Jon Pollock's Outputs (140)

A controlled trial using a factorial design reported in 1946 (2018)
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Description of one of the first factorial trials conducted in medical research

Thermoregulatory effects of swaddling in Mongolia: A randomised controlled study (2015)
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Objective To investigate thermal balance of infants in a Mongolian winter, and compare the effects of traditional swaddling with an infant sleeping-bag in apartments or traditional tents (Gers).

Design A substudy within a randomised controlled tri... Read More about Thermoregulatory effects of swaddling in Mongolia: A randomised controlled study.

Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus sham procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: An external feasibility randomized controlled trial (2015)
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© 2015 Mouton et al. Background: Despite advances in perioperative care, elective abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) repair carries significant morbidity and mortality. Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIC) is a physiological phenomenon whereby a brief... Read More about Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus sham procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: An external feasibility randomized controlled trial.

How actively do children travel to their pre-school setting? (2014)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Background: Physical activity in early childhood can impact favourably on later child and adult health and walking or cycling for transport, otherwise known as 'active travel', is recommended as a way of increasing activity level... Read More about How actively do children travel to their pre-school setting?.

Environmental risk factors for injuries in UK primary school aged children (2010)
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Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives (2010)
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Background: Specialist CAMHS-based services for pre-school age children are being introduced in the UK using different models of care. The clinical value of these new services requires assessment. Method:: Over 20 months a Primary Mental Health Speci... Read More about Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives.

Comparison of pulmonary TB DOTS clinic medication before and after the introduction of daily DOTS treatment and attitudes of treatment defaulters in the Western Division of The Gambia (2010)
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The effects of social variables on symptom recognition and medical care seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections in infants in urban Mongolia (2009)
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Objective: To investigate potentially modifiable factors associated with carers' recognition of symptoms and timely presentation of infants with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in urban Mongolia. Methods: A prospective cohort study nested in a ran... Read More about The effects of social variables on symptom recognition and medical care seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections in infants in urban Mongolia.

Depression in Mongolian women over the first 2months after childbirth: Prevalence and risk factors (2009)
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Background: Social, political and economic changes in Mongolia have followed post-Soviet style government policies and contributed to both increased liberalisation and reduced security in employment and family finances. This is the first study to att... Read More about Depression in Mongolian women over the first 2months after childbirth: Prevalence and risk factors.

Methods in social epidemiology (2009)
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Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people (2009)
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Background: Current policy in the UK and elsewhere places emphasis on the provision of mental health services in the least restrictive setting, whilst also recognising that some children will require inpatient care. As a result, there are a range of... Read More about Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people.

A non-randomized comparison of e-learning and classroom delivery of basic life support with automated external defibrillator use: A pilot study (2008)
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This pilot study investigated whether computer-based learning package followed by practical instruction and traditional classroom methods were comparable in developing knowledge and skills in basic life support with automated external defibrillator.... Read More about A non-randomized comparison of e-learning and classroom delivery of basic life support with automated external defibrillator use: A pilot study.

Evaluation of the Primary Mental Health Specialist (Infant Mental Health) Programme in North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (UBHT) Final Report May 2008 (2008)
Report

Patient views on factors affecting fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: Implications for clinical practice (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Epidemiology for 21st century public health (2007)
Book Chapter

The effects of swaddling on oxygen saturation and respiratory rate of healthy infants in Mongolia (2007)
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Background: Infant swaddling is common practice in some developing countries where infant respiratory morbidity is also prevalent. Little is known about the effect of swaddling on respiratory variables in healthy infants. Such information could have... Read More about The effects of swaddling on oxygen saturation and respiratory rate of healthy infants in Mongolia.

Detection of depression in women of child-bearing age in non-western cultures: A comparison of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 in Mongolia (2006)
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Background: This study assesses, for the first time, the validity and internal reliability of the Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the WHO Self-Reporting Questionnaire 20-item version (SRQ-20) in detecting depression in Mongolian wome... Read More about Detection of depression in women of child-bearing age in non-western cultures: A comparison of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 in Mongolia.

Two controlled trials of supplementary feeding of British schoolchildren (2006)
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A comparison of e-learning and classroom delivery of basic life support with automated external defibrillator use: A pilot study (2006)
Report

Two controlled trials of supplementary feeding of school children in the 1920s (2005)
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