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The European Trade Union Confederation at the crossroads of change? Traversing the variable geometry of European trade unionism (2004)
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There are growing indications that the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is undergoing a shift in strategic orientation from an exclusive focus on institutional 'social partnership' within the European Union towards a more campaigning 'social... Read More about The European Trade Union Confederation at the crossroads of change? Traversing the variable geometry of European trade unionism.

A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding (2004)
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Post-menopausal bleeding is an increasingly common reason for referral to a gynaecology department. Whilst the bleeding could be attributable to a number of different reasons, these patients are more at risk of endometrial cancer than pre-menopausal... Read More about A Retrospective Analysis of the Role of Transvaginal Sonography in the Evaluation of Patients with Abnormal Postmenopausal Bleeding.

Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow? (2004)
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Cervical spine rotation is used by manual therapists as a premanipulative vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) test to identify patients at risk of developing VBI post-manipulation. Investigations of the effect of rotation on vertebral artery blood fl... Read More about Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow?.

A multiple case design experiment to investigate the performance and neural effects of a programme for training hand function after stroke (2004)
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Objective: To investigate the effects of task-specific practice on hand function in stroke subjects who were given computer-assisted training and to look for associated changes in corticospinal connectivity. Design: Single case design experiments. Se... Read More about A multiple case design experiment to investigate the performance and neural effects of a programme for training hand function after stroke.

Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer? (2004)
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Since 1997 the British government has actively promoted collaboration between health and social care services, culminating in proposals for fully integrated health and social care organizations - called Care Trusts - to address problems in co-ordinat... Read More about Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic of long-term care - Is organizational integration the answer?.

Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction (2004)
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The paper presents the results of an RCT which established the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle exercises for erectile dysfunction. A paper reporting the findings won the best scientific presentation award at the 2004 International Continence Soc... Read More about Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction.