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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 ...
The effects of methadone and its role in fatalities
(2004)
Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used both as an analgesic in severe pain relief and now mainly in the treatment of opiate dependence. Such use of the drug has increased as its advantages have become widely recognized. ...
Neurocognitive models of schizophrenia : a neurophenomenological critique
(2004)
This paper argues that Frith's (1992) account of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia in terms of a disruption of metarepresentational self-monitoring is inadequate in several specific ways. More generally, this paper ...
Changing perspectives in the nutritional management of disease
(2003)
There have been substantial changes in the nutritional management of many diseases in the last 20 years, which have been accompanied by a growing recognition of its importance. Many of the changes in clinical nutrition ...
Functional amounts of dystrophin produced by skipping the mutated exon in the mdx dystrophic mouse
(2003)
As a target for gene therapy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) presents many obstacles but also an unparalleled prospect for correction by alternative splicing. The majority of mutations in the dystrophin gene occur in ...
Self-reported parental abuse relates to autobiographical memory style in patients with eating disorders
(2003)
Previous research has shown a relationship between levels of self-reported childhood abuse and overgeneral memory style. This relationship was further clarified in patients with an eating disorder (ED). Patients and healthy ...
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 ...
Promoting nursing participation within primary care groups
(2002)
This article describes the evaluation of a scheme to improve communication between primary care nurses and newly established primary care groups. Findings suggest that the successes of the scheme were in part attributable ...
An association between respiratory function and bone mineral density in women from the general community : a cross sectional study
(2002)
Respiratory function has been associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with respiratory diseases. We examined the relationship between bone density measured at the hip and respiratory function in women from ...