Coronary heart disease: a review of the role of psychosocial stress and social support

…, KR Muir, CJ Packham, RJ Madeley - Journal of Public …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Background The role of psychosocial factors in the aetiology of coronary heart disease continues
to be debated. Despite public perception of a major role for their effect scientific opinion …

Changing carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis among university students during the first week of term: cross sectional study

…, N Jeffrey, RCB Slack, RJ Madeley… - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
Objective: To determine the rates of, and risk factors for, meningococcal carriage and acquisition
among university students. Design: Repeated cross sectional study. Participants: 2507 …

[HTML][HTML] Delayed consultation among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study of 10 DOTS districts of Ethiopia

…, JN Newell, JD Walley, A Gessessew, RJ Madeley - BMC Public Health, 2009 - Springer
Background Delays seeking care increase transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis and
hence the burden of tuberculosis, which remains high in developing countries. This study …

Quality of tuberculosis care and its association with patient adherence to treatment in eight Ethiopian districts

…, T Tesfaye, F Lemma, RJ Madeley - Health Policy and …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Little is known about the quality of tuberculosis (TB) service delivery in public
health facilities in Ethiopia and its association with patients’ non-adherence to TB treatment. …

[PDF][PDF] Community knowledge, attitudes and practices on pulmonary tuberculosis and their choice of treatment supervisor in Tigray, northern Ethiopia

…, IG Tareke, GWM Mulugeta, MJ Richard - Ethiopian Journal of …, 2005 - Citeseer
Background: We planned to raise public awareness and decentralize directly observed
tuberculosis treatment at village level using volunteer community members in order to reduce …

[PDF][PDF] Delays and care seeking behavior among tuberculosis patients in Tigray of northern Ethiopia

…, IG Tareke, YT Kifle, WH Karen, MJ Richard - Ethiopian Journal of …, 2005 - academia.edu
Background: Delayed initiation of treatment among tuberculosis patients is a common problem
which might contribute to the high burden of tuberculosis in Ethiopia. There is paucity of …

[HTML][HTML] Cost implications of delays to tuberculosis diagnosis among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia

MM Mesfin, JN Newell, RJ Madeley, TN Mirzoev… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Background Delays seeking care worsen the burden of tuberculosis and cost of care for
patients, families and the public health system. This study investigates costs of tuberculosis …

Deliberate self-harm and antidepressant drugs: Investigation of a possible link

…, D Gardner, J Faulding, R Madeley - The British Journal of …, 2000 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIt is not clear if the frequency of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is the same in patients
taking different pharmacological classes of antidepressant drugs.AimsTo compare the …

[PDF][PDF] The quality of tuberculosis diagnosis in districts of Tigray region of northern Ethiopia

MM Mesfin, TW Tasew, MJ Richard - Ethiopian Journal of Health …, 2005 - Citeseer
Background: Low detection of smear-positive and over-diagnosis of smear-negative
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) are major problems in Ethiopia. Non-adherence to diagnostic …

A cluster randomised controlled trial of the effect of a treatment algorithm for hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes

C Bebb, D Kendrick, C Coupland, R Madeley… - British Journal of …, 2007 - bjgp.org
Background Good blood pressure (BP) control reduces the risk of complications in people
with type 2 diabetes, yet many do not achieve this. Guidelines for managing hypertension …