Search Results - "RAAB, G. M"

Impact of a theoretically based sex education programme (SHARE) delivered by teachers on NHS registered conceptions and terminations: final results of cluster randomised trial by Henderson, M, Wight, D, Raab, G M, Abraham, C, Parkes, A, Scott, S, Hart, G

“…Objective To assess the impact of a theoretically based sex education programme (SHARE) delivered by teachers compared with conventional education in terms of…”
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When are summary ROC curves appropriate for diagnostic meta-analyses? by Chappell, F. M., Raab, G. M., Wardlaw, J. M.

“…Diagnostic tests are increasingly evaluated with systematic reviews and this has lead to the recent developments of statistical methods to analyse such data…”
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How to Select Covariates to Include in the Analysis of a Clinical Trial by Raab, Gillian M, Day, Simon, Sales, Jill

“…The comparisons of treatments in randomized clinical trials may use the analysis of covariance to adjust for patient characteristics. We present theoretical…”
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A single measurement of CD38CD8 cells in HIV+, long‐term surviving injecting drug users distinguishes those who will progress to AIDS from those who will remain stable by Froebel, K. S., Raab, G. M., D'alessandro, C., Armitage, M. P., Mackenzie, K. M., Struthers, M., Whitelaw, J. M., Yang, S.

“…This study compares the predictive power of a single measurement of CD8+CD38+, CD8+CD45RO+ or CD8+CD38+CD45RO+ subpopulations in predicting progression to AIDS…”
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Standardisation and quality assurance of lymphocyte proliferation assays for use in the assessment of immune function by Froebel, K.S., Pakker, N.G., Aiuti, F., Bofill, M., Choremi-Papadopoulou, H., Economidou, J., Rabian, C., Roos, M.T.L., Ryder, L.P., Miedema, F., Raab, G.M.

“…Lymphocyte proliferation is a widely used technique to assess immune competence. However, the technique is subject to a large degree of variation, some…”
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Designing follow-up intervals by Raab, G. M., Davies, J. A., Salter, A. B.

“…When an examination is needed to determine if an event has occurred there will be a loss of efficiency in using the resulting interval‐censored data instead of…”
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Guidelines for immunoassay data processing by Dudley, R A, Edwards, P, Ekins, R P, Finney, D J, McKenzie, I G, Raab, G M, Rodbard, D, Rodgers, R P

“…These guidelines outline the minimum requirements for a data-processing package to be used in the immunoassay laboratory. They include recommendations on…”
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Reproducibility and observer variability of transrectal ultrasound measurements of prostatic volume by Collins, G N, Raab, G M, Hehir, M, King, B, Garraway, W M

“…Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is an established investigation in benign and malignant prostatic disease though the level of reproducibility of TRUS volume…”
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The effect of human immunodeficiency virus infection and drug use on birth characteristics by Johnstone, F.D., Raab, G.M., Hamilton, B.A.

“…To explore the effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and drug use on birth weight, length, and gestational duration at delivery. Subjects had…”
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Balance in cluster randomized trials by Raab, Gillian M., Butcher, Izzy

“…This paper explores the role of balancing covariates between treatment groups in the design of cluster randomized trials. General expressions are obtained for…”
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Information on sexual behaviour when some data are missing by Raab, G. M., Donnelly, C. A.

“…When tables contain missing values, statistical models that allow the non-response probability to be a function of the intended response have been proposed by…”
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Random effects models for HIV marker data: practical approaches with currently available software by Raab, G.M., Parpia, T.

“…The analysis of marker data from HIV positive patients has been the motivation for many new developments in applied statistics. As well as reviewing these…”
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Blood-lead levels and children's behaviour--results from the Edinburgh Lead Study by Thomson, G O, Raab, G M, Hepburn, W S, Hunter, R, Fulton, M, Laxen, D P

“…The effect of blood-lead on children's behaviour was investigated in a sub-sample of 501 boys and girls aged 6-9 years from 18 primary schools within a defined…”
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Cell turnover in the "resting" human breast: influence of parity, contraceptive pill, age and laterality by Anderson, T J, Ferguson, D J, Raab, G M

“…Morphological identification of cell multiplication (mitosis) and cell deletion (apoptosis) within the lobules of the "resting" human breast is used to assess…”
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Comparison of a logistic and a mass-action curve for radioimmunoassay data by Raab, G M

“…This paper compares a logistic curve and a mass-action curve in their ability to represent radioimmunoassay standard curves. A data base from 10 different…”
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Postoperative Toxic Shock Syndrome by Graham, Donald R., O'Brien, Maureen, Hayes, James M., Raab, Michael G.

“…We conducted a retrospective review of all cases of postoperative toxic shock syndrome (PTSS) occurring in two community hospitals from 1981–1993, during which…”
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The impact of British and US guidelines for initiating combination antiretroviral therapy on estimating national treatment requirements for HIV-positive patients by Parpia, T., Raab, G. M., Goldberg, D. J., Whitelaw, J., Galloway, E., Potts, R.

“…This paper uses comprehensive national data on HIV positive patients in Scotland to carry out a needs assessment exercise for combination antiretroviral…”
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HIV infection in women: immunological markers and the influence of pregnancy by Brettle, R P, Raab, G M, Ross, A, Fielding, K L, Gore, S M, Bird, A G

“…To describe the influence of pregnancy on immunological marker paths and progression of HIV-infected women. Analysis of prospectively collected immunological…”
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Modelling human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases in Scotland: data sources, prior information and Bayesian estimation by Raab, G. M., Yang, S., Allardice, G., Goldberg, D. J., McMenamin, J.

“…The paper describes the methodology developed to carry out predictions of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Scotland. Information on…”
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Trends in incidence of and mortality from invasive cancer of the uterine cervix in Scotland (1975-1994) by Walker, J J, Brewster, D, Gould, A, Raab, G M

“…I. To identify major trends in the incidence of and mortality from invasive cancer of the cervix uteri in Scotland during the twenty year period 1975-1994; II…”
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