Barriers to participation in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

…, C Counsell, W Gillespie, I Russell, R Prescott - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Elsevier
Method: A systematic review of three bibliographic databases from 1986 to 1996 identified
78 papers reporting barriers to recruitment of clinicians and patients to randomised …

Systematic review of misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms and “hysteria”

J Stone, R Smyth, A Carson, S Lewis, R Prescott… - bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objective Paralysis, seizures, and sensory symptoms that are unexplained by organic
disease are commonly referred to as “conversion” symptoms. Some patients who receive …

The role of physical injury in motor and sensory conversion symptoms: a systematic and narrative review

J Stone, A Carson, H Aditya, R Prescott, M Zaubi… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Conversion symptoms are currently conceptualized as physical symptoms
induced by psychological trauma, conflict, or stress. Historical accounts also included …

Edinburgh Artery Study: prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the general population

FGR Fowkes, E Housley, EHH Cawood… - International journal …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Intermittent claudication has been studied in cardiovascular surveys but limited information
is available on asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease. The purpose of this paper is to …

Prospective study of heart rate variability and mortality in chronic heart failure: results of the United Kingdom heart failure evaluation and assessment of risk trial (UK …

J Nolan, PD Batin, R Andrews, SJ Lindsay… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have a continuing high mortality.
Autonomic dysfunction may play an important role in the pathophysiology of cardiac death in …

The prevention of progression of arterial disease and diabetes (POPADAD) trial: factorial randomised placebo controlled trial of aspirin and antioxidants in patients …

…, I Campbell, S Cobbe, R Taylor, R Prescott… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether aspirin and antioxidant therapy, combined or alone, are
more effective than placebo in reducing the development of cardiovascular events in …

[BOOK][B] Applied mixed models in medicine

H Brown, R Prescott - 2014 - books.google.com
A fully updated edition of this key text on mixed models, focusing on applications in medical
research The application of mixed models is an increasingly popular way of analysing …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized trial of intensive lipid-lowering therapy in calcific aortic stenosis

SJ Cowell, DE Newby, RJ Prescott… - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Calcific aortic stenosis has many characteristics in common with
atherosclerosis, including hypercholesterolemia. We hypothesized that intensive lipid …

Smoking, lipids, glucose intolerance, and blood pressure as risk factors for peripheral atherosclerosis compared with ischemic heart disease in the Edinburgh Artery …

F Gerald R. Fowkes, E Housley… - American journal of …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
The aim was to determine if certain risk factors in the general population are more strongly
related to peripheral arterial disease than to ischemic heart disease. Arterial disease in the …

The formation of aluminum oxide scales on high-temperature alloys

R Prescott, MJ Graham - Oxidation of metals, 1992 - Springer
This paper is a brief review of the extensive literature relating to the formation of protective α—
Al 2 O 3 scales on alloys at high temperature. Emphasis is placed on the proposed …