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Gutowska‐Owsiak D, Greenwald L, Watson C, Selvakumar T, Wang X, Ogg G. The histamine‐synthesizing enzyme histidine decarboxylase is upregulated by keratinocytes in atopic skin. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:771-8. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Horgan S, Watson C, Glezeva N, Baugh J. Murine models of diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Card Fail 2014; 20:984-95. [PMID: 25225111 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction leads to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, an increasingly prevalent condition largely driven by modern day lifestyle risk factors. As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction accounts for almost one-half of all patients with heart failure, appropriate nonhuman animal models are required to improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of this syndrome and to provide a platform for preclinical investigation of potential therapies. Hypertension, obesity, and diabetes are major risk factors for diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. This review focuses on murine models reflecting this disease continuum driven by the aforementioned common risk factors. We describe various models of diastolic dysfunction and highlight models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction reported in the literature. Strengths and weaknesses of the different models are discussed to provide an aid to translational scientists when selecting an appropriate model. We also bring attention to the fact that heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is difficult to diagnose in animal models and that, therefore, there is a paucity of well described animal models of this increasingly important condition.
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Chantrill L, Johns A, Watson C, Mead S, Gill A, Pavlakis N, Grimison P, Asghari G, Li B, Chou A, Simpson S, Martyn-Smith M, Nagrial A, Chin V, Sebastian L, Yip S, Sjoquist K, Grimmond S, Simes R, Biankin A. Precision Medicine for Advanced Pancreas Cancer: Early Lessons Learned from Negotiating the Pitfalls of a Molecular Therapeutics Trial in a Poor Prognosis Cancer. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu358.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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King A, Hildyard C, Clarke R, Watson C, Roberts D. Interpretation of iron studies. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2013; 74 Suppl 12:C184-7. [PMID: 24326759 DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.sup12.c184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Iron plays a vital role in the human body in oxygen transport, mitochondrial oxidative energy production, inactivation of drugs and toxins, and DNA synthesis (Munoz et al, 2011).
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Wong P, Crain E, Watson C, Yang W, Wexler R, Lam P, Rehfuss R, Schumacher W. Differential effects of P2Y1 versus P2Y12 receptor antagonism on thrombosis and bleeding in rabbits. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Turner SS, Drage M, Watson C, Nicholson M, Sacks S. Complement inhibition as a novel strategy in renal transplantation. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2013; 95:9-14. [DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.5.e9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Affiliated to the Association of Surgeons in Training and the British Transplantation Society, the Carrel Club is the transplant trainee surgical society. The Carrel Club held a joint meeting with the Chapter of Transplant Surgeons, a subsidiary organisation of the British Transplantation Society, at the Manchester Hilton Hotel on 31 January and 1 February 2013. As part of the meeting, ten abstracts were presented. A selection is printed below. The winner of the Best Presentation award was Mr Mownah.
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Renwick B, Dejong H, Kenyon M, Samarawickrema N, Loomes R, Watson C, Ghelani S, Schmidt U. Social perception in people with eating disorders. Eur Psychiatry 2013; 28:436-41. [PMID: 23769324 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Social perception is a key aspect of social cognition which has so far not been investigated in eating disorders (ED). This study aimed to investigate social perception in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). METHODS Outpatients with AN (restricting subtype [AN-R]: n=51; binge-purge subtype [AN-BP]: n=26) or BN (n=57) and 50 healthy control (HC) participants completed the Interpersonal Perception Task (IPT-15). This is an ecologically valid task, which consists of 15 video clips, depicting complex social situations relating to intimacy, status, kinship, competition and deception. The participants have to assess relationships between protagonists' based on non-verbal cues. RESULTS Overall, there was no difference between groups on the IPT total score and subscale scores. Group differences on the Intimacy subscale approached significance so post hoc comparisons were carried out. HCs performed significantly better than AN-R participants in determining the degree of intimacy between others. CONCLUSIONS Social perception is largely preserved in ED patients. Individuals with AN-R show impairments in identifying intimacy in social situations, this may be due to the lack of relationship experience. Further research into different aspects of social cognition is required to establish the link between interpersonal difficulties and ED psychopathology.
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Schabert V, Fox K, Watson C, Yeaw J, Goodman S, Gandra S. AB0499 Post-discontinuation treatment patterns for tumor necrosis factor-blockers in rheumatoid arthritis patients in the US. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Fisher M, Watson C, Fox K, Chen YW, Gandra S. SAT0143 Tumor necrosis factor-blocker use in us managed care: Utilization and dosing patterns among rheumatoid arthritis patients:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.3090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Puleston R, Beck C, Tahir M, Bardhan M, Charlemagne P, Alves C, Ladhani S, Watson C, Ramsay M, Kaczmarksi E, Borrow R, Gray S, Hadlington D, Weinbren M, Bhattacharjee D, Inglis N. An unusual transmission event of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 type 2a in a healthcare setting, England, 2012. Euro Surveill 2012. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.44.20308-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, associated with a transient transmission event between asymptomatic individuals in a healthcare setting. Two elderly persons subsequently developed invasive meningococcal disease. The duration and type of close contact for those directly involved in the probable transmission incident would not have warranted chemoprophylaxis according to current guidelines. Meningococcal infection in older persons usually presents with pneumonia rather than meningitis or septicaemia with purpura.
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Puleston R, Beck C, Tahir M, Bardhan M, Charlemagne P, Alves C, Ladhani S, Watson C, Ramsay M, Kaczmarksi E, Borrow R, Gray S, Hadlington D, Weinbren M, Bhattacharjee D, Inglis N. An unusual transmission event of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 type 2a in a healthcare setting, England, 2012. Euro Surveill 2012; 17:20308. [PMID: 23137486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Glezeva N, Collier P, Watson C, Ledwidge M, McDonald K, Baugh J. INCREASED INFLAMMATORY AND ALTERNATIVE MONOCYTE/MACROPHAGE MARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303148a.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Horgan S, Watson C, Collier P, Ledwidge M, McDonald K, Baugh J. A PROTEIN WITH ANTI-FIBROTIC POTENTIAL FOUND IN THE PROTEOME OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303148a.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Fleming J, Watson C, McDonald D, Alexander K. Drug use patterns in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities 1986-1987. Drug Alcohol Rev 2012; 10:367-80. [PMID: 16818300 DOI: 10.1080/09595239100185421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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During April to November 1986 and May to October 1987, a systematic survey of patterns of use of alcohol, kava, tobacco and analgesics by Northern Territory Aboriginal people aged 15 years and older was conducted. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the prevalence of drug use, the frequency of drug use and the quantity of drugs used. In addition, information about Aboriginal people's perceptions of the drugs, their beliefs about drug use and the value of drugs in their culture was collected. This paper describes only the quantitative aspects of drug use of this population. A stratified sampling procedure was used to sample 10 per cent of the target population. Using two survey instruments, an individual questionnaire and a group questionnaire, data were gathered from 1764 Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory. As a whole, the Northern Territory Aboriginal people have a drug consumption pattern quite distinct from urban Australians.
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Severi E, Heinsbroek E, Watson C, Catchpole M. Infectious disease surveillance for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 17. [PMID: 22874458 DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.31.20232-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be one of the largest mass gathering events in British history. In order to minimise potential infectious disease threats related to the event, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has set up a suite of robust and multisource surveillance systems. These include enhancements of already established systems (notification of infectious diseases, local and regional reporting,laboratory surveillance, mortality surveillance, international surveillance, and syndromic surveillance in primary care), as well as new systems created for the Games (syndromic surveillance in emergency departments and out-of-hours/unscheduled care,undiagnosed serious infectious illness surveillance).Enhanced existing and newly established surveillance systems will continue after the Games or will be ready for future reactivation should the need arise. In addition to the direct improvements to surveillance, the strengthening of relationships with national and international stakeholders will constitute a major post-Games legacy for the HPA.
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Bettcher B, Watson C, Green R, Miller J, Racine C, Wilheim R, Miller B, Kramer J. Inflammation Is Related to Corpus Callosum Integrity and Executive Functions in Healthy Older Adults (P02.056). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bettcher B, Watson C, Green R, Miller J, Racine C, Wilheim R, Miller B, Kramer J. Inflammation Is Related to Corpus Callosum Integrity and Executive Functions in Healthy Older Adults (IN4-1.006). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.in4-1.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Boccardi M, Bocchetta M, Apostolova L, Barnes J, Bartzokis G, Corbetta G, DeCarli C, DeToledo-Morrell L, Firbank M, Ganzola R, Gerritsen L, Henneman W, Killiany R, Malykhin N, Pasqualetti P, Pruessner J, Redolfi A, Robitaille N, Soininen H, Tolomeo D, Wang L, Watson C, Wolf H, Duchesne S, Jack C, Frisoni G. Delphi Consensus on Landmarks for the Manual Segmentation of the Hippocampus on MRI: Preliminary Results from the EADC-ADNI Harmonized Protocol Working Group (S04.003). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.s04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ferrar L, van der Hee RM, Berry M, Watson C, Miret S, Wilkinson J, Bradburn M, Eastell R. Effects of calcium-fortified ice cream on markers of bone health. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:2721-31. [PMID: 21170641 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1513-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Premenopausal women with low calcium intakes consumed calcium-fortified ice cream daily for 28 days. Bone markers, NTX, CTX and PTH decreased significantly by 7 days, with some evidence of a calcium dose-dependent effect. Bone marker responses were observed within 1 h of consuming ice cream. Body weight remained constant over 28 days. INTRODUCTION Dietary calcium is important for lifelong bone health. Milk is a good source of bioavailable calcium, but consumption has declined among young adults. The aims were to determine whether calcium-fortified ice cream, a palatable source of calcium, produces significant, sustainable changes in bone turnover markers and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in premenopausal women with calcium intake below recommended UK levels. METHODS Eighty women, ages 20-39 years (calcium intake <750 mg/day) were randomised to consume lower saturated fat/sugar ice cream containing 96, 244, 459 or 676 mg calcium daily for 28 days. Urinary NTX/Cr, serum CTX, PINP, 1,25D and PTH were measured (baseline, days 1, 7 and 28). Acute changes in CTX and PTH were measured over 5 h (n = 29 women). RESULTS There were significant mean decreases by 7 days in NTX/Cr, CTX, PTH and 1,25D and increases in PINP (one sample t tests), with a significant dose-dependent effect on CTX analysis of covariance. Only CTX remained suppressed at 28 days. Serum CTX and PTH decreased within 1 h. Body weight did not change significantly between baseline and 28 days. CONCLUSIONS Daily consumption of calcium-fortified ice cream by premenopausal women may significantly reduce levels of the bone resorption marker serum CTX, without stimulating weight gain. The ice cream could be incorporated into the diet to replace low-calcium snacks and thus help individuals with habitually low calcium intakes to meet recommended intakes. The 244 mg calcium preparation would provide more than a quarter of the UK daily recommended nutrient intake for premenopausal women.
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Watson C. A PLEA FOR THE USE OF OATMEAL IN THE DIETARY OF CHILDREN. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2011; 1:985-6. [PMID: 20763204 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.2417.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Watson C. Uric Acid and Gout: Some Points in the Physiology of Uric Acid. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2011; 1:205-7. [PMID: 20758291 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.1987.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Faedi F, Barros SCC, Pollacco D, Simpson EK, McCormac J, Moulds V, Watson C, Todd I, Keenan F, Fitzsimmons A. New exoplanets from the SuperWASP-North survey. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2011. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20101101003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Collett D, Mumford L, Banner NR, Neuberger J, Watson C. Comparison of the incidence of malignancy in recipients of different types of organ: a UK Registry audit. Am J Transplant 2010. [PMID: 20659094 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An increased incidence of malignancy is an established complication of organ transplantation and the associated immunosuppression. In this study on cancer incidence in solid organ transplant recipients in Britain, we describe the incidence of de novo cancers in the allograft recipient, and compare these incidences following the transplantation of different organs. Data in the UK Transplant Registry held by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) were linked with data made available by the cancer registries in England, Scotland and Wales. Incidence rates in the transplanted population were then compared with the general population, using standardized incidence ratios matched for age, gender and time period. The 10-year incidence of de novo cancer in transplant recipients is twice that of the general population, with the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer being 13 times greater. Nonmelanoma skin cancer, cancer of the lip, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease and anal cancer have the largest standardized incidence ratios, but the incidence of different types of malignancy differs according to the organ transplanted. Patterns in standardized incidence ratios over time since transplantation are different for different types of transplant recipient, as well as for different malignancies. These results have implications for a national screening program.
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Collett D, Mumford L, Banner NR, Neuberger J, Watson C. Comparison of the incidence of malignancy in recipients of different types of organ: a UK Registry audit. Am J Transplant 2010. [PMID: 20659094 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An increased incidence of malignancy is an established complication of organ transplantation and the associated immunosuppression. In this study on cancer incidence in solid organ transplant recipients in Britain, we describe the incidence of de novo cancers in the allograft recipient, and compare these incidences following the transplantation of different organs. Data in the UK Transplant Registry held by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) were linked with data made available by the cancer registries in England, Scotland and Wales. Incidence rates in the transplanted population were then compared with the general population, using standardized incidence ratios matched for age, gender and time period. The 10-year incidence of de novo cancer in transplant recipients is twice that of the general population, with the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer being 13 times greater. Nonmelanoma skin cancer, cancer of the lip, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease and anal cancer have the largest standardized incidence ratios, but the incidence of different types of malignancy differs according to the organ transplanted. Patterns in standardized incidence ratios over time since transplantation are different for different types of transplant recipient, as well as for different malignancies. These results have implications for a national screening program.
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Meints K, Allen K, Watson C. Atypical face-scan patterns in children misinterpreting dogs facial expressions evidence from eye-tracking. Inj Prev 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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