeds Health Authority ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 1998

The reproducibility of transcranial Doppler middle cerebral artery velocity measurements: implications for clinical practice.

scientific article published in February 2007

The role of sunlight exposure in determining the vitamin D status of the U.K. white adult population

scientific article published on 30 September 2010

The self-reported needs of patients following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

scientific article published on 18 April 2019

The use of single embryo transfer to reduce the incidence of twins: Implications and questions for practice from the 'towardSET?' project.

scientific article published on June 2011

Thumb involvement in Raynaud's phenomenon as an indicator of underlying connective tissue disease.

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Time-lapse in the IVF-lab: how should we assess potential benefit?

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Towards single embryo transfer? Modelling clinical outcomes of potential treatment choices using multiple data sources: predictive models and patient perspectives.

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Twenty years of Cochrane reviews in menstrual disorders and subfertility.

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Variations in hospital resource use across stroke care teams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

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