Referrals into services for offenders with intellectual disabilities: variables predicting community or secure provision [PDF]
Background There is a need for research to promote an understanding among service developers on why people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are referred to offender services in order for them to receive appropriate assessment and treatment. Previous
Carson, Derek +9 more
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Differences between physicians in the likelihood of referral and acceptance of elderly patients for dialysis-influence of age and comorbidity [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Incidence of dialysis in elderly patients in the Netherlands is low compared to other countries. This study aims to assess the impact of patients' age and comorbidity on the likelihood of referral and acceptance of patients for dialysis and ...
De Jong, P.E. +5 more
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Sudan, Resolution 1593, and International Criminal Justice [PDF]
The UN Security Council has recently referred the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the International Criminal Court. This has been hailed as a breakthrough in international criminal justice.
Cryer, Robert
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Improving the psychological evaluation of exercise referral: psychometric properties of the Exercise Referral Quality of Life Scale [PDF]
There is a growing need to assess the psychological outcomes of exercise referral and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has called for the routine assessment of life-quality.
Bauman AE +28 more
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How accessible and acceptable are current GP referral mechanisms for IAPT for low-income patients? Lay and primary care perspectives [PDF]
Background: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) constitutes a key element of England’s national mental health strategy. Accessing IAPT usually requires patients to self-refer on the advice of their GP.
Byng, R. +5 more
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Awareness among medical fraternity regarding the role of plastic surgeon
The field of plastic surgery, while being famous for aesthetic surgery, also includes craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, burn surgery, microsurgery, reconstructive plastic surgery and paediatric plastic surgery.
Vijay Kumar +3 more
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Cross-sectional study of the provision of interventional oncology services in the UK [PDF]
Objective: To map out the current provision of interventional oncology (IO) services in the UK. Design: Cross-sectional multicentre study. Setting: All National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England and Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland health ...
Alcorn, Des J. +9 more
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This paper studies the matching of opportunities with talent when costly diagnosis confers an informational advantage to the agent undertaking it. When this agent is underqualified, adverse selection prevents efficient referrals through fixed-price contracts.
Luis Garicano, Tano Santos
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Ethnic variations in referrals to the Leicester memory and dementia assessment service, 2010 to 2017
BackgroundThe incidence of dementia in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups is increasing in the UK, with concern about underdiagnosis and late presentation.AimsBy reviewing referrals to memory clinics from Leicester City we examined whether ...
Andrew Wilson +8 more
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Background: Provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC), an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) collaborative activities, is intended to translate into the increased rates of HIV testing in TB patients.
Ranjeeta Kumari +3 more
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