A 15-Year Longitudinal Study of Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Performance
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
November 1996.
Journal Article. Subjects: psychology; gerontology and ageing; geriatric medicine. 0 words.
Using a two-stage growth curve analysis, change over time in performance on tests in the Halstead-Reitan Battery and Average Impairment Rating (AIR) was assessed for 53 individuals who varied in age...
A 5-year PICU Experience of Disseminated Staphylococcal Disease, Part 1: Clinical and Microbial Profile
in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
August 2007; published online May 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: paediatrics; antitrust issues and policies. 4243 words.
Staphylococcus aureus causes an impressive spectrum of disease in tropics and subtropics. Scanty data are available regarding disseminated staphylococcal disease (DSD) in children, especially on...
A 5-year PICU Experience of Disseminated Staphylococcal Disease, Part 2: Management, Critical Care Needs and Outcome
in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
August 2007; published online May 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: paediatrics; antitrust issues and policies. 3779 words.
Staphylococcus aureus causes an impressive spectrum of disease in tropics and subtropics. Scanty data are available regarding disseminated staphylococcal disease (DSD) in children, especially on...
A 5-Year Retrospective Examination of Cognitive Screening Test Stages in Normal Older Adults and Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
September 2001; published online September 2001.
Journal Article. Subjects: psychology; gerontology and ageing; geriatric medicine. 3968 words.
One conception of aging and cognitive deterioration is that cognitive decline becomes common with age, and dementia may be regarded as one extreme of the continuum. An alternative conception...
Abandoning Informed Consent: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come
in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine
January 1998; published online January 1998.
Journal Article. Subjects: philosophy; public policy; bioethics; medical ethics. 0 words.
In a recent critique of informed consent, Robert Veatch argues that the practice is in principle unable to attain the goals for which it was developed. We argue that Veatch's focus on the...
ABC of Sepsis. Daniels R. and Nutbeam T. (eds)
in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
August 2010; published online May 2010.
Journal Article. Subjects: paediatrics; antitrust issues and policies. 291 words.
Ability Perceptions, Perceived Control, and Risk Avoidance Among Male and Female Older Drivers
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
March 2008; published online March 2008.
Journal Article. Subjects: psychology; gerontology and ageing; geriatric medicine. 6825 words.
We used responses from telephone interviews conducted with a community sample of 304 older drivers to investigate associations between perceived control over driving, driving ability...
Ability to pay and equity in access to Italian and British National Health Services
in The European Journal of Public Health
October 2010; published online February 2010.
Journal Article. Subjects: public health and epidemiology; economics of health; health, illness, and medicine. 3007 words.
Background: Equity in delivery and distribution of health care is an important determinant of health and a cornerstone in the long way to social justice. We performed a comparative analysis of the...
Abortion and the Argument from Potential: What We Owe to the Ones Who Might Exist
in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine
February 2012; published online January 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: philosophy; public policy; bioethics; medical ethics. 5226 words.
I challenge the idea that the argument from potential (AFP) represents a valid moral objection to abortion. I consider the form of AFP that was defended by Hare, which holds that abortion is against...
Abortion Without Free and Informed Consent? An Austrian Case of First Impression
in The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine
January 2001; published online January 2001.
Journal Article. Subjects: philosophy; public policy; bioethics; medical ethics. 0 words.
Notwithstanding the question of whether abortion is generally or exceptionally a legitimate means of family planning, it is basically agreed that abortion is not justifiable without free and...