A randomized controlled trial was carried out to test the effectiveness of a screening programme
carried out by nurses for elderly people aged 75 years and over in a general practice. A …

To investigate sexual behaviour under the influence of alcohol and the relationship between
drinking habits and unsafe sex we carried out a postal and interview survey of 2174 …

TO evaluate Body Talk, a play and workshop about HIV and Aids, surveys and a focused
group dis cussion were undertaken in schools. The results indi cated significant changes in …

We compare a probability sample postal questionnaire survey and a quota controlled
interview survey, and review the literature on these subjects. In contrast to other studies, where …

The 1990 contract for general practitioners made annual health checks for people aged 75
and over compulsory. We review the costs and effects of different approaches to the health …

To assess perceptions of risk of AIDS/HIV infection from donation to, and receipt of, blood
from the British Blood Transfusion Service, we undertook self completion surveys (n = 1874, …

Kwashiprkor Page 1 We are aware of the association of smoking with an increased difference
between phase IV and V diastolic pressure.' In our study there was an unusually high …

In evaluating a health service, individuals will give differing accounts of its performance,
according to their experiences of the service, and the evaluative perspective they adopt The …

THE evaluation of the Health Education Authority's 1989 initiative to raise students' awareness
of HIV and Aids through information packs revealed problems with the implementation of …

SIR,-In 1990, during one of the periodic analyses of the activity of the Regional Drug Information
Centre (CRIF),'we noticed an increase in the number of queries from practitioners and …