Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "1117 Public Health and Health Services"
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Changes in Reoperation After Publication of Consensus Guidelines on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Published 2020The 2014 publication of the Society of Surgical Oncology-American Society for Radiation Oncology (SSO-ASTRO) Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery recommended a negative margin definition of no ink ...Article -
Digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening and diagnosis in women with dense breasts – a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Published 2018This study aimed to systematically review and to meta-analyse the accuracy of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus digital mammography (DM) in women with mammographically dense breasts in screening and diagnosis. Two ...Open AccessArticle -
Evidence on Synthesized Two-dimensional Mammography Versus Digital Mammography When Using Tomosynthesis (Three-dimensional Mammography) for Population Breast Cancer Screening.
Published 2017One limitation of using digital breast tomosynthesis (3-dimensional [3D] mammography) technology with conventional (2-dimensional [2D]) mammography for breast cancer (BC) screening is the increased radiation dose from dual ...Open AccessArticle -
The impact of the COVID_19 pandemic on the health of adults with intellectual impairment: evidence from two longitudinal UK surveys
Published 2021BACKGROUND: People with an intellectual impairment experience high levels of social and health inequalities. We investigated the impact of COVID-19 on the physical and mental health of people with intellectual impairment, ...Article -
Is there a relationship between skin erythema and fatigue in women undergoing irradiation after breast conserving surgery for early breast cancer? A prospective study
Published 2009A prospective study was conducted to determine whether any relationship exits between skin erythema, fatigue and biological factors during and after adjuvant radiotherapy for early breast cancer. Breast erythema was ...Article -
Monitoring Initial Response to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor–Based Regimens: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis From Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials.
Published 2010Most clinicians monitor blood pressure to estimate a patient’s response to blood pressure–lowering therapy. However, the apparent change may not actually reflect the effect of the treatment, because a person’s blood pressure ...Open AccessArticle -
Summary: Anatomy of the liver, pancreas and spleen
Published 2020-06-29The document is a visual summary of the anatomy of the liver, pancreas and spleen. The summary was designed for third year university or medical students.Open AccessOther -
The value of routine BMD monitoring after starting bisphosphonate treatment
Published 2010Response/editorial with respect to a paper authors submitted to the British Medical Journal on the value of monitoring bone density after starting bisphosphonates. The article has been the topic of a highly critical ...Article, Letter