This study focused on the effects of different intervals between sessions of a hypercholesterolemia education class on post-intervention outcomes. The same comprehensive group-programme contents on hypercholesterolemia were delivered either monthly (for 6 months) or twice-monthly (for 3 months) by the same teaching professionals in a community setting. The twice-monthly programme included 46 pa...

Financial support from ESRC grant number L116251013, Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Analysis in a Changing Word is gratefully acknowledged. The usual disclaimer applies. Seasonal roots can help to explain the seasonal fluctuations in macroeconomic time series. In this paper we concentrate on monthly data and look at different versions of Robinson's (1994) tests for testing unit roots and ot...

Bisphosphonates are the mainstay of treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Despite numerous clinical trials documenting efficacy, tolerability, and safety of bisphosphonate therapy, long-term persistence and adherence to these agents remains low. This has serious consequences for patients with osteoporosis in that medication non-compliance is associated with significantly higher ...

Sir,?As a regular reader of your esteemed journal I want to draw your attention to a small error in your Editorial in the June 1947 issue (page 346), where under the heading 'The Twin Dominions and the Indian Medical Gazette' you state : 'The first number of this publication appeared in 1860 This journal is the oldest medical monthly of the Eastern hemisphere . . . Doubtless this is true as reg...

Increased risk of progression to sustained hypertension in patients with white coat and masked hypertension White-coat and masked hypertension are two not clearly defined entities with respect to their clinical impact. A study by Sivén SS et al. investigated the risk of progression to sustained hypertension among a total of 944 patients of the FinnHome study with either normotension (n=528) or ...

Rainfall erosivity as a dynamic factor of soil loss by water erosion is modelled intra-annually for the first time at European scale. The development of Rainfall Erosivity Database at European Scale (REDES) and its 2015 update with the extension to monthly component allowed to develop monthly and seasonal R-factor maps and assess rainfall erosivity both spatially and temporally. During winter m...