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well man clinic in general practice.the establishment of a well man clinic run entirely by a nurse in general practice showed an appreciable number of men to be hypertensive, smokers, or overweight; it also showed some previously undetected disease. efforts were made either to treat or to counsel men in whom these findings were made. a well man clinic may have greater value than a well woman clinic.19846419858
the impact of malnutrition on human lactation: observations from community studies.there is very little scope for the direct examination of relationships between nutrient intake and lactational performance in women. experimental investigations are limited to the effects of dietary supplementation in pregnancy and/or lactation. to obtain comparisons between normal and undernourished women, studies have to be performed at a community level. studies in cambridge, the gambia, and elsewhere indicate that the impact of variations in nutrient intake on lactational performance is limi ...19846427014
an outbreak of leptospirosis in cattle and man. 19846428630
providing an information service on drugs and breast milk.since the formulation of the national drug information network in 1975 in the united kingdom, a work-sharing system was developed involving regional drug information centers. the designated file holder develops an in-depth, readily accessible data base which is used for the provision of information and advice to the drug information network. a specialist file was developed on drugs in breast milk. in 1977, the trent and west midlands drug information services, which had independently formed s ...19846431101
crown immunity protects service surgeons. 19846437567
persistence of divergent views of hospital staff in detecting and managing hypertension.a questionnaire concerning views of hospital clinical staff was completed by 408 out of 542 staff (75%), comprising 214 medical staff of all clinical specialties, 106 first year clinical medical students, and 88 third year student nurses. on average 386 of 407 (95%) thought that blood pressure should be measured routinely in all inpatients but only 294 of 404 (73%) thought that this was appropriate for outpatients. although 251 of 390 (64%) were taught to use the muffling of sounds (phase iv) as ...19846437586
communicable diseases. influenza surveillance: november 1983-june 1984. 19846437589
assisted fertilization: legal restraints proposed for uk.highlights of the report of great britain's warnock committee on reproductive technologies and experimentation with human embryos are presented. regulations, to be enforced by criminal penalties, would forbid most forms of surrogate motherhood, studies of human embryos beyond the fourteenth day after fertilization, and human embryo transfer to uteri of other species. other recommendations of the committee concern the treatment of infertility, sperm and ovum donation, aid, in vitro fertilizatio ...19846462211
the human aspects of computers in general practice. 19846473297
an investigation of the causes and of the financial loss of rejection of pig carcasses and viscera unfit for human consumption. i. studies at one abattoir. 19846487994
obstruction of a breathing circuit. a case report.preventable mishaps resulting from human error contribute to anaesthetic risk, as demonstrated in the case report presented. the incidence of anaesthetic-associated deaths has fallen steadily since 1935, and general anaesthesia is now a very safe procedure, provided the anaesthetist takes the requisite precautions.19846495084
a comparison of biotypes and serotypes of campylobacter sp. isolated from patients with enteritis and from animal and environmental sources.the origin of sporadic campylobacter infections has been investigated by means of a collaborative study. from a total of 1152 cases reported in north west england in 1982, campylobacter strains isolated during one month in each quarter of the year were biotyped and serotyped. for comparison, 875 strains of campylobacter isolated from environmental and animal sources were similarly examined. most strains from human beings were campylobacter jejuni; about half of them were of three serotypes. thos ...19846501895
upper digestive tract neoplasia in the cat (a comparative study).along with man and the dog, the cat is predisposed to a variety of neoplasia of the upper digestive tract. the present paper is an account of the case material seen in a surgical pathology department during a 24-year period, with comments on the comparative aspects where relevant.19846512394
genital infections with chlamydia trachomatis in women attending an antenatal clinic.cervical swabs for isolation of c. trachomatis and serum for anti-chlamydial antibodies were taken from 252 pregnant women on their first visit to an urban antenatal clinic. chlamydial infection was found in 18 (7%) women, and antibody at titres greater than 1/32 in 48 (19%); of the 18 infected women only 10 (56%) showed antibody. the likelihood of infection could not have been predicted by urogenital symptoms, the social or medical history or serology. hypertrophic cervical ectopy and mucopus w ...19846518151
dibmis--drugs in breast milk information service. 19846562366
the islands. three. the isle of man. 19846562522
[difficulties of research on human beings. between "honne" and "tatemae". interview by hiroko minami]. 19846563158
a well man clinic in practice. 19846565673
[ethics. there are no single answers to ethical questions]. 19846567346
analysis of all new cases seen in a busy regional centre ophthalmic casualty department during 24-week period.a prospective study to record numerical data pertaining to diagnosis, aetiology, modes of referral and disposal of all new cases presenting to a busy city-centre ophthalmic casualty department was carried out between february and july 1981. no restrictions of access were imposed on individuals seeking medical advice. of the 10 575 patient visits, 7113 were classified as new cases, of which 45% were traumatic in origin, 35% the result of inflammatory processes and 6% of an iatrogenic nature; many ...19836601713
[the man behind the syndrome: thomas hodgkin. an impulsive pioneer of pathology and fighter for justice for the poor]. 19836343738
an historical perspective on the law of personality and status with special regard to the human fetus and the rights of women.the law of status enabled primitive societies to deal with the rights and duties of different types of persons--including the fetus and its bearer--within the group without the need to create elaborate social mechanisms and legal enforcement to install and perpetuate order in the society. roman law acknowledged and classified personal status as the primary subject of law. english common law held that the principal aim of society was to protect individuals in their enjoyment of absolute rights. a ...19836343918
such nothing is terrestriall: philosophy of mind on phineas fletcher's purple island.phineas fletcher's poeticized human anatomy is less understood today than in the seventeenth century partly because fletcher's contemporaries made less rigorous distinctions than we do between science and art as conveyors of truth. the present study shows how the empiricist and materialist terms of the anatomical sections of the purple island operate as a foundation for fletcher's system of human self-knowledge. by embracing the claims of physical science and carrying them to their limits, fletc ...19836345652
robert liston's life and work in the renaissance of plastic surgery.liston's background and life during the 19th century are described. highlights in his career are reviewed in an attempt to provide an understanding of the man and his work. his work and his contributions to plastic surgery are presented.19836349507
samuel pepys and post-traumatic stress disorder.samuel pepys's diary allows us an opportunity to see how a man of acknowledged ability and stability coped with the severe psychological trauma of being involved in the great fire of london in 1666. his self-monitoring provides an excellent record of the development of post-traumatic stress disorder and an account of his coping behaviour. despite being one of the newest categories of mental disorder in the official nomenclature, post-traumatic stress disorder has obviously had a long existence.19836349738
serious nosocomial infection caused by morganella morganii and proteus mirabilis in a cardiac surgery unit.in july and august 1981, five patients in the cardiac surgery unit of the bristol royal infirmary developed septicemia caused by morganella morganii, proteus mirabilis, or both of these species. three of the patients had serious wound infections, and three of the patients died. typing of the m. morganii isolates by o-serotyping and of the p. mirabilis isolates by o-serotyping, proticine production and sensitivity, and the dienes reaction confirmed cross infection by both species. although m. mor ...19836350354
the first human stereotaxic apparatus. the contribution of aubrey mussen to the field of stereotaxis.the first human stereotaxic apparatus was probably built in london, england, around 1918 to the specifications of aubrey mussen, a neuroanatomist and neurophysiologist who had worked with clarke. the recent acquisition by the montreal neurological institute of mussen's original apparatus prompts this report on the salient points of his career, and summary of his early contributions to stereotaxy.19836350539
the teaching of human genetics in schools. 19836352946
[the man behind the syndrome: henry turner. he established a relationship between short stature and ovarian dysfunction in girls]. 19836353097
recognition of historic influenza epidemics from parish burial records: a test of prediction from a new hypothesis of influenzal epidemiology.on the current conception of the epidemiology of epidemic influenza, as caused by a mechanism of direct spread of the virus from the sick, epidemics must have travelled much more slowly in former times than at present. in contrast, a new hypothesis involving virus latency with seasonal reactivation predicts that in previous centuries influenza epidemics would have spread across the country at much the same speed as in the twentieth century. the study of burial registers in gloucestershire parish ...19836358347
clinical and epidemiological features of adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis in london.ninety-eight patients were studied. ninety were consecutive patients who were isolation-positive for adenovirus, and 8, who were associated with a hospital outbreak of adenovirus serotype 8 infection, developed characteristic features of infection but were isolation-negative. the ratio of males to females was 2 to 1, and most patients were aged 20 to 39. adenovirus serotypes 3, 7, and 8 were isolated from 86% of patients, and serotypes 2, 4, 5, 11, 15, and 15/29 from the remaining 14%. adenoviru ...19836293533
adenovirus serotypes isolated from ocular infections in london.during the period 1973-8 700 adenoviruses were isolated from the eyes of patients presenting at moorfields eye hospital. of these, 678 were serotyped by a neutralisation test. twenty-one different serotypes were identified. serotype 3, 7, and 10 accounted for 68% of the isolates, 4, 8, 15 (15/29), and 19 for 25%, and the other 14 serotypes for 7%. community outbreaks of ocular infections by adenovirus 3, 4, 7, 10, and 15 (15/29) were observed. outbreaks with adenovirus 3, 7, and 10 appeared to c ...19836295436
acute type a, b, and non-a, non-b hepatitis in a hospital population in london: clinical and epidemiological features.the aetiology of acute viral hepatitis in 172 patients admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in north london was: hepatitis a in 88 (51%), hepatitis b in 58 (34%), epstein-barr (eb) virus in four (2%) and non-a, non-b in 22 (13%). nanb hepatitis was a milder disease than that associated with the other viruses. it predominantly occurred in young men (77%). in half of the cases there was evidence of parenteral transmission. it was not transmitted by sexual contact.19836303917
epidemiology of coronavirus respiratory infections.human coronaviruses were found by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in upper respiratory tract secretions taken during 30% of 108 acute respiratory infections experienced by 30 children under age 6 years with recurrent respiratory infections (index group), and during 29% of 51 acute infections experienced by their siblings. lower respiratory tract infection--predominantly wheezy bronchitis--occurred in 30% of the index children's coronavirus positive infections but in none of their siblings' inf ...19836307189
antibodies to fastidious faecal adenoviruses (species 40 and 41) in sera from children.three hundred and seventy-seven single sera from children in the united kingdom, hong kong, new zealand, gambia, guatemala, and kuwait were tested for antibodies to fastidious fecal adenoviruses (species 40 and 41) by neutralisation test using a variant of ad41 (ad41a). all children were less than 12 years of age, and at least 41.1% of the total tested had antibodies. one hundred and fifty-four of these sera were collected during the 1960s from london children attending day nurseries, and 54.5% ...19836308143
ten genetic polymorphisms in bladder cancer.data are presented on a group of cases of primary carcinoma of the bladder, detailing red cell surface blood group antigenic phenotypes, serum haptoglobin phenotypes, and some red cell isoenzyme phenotypes. account is taken of the stage of the disease at presentation. the results are compared with corresponding phenotype frequencies in groups of presumed healthy persons originating either in yorkshire or county durham. differences in relative incidences were found in the haptoglobin, phosphogluc ...19836221102
the incidence of down's syndrome over a 19-year period with special reference to maternal age.the incidence of down's syndrome in the liverpool and bootle areas from 1961 to 1979 was investigated. a total of 319 liveborn cases was ascertained over this period. using 3-year moving averages, the incidence of the condition fell gradually from 1.62 per 1000 livebirths for 1961 to 1963 to 1.09 per 1000 livebirths for 1977 to 1979. this trend is significant at the 0.1% level. over the same period the mean maternal age of down's syndrome births fell gradually from 36.7 years in 1961 to 29.0 yea ...19836221104
sir patrick manson's studies on the transmission and biology of filariasis.in the obscurity of amoy, south china, patrick manson first recognized that a bloodsucking arthropod can harbor--and presumably transmit--organisms of human disease: in particular, that the house mosquito is an intermediary of the filarial parasite wuchereria bancrofti. manson published his find in 1878 and within two years discovered that the parasite's "embryos" (microfilariae) exhibit "nocturnal periodicity," i.e., they absent themselves from the blood during the day and reappear at night coi ...19836131527
human parvovirus, the cause of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)? 19836134148
coxsackie-b-virus-specific igm responses in children with insulin-dependent (juvenile-onset; type i) diabetes mellitus.coxsackie b1-6 virus igm responses were detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) in 11 of 28 (39%) children aged 3-14 years in whom insulin-dependent (juvenile onset; type i) diabetes mellitus (iddm) developed in 1982. 5 patients had a homotypic response to coxsackie b4 and 1 had a homotypic response to b5. a serum sample had been obtained from each patient 2 to 16 weeks after onset of iddm symptoms. islet-cell cytoplasmic antibodies (igg) and complement fixing islet cell antibod ...19836134178
use of normal immunoglobulin in an echovirus 11 outbreak in a special-care baby unit.an epidemic of echovirus 11 infections occurred in the cambridge special-care baby unit during august to october, 1982. there were 21 confirmed infections in babies; 1 died, 1 recovered after resection of a kidney, 5 had meningitis, and 6 had respiratory symptoms. normal human immunoglobulin which contained antibody to echovirus 11 was administered intramuscularly (250 mg) to give protection. none of the children given immunoglobulin immediately after delivery (205 doses) developed symptoms or i ...19836135922
declining t-cell immunity to influenza, 1977-82.influenza-a-virus-specific, hla-restricted, cytotoxic t-cell immunity, measured in 189 volunteers in the six years 1977-82, showed a sharp decline from 1978. it is shown that natural infection with influenza-a virus boosts cytotoxic t-cell memory. the decline in t-cell immunity is probably associated with the low prevalence of influenza-a-virus infection since 1978.19836137602
eye hospital eye. 19836139649
the genealogical descent of sexual psychoneuroendocrinology from sex and health theory: the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.in the aftermath of the inquisition, secular health theory became separate from sacred health theory. both assimilated vital spirits or sympathies as explanatory concepts. sympathies were progressively transformed into internal secretions and the hormones of endocrinology. the sexual genealogy of psychoneuroendocrinology traces back to the sexual transplantation experiments of john hunger (1728 - 93). sexology, the science, has the same genealogy, whereas sexosophy, the philosophy, does not. in ...19836371868
identification of a reservoir of leptospira interrogans serovar muenchen in voles (microtus agrestis and clethrionomys glareolus) in england.infection with leptospires of the australis serogroup is widespread in voles in southern england and the serovar identification of five randomly-selected isolates was determined by cross agglutination absorption. two isolates from short-tailed voles (microtus agrestis) and three isolates from bank voles (clethrionomys glareolus) were all identified as serovar muenchen. the only previous isolation of this serovar is that from a human in germany.19836372316
comparison of haematological indices between women of four ethnic groups and the effect of oral contraceptives.six-hundred-and-eighty-two women volunteers from four ethnic groups--black, indian, oriental and white took part in a study to assess differences in haematological indices between the groups. this study was part of a broad investigation into the metabolic effects of oral contraceptives. the effect of the oral contraceptive (oc) on haematological indices was analysed but not found to be significant. the haemoglobin concentrations were lower than normal laboratory reference values for white subjec ...19836826774
pneumoconiosis in cornish china clay workers.a radiological survey of men employed in the china clay industry in cornwall was carried out in 1977. each man completed a short questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and smoking habits, his occupational history was determined, and his forced expiratory volume and vital capacity were measured. the radiographs were read independently by three observers, using the 1980 ilo classification. of the 1728 men in the study, 23 had had dust exposure elsewhere, mostly in tin mining, and were excluded. rea ...19836830708
some immunological studies on coalworkers with and without pneumoconiosis.this work formed part of a series of studies devised to investigate immunological markers which it was considered might reflect individual susceptibility to the development of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis and especially progressive massive fibrosis. estimations of t and b lymphocytes and white blood cell counts (wbcc) were performed on blood samples from 324 coalworkers grouped according to radiographic category of pneumoconiosis, age, and smoking habits. a subgroup of 43 men was further screened ...19836846341
abo genes are differentially distributed in socio-economic groups in england.no direct evidence is available concerning what average genetic differences, if any, characterize the segments of socially stratified human populations, although theoretical considerations suggest that genetic differentiation within such populations is to be expected. we have now analysed two large samples of data from blood donors in england to test whether the distributions of the abo and rhesus blood group phenotypes are random with respect to socio-economic groups as determined by occupation ...19836855897
reiter's syndrome in a 73-year-old man with bronchiectasis.we report the case of what we believe to be the oldest person to develop reiter's syndrome. there was no evidence of preceding gastro-intestinal or genito-urinary infection but the patient had post-tuberculous bronchiectasis and the role that this might have played is examined.19836623008
the development of ergonomics data for health-building design guidance. 19836628357
measles in england and wales--iii: assessing published predictions of the impact of vaccination on incidence.published predictions of the impact which different levels of vaccination should have on measles incidence are discussed in the context of observed data on vaccine uptake and measles incidence in england and wales. discrepancies are noted between prediction and observation with regard to the effect of vaccination on epidemic periodicity, epidemic size, age distribution of cases, and the disappearance of measles from communities. these errors are attributable to failures to recognize the implicat ...19836629622
excess deaths attributable to influenza in england and wales: age at death and certified cause.the multiple regression statistical method has already been used to estimate excess deaths attributable to influenza in england and wales by winter period. now we report further studies of deaths by age group and certified cause of death. during the ten winters since the influenza a/hong kong (h3n2) virus first arrived (1968/69 to 1977/78) there have been about 120,000 excess deaths. of these about 82% were estimated to be in those aged 65+ years, 17% in the 40-64 year age group and 1% in younge ...19836629624
indirect haemagglutination test for the detection and assay of antibody to bovine respiratory syncytial virus.an indirect haemagglutination (iha) test was used for the rapid assay of antibody to bovine respiratory syncytial virus. antigens for the sensitisation of formalised tanned erythrocytes were prepared by treatment of virus infected cells with non-ionic detergent. a close serological relationship was shown by the iha test between the strain of bovine respiratory syncytial virus used and the a2 strain of human respiratory syncytial virus. the iha test was sensitive and reproducible. a linear correl ...19836636489
use of amantadine in influenza: a second report.clinical influenza attacked 304 out of 576 boys at a west country boarding school. influenza a/eng/333/80 (h(1)n(1)), a drift from a/ussr/92/77, was isolated from 14 out of 40 throat swabs. pre-epidemic sera from 64 new boys showed that 54 already had antibodies to h(1)n(1) and 40 of them had antibodies to this novel variant. nevertheless, when their serum was re-examined post-epidemically, 36 showed a rise in antibody, indicating that infection had occurred.one hundred and twenty-six junior boy ...19836644670
a numerical taxonomic study of species of vibrio isolated from the aquatic environment and birds in kent, england.a numerical taxonomic study has been carried out to confirm the identity of strains of the family vibrionaceae isolated during an ecological study. a total of 237 strains were studied including 148 from the aquatic environment, 6 from estuarine birds, 1 from sheep faeces, and 61 control cultures. duplicates of 21 of the strains were randomly selected and included to estimate test and operator error. taxonomic resemblance was estimated on the basis of 148 characters using euclidean distance. the ...19836654766
investigation of a waterborne outbreak of campylobacter jejuni enteritis with a serotyping scheme based on thermostable antigens.serotyping of 11 human and 2 water isolates of campylobacter jejuni associated with a waterborne outbreak revealed two serotypes among the human isolates. one of these (serotype 58) was a new serotype and was added to the serotyping scheme. serotypes were defined by using extracted thermostable antigens and passive hemagglutination titrations of both unabsorbed and cross-absorbed antisera. two water isolates of the same serotype as six human isolates provided evidence to link a contaminated wate ...19836655043
the herring gull larus argentatus as a carrier of salmonella.the proportion of salmonella carriers among town-nesting herring gulls increased significantly from 2.1% in 1975-6 to 8.4% in 1979. the range of serotypes carried by herring gulls was similar to that causing infection in man, and it is likely that the gulls ingest these serotypes when feeding at untreated sewage outfalls on the coast. this is supported by the proportion of salmonella carriers being higher among first-year birds (9.7%) than among older birds (2.0%), as it is known that higher pro ...19836663058
changing patterns of human milk lipids in the course of the lactation and during the day.lipids were analyzed in 308 human milk samples, obtained during the first 5 wk of lactation from 17 mothers delivering at term. the mean triglyceride content increased mainly during the 1st postpartum wk and remained constant thereafter. in contrast, the cholesterol concentration decreased, whereas the phospholipids remained rather constant, resulting in a decrease of both the phospholipid/triglyceride and the cholesterol/triglyceride ratio. circadian variations of the parameters analyzed were n ...19836682283
determinants of variations in breast milk protective factor concentrations of rural gambian mothers.the concentrations of 7 immunoproteins (iga, igg, igm, the complement components c3 and c4, lactoferrin, and lysozyme) in the breast milk of 152 rural west african women were measured as part of a semilongitudinal study to assess their importance in infant health. each mother maintained a characteristic level of production of immunoproteins relative to other mothers, and the concentration of each immunoprotein within each woman was correlated positively with the others. parity was the major dete ...19836683486
threat of nuclear war.a brief report is provided on recent actions by groups of physicians concerned with the danger of nuclear war. activities described include motions presented at a july meeting of the british medical association, a july conference in london organized by the medical campaign against nuclear weapons, the world assembly for peace and life meeting held in prague in june, and an address to london pediatricians in june by a representative of physicians for social responsibility.198311644261
consent in clinical trials: will verbal assent suffice?at the suggestion of its research ethics committee, one of britain's leading teaching hospitals is proposing to let cancer patients give oral consent to participation in clinical trials. the patients would be given a "sensitive" verbal explanation of the trial and a written copy of the oral explanation. the regional health authority is balking at the proposal, however, recommending instead that patients give written consent following a verbal description of the proposed trial.198311649445
the arms race.a conference entitled "the arms race: etiology, prognosis, treatment" was held in london on 23 jan l982 under the joint sponsorship of the medical association for prevention of war and the medical campaign against nuclear weapons. brief summaries of the presentations of several participants are provided.198211644222
preparing for the new hospital in maidstone: the human side of commissioning activities. 198210255965
physician crimes and criminals. the historical and forensic aspects.the physician, like any other human being, is subject to emotional problems, greed, jealousy, and instability of an individual under stress as well as mental disease which may all bring out improper behavior or criminal activity. over the last two centuries, there have been instances where physicians have committed deliberate acts of murder on wives, relatives, patients, and others. their motivation has ranged from ridding themselves of a nagging wife or for insurance and inheritance gains to in ...19826756126
inaugural william gissane lecture: man and memorial. 19826759398
the role of law in protecting the child. a critique of the english system.we have undertaken a critical appraisal of the current english system of law regulating: (1) provision of services designed to prevent children coming into care of local authorities, which are the authorised agencies for dealing with children who are abused or neglected. (2) ways of receiving children into care and also ways of terminating care orders. we question whether, and under what circumstances, care orders are really necessary. (3) periodic reviews of children in care. we are critical of ...19826892286
sir thomas browne: the man and the physician. 19826805806
'elephant man' had more than neurofibromatosis. 19826809971
the descent of man and the ascent of the darwins. 19826815058
bacteriological survey of tuberculous lymphadenitis in south-east england: 1973-80.during the eight years 1973-80 the public health laboratory service regional centre for tuberculosis bacteriology received cultures of mycobacteria from 2339 patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis. of these, 2272 were m tuberculosis (2207 human and 65 bovine strains) and 67 were other mycobacterial species, usually m avium and its intracellulare variant. disease due to the human strains of m tuberculosis occurred most often in young women of asian ethnic origin. many bovine strains isolated fro ...19826815295
more on the elephant man. 19826817639
career paths of graduates of a degree-linked nursing course.the aim of this study was to follow the career development of all 103 former students of the bsc (hons) degree in human biology at the university of surrey who also took the nursing option leading to qualification as srn, at st george's school of nursing, london. these individuals qualified between 1970 and 1980. a postal questionnaire was used and a 97% response was obtained. the employment of each respondent was recorded at various time intervals after qualification and categorized to facilita ...19826922879
15/17 chromosome translocation in acute promyelocytic leukemia. 19826953995
yersinia enterocolitica biotype i. diarrhoea and episodes of hla b27 related ocular and rheumatic inflammatory disease in south-east england.yersinia enterocolitica biotype i were isolated from faeces of 16% of 56 consecutive patients with diarrhoea or gastrointestinal symptoms and 2.8% of 109 healthy controls (p less than 0.01). similar yersinia biotypes were isolated from 4% of samples from 86 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 4.5% of samples from 140 ankylosing spondylitis patients examined regularly over an 8-month period. these results suggest that yersinia enterocolitica biotype i are regular but infrequent inhabitants of the h ...19826981842
harvey's 1651 perfusion of the pulmonary circulation of man. 19827030515
the economics of fertility.the statement that economics and fertility are closely interrelated is a truism. the classical economists--adam smith, thomas malthus, karl marx, john stuart mill and john maynard keynes appreciated this fact, and their reviews are recounted and their prescience is assessed. adam smith (1723-1790) was primarily concerned with the desire of humankind to better his/her material conditions. although he did not put forward a specific population policy, the tenet of his writing is pronatalist. ec ...19827035845
[understanding of man in the "notes on nursing" (florence nightingale)]. 19827037292
use of a simple, new test for virus-specific igm to investigate an outbreak of influenza b in a hospitalised aged community. 19827037809
dr. james barry: military man--or woman? 19827042061
daniel turner (1667-1740) lrcp london (1711) m.d. honorary, yale (1723) surgeon, physician and pioneer dermatologist: the man seen in the pages of his book on the skin. 19827044998
isolations of salmonellas from human, food and environmental sources in the manchester area: 1976-1980.a retrospective survey was carried out for isolations of salmonellas from humans, foods and sewer swabs from food-handling premises for the period 1976-80. the predominant serotypes isolated from humans were s. typhimurium, s. hadar, s. virchow and s. agona. salmonellas were found in less than 1% of cooked pork and poultry products and were not detected in cooked beef or lamb. the isolation rates for cooked offal and cooked open pet foods were 2.1% and 19.7% respectively. isolation rates for unc ...19827045214
metropolitan medicine and the man-midwife: the early life and letters of charles locock. 19827047934
the man behind the name: ernest william hey groves 1872-1944. 19827048104
[the terata on the world map of richard de haldingham (about 1280). an attempt at an interpretation].richard de haldingham's world map originates from the years about 1280 and is preserved in the cathedral of hereford/hereforshire (england). this map is a curious and in its type an old rare document for the early history of teratology. richard's map not only reflects the antique view of universe during the roman emperor augustus caesar, but also demonstrates plenty of mythical creatures and human monstrosities. as far as possible these terata (and imaginary monsters) are related to recent wellk ...19827049827
the moral uses of 'spare' embryos.questions are being raised about the morality of freezing spare human embryos and eggs, obtained by in vitro fertilization, for future use or experimentation. the author contends that it is difficult to maintain scientifically that a "multicellular individual," or person, exists prior to the eight-cell stage of division. therefore, provided that the safety of the procedure can be established or if the risks are acceptable under a suitable protocol for informed consent, the use of previously fr ...19827050014
the +lancet, volume ii, 1974: acrodermatitis enteropathica: a lethal inherited human zinc-deficiency disorder. by e.j. moynahan. 19827050775
influenza surveillance in england and wales using routine statistics. development of 'cusum' graphs to compare 12 previous winters and to monitor the 1980/81 winter.surveillance of influenza in england and wales is made by monitoring weekly data. principal indices are deaths, sickness-benefit claims (sbc), laboratory reports and observations from general practitioners (gps). the 12 winter 1968/9 to 1979/80 have been studied to see which indices best described size and timing of influenza epidemics. a method of plotting the data (called cusums) is suggested which makes it easier to see the effect of small epidemics. cusums for gp statistics and respiratory d ...19827057029
the dimensional stability of bite marks in apples after long-term storage in a fixative. 19827062814
a survey of human liver reserves of retinol in london. 19827066284
mortality in ulcerative colitis.the pattern of mortality has been examined in a series of 676 patients with ulcerative colitis under long-term review to identify excesses or deficits in mortality for all causes of death in relation to the general population. the mortality risk for the whole series was 1.7 times that of the general population (p less than 0.001). most of the excess mortality could be attributed to diseases of the digestive system. there was a heavy burden of mortality during the first year afer diagnosis and th ...19827075944
association of excess mortality from chronic nonspecific lung disease with epidemics of influenza. comparison of experience in the united states and in england and wales, 1968 to 1976.mortality from chronic nonspecific lung disease reported in the united states and in england and wales during the period 1968 to 1976 was studied to determine if excessive deaths from this condition were associated with epidemics of influenza. in both countries, peaks of excess mortality of this type did indeed occur during such epidemics; however, these excesses were considerably more marked in the british data where the estimated number of such deaths over the 8-yr period was 15,800 compared w ...19827081808
age-associated change in qrs axis: intrinsic or extrinsic ageing?human ageing is most usefully conceptualised as an interaction between intrinsic and extrinsic processes. comparison of age-associated trends in populations living under different environmental conditions provides a method of recognising the effects of extrinsic influences. this paper compares the age-associated trend in mean frontal plane qrs axis in the male adult population of pukapuka with the trend observed in an age-matched sample from a british population. the pukapukans show no rise in m ...19827084679
review of international conference on the human/companion animal bond held at philadelphia, usa, october 5th-7th, 1981. 19827089194
natural science and medicine: social science and medicine: some methodological controversies.the paper is in five parts. a discussion of the flaws in social science as seen from the viewpoint of medical science is followed by a consideration of what they hold in common--the shared institutions and ideal programme of science. the major differences that still remain are then characterized in two further sections; the first concentrates on the issues raised by the human species' distinctive place in evolution, while the second discusses the problems and advantages created for social scienc ...19827089600
ethnic differences in certified sickness absence.the certified sickness absence of 4482 employees in one plant of a large manufacturing company in south-east england was studied for 12 months. the absences in the principal ethnic groups, caucasian, asian, and west indian were compared. after standardisation for age and job grade in each department the asians had twice the spells per man and nearly twice the days lost per man compared with the caucasians. compared with the caucasians there was slightly more absence in west indians. various fact ...19827093156
geographical affinities among human populations from wales and from regions in north and central england on the basis of epidermal ridge markers. a discriminant function approach. 19827095804
prevalence of human coronavirus antibody in the population of southern iraq.sera from adults in southern iraq were collected during winter and screened by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the presence of antibodies to the two antigenic groups of human coronaviruses, the 229e and the oc43 groups: 91% of the sera had antibodies to at least one of the groups, whereas 4 and 5% of the sera had antibodies to only the 229e or oc43 groups, respectively. there was significant correlation between the levels of antibody to the 229e and oc43 group coronaviruses in these ser ...19827097257
human milk banking. 19827106932
the nature, amount and ethical content of clinical research in a non-teaching area. 19827134375
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