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Allen J, Mayl C, Bird K, Vale J. 14THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING OLDER PERSONS ASSESSMENT AND LIAISON (OPAL) SERVICE IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. Age Ageing 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afy211.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vale J, Bird K, Mayl C, Allen J, Richards P, O’Toole R, Wilson E. 16POP-UP DELIRIUM SIMULATION TRAINING. Age Ageing 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afy211.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Engle B, Corbet N, Allen J, Laing A, Fordyce G, McGowan M, Burns B, Hayes B. 282 Accuracy of multi-trait genomic predictions for age at puberty in Northern Australian beef heifers. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.231] [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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Rebolledo M, Kumar T, Tansey J, Pickens B, Allen J, Hanafin J, Boston U, Knott-Craig C. PO591 Single Institution Experience From 2007-2017 With International Referrals For Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Glob Heart 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2018.09.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Stephens C, Szabo A, Allen J, Alpass F. LIVEABLE ENVIRONMENTS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER PEOPLE: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jhawar S, Thandoni A, Goyal S, Wang S, Wu H, Hassan S, Schiff D, Allen J, Stogniew M, Tarapore R, Bertino J, Haffty B, Zloza A. Imipridone (ONC201) and Radiation Therapy Combination Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Allen J, Alpass FM, Stephens CV. WORK TRANSITIONS IN OLDER AGE AND THE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malhotra R, Chei C, Allen J, Chan A, Tan K, Ma S, Wong C, Matchar D. FRAILTY ASSESSMENT MEASURE FOR THE ELDERLY (FAME): A FRAILTY MEASURE DEVELOPED IN AN ASIAN POPULATION. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Allen J, Brown LM, Alpass FM, Stephens CV. DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF THE 2010–2011 CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE SERIES HEALTH STATUS IN OLDER ADULTS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Stenzinger A, Allen J, Maas J, Stewart M, Merino D, Dietel M. Tumor mutational burden (TMB) standardization initiative: Establishing a consistent methodology for TMB measurement in clinical samples. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy269.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yin T, Jardine M, Miles A, Allen J. What is a normal pharynx? A videofluoroscopic study of anatomy in older adults. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 275:2317-2323. [PMID: 30003392 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-018-5057-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Structural and functional pharyngeal changes occur with age. How these affect swallowing in healthy older adults is not well defined. This study presents quantitative pharyngeal anatomic features in healthy adults using videofluoroscopic study of swallowing (VFSS). This will help our understanding of the normal changes in swallowing that occur with age and illustrate what may constitute normal variation compared with abnormal swallow function. METHODS 138 mixed gender adults with no history of dysphagia were recruited and underwent a standardized VFSS protocol. Parameters including age, BMI, and gender were correlated with the presence of a cricopharyngeal bar, spinal changes and pharyngeal wall thickness at rest. RESULTS 46% of participants had notable spinal changes. 8% of participants demonstrated cricopharyngeal bars and 12% of subjects revealed osteophytes. Age positively correlated with the presence of a cricopharyngeal bar (rs = 0.281, p < 0.001) and presence of osteophytes (rs = 0.334, p < 0.001). The incidence of cricopharyngeal bars in adults over 70 years old was 16%. CONCLUSIONS A significant number of healthy adults with no swallowing complaints have variant pharyngeal anatomic findings such as cervical vertebral osteophytes and cricopharyngeal bars. This must be taken into account when assessing patients with dysphagia complaints to avoid misattribution of symptoms to these potentially asymptomatic variants. This ensures correct recommendations are made regarding management including diet modification, compensatory strategies, and surgical intervention.
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Allen J, Adedibe M, Bonomaully M, Nyuz J, Oppong C. Hernias across Ghana - The impact on quality of life. Int J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Allen J, David M, Veerman JL. Systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing surgical-site infection. BJS Open 2018; 2:81-98. [PMID: 29951632 PMCID: PMC5989978 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Surgical-site infections (SSIs) increase the length of hospital admission and costs. SSI prevention guidelines include preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. This review assessed the reporting quality and cost-effectiveness of preoperative antibiotics used to prevent SSI. METHODS PubMed, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Index of Economic Articles (EconLit), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effect (including the National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database) and Cochrane Central databases were searched systematically from 1970 to 2017 for articles that included costs, preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis and SSI. Included were RCTs and quasi-experimental studies conducted in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries with participants aged at least 18 years and published in English. Two reviewers assessed eligibility, with inter-rater reliability determined by Cohen's κ statistic. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation and Reporting Standards (CHEERS) and modified Drummond checklists were used to assess reporting and economic quality. Study outcomes and characteristics were extracted, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated, with costs adjusted to euros (2016) (€1 = US $1·25; £1 sterling = €1·28). RESULTS Twelve studies published between 1988 and 2014 were included from 646 records identified; nine were RCTs, two were nested within RCTs and one was a retrospective chart review. Study quality was highest in the nested studies. Cephalosporins (first, second and third generation) were the most frequent prophylactic interventions. Eleven studies demonstrated clinically effective interventions; ten were cost-effective (the intervention was dominant); in one the intervention was dominated by the control; and in one the intervention was more effective and more expensive than the control. CONCLUSION Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis does reduce SSI, costs to hospitals and health providers, but the reporting of economic methods in RCTs is not standardized. Routinely nesting economic methods in RCTs would improve economic evaluations and ensure appropriate selection of prophylactic antibiotics.
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Webb E, Allen J, Morris S. Effects of non-steroidal growth implant and dietary zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth and carcass characteristics of feedlot lambs. S AFR J ANIM SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v48i4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effects of steroidal growth implants alone or in combination with β-adrenergic agonist feed additives have not been studied thoroughly in mutton sheep in South African feedlot conditions. This study investigated the effects of a non-steroidal growth implant zeranol (Ralgro®), alone or in combination with zilpaterol hydrochloride (Zilmax®), on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and selected meat quality traits in 160 SA Mutton Merino ram lambs fed in a commercial feedlot. The experimental design consisted of two Ralgro treatment groups x two Zilmax treatments x two Zilmax feeding periods x 20 animals per treatment group. Lambs were randomly allocated to eight treatment groups, of which one half were implanted with Ralgro after arrival, followed by feed supplementation with Zilmax at two Zilmax feeding periods during the finisher phase, compared with negative control treatments (e.g. no Ralgro or Zilmax; Ralgro + no Zilmax; or no Ralgro + Zilmax). All lambs were fed the grower ration traditionally used by the commercial feedlot, which contained 16.89% crude protein (CP) and 2.94 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM). Zilmax was supplemented in the feed at 40 mg per animal per day and fed for 18 days or 25 days, plus three days withdrawal. Lambs that did not receive the Zilmax treatment were fed the basal diet without Zilmax feed supplementation. Ralgro significantly increased average daily gains (ADG) and cold carcass mass (CCM) of lambs. Lambs supplemented with Zilmax during the finisher phase had higher ADG, greater CCM and increased dressing percentage by ca.1.1% compared with those in the control group. Lambs fed Zilmax for 25 days had higher CCM than those fed for 18 days. The duration of the Zilmax treatment also decreased hide weight, fat thickness and shear force values (tenderness). Zilmax increased ADG and CCM in lambs, particularly if combined with Ralgro implants during the growing phase. The results from this study indicate that the combination of Ralgro implants with Zilmax feed supplementation during the finisher phase had additive effects and increased ADG and CCM of feedlot lambs.Keywords: Growth performance, meat quality, South African Mutton Merino, sheep, Ralgro®, Zilmax®
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Petrova NL, Whittam A, MacDonald A, Ainarkar S, Donaldson AN, Bevans J, Allen J, Plassmann P, Kluwe B, Ring F, Rogers L, Simpson R, Machin G, Edmonds ME. Reliability of a novel thermal imaging system for temperature assessment of healthy feet. J Foot Ankle Res 2018; 11:22. [PMID: 29854007 PMCID: PMC5975531 DOI: 10.1186/s13047-018-0266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Thermal imaging is a useful modality for identifying preulcerative lesions (“hot spots”) in diabetic foot patients. Despite its recognised potential, at present, there is no readily available instrument for routine podiatric assessment of patients at risk. To address this need, a novel thermal imaging system was recently developed. This paper reports the reliability of this device for temperature assessment of healthy feet. Methods Plantar skin foot temperatures were measured with the novel thermal imaging device (Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention System (DFUPS), constructed by Photometrix Imaging Ltd) and also with a hand-held infrared spot thermometer (Thermofocus® 01500A3, Tecnimed, Italy) after 20 min of barefoot resting with legs supported and extended in 105 subjects (52 males and 53 females; age range 18 to 69 years) as part of a multicentre clinical trial. The temperature differences between the right and left foot at five regions of interest (ROIs), including 1st and 4th toes, 1st, 3rd and 5th metatarsal heads were calculated. The intra-instrument agreement (three repeated measures) and the inter-instrument agreement (hand-held thermometer and thermal imaging device) were quantified using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) and the 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results Both devices showed almost perfect agreement in replication by instrument. The intra-instrument ICCs for the thermal imaging device at all five ROIs ranged from 0.95 to 0.97 and the intra-instrument ICCs for the hand-held-thermometer ranged from 0.94 to 0.97. There was substantial to perfect inter-instrument agreement between the hand-held thermometer and the thermal imaging device and the ICCs at all five ROIs ranged between 0.94 and 0.97. Conclusions This study reports the performance of a novel thermal imaging device in the assessment of foot temperatures in healthy volunteers in comparison with a hand-held infrared thermometer. The newly developed thermal imaging device showed very good agreement in repeated temperature assessments at defined ROIs as well as substantial to perfect agreement in temperature assessment with the hand-held infrared thermometer. In addition to the reported non-inferior performance in temperature assessment, the thermal imaging device holds the potential to provide an instantaneous thermal image of all sites of the feet (plantar, dorsal, lateral and medial views). Trial registration Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention System NCT02317835, registered December 10, 2014
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Roth T, O’Daly S, Fenton M, Dowd S, Cassidy N, Allen J, Monteith D, Klassen S. 0339 Effectiveness of Recruiting Type 1 Narcolepsy Patients via Internet Based Pre-selection System. Sleep 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.338] [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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Massey C, Allen J, Nikolenko N, Speigel L, Jimenez-Moreno A, Lochmuller H, Turner C. Can forced vital capacity (FVC) or maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) be used to predict changes in mobility, swallowing and/or cough peak flow in patients with type 1 myotonic dystrophy? Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(18)30311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lawton J, Blackburn M, Allen J, Campbell F, Elleri D, Leelarathna L, Rankin D, Tauschmann M, Thabit H, Hovorka R. Patients' and caregivers' experiences of using continuous glucose monitoring to support diabetes self-management: qualitative study. BMC Endocr Disord 2018; 18:12. [PMID: 29458348 PMCID: PMC5819241 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-018-0239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) enables users to view real-time interstitial glucose readings and provides information on the direction and rate of change of blood glucose levels. Users can also access historical data to inform treatment decisions. While the clinical and psychological benefits of CGM are well established, little is known about how individuals use CGM to inform diabetes self-management. We explored participants' experiences of using CGM in order to provide recommendations for supporting individuals to make optimal use of this technology. METHODS In-depth interviews (n = 24) with adults, adolescents and parents who had used CGM for ≥4 weeks; data were analysed thematically. RESULTS Participants found CGM an empowering tool because they could access blood glucose data effortlessly, and trend arrows enabled them to see whether blood glucose was rising or dropping and at what speed. This predicative information aided short-term lifestyle planning and enabled individuals to take action to prevent hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia. Having easy access to blood glucose data on a continuous basis also allowed participants to develop a better understanding of how insulin, activity and food impacted on blood glucose. This understanding was described as motivating individuals to make dietary changes and break cycles of over-treating hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia. Participants also described how historical CGM data provided a more nuanced picture of blood glucose control than was possible with blood glucose self-monitoring and, hence, better information to inform changes to background insulin doses and mealtime ratios. However, while participants expressed confidence making immediate adjustments to insulin and lifestyle to address impending hypoglycaemia and hypoglycaemia, most described needing and expecting health professionals to interpret historical CGM data and determine changes to background insulin doses and mealtime ratios. While alarms could reinforce a sense of hypoglycaemic safety, some individuals expressed ambivalent views, especially those who perceived alarms as signalling personal failure to achieve optimal glycaemic control. CONCLUSIONS CGM can be an empowering and motivational tool which enables participants to fine-tune and optimize their blood glucose control. However, individuals may benefit from psycho-social education, training and/or technological support to make optimal use of CGM data and use alarms appropriately.
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Cedeño-Laurent JG, Williams A, MacNaughton P, Cao X, Eitland E, Spengler J, Allen J. Building Evidence for Health: Green Buildings, Current Science, and Future Challenges. Annu Rev Public Health 2018; 39:291-308. [PMID: 29328864 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Civilizational challenges have questioned the status quo of energy and material consumption by humans. From the built environment perspective, a response to these challenges was the creation of green buildings. Although the revolutionary capacity of the green building movement has elevated the expectations of new commercial construction, its rate of implementation has secluded the majority of the population from its benefits. Beyond reductions in energy usage and increases in market value, the main strength of green buildings may be the procurement of healthier building environments. Further pursuing the right to healthy indoor environments could help the green building movement to attain its full potential as a transformational public health tool. On the basis of 40 years of research on indoor environmental quality, we present a summary of nine environment elements that are foundational to human health. We posit the role of green buildings as a critical research platform within a novel sustainability framework based on social-environmental capital assets.
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Fahlman A, Brodsky M, Wells R, McHugh K, Allen J, Barleycorn A, Sweeney JC, Fauquier D, Moore M. Field energetics and lung function in wild bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay Florida. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171280. [PMID: 29410836 PMCID: PMC5792913 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We measured respiratory flow rates, and expired O2 in 32 (2-34 years, body mass [Mb] range: 73-291 kg) common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during voluntary breaths on land or in water (between 2014 and 2017). The data were used to measure the resting O2 consumption rate ([Formula: see text], range: 0.76-9.45 ml O2 min-1 kg-1) and tidal volume (VT, range: 2.2-10.4 l) during rest. For adult dolphins, the resting VT, but not [Formula: see text], correlated with body mass (Mb, range: 141-291 kg) with an allometric mass-exponent of 0.41. These data suggest that the mass-specific VT of larger dolphins decreases considerably more than that of terrestrial mammals (mass-exponent: 1.03). The average resting [Formula: see text] was similar to previously published metabolic measurements from the same species. Our data indicate that the resting metabolic rate for a 150 kg dolphin would be 3.9 ml O2 min-1 kg-1, and the metabolic rate for active animals, assuming a multiplier of 3-6, would range from 11.7 to 23.4 ml O2 min-1 kg-1.\absbreak Our measurements provide novel data for resting energy use and respiratory physiology in wild cetaceans, which may have significant value for conservation efforts and for understanding the bioenergetic requirements of this species.
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van Schaik IN, Bril V, van Geloven N, Hartung HP, Lewis RA, Sobue G, Lawo JP, Praus M, Mielke O, Durn BL, Cornblath DR, Merkies ISJ, Sabet A, George K, Roberts L, Carne R, Blum S, Henderson R, Van Damme P, Demeestere J, Larue S, D'Amour C, Bril V, Breiner A, Kunc P, Valis M, Sussova J, Kalous T, Talab R, Bednar M, Toomsoo T, Rubanovits I, Gross-Paju K, Sorro U, Saarela M, Auranen M, Pouget J, Attarian S, Le Masson G, Wielanek-Bachelet A, Desnuelle C, Delmont E, Clavelou P, Aufauvre D, Schmidt J, Zschuentssch J, Sommer C, Kramer D, Hoffmann O, Goerlitz C, Haas J, Chatzopoulos M, Yoon R, Gold R, Berlit P, Jaspert-Grehl A, Liebetanz D, Kutschenko A, Stangel M, Trebst C, Baum P, Bergh F, Klehmet J, Meisel A, Klostermann F, Oechtering J, Lehmann H, Schroeter M, Hagenacker T, Mueller D, Sperfeld A, Bethke F, Drory V, Algom A, Yarnitsky D, Murinson B, Di Muzio A, Ciccocioppo F, Sorbi S, Mata S, Schenone A, Grandis M, Lauria G, Cazzato D, Antonini G, Morino S, Cocito D, Zibetti M, Yokota T, Ohkubo T, Kanda T, Kawai M, Kaida K, Onoue H, Kuwabara S, Mori M, Iijima M, Ohyama K, Baba M, Tomiyama M, Nishiyama K, Akutsu T, Yokoyama K, Kanai K, van Schaik I, Eftimov F, Notermans N, Visser N, Faber C, Hoeijmakers J, Rejdak K, Chyrchel-Paszkiewicz U, Casanovas Pons C, Alberti Aguiló M, Gamez J, Figueras M, Marquez Infante C, Benitez Rivero S, Lunn M, Morrow J, Gosal D, Lavin T, Melamed I, Testori A, Ajroud-Driss S, Menichella D, Simpson E, Chi-Ho Lai E, Dimachkie M, Barohn R, Beydoun S, Johl H, Lange D, Shtilbans A, Muley S, Ladha S, Freimer M, Kissel J, Latov N, Chin R, Ubogu E, Mumfrey S, Rao T, MacDonald P, Sharma K, Gonzalez G, Allen J, Walk D, Hobson-Webb L, Gable K. Subcutaneous immunoglobulin for maintenance treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (PATH): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Neurol 2018; 17:35-46. [DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(17)30378-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Roth T, O'Daly S, Fenton M, Dowd S, Cassidy N, Allen J, Monteith D, Klassen S. Effectiveness of recruiting type 1 narcolepsy patients via internet based pre-selection system. Sleep Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jhawar S, Goyal S, Thandoni A, Wu H, Hassan S, Schiff D, Allen J, Stogniew M, Tarapore R, Stein M, Bertino J, Haffty B, Zloza A. Combination Radiation Therapy and Imipridone ONC201 for the Treatment of Solid Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kahn J, Allen J, Karlin J, Ahmad S, Sule A, Tokarz M, Henderson A, Mukhopadhyay N, Pike K, Colclough N, Pass M, Durant S, Valerie K. Next-Generation ATM Kinase Inhibitors Under Development Radiosensitize Glioblastoma With Conformal Radiation in a Mouse Orthotopic Model. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lange C, Finger JD, Allen J, Born S, Hoebel J, Kuhnert R, Müters S, Thelen J, Schmich P, Varga M, von der Lippe E, Wetzstein M, Ziese T. Implementation of the European health interview survey (EHIS) into the German health update (GEDA). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 75:40. [PMID: 28936356 PMCID: PMC5603169 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-017-0208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background This methodological paper describes the integration of the ‘European Health Interview Survey wave 2’ (EHIS 2) into the ‘German Health Update’ 2014/2015 (GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS). Methods GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS is a cross-sectional health survey. A two-stage stratified cluster sampling approach was used to recruit persons aged 15 years and older with permanent residence in Germany. Two different modes of data collection were used, self-administered web questionnaire and self-administered paper questionnaire. The survey instrument implemented the EHIS 2 modules on health status, health care use, health determinants and social background variables and additional national questions. Data processing was conducted according to the quality and validation rules specified by Eurostat. Results In total, 24,824 questionnaires were completed. The response rate was 27.6%. The two-stage cluster sample method seems to have been successful in achieving a sample with high representativeness. The final micro data file was inspected, approved and certified by Eurostat. Access to micro data of the EHIS 2 can be provided by Eurostat via research contract and to the GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS public use file by the Research Data Centre of the Robert Koch Institute. First EHIS 2 results are available at the Eurostat website. Conclusions Integrating a multinational health survey into an existing national health monitoring system was a challenge in Germany. The national survey methodology for conducting the survey had to be further developed in order to meet the overarching goal of harmonizing the health information from national statistical offices and public health research institutes across the European Union. The harmonized EHIS 2 data source will profoundly impact international public health research in the near future. The next EHIS wave 3 will be conducted around 2019.
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