J M Elwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 6159442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J M Elwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | J M |
| FAMILY NAME | Elwood |
| SIGNATURE | ELWOOD J M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Default in the outpatient treatment of tuberculosis in two hospitals in Northern India
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The purpose of the study was to examine default rates in tuberculosis treatment in two hospitals in north India with different follow up arrangements. DESIGN--The study was a retrospective cohort study. SETTING--Two hospitals were involved. One was the District Tuberculosis Centre for the Kulu Valley area of Himachal Pradesh. The other was a private mission hospital serving the same area. PATIENTS--The study involved 321 patients…
Research in epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum
Medical students in Nottingham all complete an honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences course in one department including a research project. The honours programme in community health is described, with results from a survey of the 122 graduates since the medical school started. The 98 (80%) responses showed high levels of satisfaction and gain from the programme, the great majority regarding the course as valuable, enjoyable, and giving both resear…
Epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum
The epidemiology and community health teaching programme in the medical curriculum in Nottingham is described. Epidemiology is taught as a major scientific discipline in the first two years, in addition to being applied to clinical situations in the later years. All students undertake a research project in the third year, and examples of these are given
Twinning and anencephalus occurrence in relation to fetus-fetus interaction
The hypothesis proposed by Knox (1970) that an anencephalic fetus arises from a fetus-fetus interaction between two dizygous twins predicts that the twinning rate, the population incidence of anencephalus, and the female proportion of anencephalics in a population should be positively interrelated. These associations were tested using Canadian data during a long period of time and over a large geographical area. The results did not support the hy…
A test for seasonality of events with a variable population at risk
A statistical significance test to detect seasonality of epidemiological events is described. The method is similar to that of Edwards, but makes it possible to allow for an arbitrary pattern of variation in the population risk, and also for the unequal lengths of time sectors of a cycyle of seasons (e.g., months of a year). From the test it is possible to estimate the amplitude of seasonal variation and the time at which the maximum occurs in a …
Seasonal variation in anencephalus in Canada
A study of the monthly numbers of stillbirths and of deaths due to anencephalus in Canada from 1954 to 1962 showed a weak tendency to a winter excess of affected births. The seasonal trend was more marked in the Prarie provinces and in Quebec than elsewhere; the maximum rate of anencephalus occurrence was in October to December in the Prairies and in British Columbia, and in January to March in other regions
Changes in the twinning rate in Canada 1926-70
Large variations in the 'twinning rate', i.e., the ratio of twin confinements to total confinements, between different countries and between different time periods have been reported by many authors. Apart from well documented variations in twinning rate with maternal age and parity, little is known of the causes of these variations, which mainly affect dizygotic twinning. James (1972) has reported rapid falls of 20-25% in dizygotic twinning rate…
Default in the outpatient treatment of tuberculosis in two hospitals in Northern India
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The purpose of the study was to examine default rates in tuberculosis treatment in two hospitals in north India with different follow up arrangements. DESIGN--The study was a retrospective cohort study. SETTING--Two hospitals were involved. One was the District Tuberculosis Centre for the Kulu Valley area of Himachal Pradesh. The other was a private mission hospital serving the same area. PATIENTS--The study involved 321 patients…
Epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum
The epidemiology and community health teaching programme in the medical curriculum in Nottingham is described. Epidemiology is taught as a major scientific discipline in the first two years, in addition to being applied to clinical situations in the later years. All students undertake a research project in the third year, and examples of these are given
Changes in the twinning rate in Canada 1926-70
Large variations in the 'twinning rate', i.e., the ratio of twin confinements to total confinements, between different countries and between different time periods have been reported by many authors. Apart from well documented variations in twinning rate with maternal age and parity, little is known of the causes of these variations, which mainly affect dizygotic twinning. James (1972) has reported rapid falls of 20-25% in dizygotic twinning rate…
A test for seasonality of events with a variable population at risk
A statistical significance test to detect seasonality of epidemiological events is described. The method is similar to that of Edwards, but makes it possible to allow for an arbitrary pattern of variation in the population risk, and also for the unequal lengths of time sectors of a cycyle of seasons (e.g., months of a year). From the test it is possible to estimate the amplitude of seasonal variation and the time at which the maximum occurs in a …
Seasonal variation in anencephalus in Canada
A study of the monthly numbers of stillbirths and of deaths due to anencephalus in Canada from 1954 to 1962 showed a weak tendency to a winter excess of affected births. The seasonal trend was more marked in the Prarie provinces and in Quebec than elsewhere; the maximum rate of anencephalus occurrence was in October to December in the Prairies and in British Columbia, and in January to March in other regions
Twinning and anencephalus occurrence in relation to fetus-fetus interaction
The hypothesis proposed by Knox (1970) that an anencephalic fetus arises from a fetus-fetus interaction between two dizygous twins predicts that the twinning rate, the population incidence of anencephalus, and the female proportion of anencephalics in a population should be positively interrelated. These associations were tested using Canadian data during a long period of time and over a large geographical area. The results did not support the hy…
Epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum
The epidemiology and community health teaching programme in the medical curriculum in Nottingham is described. Epidemiology is taught as a major scientific discipline in the first two years, in addition to being applied to clinical situations in the later years. All students undertake a research project in the third year, and examples of these are given
Research in epidemiology and community health in the medical curriculum
Medical students in Nottingham all complete an honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences course in one department including a research project. The honours programme in community health is described, with results from a survey of the 122 graduates since the medical school started. The 98 (80%) responses showed high levels of satisfaction and gain from the programme, the great majority regarding the course as valuable, enjoyable, and giving both resear…
Default in the outpatient treatment of tuberculosis in two hospitals in Northern India
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The purpose of the study was to examine default rates in tuberculosis treatment in two hospitals in north India with different follow up arrangements. DESIGN--The study was a retrospective cohort study. SETTING--Two hospitals were involved. One was the District Tuberculosis Centre for the Kulu Valley area of Himachal Pradesh. The other was a private mission hospital serving the same area. PATIENTS--The study involved 321 patients…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Crystal twinning (2 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)