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Progress theatre (2003)
Journal Article
Baker, K. (2003). Progress theatre. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 13(4),

Lesbian and gay marriage: Transformation or normalisation? (2003)
Journal Article
Clarke, V. (2003). Lesbian and gay marriage: Transformation or normalisation?. Feminism and Psychology, 13(4), 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593535030134016

Although there are still a number of vocal anti-marriage critics (e.g. Robson, 1998; Warner, 1999), most lesbians and gay men writing about marriage support the extension of marriage rights. It is hardly surprising, then, that the three books I revi... Read More about Lesbian and gay marriage: Transformation or normalisation?.

Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills (2003)
Journal Article
Kenny, G. (2003). Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills. Journal of Child Health Care, 7(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493503007002005

This article seeks to demonstrate how the current debate around nursing skills is derived from an economic model of care and competency that has been based on the needs of the adult population. The professional perspective of children's nursing has b... Read More about Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills.

'What works' with substance users in prison? (2003)
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Malinowski, A. (2003). 'What works' with substance users in prison?. Journal of Substance Use, 8(4), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659890310001636107

A theoretical model for a prison-based rehabilitation programme is described. It was developed from a theory manual, written for a prison-centred programme in Oxfordshire run by the Ley Community, a concept-based therapeutic community. It draws on tw... Read More about 'What works' with substance users in prison?.

Live and learn (2003)
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Sabey, A., & Jacobs, K. (2003). Live and learn. Health Service Journal, 113(5877), 32-33

Tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Wilcock, G. K., Kehoe, P. G., Cairns, N. J., Nicoll, J. A., Ford, J. M., MacGowan, S. H., …Hughes, A. (2003). Tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Letters, 350(1), 61-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3940%2803%2900854-1

Recent findings suggest that production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), is increased in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We used direct sequencing methods on a section of the enhancer/pr... Read More about Tumour necrosis factor-α gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease.

The effects of galantamine treatment on caregier time in Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Wilcock, G. K., Sano, M., Van Baelen, B., & Kavanagh, S. (2003). The effects of galantamine treatment on caregier time in Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(10), 942-950. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1000

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine whether the clinical benefits of galantamine for patients with Alzheimer's disease lead to benefits for caregivers. Methods: Data were pooled from two concurrent, multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, plac... Read More about The effects of galantamine treatment on caregier time in Alzheimer's disease.

Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention (2003)
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Wilcock, G. K., Philip, J. M., Vedhara, K., Bennett, P. D., Clark, S., Lightman, S. L., …Shanks, N. M. (2003). Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 72(5), 245-252. https://doi.org/10.1159/000071895

Background: Previous research has demonstrated that the psychological morbidity experienced by informal caregivers is associated with increased vulnerability to infectious diseases, in particular influenza. A pragmatic trial was conducted to examine... Read More about Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention.

How to get promotion (2003)
Journal Article
Allen, M. (2003). How to get promotion. Nursing Times, 99, 54-55

The dementias (2003)
Journal Article
Mulley, G., & Jones, R. (2003). The dementias. Clinical Medicine, 3(5), 404-408. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.3-5-404

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia in adults whatever their age. In patients over 65, vascular dementia is the second commonest cause of dementia, followed by dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There should be a low threshold f... Read More about The dementias.