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Is informal caregiving independently associated with poor health? A population-based study by Legg, Lynn, Weir, Chris J, Langhorne, P, Smith, L N, Stott, D J

“…Background Providing informal care has been linked with poor health but has not previously been studied across a whole population. We aimed to study the…”
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Medical complications after stroke: a multicenter study by Langhorne, P, Stott, D J, Robertson, L, MacDonald, J, Jones, L, McAlpine, C, Dick, F, Taylor, G S, Murray, G

“…This prospective, multicenter study was performed to determine the frequency of symptomatic complications up to 30 months after stroke using prespecified…”
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Urinary tract infection after stroke by Stott, D.J., Falconer, A., Miller, H., Tilston, J.C., Langhorne, P.

“…Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a recognized complication of stroke. We aimed to determine the incidence of UTI after acute stroke, the risk…”
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Non-response to (statin) therapy: the importance of distinguishing non-responders from non-adherers in pharmacogenetic studies by Trompet, S., Postmus, I., Slagboom, P. E., Heijmans, B. T., Smit, R. A. J., Maier, A. B., Buckley, B. M., Sattar, N., Stott, D. J., Ford, I., Westendorp, R. G. J., de Craen, A. J. M., Jukema, J. W.

“…Purpose In pharmacogenetic research, genetic variation in non-responders and high responders is compared with the aim to identify the genetic loci responsible…”
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The estimation of body height from ulna length in healthy adults from different ethnic groups by Madden, A. M., Tsikoura, T., Stott, D. J.

“…How to cite this article 
Madden A.M., Tsikoura T. & Stott D.J. (2012) The estimation of body height from ulna length in healthy adults from different ethnic…”
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Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers in Long-Term-Care Hospitals Reduces the Mortality of Elderly Patients by Potter, J., Stott, D. J., Roberts, M. A., Elder, A. G., O'Donnell, B., Knight, P. V., Carman, W. F.

“…Vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) is recommended as a strategy for preventing influenza in elderly patients in long-term care. However, there have been…”
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Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial on the clinical effects of levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism in people aged 80 years and over by Du Puy, R S, Postmus, I, Stott, D J, Blum, M R, Poortvliet, R K E, Den Elzen, W P J, Peeters, R P, van Munster, B C, Wolffenbuttel, B H R, Westendorp, R G J, Kearney, P M, Ford, I, Kean, S, Messow, C M, Watt, T, Jukema, J W, Dekkers, O M, Smit, J W A, Rodondi, N, Gussekloo, J, Mooijaart, S P

“…Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in older people and its contribution to health and disease needs to be elucidated further. Observational and clinical…”
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Effects of influenza vaccination of health-care workers on mortality of elderly people in long-term care: a randomised controlled trial by Carman, William F, Elder, Alexander G, Wallace, Lesley A, McAulay, Karen, Walker, Andrew, Murray, Gordon D, Stott, David J

“…Vaccination of health-care workers has been claimed to prevent nosocomial influenza infection of elderly patients in long-term care. Data are, however, limited…”
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The kidney, subclinical thyroid disease and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients by Zijlstra, L E, van Velzen, D M, Simsek, S, Mooijaart, S P, van Buren, M, Stott, D J, Ford, I, Jukema, J W, Trompet, S

“…Objective Thyroid hormones have been implicated to play a role in cardiovascular disease, along with studies linking thyroid hormone to kidney function. The…”
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Genetic variation in the interleukin-1β-converting enzyme associates with cognitive function. The PROSPER study by Trompet, S., de Craen, A. J. M., Slagboom, P., Shepherd, J., Blauw, G. J., Murphy, M. B., Bollen, E. L. E. M., Buckley, B. M., Ford, I., Gaw, A., Macfarlane, P. W., Packard, C. J., Stott, D. J., Jukema, J. W., Westendorp, R. G. J.

“…Inflammation is thought to play an important role in the development of cognitive decline and dementia in old age. The interleukin-1 signalling pathway may…”
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Monitoring patients on methotrexate: hepatic fibrosis not seen in patients with normal serum assays of aminoterminal peptide of type III procollagen by Maurice, P.D.L., Maddox, A.J., Green, C.A., Tatnall, F., Schofield, J.K., Stott, D.J.

“…Summary Background  The aminoterminal peptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) is formed during the synthesis of type III collagen and can be measured in the…”
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Dementia in subjects with atrial fibrillation: hemostatic function and the role of anticoagulation by Barber, M., Tait, R. C., Scott, J., Rumley, A., Lowe, G. D. O., Stott, D. J.

“…Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia, perhaps through encouraging a prothrombotic state and…”
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Nosocomial transmission of influenza by Stott, D. J., Kerr, G., Carman, W. F.

“…Influenza is a common nosocomial infection. Serious outbreaks occur typically in elderly long‐term patients, but have also been reported in renal, transplant…”
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Testing cognitive function in elderly populations: the PROSPER study by Houx, P J, Shepherd, J, Blauw, G-J, Murphy, M B, Ford, I, Bollen, E L, Buckley, B, Stott, D J, Jukema, W, Hyland, M, Gaw, A, Norrie, J, Kamper, A M, Perry, I J, MacFarlane, P W, Meinders, A Edo, Sweeney, B J, Packard, C J, Twomey, C, Cobbe, S M, Westendorp, R G

“…Objectives: For large scale follow up studies with non-demented patients in which cognition is an endpoint, there is a need for short, inexpensive, sensitive,…”
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Electrical stimulation of wrist extensors in poststroke hemiplegia by POWELL, J, PANDYAN, A. D, GRANAT, M, CAMERON, M, STOTT, D. J

“…It has been suggested that cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation (ES) may enhance motor recovery after stroke. We have investigated the effects of ES of…”
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Properties of Proxy-Derived Modified Rankin Scale Assessment by McArthur, Kate, Beagan, Michael L. C., Degnan, Andrew, Howarth, Rosanne C., Mitchell, Kirsten A., McQuaige, Fiona B., Shannon, Mary Ann C., Stott, DJ, Quinn, Terence J.

“…Background Cognitive or communication issues may preclude direct modified Rankin Scale interview, necessitating interview with a suitable surrogate. The…”
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Circulating interleukin‐6 concentration and cognitive decline in old age: the PROSPER study by Mooijaart, S. P., Sattar, N., Trompet, S., Lucke, J., Stott, D. J., Ford, I., Jukema, J. W., Westendorp, R. G. J., Craen, A. J. M.

“…Background Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline. Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) has a role in cardiovascular…”
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Are elevated circulating intercellular adhesion molecule 1 levels more strongly predictive of diabetes than vascular risk? Outcome of a prospective study in the elderly by Sattar, N, Murray, H. M, Welsh, P, Blauw, G. J, Buckley, B. M, de Craen, A. J, Ford, I, Forouhi, N. G, Freeman, D. J, Jukema, J. W, Macfarlane, P. W, Murphy, M. B, Packard, C. J, Stott, D. J, Westendorp, R. G. J, Shepherd, J

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether circulating intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) 1, as a potential surrogate of…”
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Poor outcome in primary intracerebral haemorrhage: results of a matched comparison by Barber, M, Roditi, G, Stott, D J, Langhorne, P

“…Background: Primary intracerebral haemorrhage (PICH) is associated with a poorer outcome than cerebral infarction. This study aimed to determine whether this…”
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Functional assessment in older people by Quinn, T J, McArthur, K, Ellis, G, Stott, D J

“…SUMMARY POINTS In older adults functional decline is a common presentation of many disease states Causes and consequences are diverse, so functional assessment…”
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