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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 ... -
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 ... -
Current benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment : Impact on sexual function and management of related sexual adverse events
(2011)Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease in older men that can lead to lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Male sexual dysfunction is also an age-related condition. Epidemiological studies have confirmed an ... -
High-dose selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in OCD : a systematic retrospective case notes survey
(2010)This article presents a systematic, retrospective case-note survey of a specialist obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) outpatient service. We explore the frequency of ‘high-dose’ selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ... -
Two-component models are of limited value for the assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis
(2006)Most techniques for measuring body composition are based on 2-component models (2-CMs) and depend on assumptions relating to the constancy of the density (D(FFM)) and hydration fraction (HF(FFM)) of fat-free mass (FFM). -
Patterns of energy intake in patients with cirrhosis and healthy volunteers
(1999)Fuel utilization and N economy are optimized in patients with cirrhosis by provision of several small meals throughout the day and a late-night snack of complex carbohydrate. Currently, however, only limited information ... -
Improving School Meals in the London Borough of Southwark: an evaluation of a healthy eating intervention
(Food Standards Agency, 2005)School meals have the potential to provide an important source of good nutrition for young people. However, published evidence shows that most children do not make healthy choices when offered food at school and this ... -
Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Refugees
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Gallbladder
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The role of low fat diets in the management of gall-bladder disease
(1992-10)This paper presents the results obtained from 87 questionnaires completed by dietitians about the dietary management of gall-biadder disease. Of the patients referred to the dietitians, 86% were referred by surgeons. Of ... -
The management of antenatal venous thromboembolism in the UK and Ireland : a prospective multicentre observational survey
(2007)This prospective observational study reports on 126 women from 25 UK centres with image-proven antenatal venous thromboembolism (VTE), 62% deep vein thrombosis and 38% pulmonary embolism. Thrombophilia screening was of ... -
The extent and characteristics of United Kingdom hospital pharmacists keeping, or not keeping, a professional development portfolio
(2009)The aim of this study was to examine the use of continuing professional development (CPD) portfolios by hospital pharmacists. The objectives were to assess the extent to which pharmacists use portfolios in CPD and to examine ... -
"Come vanno i titoli"? Informazione e investimenti a Londra alla fine del XVII secolo
(2007)This article analyses the information system that supported London's first financial market. It reveals a significant and advanced system of information exchange, but also shows that early modern investors still had to ... -
Learning together; learning from each other. Report of the 'Hard to Reach' Foster Carers Project
(The Fostering Network, 2009)Learning together; learning from each other provides guidance and recommendations on how fostering service providers might remove barriers to learning for 'hard to reach' foster carers, in particular men who foster. The ... -
Dealing with uncertainty : managing personal investment in the early English national debt
(2006)During the late seventeenth century there was a ‘Financial Revolution’ in England. Prompted by the exigencies of the Nine Years War (1689–97), the state marked the beginnings of a permanently funded National Debt by ... -
The gas dynamics of NGC 4472 revealed by XMM-Newton
(2011)We present results from a 100 ks XMM-Newton observation of the hot gas in the Virgo cluster elliptical galaxy NGC 4472. We find a surface brightness discontinuity ∼21 kpc north of the nucleus, consistent with being a contact ... -
Flying with a 'death sentence' on board : electrophoretic detection of braconid parasitoid larvae in migrating winged grain aphids, Sitobion avenae (F.)
(2011)Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of enzymes (carboxylesterases) was used for the first time to monitor rates of parasitism in airborne alate (winged) grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) population samples collected by ... -
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 ...