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Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia (2015)
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Kumar, P., Cruziah, R., Bradley, M., Gray, S., & Swinkels, A. (2016). Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 23(3), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2015.1120455

© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported in up to 81% of patients with stroke. Ultrasonographic measurements of GHS by measuring the acromion-greater tuberosity (AGT) have been found t... Read More about Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.

Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership (2015)
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Gray, S., Means, R., Orme, J., Pitt, H., Jones, M., & Salmon, D. (2015). Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership. European Journal of Public Health, 25(Suppl3), 380. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.018

The Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) is an initiative led by the Soil Association (SA), a non governmental organisation in the UK which aims to encourage a healthy, sustainable food culture in communities. The SA also runs a Catering Mark scheme that... Read More about Improving hospital food: Evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership.

Evaluation of recruitment and selection for specialty training in public health: Interim results of a prospective cohort study to measure the predictive validity of the selection process (2015)
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Pashayan, N., Gray, S., Duff, C., Parkes, J., Williams, D., Patterson, F., …Mason, B. W. (2016). Evaluation of recruitment and selection for specialty training in public health: Interim results of a prospective cohort study to measure the predictive validity of the selection process. Journal of Public Health, 38(2), e194-e200. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv102

Background The recruitment process for public health specialty training includes an assessment centre (AC) with three components, Rust Advanced Numerical Reasoning Appraisal (RANRA),Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCT) and a Situation Jud... Read More about Evaluation of recruitment and selection for specialty training in public health: Interim results of a prospective cohort study to measure the predictive validity of the selection process.

Objectively assessed physical activity and lower limb function and prospective associations with mortality and newly diagnosed disease in UK older adults: An OPAL four-year follow-up study (2015)
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Fox, K. R., Ku, P. W., Hillsdon, M., Davis, M. G., Simmonds, B. A. J., Thompson, J. L., …Coulson, J. C. (2015). Objectively assessed physical activity and lower limb function and prospective associations with mortality and newly diagnosed disease in UK older adults: An OPAL four-year follow-up study. Age and Ageing, 44(2), 261-268. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu168

Background: objective measures of physical activity and function with a diverse cohort of UK adults in their 70s and 80s were used to investigate relative risk of all-cause mortality and diagnoses of new diseases over a 4-year period. Participants... Read More about Objectively assessed physical activity and lower limb function and prospective associations with mortality and newly diagnosed disease in UK older adults: An OPAL four-year follow-up study.

Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods (2014)
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Kumar, P., Mardon, M., Bradley, M., Gray, S., & Swinkels, A. (2014). Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods. Physical Therapy, 94(11), 1622-1631. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20130303

© 2014 American Physical Therapy Association. Background. Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common poststroke complication. Treatment of GHS is hampered by the lack of objective, real-time clinical measurements.Objective. The aims of this study wer... Read More about Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods.

A biographical approach to studying individual change and continuity in walking and cycling over the life course (2014)
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Jones, H., Chatterjee, K., & Gray, S. (2014). A biographical approach to studying individual change and continuity in walking and cycling over the life course. Journal of Transport and Health, 1(3), 182-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.07.004

Most research studies seeking to understand walking and cycling behaviours have used cross-sectional data to explain inter-individual differences at a particular point in time. Investigations of individual walking and cycling over time are limited, d... Read More about A biographical approach to studying individual change and continuity in walking and cycling over the life course.

Objectively assessed physical activity and subsequent health service use of UK adults aged 70 and over: A four to five year follow up study (2014)
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Simmonds, B., Fox, K., Davis, M., Ku, P. W., Gray, S., Hillsdon, M., …Trayers, T. (2014). Objectively assessed physical activity and subsequent health service use of UK adults aged 70 and over: A four to five year follow up study. PLoS ONE, 9(5), Article e97676. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097676

Objectives: To examine the associations between volume and intensity of older peoples' physical activity, with their subsequent health service usage over the following four to five years. Study Design: A prospective cohort design using baseline parti... Read More about Objectively assessed physical activity and subsequent health service use of UK adults aged 70 and over: A four to five year follow up study.

Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records (2014)
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Pilkington, P., Bird, E., Gray, S., Towner, E., Weld, S., & McKibben, M. A. (2014). Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-78

Background: Deaths and injuries on the road remain a major cause of premature death among young people across the world. Routinely collected data usually focuses on the mechanism of road traffic collisions and basic demographic data of those involved... Read More about Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records.

What are the costs and benefits of patient notification exercises following poor infection control practices in dentistry? (2013)
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Gray, S., Close, R. M., Close, R., Gray, S., Bennett, S., Appleby, S., …Oliver, I. (2013). What are the costs and benefits of patient notification exercises following poor infection control practices in dentistry?. Public Health, 127(11), 1021-1027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2013.04.029

Background: Allegations of serious failures in infection control practice were made against a dentist practicing in the South West of England. The dentist (who tested negative for Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs)) was immediately suspended. Methods: Becaus... Read More about What are the costs and benefits of patient notification exercises following poor infection control practices in dentistry?.

Health-integrated planning at the local level in England: Impediments and opportunities (2013)
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Carmichael, L., Barton, H., Gray, S., & Lease, H. (2013). Health-integrated planning at the local level in England: Impediments and opportunities. Land Use Policy, 31, 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.008

The project commissioned by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aimed to examine the degree to which UK, mainly English local planning authorities, incorporate health in their land use plans and development decisions. The... Read More about Health-integrated planning at the local level in England: Impediments and opportunities.

Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women (2013)
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Lawrence, L. M., Matthews, L., Gray, S., Gray, D., & Lawrance, L. (2013). Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women. British Journal of Midwifery, 21(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.1.16

Rubella, an insignificant viral disease of childhood, can have devastating effects on the fetus if infection is acquired during pregnancy. An immunisation programme was established in the UK in the 1970s, with the monitoring of pregnant women for rub... Read More about Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women.

Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury (2012)
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Towner, E. M. L., Mytton, J., Powell, J., Pilkington, P., & Gray, S. (2012). Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury. Injury Prevention, 18(5), 334-342. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040343

Objective The relative significance of child injury as a cause of preventable death has increased as mortality from infectious diseases has declined. Unintentional child injuries are now a major cause of death and disability across the world with the... Read More about Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury.

Integration of health into urban spatial planning through impact assessment: Identifying governance and policy barriers and facilitators (2012)
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Carmichael, L., Barton, H., Gray, S., Lease, H., & Pilkington, P. (2012). Integration of health into urban spatial planning through impact assessment: Identifying governance and policy barriers and facilitators. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 32(1), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2011.08.003

This article presents the results of a review of literature examining the barriers and facilitators in integrating health in spatial planning at the local, mainly urban level, through appraisals. Our literature review covered the UK and non UK experi... Read More about Integration of health into urban spatial planning through impact assessment: Identifying governance and policy barriers and facilitators.

The effectiveness of health appraisal processes currently in addressing health and wellbeing during spatial plan appraisal: A systematic review (2011)
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Gray, S., Carmichael, L., Barton, H., Mytton, J., Lease, H., & Joynt, J. (2011). The effectiveness of health appraisal processes currently in addressing health and wellbeing during spatial plan appraisal: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 11(11), 889. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-889

Background: Spatial planning affects the built environment, which in turn has the potential to have a significant impact on health, for good or ill. One way of ensuring that spatial plans take due account of health is through the inclusion of health... Read More about The effectiveness of health appraisal processes currently in addressing health and wellbeing during spatial plan appraisal: A systematic review.