Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry: Medicine
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (Medicine) is now part of the Medical School
Recent Submissions
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Preventing unintentional injuries to children under 15 years in the outdoors: a systematic review of the effectiveness of educational programs.
(BMJ Publishing Group, 1 April 2012)Unintentional injuries to children in the outdoors have a significant impact on child mortality, development and healthcare costs. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review about the effectiveness of programs ... -
Psychological correlates of University students' academic performance: a systematic review and meta analysis
(American Psychological Association, 1 June 2012)A review of 13 years of research into antecedents of university students' grade point average (GPA) scores generated the following: a comprehensive, conceptual map of known correlates of tertiary GPA; assessment of the ... -
A novel hybrid promoter responsive to pathophysiological and pharmacological regulation
(Springer, 30 October 2011)The aim of this study was to construct a promoter containing DNA motifs for an endogenous transcription factor associated with inflammation along with motifs for pharmacological regulation factors. We demonstrate in ... -
Frequency of Th17 CD20+ cells in the peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients is higher compared to healthy subjects
(BMC, 15 December 2011)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a T cell driven autoimmune disease, therefore, the ability of B cell depleting biologics, e.g., anti-CD20 antibodies, to alleviate RA is unclear. This study examined the proportions ... -
Consistency of Financial Interest Disclosures in the Biomedical Literature: The Case of Coronary Stents
(Public Library of Science, 7 May 2008)Background Disclosure of authors' financial interests has been proposed as a strategy for protecting the integrity of the biomedical literature. We examined whether authors' financial interests were disclosed consistently ...