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Amanda Clark
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Consumption of beverages and health.
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SARS: current advice and information for would-be travellers.
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The psychological impact of living with skin disease.
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Protocol-based care: 1. How integrated care pathways work.
This paper opens a series on protocol-based care by introducing the concept, revisiting its definitions and components, and considering the factors that influence the development of protocols. Part one discusses the aims of integrated care pathways implemented by multidisciplinary teams and reflects on their benefits to patients, staff and organisations.
Pelvic organ prolapse in the Women's Health Initiative: gravity and gravidity.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of and correlates for pelvic organ prolapse. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional analysis of women who enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Replacement Therapy Clinical Trial (n = 27,342 women). Baseline questionnaires ascertained demographics and personal habits. A baseline pelvic examination assessed uterine prolapse, cystocele, and rectocele. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were used to investigate factors that were associated with pelvic organ prolapse. RESULTS: In the 16,616 women with a uterus, the rate of uterine prolapse was 14.2%; the rate of cystocele was 34.3%; and the rate of rectocele was 18.6%. For the 10,727 women who had undergone hysterectomy, the prevalence of cystocele was 32.9% and of rectocele was 18.3%. After controlling for age, body mass index, and other health/physical variables, African American women demonstrated the lowest risk for prolapse. Hispanic women had the highest risk for uterine prolapse. Parity and obesity were strongly associated with increased risk for uterine prolapse, cystocele, and rectocele. CONCLUSION: Pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition in older women. The risk for prolapse differs between ethnic groups, which suggests that the approaches to risk-factor modification and prevention may also differ. These data will help address the gynecologic needs of diverse populations.