Published in Health Trends on February 01, 1984
Ending waiting-list mismanagement: principles and practice. CMAJ (2000) 3.18
Waiting for medical services in Canada: lots of heat, but little light. CMAJ (2000) 2.56
Waiting list statistics. II: An estimate of inflation of waiting list length. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1987) 2.06
Orthopaedic audit--review of inpatient waiting lists. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1985) 1.66
The NHS's 50 anniversary. Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the new NHS in England. BMJ (1998) 11.46
Patterns of Asian and non-Asian morbidity in hospitals. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1983) 4.59
Sick doctors. BMJ (1994) 4.10
Health and social status of elderly Asians: a community survey. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1986) 2.39
Occurrence of cancer in Asians and non-Asians. J Epidemiol Community Health (1984) 2.36
A prescribing incentive scheme for non-fundholding general practices: an observational study. BMJ (1996) 2.09
From black bag to black box: will computers improve the NHS? BMJ (1996) 2.06
The administration of an oral carbohydrate-containing fluid prior to major elective upper-gastrointestinal surgery preserves skeletal muscle mass postoperatively--a randomised clinical trial. Clin Nutr (2005) 1.88
Characteristics of elderly people misplaced in hospitals and homes. Public Health (1983) 1.68
Institutional care for the elderly: the impact and implications of the ageing population. Health Trends (1983) 1.58
Changes in nutritional status associated with unresectable pancreatic cancer. Br J Cancer (1997) 1.52
Analysing stages of care in hospital stay for fractured neck of femur. Lancet (1984) 1.52
Health education for ethnic minorities--current provision and future directions. Health Educ J (1988) 1.46
Studies on the Action of Sulfonamides on the Respiration and Growth of Bacteria : A. Factors Controlling the Inhibition by Sulfonamides of Carboxylases. II. Antagonism Between p-Aminobenzoic Acid and Sulfathiazole. J Bacteriol (1945) 1.45
Improving the quality of health care through contracting: a study of health authority practice. Qual Health Care (1996) 1.41
Travelling for earlier surgical treatment: the patient's view. Br J Gen Pract (1991) 1.40
Should we be frightened of bracken? A review of the evidence. J Epidemiol Community Health (1998) 1.39
Hospitalization in two waves of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in England. Epidemiol Infect (2010) 1.38
Surgical fires, a clear and present danger. Surgeon (2010) 1.35
Medical audit and the wider quality debate. J Public Health Med (1990) 1.31
Clinical governance: a statutory duty for quality improvement. J Epidemiol Community Health (1998) 1.26
The elderly in residential care: mortality in relation to functional capacity. J Epidemiol Community Health (1980) 1.26
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in England, 2009 to 2011: a greater burden of severe illness in the year after the pandemic than in the pandemic year. Euro Surveill (2012) 1.23
Mortality due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in England: a comparison of the first and second waves. Epidemiol Infect (2011) 1.10
The conservative treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation. Review after five years. J Bone Joint Surg Br (1987) 1.08
The use of topical thrombin to reduce wound haematoma in patients receiving low-dose heparin. Curr Med Res Opin (1981) 0.98
Survival and functional capacity: three year follow up of an elderly population in hospitals and homes. J Epidemiol Community Health (1983) 0.97
Primate hemoglobins: Some sequences and some proposals concerning the character of evolution and mutation. Biochem Genet (1971) 0.96
The prevention of post-appendicectomy sepsis by metronidazole and cefazolin: a controlled double blind trial. Aust N Z J Surg (1980) 0.95
Topical thrombin and control of wound haematoma. Lancet (1977) 0.94
Rapid fluorimetric determination of 5-fluorocytosine in serum. Clin Chim Acta (1975) 0.90
Evaluation of multi-frequency bio-impedance analysis for the assessment of extracellular and total body water in surgical patients. Clin Sci (Lond) (1994) 0.90
Subcapital vs intertrochanteric fracture of the neck of the femur: are there two distinct subpopulations? J R Coll Surg Edinb (1987) 0.90
Cost effectiveness of a single-function treatment center for cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg (1996) 0.89
Bioelectrical impedance analysis in the measurement of the body composition of surgical patients. Br J Surg (1992) 0.89
The penetration of doxycycline, oxytetracycline and minocycline into sputum. N Z Med J (1974) 0.88
Death certification in fractured neck of femur. Public Health (1989) 0.88
Automated method for determination of mercury in urine. Clin Chem (1976) 0.88
Ornithine decarboxylase activity and: [125I]iododeoxyuridine incorporation in rat prostate. Biochem J (1975) 0.88
An improved colorimetric method for the determination of plasma paracetamol. Ann Clin Biochem (1980) 0.86
Novel whole body plethysmography system for the continuous characterization of sleep and breathing in a mouse. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2011) 0.85
Is health care a commodity: how will purchasing improve the National Health Service? J Public Health Med (1994) 0.85
Leiomyoma of the duodenum presenting as a pyogenic liver abscess. Postgrad Med J (1979) 0.84
Longitudinal changes in functional capacity among surviving old people continuously resident in hospitals and homes. J Epidemiol Community Health (1984) 0.84
Clinical governance: a mission to improve. Clin Perform Qual Health Care (2000) 0.84
Obstetric anaesthesia: an approach to improving the standards of services. Int J Obstet Anesth (1997) 0.84
Teaching epidemiology and statistics to medical students-the Leicester experience. Int J Epidemiol (1980) 0.81
Silent hemoglobin alpha genes in apes: potential source of thalassemia. Science (1971) 0.81
Planning and providing services for the Asian population: a survey of District Health Authorities. J R Soc Health (1984) 0.80
The reporting of in-patient suicides: identifying the problem. Public Health (1995) 0.79
The elderly in care: problems and challenges. R Soc Health J (1980) 0.79
Cancer mortality among local authority pest control officers in England and Wales. Occup Environ Med (1996) 0.79
How likely is it that a district health authority can close its large mental hospitals? Br J Psychiatry (1985) 0.79
Peer relationships as a source of support for adolescent mothers. J Adolesc Res (1995) 0.79
Profile of local authority pest officers. J R Soc Health (1986) 0.78
International collaboration: harnessing differences to meet common needs in improving quality of care. Qual Health Care (2000) 0.78
Alcohol skin preparation causes surgical fires. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2012) 0.78
Variations in clinical decisions: a study of orthopaedic patients. Public Health (1991) 0.78
Experience with the AO method in the treatment of 142 cases of fresh fracture of the tibial shaft treated in the UK. Injury (1978) 0.78
Mechanism of impaired glucose tolerance in patients with neoplasia. Br J Cancer (1978) 0.78
Uptake of (125I) iododeoxyuridine in cultured rat and human prostate: effects of insulin and testosterone. J Endocrinol (1976) 0.77
A census of patients waiting for treatment or consultation in surgical specialties in an English health region. Community Med (1989) 0.77
Clinical undernutrition states and their influence on taste. Proc Nutr Soc (1998) 0.77
Benign giant cell tumour with metastases to bone and lung. One case studied over 20 years. J Bone Joint Surg Br (1990) 0.76
Recurrent anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation and torsion of the humerus. Injury (1993) 0.75
District cancer physicians: integration or fragmentation? Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1987) 0.75
Limb reduction defects in the northern region of England 1985-92. J Epidemiol Community Health (1995) 0.75
Outcome of criminal investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. Arch Dis Child (1996) 0.75
Evaluation of blood glucose reflectance meters. N Z Med J (1988) 0.75
Munchausen syndrome by proxy: an exploratory study of pediatric nurses' knowledge and involvement. J Pediatr Nurs (1994) 0.75
Fractured neck of femur in Leicestershire. Public Health (1979) 0.75
Bridging a training gap: Senior House Officers in community medicine in Leicestershire. Community Med (1986) 0.75
Safety and efficacy of albuterol aerosol in the relief of bronchospasm. Ann Allergy (1981) 0.75
Problems and challenges in the history of Canadian science and technology revisited: the making of a bibliography. Sci Can (1987) 0.75
Collagenosis nuchae--a new entity? Clin Exp Dermatol (1988) 0.75
Professional accountability in a changing world. Postgrad Med J (2001) 0.75
The first 500 days: renewal, reform, reflection. J Epidemiol Community Health (2001) 0.75
Outcome of admissions of elderly people to hospitals and homes: a survey and follow-up. Public Health (1984) 0.75
Nomenclature of health care organisations: the extent of public understanding. J R Soc Health (1996) 0.75
The doctor's dilemma. Br Med Bull (1995) 0.75
Assay of timolol in human plasma using gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. J Chromatogr (1992) 0.75
Interference in the Zimmerman test for steroids. Clin Chim Acta (1974) 0.75
Care of the elderly in hospitals and homes: foci of discontent. J R Soc Health (1983) 0.75
The development of public health medicine. J R Coll Physicians Lond (1998) 0.75
Resource implications of orthopaedic waiting lists: implementing the Duthie proposals. Public Health (1987) 0.75
User and non-user differences in symbol meaning of Rorschach content. J Clin Psychol (1974) 0.75
Some social consequences of technological success. Hastings Cent Rep (1974) 0.75