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Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility (1997)
Journal Article
Luman, W., Williams, A. J. K., Pryde, A., Smith, G. D., Nixon, S. J., Heading, R. C., & Palmer, K. R. (1997). Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility. Gut, 41(3), 371-374. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.41.3.371

Background—Gall bladder and sphincter of Oddi (SO) function are coordinated by hormonal and neuronal mechanisms. Nerve fibres pass between the gall bladder and the SO via the cystic duct. It is therefore possible that cholecystectomy may alter SO mot... Read More about Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility.

Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna (1997)
Book Chapter
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1997). Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna. In Maternal Distress and Postnatal Depression, 89-104. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13755-8_6

This chapter is concerned with the extent to which postnatal depression and maternal distress may be regarded as occurring cross-culturally. Consequently, the first part of the chapter will be concerned with an evaluation of cross-cultural evidence c... Read More about Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna.

Clinical reasoning: in an acute psychiatric setting. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A. (1997, January). Clinical reasoning: in an acute psychiatric setting. Paper presented at 19th Australian Association of Occupational Therapy, Perth, Australia

Is histological examination of tissue removed by GP's always necessary. Before and after comparison of detection rates of serious skin lesions. (1997)
Journal Article
Lowy, A., Willis, D., & Abrams, K. (1997). Is histological examination of tissue removed by GP's always necessary. Before and after comparison of detection rates of serious skin lesions. BMJ, 315, 406-408. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7105.406

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To examine whether histological examination of all tissue removed by general practitioners in minor surgery increases the rate of detection of clinically important skin lesions, and to assess the impact of such a policy on... Read More about Is histological examination of tissue removed by GP's always necessary. Before and after comparison of detection rates of serious skin lesions..

Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications (1997)
Journal Article
Fitzgerald, K., Williams, B., & Healy, D. (1997). Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications. Journal of Mental Health, 6(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638239719021

This paper describes the introduction of a model of community mental health services in out-patient settings within which a key feature is a letter-sharing scheme. Copies of letters from psychiatrists to GPs are routinely sent to both patients and CM... Read More about Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications.

Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients. (1996)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N. B., Willis, D., Philips, S. A., Juby, L. C., & Berman, P. (1996). Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients. Stroke, 27, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.27.1.18

Background and Purpose The aim of the study was to observe patients on a stroke unit and to compare their activity with that of patients on conventional hospital wards to identify aspects of rehabilitation practice that might account for differences... Read More about Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients..

Promoting breastfeeding in an inner city area (1996)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. (1995). Promoting breastfeeding in an inner city area. Changing childbirth update. . . 7-7. . ISSN 0738-2359.

The author writes about the Easterhouse Breastfeeding Promotion Project. Mothers who had breastfed were recruited and trained to present breastfeeding as the most natural choice to pregnant mothers in this socially deprived area.

The Glasgow Infant Feeding Action Research Project: an evaluation of a community based intervention designed to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding in a socially disadvantaged urban area (1996)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. & Stone, D. (1995). The Glasgow Infant Feeding Action Research Project: an evaluation of a community based intervention designed to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding in a socially disadvantaged urban area. Prenatal and neonatal medicine. 1. (supplement 1). 130-130. . ISSN 1359-8635.

The Glasgow Infant Feeding Action Research Project: an evaluation of a community based intervention designed to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding in a socially disadvantaged urban area.

The clinical role of the nurse teacher: an exploratory study of the nurse teacher's present and ideal role in the clinical area (1996)
Journal Article
Forrest, S., Brown, N., & Pollock, L. C. (1996). The clinical role of the nurse teacher: an exploratory study of the nurse teacher's present and ideal role in the clinical area. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 24(6), 1257-1264. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365

This paper describes a study which aimed to explore the present and ideal role of the nurse teacher in the clinical area from the perspective of nurse teachers, ward sisters/charge nurses, staff nurses and students nurses undertaking the ‘traditional... Read More about The clinical role of the nurse teacher: an exploratory study of the nurse teacher's present and ideal role in the clinical area.

Clinical trial to investigate stabilisation of the spine (1996)
Book Chapter
Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-MacDonald, J. (1995). Clinical trial to investigate stabilisation of the spine. In R. Aspden, & R. Porter (Eds.), Lumbar spine disorders : current concepts. Vol.2, 143-160. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing

This chapter is a resume of a protocol which we have presented to the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom for a multicentre trial to investigate the value of spinal fusion and spinal stabilisation for chronic low back pain. It has not yet... Read More about Clinical trial to investigate stabilisation of the spine.

Clinical reasoning - a mental health perspective. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A. (1996, January). Clinical reasoning - a mental health perspective. Paper presented at College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Leeds, England

Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased (1996)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., & Tappin, D. M. (1996). Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased. BMJ, 313(7070), 1484-1485. doi:10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1484c

EDITOR,—In the deprived housing estates on the periphery of Glasgow roughly 7% of babies are breast fed at the end of the first week of life. Much research has related infant feeding to maternal background and socioeconomic status,1 2 and, despite pr... Read More about Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased.

A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain (1996)
Journal Article
Klaber Moffett, J. A., Richardson, P. H., Frost, H., & Osborn, A. (1996). A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain. PAIN, 67(1), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.101

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave (PSW) in the relief of pain in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Ninety-two patients, mean age 63 years, (34 men and 58 women) were randomly allocated to one of three g... Read More about A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain.

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET (1996)
Journal Article
Prentice, N., Van Beck, M., Dougall, N. J., Moffoot, A. P. R., O'Carroll, R. E., Goodwin, G. M., & Ebmeier, K. P. (1996). A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 1

Background: the effect of single-dose and long-term cholinergic enhancement with tacrine on regional cerebral perfusion was examined in patients with Alzheimer's disease using single-photon emission tomography (SPET). Method: 23 patients with probabl... Read More about A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET.

Violence in A & E: issues and interventions. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neades, B. L. (1996, April). Violence in A & E: issues and interventions. Paper presented at Violence in Healthcare Conference, University College of St Martins, Lancaster