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Ann Bowling

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Mode of questionnaire administration can have serious effects on data quality

A Bowling - Journal of public health, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background One of the main primary data collection instruments in social, health and
epidemiological research is the survey questionnaire. Modes of data collection by questionnaire …

Being alone in later life: loneliness, social isolation and living alone

…, S Scambler, J Bond, A Bowling - Reviews in clinical …, 2000 - cambridge.org
IntroductionThe context for the review of loneliness and social isolation in later life is that of ‘successful
aging’ and ‘quality of life’. The term ‘quality of life‘ includes a broad range of …

Bioenergetic and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases

AC Bowling, MF Beal - Life sciences, 1995 - Elsevier
Aging is a major risk factor for several common neurodegenerative diseases, including
Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and …

[BOOK][B] Measuring health

A Bowling - 2004 - books.google.com
… For example, the various scales of stress and coping ability have been omitted (some
adjustment and coping scales were reviewed in Bowling’s (2001) Measuring Disease). This …

[BOOK][B] Research methods in health: investigating health and health services

A Bowling - 2014 - books.google.com
… Studies of older people have documented the great value they place on maintaining their
independence and control over their lives, being able to carry out their daily activities, remain …

Evidence of increased oxidative damage in both sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

…, SE Browne, LA Shinobu, AC Bowling… - Journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Some cases of autosomal dominant familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) are associated
with mutations in the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), suggesting …

Oxidative damage and metabolic dysfunction in Huntington's disease: selective vulnerability of the basal ganglia

SE Browne, AC Bowling, U Macgarvey… - Annals of Neurology …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The etiology of the selective neuronal death that occurs in Huntington's disease (HD) is
unknown. Several lines of evidence implicate the involvement of energetic defects and oxidative …

What is successful ageing and who should define it?

A Bowling, P Dieppe - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Methods We discuss existing models of the constituents of successful ageing from the social,
psychological, and medical sciences. We undertook a systematic literature review, …

Quality of life from the perspectives of older people

Z Gabriel, ANN Bowling - Ageing & Society, 2004 - cambridge.org
This paper report results from a national survey of quality of life (QoL), based on 999 people
aged 65 or more years living in private households in Britain. The study produced both …

Superoxide dismutase activity, oxidative damage, and mitochondrial energy metabolism in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AC Bowling, JB Schulz, RH Brown Jr… - Journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The cause of neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is unknown. Recently, it
was found that some patients with autosomal‐dominant familial ALS (FALS) have point …