Search
Now showing items 41-48 of 48
Incidence and nature of dosing errors in paediatric medications : a systematic review
(2004)
In paediatric medicine, drug doses are usually calculated individually based on the patient's age, weight and clinical condition. Therefore, there are increased opportunities for, and a relatively high risk of, dosing ...
Death rates from ecstasy (MDMA, MDA) and polydrug use in England and Wales 1996-2002
(2003)
The present study reports on all deaths related to taking ecstasy (alone, or in a polydrug combination) occurring in England and Wales in the time frame August 1996-April 2002. Data presented here are based on all information ...
Behaviour modification and gentle teaching workshops: management of children with learning disabilities exhibiting challenging behaviour and implications for learning disability nursing
(2001)
Challenging behaviours (behaviour difficulties) represent a problem of considerable clinical significance for learning disability nurses, and a source of much human distress. Gentle teaching is a relatively new approach ...
NHS services for epilepsy from the patient's perspective: a survey of primary, secondary and tertiary care access throughout the UK
(2000)
The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients with epilepsy who made primary care and/or hospital outpatient medical consultations within 1 year; to formulate a model of the explanatory variables that ...
Patients' perspectives on services for epilepsy: a survey of patient satisfaction, preferences and information provision in 2394 people with epilepsy
(2000)
The objectives of this study were to provide a comprehensive survey of satisfaction with care, care preferences and information provision for patients with epilepsy, and to formulate recommendations for the development of ...
Suicide among drug addicts in the UK
(1999)
The extent of suicide among addicts in the UK has not been sufficiently examined.
Drug abuse-related mortality: a study of teenage addicts over a 20-year period
(1999)
There is growing concern about increase in illicit drug use and associated fatalities in young people.
Challenging behaviour in children with learning disabilities
(1996)
This article outlines the initial stages of an ongoing experiment to evaluate the comparative efficacy of two different therapeutic interventions--behaviour modification and gentle teaching--in the management of challenging ...