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Taste perception in cirrhosis : its relationship to circulating micronutrients and food preferences
(1997)
Impairment of gustatory acuity may influence nutrient intake and hence nutritional status. The aim of this study was to evaluate gustatory acuity in patients with cirrhosis and its relationship to circulating concentrations ...
The potential role of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the assessment of body composition in cirrhotic patients
(1997)
Very little information is available on body composition in patients with cirrhosis. Difficulties arise in studying these patients because they tend to retain fluid and this results in changes in tissue density and in the ...
The assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis
(1996)
Very little information is available on body composition in patients with cirrhosis. Difficulties arise in studying these patients because they tend to retain fluid and this results in changes in tissue density and in the ...
Issues of reliability and validity in the measurement of challenging behaviour (behavioural difficulties) in learning disability: a discussion of implications for nursing research and practice
(1996)
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on issues related to the reliability and validity of measurement of challenging behaviour (behavioural difficulties) in learning disability. A number of practical, ...
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 ...
Support for carers of people with learning disabilities
(1995)
The current rhetoric associated with the provision of community care might lead some to conclude that services for people with a learning disability and their families has improved significantly. However, a recent interview ...
The use of complementary and alternative therapies in health care: a selective review of the literature and discussion of the implications for nurse practitioners and health-care managers
(1994)
Much has been written concerning the use of complementary and alternative therapies in health care. It is the author's belief that much of the current debate exists within a context of little knowledge of the research ...
A comparison of skinfold anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis for measuring percentage body fat in patients with cirrhosis
(1994)
Percentage body fat was determined by skinfold anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis in 60 patients with cirrhosis, 30 of whom had overt fluid retention, and in 60 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. In ...
The effect of non-protein liquid meals on the hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with cirrhosis
(1990)
It has been suggested that protein feeding increases portal pressure in cirrhotic patients, but that carbohydrate and fat have little effect. We examined the relationship between feeding and portal pressure, using different ...