prevalence and symptomatology of depression in older people living in institutions in england and wales. | epidemiological studies have shown that depression is common in institutional settings. however, the symptomatology of depression in this group has not been compared to those living in the community. | 2007 | 17913759 |
the presence of eu priority substances mercury, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorobutadiene and pbdes in wild fish from four english rivers. | since 2007 about 200 to 300 fish per year--generally roach (rutilus rutilus) also a few bleak (alburnus alburnus) and eels (anguilla anguilla)--have been collected from a number of english river sites and stored at -80°c to build up a fish tissue archive as a resource for the monitoring of pollutants. some of the fish from the fish tissue archive from the years 2007-2011 were analyzed for substances in current and proposed european legislation regarding environmental quality standards (eqs) in b ... | 2013 | 23747559 |
end-of-life issues in acute stroke care: a qualitative study of the experiences and preferences of patients and families. | the aims of this qualitative study were to identify patients' and family members' experiences of acute stroke and their preferences for end-of-life care. twenty-eight purposely sampled patients with an acute stroke who had high (n = 13) and low (n = 15) disability were selected from 191 sequential cases admitted to two general hospitals in north-east england. in addition, 25 family members of other stroke patients were recruited. views about current stroke services and preferences for end-of-lif ... | 2010 | 19926644 |
changing perceptions. | media representations of end of life care are often bleak, say nurses at a london hospice. they believe more accurate portrayals in documentaries and dramas would reassure the public that assisted suicide is not the only way to secure a good death. | 2017 | 22013829 |
by the london post. bleak outlook-selection of medical students-lessons of doctors' industrial action. | | 1976 | 1264140 |
alcohol training in south-east england: a survey and evaluation. | in 1982, the university of kent at canterbury introduced a multi-disciplinary diploma course in alcohol counselling and consultation. the purpose of the report which follows is to assess the existing range and level of alcohol services and training in south-east england against which the course was set up, and to appraise the course itself against its aims and objectives. the first part of the study was based on a questionnaire survey of senior administrators in health and social services in lon ... | 1990 | 2085354 |