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RANK, RANKL and osteoprotegerin in bone biology and disease. (2009)
Journal Article
(2009). RANK, RANKL and osteoprotegerin in bone biology and disease. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 56 -64

Upon the discovery of RANK, RANKL and OPG in the late 1990s, their importance in the maintenance of the skeletal structure and their dramatic role in bone disease were largely unexpected. In recent years the understanding of these proteins, in partic... Read More about RANK, RANKL and osteoprotegerin in bone biology and disease..

Lay perceptions of the desired role and type of user involvement in clinical governance (2009)
Journal Article
Canvin. (2009). Lay perceptions of the desired role and type of user involvement in clinical governance. Health Expectations, 81 - 91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00530.x

Objective The aim of this paper is to explore variations in lay perceptions of user involvement in clinical governance. Context The English National Health Service has sought to build a dependable health service through enhanced effectiveness, res... Read More about Lay perceptions of the desired role and type of user involvement in clinical governance.

Investigating the impact of extraneous distractions on consultations in general practice: lessons learned (2009)
Journal Article
(2009). Investigating the impact of extraneous distractions on consultations in general practice: lessons learned. BMC medical research methodology, 8-?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-9-8

Extraneous distractions may influence the flow of general practice consultations. This study piloted a methodology to examine the impact of interrupting general practitioners (GPs) while consulting actor-patients.

Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations (2009)
Journal Article
Hay, Van Der Windt, & Dziedzic. (2009). Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 3 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-3

Musculoskeletal problems such as low back pain, neck, knee and shoulder pain are leading causes of disability and activity limitation in adults and are most frequently managed within primary care. There is a clear trend towards large, high quality tr... Read More about Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations.

Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre – creating enterprise and innovation in teaching statistics across disciplines (2009)
Journal Article
(2009). Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre – creating enterprise and innovation in teaching statistics across disciplines. MSOR Connections, 41 - 46

The Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre (PSC) encompasses all aspects of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning within the Mathematics and Statistics department. It is the only UK HEFCE-funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning that uniq... Read More about Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre – creating enterprise and innovation in teaching statistics across disciplines.

Service developments for managing people with long-term conditions using case management approaches, an example from the UK. (2009)
Journal Article
(2009). Service developments for managing people with long-term conditions using case management approaches, an example from the UK

INTRODUCTION: This research has considered current developments in the provision of services for people with long-term conditions within the NHS of England. Community Matrons are being employed and by adopting a case management approach they are aimi... Read More about Service developments for managing people with long-term conditions using case management approaches, an example from the UK..

Deploying a clinical innovation in the context of actor-patient consultations in general practice: a prelude to a formal clinical trial (2009)
Journal Article
(2009). Deploying a clinical innovation in the context of actor-patient consultations in general practice: a prelude to a formal clinical trial. BMC medical research methodology, 54 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-9-54

Innovations to be deployed during consultations with patients may influence the clinical performance of the medical practitioner. This study examined the impact on General Practitioners' (GPs) consultation performance of novel computer software, desi... Read More about Deploying a clinical innovation in the context of actor-patient consultations in general practice: a prelude to a formal clinical trial.