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The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K. A., Sethi, D., Butchart, A., Mikton, C., …Dunne, M. P. (2017). The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 2(8), e356-e366. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2817%2930118-4

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Background A growing body of research identifies the harmful effects that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; occurring during childho... Read More about The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Language development, delay and intervention—the views of parents from communities that speech and language therapy managers in England consider to be under-served (2017)
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Marshall, J., Harding, S., & Roulstone, S. (2017). Language development, delay and intervention—the views of parents from communities that speech and language therapy managers in England consider to be under-served. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 52(4), 489-500. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12288

© 2016 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Background: Evidence-based practice includes research evidence, clinical expertise and stakeholder perspectives. Stakeholder perspectives are important and include parental ethno-theories, which... Read More about Language development, delay and intervention—the views of parents from communities that speech and language therapy managers in England consider to be under-served.

Inter-rater reliability of ultrasound measurements of acromion–greater tuberosity distance between experienced and novice raters in healthy people (2017)
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Kumar, P., & Attwood, M. (2018). Inter-rater reliability of ultrasound measurements of acromion–greater tuberosity distance between experienced and novice raters in healthy people. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(1), 163-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1206

Acromion-greater tuberosity (AGT) distance is used to assess shoulder pathologies including rotator cuff tears. The aim of this pilot study was, to provide short course of training and assess inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements o... Read More about Inter-rater reliability of ultrasound measurements of acromion–greater tuberosity distance between experienced and novice raters in healthy people.

Buprenorphine/naloxone versus methadone and lofexidine in community stabilisation and detoxification: A randomised controlled trial of low dose short-term opiate-dependent individuals (2017)
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Law, F. D., Diaper, A. M., Melichar, J. K., Coulton, S., Nutt, D. J., & Myles, J. S. (2017). Buprenorphine/naloxone versus methadone and lofexidine in community stabilisation and detoxification: A randomised controlled trial of low dose short-term opiate-dependent individuals. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(8), 1046-1055. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881117711710

© British Association for Psychopharmacology. Buprenorphine/naloxone, methadone and lofexidine are medications with utility in the treatment of opiate withdrawal. We report the first randomised controlled trial to compare the effects of these two med... Read More about Buprenorphine/naloxone versus methadone and lofexidine in community stabilisation and detoxification: A randomised controlled trial of low dose short-term opiate-dependent individuals.

Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis (2017)
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Healey, E. L., Walsh, N., & Pearson, J. (2017). Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis. British Medical Bulletin, 122(1), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldx012

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. Background Osteoarthritis (OA) of the lower limb affects millions of people worldwide, and results in pain and reduced function. We reviewed guidelines and Cochrane reviews for physical therapy... Read More about Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis.

Motion Capture Pillow shows potential to replace thermoplastic masks in H&N radiotherapy (2017)
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Goldsworthy, S., Dapper, T., Griffiths, G., Morgan, A., Mccormack, S., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Motion Capture Pillow shows potential to replace thermoplastic masks in H&N radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 123(S1), S39-S40. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140%2817%2930520-0

Purpose A key challenge to improve patient comfort is the common use of a thermoplastic mask for patients with head and neck cancers. Patients suffer from discomfort and the claustrophobic effect of the mask, or, as they lose soft tissue due to tre... Read More about Motion Capture Pillow shows potential to replace thermoplastic masks in H&N radiotherapy.

Protocol for follow up of hip arthroplasty in the long term: Effect on revision (WHISTLER study) (2017)
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Smith, L. K., Lenguerrand, E., Blom, A., Powell, J., & Palmer, S. (2017). Protocol for follow up of hip arthroplasty in the long term: Effect on revision (WHISTLER study). Musculoskeletal Care, 15(4), 373-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1184

Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is highly successful for reducing pain and improving function, providing health-related quality of life benefit. Demand for THA is increasing with associated increase in revision... Read More about Protocol for follow up of hip arthroplasty in the long term: Effect on revision (WHISTLER study).

Pre-hospital lactate testing in the recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock: A proof (2017)
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Stanley, J., Kirby, K., & Robinson, M. (2017). Pre-hospital lactate testing in the recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock: A proof. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 9(4), 146-149

Sepsis is a common condition, with a high mortality rate. Patients with this condition are routinely encountered by ambulance clinicians, but recognition of septic shock can be challenging. The pre-hospital phase of sepsis care provides the earliest... Read More about Pre-hospital lactate testing in the recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock: A proof.

Drug breakthrough offers hope to arthritis sufferers: qualitative analysis of medical research in UK newspapers (2017)
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Isaacs, J. D., Hanson, H., O'Brien, N., Whybrow, P., Isaacs, J. D., & Rapley, T. (2017). Drug breakthrough offers hope to arthritis sufferers: qualitative analysis of medical research in UK newspapers. Health Expectations, 20(2), 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12460

© 2016 The Authors. Health Expectations Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background: Newspaper stories can impact behaviours, particularly in relation to research participation. It is therefore important to understand the narratives presented an... Read More about Drug breakthrough offers hope to arthritis sufferers: qualitative analysis of medical research in UK newspapers.

Equipoise across the patient population: Optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Whybrow, P., Pickard, R., Hrisos, S., & Rapley, T. (2017). Equipoise across the patient population: Optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1711-8

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: This paper proposes a novel perspective on the value of qualitative research for improving trial design and optimising recruitment. We report findings from a qualitative study set within the OPEN trial, a surgical ra... Read More about Equipoise across the patient population: Optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial.