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Neuropsychological prediction of conversion to dementia from questionable dementia: Statistically significant but not yet clinically useful (2003)
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Tian, J., Bucks, R. S., Haworth, J., & Wilcock, G. (2003). Neuropsychological prediction of conversion to dementia from questionable dementia: Statistically significant but not yet clinically useful. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 74(4), 433-438. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.4.433

Background: Verbal memory impairment, one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD), may help identify people with cognitive impairment, insufficient for a diagnosis of dementia (questionable dementia: QD), at risk of developing AD. Other cog... Read More about Neuropsychological prediction of conversion to dementia from questionable dementia: Statistically significant but not yet clinically useful.

A mixture model for rounded data (2003)
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Wright, D. E., & Bray, I. (2003). A mixture model for rounded data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series D, 52(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9884.00338

The paper focuses on the problem of data heaping that arises when measurements are recorded to varying degrees of precision. The work is motivated by an application in foetal medicine where measurements obtained from ultrasound images are rounded to... Read More about A mixture model for rounded data.

The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study (2003)
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Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Ambler, N. R., Cawthorn, S. J., Reid, C. D., Maddox, P. R., …Umpleby, H. C. (2003). The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 111(3), 1060-1068. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.PRS.0000046249.33122.76

A multicenter, prospective study (n = 103) examined the psychological implications of women's decisions for or against breast reconstruction. Recognized measures of anxiety, depression, body image, and quality of life were completed before the operat... Read More about The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study.

Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Jones, R. W., Moulin, C. J., James, N., & Perfect, T. J. (2003). Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 10(1), 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1076/anec.10.1.74.13456

Previous research has examined whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients can proficiently monitor their memory processing. In the present study we extended the scope of this research to consider confidence in recognition in an episodic memory task, u... Read More about Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease.

Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses (2003)
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Plant, M., & Miller, P. (2003). Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses. Health, Risk and Society, 5(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369857031000065970

The preferences of 2641 teenagers for beer wine or spirits were assessed and compared to other variables examined in the UK part of the European School survey project on alcohol and other drugs (ESPAD). Preference assessment was indirect, relying on... Read More about Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses.

Surviving at the margins: Older homeless people accessing housing, care and support (2003)
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Morbey, H., Pannell, J., & Means, R. (2003). Surviving at the margins: Older homeless people accessing housing, care and support. Housing, Care and Support, 6(1), 8-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/14608790200300003

Older people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, have been the ‘forgotten homeless’ in policy debates and service provision. They tend to be less visible and less vocal than other groups, and low priority has been given to the impact of hom... Read More about Surviving at the margins: Older homeless people accessing housing, care and support.

Absence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in brain of vascular dementia patients (2003)
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Itzhaki, R. F., Wilcock, G. K., Wozniak, M. A., & Cookson, A. (2003). Absence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in brain of vascular dementia patients. Neurobiology of Aging, 24(6), 761-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0197-4580%2802%2900236-1

We recently detected cytomegalovirus (CMV) in brains of 83% of vascular dementia (VaD) patients and 34% of age-matched normal people. Since CMV and also Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) have been found in some studies to be associated with coronary artery... Read More about Absence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in brain of vascular dementia patients.

A pilot investigation of the hypoalgesic effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation upon low back pain in people with multiple sclerosis (2003)
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Lowe-Strong, A. S., Walsh, D. M., Al-Smadi, J., Warke, K., Wilson, I., Cramp, F. (., & Noble, G. (2003). A pilot investigation of the hypoalgesic effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation upon low back pain in people with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 17(7), 742-749. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215503cr672oa

Objective: To investigate the hypoalgesic effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) upon low back pain (LBP) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: A randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical pilot study. Subjec... Read More about A pilot investigation of the hypoalgesic effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation upon low back pain in people with multiple sclerosis.

Changes in vertebral artery blood flow following normal rotation of the cervical spine (2003)
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Mitchell, J. A. (2003). Changes in vertebral artery blood flow following normal rotation of the cervical spine. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 26(6), 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-4754%2803%2900074-5

Background: Extreme rotation of the cervical spine may cause compromised vertebral artery (VA) blood flow. This is of particular interest to manual therapists because of the potential risks associated with these movements. The question is whether the... Read More about Changes in vertebral artery blood flow following normal rotation of the cervical spine.