Towards 'Leaderful' Communities in the North of England. (2008)
Thorpe, R, Gold, J, Anderson, L, Burgoyne, JG, Wilkinson, D, Malby, B
Developing a rural workforce through medical education: Lessons from Down Under (2008)
Eley, D., Young, L., Baker, P.G., Wilkinson, D.
Background: Rural Clinical Schools in Australia are a government initiative to help address the rural workforce shortage at the medical school level. This article reports on the approaches and...
Scuffham, P.A., Yelland, M. J., Nikles, C. J., Pietrzak, E., Wilkinson, D.
Objective: To explore the economic viability of N-of-1 trials for improving access to selected high cost medications in Australia. Methods: Cost and effectiveness estimates were derived from two...
Carter, J., Wilkinson, D., Blacker, S., Rayson, M., Bilzon, J., Izard, R., ...
The aim of this study was to assess the capability of the 3dNX accelerometer to predict energy expenditure in two separate, free-living cohorts. Twenty-three adolescents and 14 young adults took a...
Working with Communities in Health and Human Services (2008)
Taylor, Judith Estelle, Cheers, Brian, Wilkinson, D.
Judy Taylor, David Wilkinson and Brian Cheers
Working with Communities in Health and Human Services (2008)
Taylor, Judith Estelle, Cheers, Brian, Wilkinson, D.
Judy Taylor, David Wilkinson and Brian Cheers
Consequence of A{beta} immunization on the vasculature of human Alzheimer's disease brain (2008)
Boche, D., Zotova, E., Weller, R. O., Love, S., Neal, J. W., Pickering, R. M., ...
A major feature of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) in the brain both in the form of plaques in the cerebral cortex and in blood vessel as cerebral amyloid...
Inglis, Sally Catherine, Clark, Robyn Anne, Shakib, Sepehr, Wong, Denis T., Molaee, Payman, Wilkinson, D., ...
© 2008 European Society of Cardiology
Inglis, Sally Catherine, Clark, Robyn Anne, Shakib, Sepehr, Wong, Denis T., Molaee, Payman, Wilkinson, D., ...
© 2008 European Society of Cardiology
Variability of Aß removal after Aß42 immunization in Alzheimer's disease (2007)
Boche, D., Bridges, L., Neal, J., Wilkinson, D., Holmes, C., Love, S., ...
Hunter, S., Wilkinson, D., Louarn, E., McCave, N., Rohling, E.J., Stow, D., ...
Growing interest in the dynamics and temporal variability of the deep western boundary current (DWBC) in the northern North Atlantic has led to numerous studies of the modern hydrography and...
Eley, D., Young, L., Baker, P.G., Wilkinson, D.
Background Rural Clinical Schools (RCS) in Australia are a government initiative to help address the rural workforce shortage at the medical school level. The RCS at the University of Queensland (UQ)...
Skin cancer surgery in Australia 2001-2005: the changing role of the general practitioner (2007)
Askew, DA, Wilkinson, D, Schluter, PJ, Eckert, K
Objective: To describe changing patterns of skin cancer surgery by Australian general practitioners and make comparisons with specialists. Design and setting: Analysis of Medicare Australia item...
Clark, R. A., Driscoll, A, Nottage, J., McLennan, S., Coombe, D. M., Bamford, E. J., ...
Objective: To compare the location and accessibility of current Australian chronic heart failure (CHF) management programs and general practice services with the probable distribution of the...
Medical students represent a valuable resource in facilitating telehealth for the underserved (2007)
Wootton, R., Swinfen, P., Swinfen, R., Warren, M. A., Wilkinson, D., Brooks, P.
Immunization with Aβ42 results in variable clearance of Aβ plaques in Alzheimer's disease (2006)
Bridges, LR., Boche, D., Neal, J., Love, S., Esiri, M., Wilkinson, D., ...
Effects of Aβ immunotherapy on cerebral amyloid angiopathy in Alzheimer’s disease (2006)
Boche, D., Barton, E., Neal, J., Ferrer, I., Wilkinson, D., Bayer, A., ...
Introduction: In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Aβ accumulates as plaques in the cerebral cortex and in blood vessel walls (cerebral amyloid angiopathy, CAA). Animal and human studies show that...
A population view of mental illness in South Australia: broader issues than location (2006)
Eckert, Kerena Ann, Wilkinson, D., Taylor, A. W., Stewart, S., Tucker, G. R.
A population view of mental illness in South Australia: broader issues than location (2006)
Eckert, Kerena Ann, Wilkinson, D., Taylor, A. W., Stewart, S., Tucker, G. R.
Wilkinson, D., Askew, D. A., Dixon, A.
Objective: To describe the workload profile in a network of Australian skin cancer clinics. Design and setting: Analysis of billing data for the first 6 months of 2005 in a primary-care skin cancer...
Skin cancer medicine in primary care: towards an agenda for quality health outcomes (2006)
Wilkinson, D., Bourne, P., Dixon, A., Kitchener, S.
The number of skin cancer clinics functioning within Australia's primary care environment is increasing rapidly, and significant concerns have been raised about the type and quality of work done by...
Prolonged effects of a home-based intervention in chronically ill patients (2006)
Pearson, S, Inglis, S, McLennan, S, Brennan, L, Russell, M, Wilkinson, D, ...
A population view of mental illness in South Australia: broader issues than location (2006)
Eckert, K. A., Wilkinson, D., Taylor, A. W., Stewart, S., Tucker, G. R.
Comparative academic performance of medical students in rural and urban clinical settings (2006)
Waters, B, Hughes, J, Forbes, K, Wilkinson, D
OBJECTIVE To determine whether the academic performance of medical students learning in rural settings differs from those learning in urban settings. DESIGN Comparison of results of assessment for 2...
Stewart, S, Wilkinson, D, Becker, A, Askew, D, Ntyintyane, L, McMurray, JJV, ...
Background: There is increasing evidence that many populations in the developing world are in epidemiologic transition with the subsequent emergence of more affluent disease states. The Heart of...
Dixon, AJ, Dixon, MP, Askew, DA, Wilkinson, D
OBJECTIVE The study aimed to identify wound sites/procedures where infection incidence was over 5%, such that these circumstances may warrant wound infection antibiotic prophylaxis. METHOD We...
Wilkinson, D., Askew, D. A., Dixon, A.
Objective: To describe the workload profile in a network of Australian skin cancer clinics. Design and setting: Analysis of billing data for the first 6 months of 2005 in a primary-care skin cancer...
Skin cancer medicine in primary care: towards an agenda for quality health outcomes (2006)
Wilkinson, D., Bourne, P., Dixon, A., Kitchener, S.
The number of skin cancer clinics functioning within Australia's primary care environment is increasing rapidly, and significant concerns have been raised about the type and quality of work done by...
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: an ongoing failure (2006)
In July 2005, the Australia Institute published a discussion paper on how effective the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) had been in the first five years of...
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: an ongoing failure (2006)
In July 2005, the Australia Institute published a discussion paper on how effective the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) had been in the first five years of...
This paper descibes the first proposal of a theorectical model to calculate the chord length distribution measured by FBRM instrument into its particle size distribution for general non-spherical...
This paper descibes the first proposal of a theorectical model to calculate the chord length distribution measured by FBRM instrument into its particle size distribution for general non-spherical...
General practitioners with special interests: risk of a good thing becoming bad? (2005)
Wilkinson, D, Dick, MLB, Askew, DA
There is a long tradition of some general practitioners developing areas of special interest within their mainstream generalist practice. General practice is now becoming increasingly fragmented,...
Chronic heart failure beyond city limits (2005)
Clark, R. A., McLennan, S., Eckert, K., Dawson, A., Wilkinson, D., Stewart, S.
Inglis, Sally Catherine, McLennan, S., Dawson, Anna, Birchmore, L., Horowitz, John David, Wilkinson, D., ...
© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Inglis, Sally Catherine, McLennan, S., Dawson, Anna, Birchmore, L., Horowitz, John David, Wilkinson, D., ...
© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ICRAM (the International Campaign to Revitalise Academic Medicine): agenda setting (2004)
Following die launch by the BMJ and others of the campaign to promote academic medicine, a working party of 20 medical academics from all over the world was convened : to develop a plan of action.
Laurence, COM, Burgess, T, Beilby, J, Symon, B, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To determine whether routine electronic records are an accurate source of population health data in general practice through reviewing cervical smears rates in four South Australian...
Eckert, KA, Taylor, AW, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To compare rates of self-reported use of health services between rural, remote and urban South Australians. Methods: Secondary data analysis from a population-based survey to assess health...
Academic medicine: the evidence base (2004)
Ahmed, T., Awasthi, S., Clarfield, A. M., Dandona, L., Howe, A., Ioannidis, J. P. A., ...
Myer, L., Abdool Karim, S. S., Lombard, C., Wilkinson, D.
OBJECTIVES Despite few data, the treatment of syphilis in pregnant women using a single dose of benzathine penicillin is the standard of care in many resource-poor settings. We examined the effect of...
Uncovering a hidden epidemic: A study of the current burden of heart failure in Australia (2004)
Clark, R., McLennan, S., Dawson, A., Wilkinson, D., Stewart, S.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment and survival from necrotizing soft tissue infection (2004)
Hypothesis: Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) refers to a spectrum of infective diseases characterized by necrosis of the deep soft tissues. Features of manifestation and medical management...
Wilkinson, D., Akumanyi, N., Hurtado-Guerrero, R., Dawkes, H., Knowles, P.F., Phillips, S.E.V., ...
Galactose oxidase (GO; E.C. 1.1.3.9) is a copper‐ containing enzyme that oxidizes a range of primary alcohols to aldehydes. This broad substrate specificity is reflected in a high KM for...
Wilkinson, D, Akumanyi, N., Hurtado-Guerrero, R., Dawkes, H., Knowles, P.F., Phillips, S.E.V., ...
Galactose oxidase (GO; E.C. 1.1.3.9) is a copper-containing enzyme that oxidises a range of primary alcohols to aldehydes. This broad substrate specificity is reflected in a high KM for substrates....
Wilkinson, D, Akumanyi, N., Hurtado-Guerrero, R., Dawkes, H., Knowles, P.F., Phillips, S.E.V., ...
Galactose oxidase (GO; E.C. 1.1.3.9) is a copper-containing enzyme that oxidises a range of primary alcohols to aldehydes. This broad substrate specificity is reflected in a high KM for substrates....
Rogers, G. D., Curry, M. C., Oddy, Joy Michelle, Pratt, N. L., Beilby, Justin J., Wilkinson, D.
The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Rogers, G. D., Curry, M. C., Oddy, Joy Michelle, Pratt, N. L., Beilby, Justin J., Wilkinson, D.
The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
Influence of HIV-1 coinfection on effective management of abnormal vaginal discharge (2003)
Moodley, P, Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Sturm, AW
Background: Reports on microbiologic cure rates following syndromic management (SM) of women with nonulcerative sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are limited. Goal. The goal of the study was to...
Moodley, P, Sturm, PDJ, Vanmali, T, Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Sturm, AW
Background: Reports on the effect of HIV-1 infection on healing rates of ulcers are conflicting. Goal: The goal was to determine the etiology and response to treatment of genital ulcer disease (GUD)...
Wilson, DH, Adams, RJ, Appleton, SL, Hugo, G, Wilkinson, D, Hiller, J, ...
Objectives: To assess trends in the prevalence of self-reported doctor-diagnosed asthma, associated asthma related morbidity, and the uptake of written asthma action plans in South Australia,...
Myer, L, Wilkinson, D, Lombard, C, Zuma, K, Rotchford, K, Karim, SSA
Background: Syphilis remains a significant cause of preventable perinatal death in developing countries with many women remaining untested and thus untreated. Syphilis testing in the clinic (on-site...
Factors associated with rural practice among Australian-trained general practitioners (2003)
Laven, GA, Beilby, JJ, Wilkinson, D, McElroy, HJ
Objective: To determine the factors associated with general practitioners' current practice location, with particular emphasis on rural location. Design: Observational, retrospective, case-control...
Wilkinson, D., Laven, G., Pratt, N., Beilby, J.
Objective To determine the association between rural undergraduate training, rural postgraduate training and medical school entry criteria favouring rural students, on likelihood of working in rural...
Colvin, M, Gumede, L, Grimwade, K, Maher, D, Wilkinson, D
SETTING: The rural health district of Hlabisa, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, South Africa. OBJECTIVES: To assess the acceptability and effectiveness of traditional healers as supervisors of tuberculosis (TB)...
Vaginal douching and vaginal substance use among sex workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2003)
Morar, NS, Ramjee, G, Gouws, E, Wilkinson, D
A local cultural practice that may enhance sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV transmission is vaginal douching and vaginal substance use. These activities also have potential implications...
This article recounts the background of two applications of network concepts to problems of human macrosocial systems, "civilizations" or "world systems," reports some initial...
Inagaki, N., Stern, C., McBain, J., Lopata, A., Kornman, L., Wilkinson, D.
BACKGROUND: In all IVF programmes, some patients fail to achieve an ongoing pregnancy, even after numerous embryo transfer procedures. An unfavourable environment within the uterus might be a...
OVATION: Oval variation, assessment, tracking, intensity, and online nowcasting (2002)
Newell, P. T., Sotirelis, T., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Carbary, J. F., Liou, K., Skura, J. P., ...
The location of the auroral oval and the intensity of the auroral precipitation within it are basic elements in any adequate characterization of the state of the magnetosphere. Yet despite the many...
OVATION: Oval variation, assessment, tracking, intensity, and online nowcasting (2002)
Newell, P. T., Sotirelis, T., Ruohoniemi, J. M., Carbary, J. F., Liou, K., Skura, J. P., ...
The location of the auroral oval and the intensity of the auroral precipitation within it are basic elements in any adequate characterization of the state of the magnetosphere. Yet despite the many...
Towards a standardization of biological dosimetry by cytogenetics. (2002)
VOISIN, P, BARQUINERO, F, BLAKELY, B, LINDHOLM, C, LLOYD, D, LUCCIONI, C, ...
Moodley, P, Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Moodley, J, Sturm, AW
We assessed the association between the causative agents of vaginal discharge and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among women attending a rural sexually transmitted disease clinic in South Africa;...
Richards, L, Symon, B, Burrow, D, Chartier, A, Misan, G, Wilkinson, D
Background, Rural experience for dental students can provide valuable clinical education, change attitudes to rural practice, and make a valuable contribution to clinical service provision. The aim...
Wilkinson, D., Ryan, Philip, Hiller, Janet Esther
Copyright © 2001 Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Wilkinson, D., Ryan, Philip, Hiller, Janet Esther
Copyright © 2001 Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Increasingly inequitable distribution of general practitioners in Australia, 1986-96 (2001)
Objective: To document trends in the distribution of general practitioners (GPs) in Australia between 1986 and 1996, adjusted for community need. Methods: Data on the location of GPs, population size...
Wilkinson, D, Ryan, P, Hiller, J
Background The aim of this study was to study ecological correlations between age-adjusted all-cause mortality rates in Australian statistical divisions and (1) the proportion of residents that...
Morris, CN, Wilkinson, D, Stein, Z, Cheevers, EJ
We present a descriptive analysis of a mechanism to coordinate and implement human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and care in the occupational setting. The mechanism we describe is a...
Estimating HIV incidence rates from age prevalence data in epidemic situations (2001)
Williams, B, Gouws, E, Wilkinson, D, Karim, SA
We present a method of estimating HIV incidence rates in epidemic situations from data on age-specific prevalence and changes in the overall prevalence over time. The method is applied to women...
Wilkinson, D, Gouws, E, Sach, M, Karim, SSA
User fees are used to recover costs and discourage unnecessary attendance at primary care clinics in many developing countries. In South Africa, user fees for children aged under 6 yea rs and...
Beksinska, ME, Rees, VH, McIntyre, JA, Wilkinson, D
Objectives. To assess the acceptability of the female condom to different groups of women and their partners in South Africa. Design. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting. Multicentre study...
Wilkinson, D, Ryan, P, Hiller, J
Background.The aim of this study was to study ecological correlations between age-adjusted all-cause mortality rates in Australian statistical divisions and (1) the proportion of residents that...
Objective: From Census data, to document the distribution of general practitioners in Australia and to estimate the number of general practitioners needed to achieve an equitable distribution...
Tanser, F, LeSueur, D, Solarsh, G, Wilkinson, D
OBJECTIVE To describe heterogeneity of HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Hlabisa health district, South Africa and to correlate this with proximity of homestead to roads. METHODS HIV prevalence...
Objective: To compare secular trends in method-specific suicide rates among young people in Australia and England & Wales between 1968 and 1997. Methods: Australian data were obtained from the...
Rotchford, K, Strum, AW, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To determine whether coinfection with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) increases HIV shedding in genital-tract secretions, and whether STD treatment reduces this shedding. Design:...
Wilkinson, D, Newman, W, Reid, A, Squire, SB, Sturm, AW, Gilks, CF
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary tuberculosis based on smear microscopy and objective response to trial of antibiotics. SETTING: Adult medical wards, Hlabisa Hospital,...
Wilkinson, D, Karim, SSA, Williams, B, Gouws, E
Objective: To measure prevalence and model incidence of HIV infection. Setting: 2013 consecutive pregnant women attending public sector antenatal clinics in 1997 in Hlabisa health district, South...
Associations between rural background and where South Australian general practitioners work (2000)
Wilkinson, D, Beilby, JJ, Thompson, DJ, Laven, GA, Chamberlain, NL, Laurence, COM
Objective: To determine the association between rural background on practice location of general practitioners (GPs) (rural or urban). Design: Comparison of data from two postal surveys. Subjects:...
Wilkinson, D, Hiller, J, Moss, J, Ryan, P, Worsley, T
OBJECTIVE: To describe variation in all cause and selected cause-specific mortality rates across Australia. METHODS: Mortality and population data for 1997 were obtained from the Australian Bureau of...
An unbridgeable gap? Comparing the HIV/AIDS epidemics in Australia and sub-Saharan Africa (2000)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the HIV/AIDS epidemics in Australia and sub-Saharan Africa, to outline reasons for differences, and to consider implications for the Asia and Pacific region. METHODS: Comparison...
Youth suicide trends in Australian metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, 1988-1997 (2000)
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine trends in suicide among 15-34-year-olds living in Australian metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas between 1988 and 1997. Method: Suicide and...
Rotchford, K, Lombard, C, Zuma, K, Wilkinson, D
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the impact on perinatal mortality of inadequate treatment for maternal syphilis despite adequate screening. METHOD In 12 clinics providing antenatal care in Hlabisa, South...
Harrison, A, Karim, SA, Floyd, K, Lombard, C, Lurie, M, Ntuli, N, ...
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are important co-factors in HIV transmission. We studied the impact of health worker training and STD syndrome packets (containing recommended drugs,...
Paediatric HIV infection in a rural South African district hospital (2000)
Yeung, S, Wilkinson, D, Escott, S, Gilks, CF
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, clinical spectrum, and outcome of paediatric HIV infection in 281 consecutive children admitted to hospital in rural South Africa between...
Trade unions and training practices in British workplaces (1999)
Green, F., Machin, S.J., Wilkinson, D.
The authors use British establishment-level data from the 1991 Employers' Manpower and Skills Practices Survey (EMSPS) and individual-level data from the Autumn 1993 Quarterly Labour Force Survey...
Wilkinson, D, Harrison, A, Lurie, M, Karim, SSA
Objective: To design, introduce, and evaluate STD syndrome packets containing recommended drugs for each syndrome, four condoms, a partner treatment card, and a patient information leaflet, with the...
Davies, GR, Connolly, C, Sturm, AW, McAdam, KPWJ, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of twice-weekly directly observed therapy (DOT) for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected and uninfected patients, irrespective of their previous treatment...
GIS/GPS to document increased access to community-based treatment for tuberculosis in Africa (1999)
Application of geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS) technology in the Hlabisa community-based tuberculosis treatment programme documents the increase in...
Connolly, C, Reid, A, Davies, G, Sturm, W, McAdam, KPWJ, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To determine post-treatment relapse and mortality rates among HIV-infected and uninfected patients with tuberculosis treated with a twice-weekly drug regimen under direct observation...
Davies, GR, Pillay, M, Sturm, AW, Wilkinson, D
OBJECTIVE: Although little studied in developing countries, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is considered a major threat. We report the molecular epidemiology, clinical features and outcome...
Traditional healers as tuberculosis treatment supervisors: precedent and potential (1999)
Wilkinson, D, Gcabashe, L, Lurie, M
SETTING: Hlabisa, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To determine precedent and potential for traditional healers to act as tuberculosis (TB) treatment supervisors. METHODS: Literature review to describe...
SETTING: Hlabisa health district, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To describe the integration of a vertical tuberculosis control programme into an emerging 'horizontal' district health system, within the...
Wilkinson, D, Wilkinson, NF, Connolly, C
Our objective was to determine the prevalence of HIV infection and disease-specific HIV prevalence among women admitted to the gynaecology service of a district hospital in South Africa over a...
Connolly, C, Davies, GR, Wilkinson, D
SETTING: Hlabisa Tuberculosis Programme, Hlabisa, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To determine trends in and risk factors for interruption of tuberculosis treatment. METHODS: Data were extracted from the...
Bamford, EJ, Dunne, L, Taylor, DS, Symon, BG, Hugo, GJ, Wilkinson, D
Objective: To demonstrate the potential of GIS (geographic information system) technology and ARIA (Accessibility/Remoteness Index for Australia) as tools for medical workforce and health service...
Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Stirling, S
The objectives of this study were to determine causes of admission to a district hospital neonatal nursery; to describe outcomes; and to determine risk factors for these outcomes. The study was based...
The meaning and determinants of skills shortages (1998)
Green, F., Machin, S.J., Wilkinson, D.
In this paper we use establishment-level data to examine what managers mean when they report having skills shortages. We find that the concept of a skills shortage is not always the same as a...
Trade unions and training practices in British workplaces (1996)
Green, F., Machin, Stephen, Wilkinson, D.
We use establishment-level data from the 1991 Employers Manpower and Skills Practices Survey (EMSPS) and individual-level data from the Autumn 1993 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) to investigate...
The Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background At Degree Angular Scales (1994)
Netterfield, C. B., Jarosik, N., Page, L., Wilkinson, D., Wollack, E.
We detect anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at degree angular scales and confirm a previous detection reported by Wollack et al. (1993). The root-mean-squared amplitude of the...
Cosmic Temperature Fluctuations from Two Years of COBE DMR Observations (1994)
Bennett, C., Kogut, A., Hinshaw, G., Banday, A., Wright, E., Gorski, K., ...
The first two years of COBE DMR observations of the CMB anisotropy are analyzed and compared with our previously published first year results. The results are consistent, but the addition of the...
Microstructural design of platelet reinforced ceramics (1993)
Platelet reinforcement can increase the fracture toughness of ceramics. However, the responsible mechanisms are still not clearly understood. In this paper we examine the role of residual stresses...
Microstructural design of platelet reinforced ceramics (1993)
Platelet reinforcement can increase the fracture toughness of ceramics. However, the responsible mechanisms are still not clearly understood. In this paper we examine the role of residual stresses...
Creep mechanisms in glass-containing ceramics (1991)
The creep of glass-containing ceramics is outlined, with particular reference to data for sintered silicon nitride. We conclude that there are 2 important mechanisms. These are viscous flow, and...
Creep mechanisms in glass-containing ceramics (1991)
The creep of glass-containing ceramics is outlined, with particular reference to data for sintered silicon nitride. We conclude that there are 2 important mechanisms. These are viscous flow, and...
HIGH TEMPERATURE DAMAGE ACCUMULATION IN HOT PRESSED ALUMINA (1986)
The development of grain-boundary cavitation in hot-pressed Al2O3 both during flexural creep and tress-free annealing in air has been studied. Creep damage accumulation in driven both by the applied...
HIGH TEMPERATURE DAMAGE ACCUMULATION IN HOT PRESSED ALUMINA (1986)
The development of grain-boundary cavitation in hot-pressed Al2O3 both during flexural creep and tress-free annealing in air has been studied. Creep damage accumulation in driven both by the applied...
THE NUCLEUS OF THE FUTURE (1972)
A tremendous effort has gone into the study of the atomic nucleus and we know an enormous amount about it. Our theories have met with brilliant success and our conventional programmes, both...
Coleman, R., Gill, G., Wilkinson, D.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy are placing an increasing burden on clinical services in developing countries and innovative strategies are...
Unrecognized sexually transmitted infections in rural South African women: a hidden epidemic.
Wilkinson, D., Abdool Karim, S. S., Harrison, A., Lurie, M., Colvin, M., Connolly, C., ...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of major public health concern in developing countries, not least because they facilitate transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The present...
Wilkinson, D., Gouws, E., Sach, M., Karim, S. S.
User fees are used to recover costs and discourage unnecessary attendance at primary care clinics in many developing countries. In South Africa, user fees for children aged under 6 years and pregnant...
Is it in the best interests of an intellectually disabled infant to die?
One of the most contentious ethical issues in the neonatal intensive care unit is the withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment from infants who may otherwise survive. In practice, one of the most...
Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces
F Green, Stephen Machin, D Wilkinson
We use establishment-level data from the 1991 Employers Manpower and Skills Practices Survey (EMSPS) and individual-level data from the Autumn 1993 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) to investigate...
Hprt mutants in a transplantable murine tumour arise more frequently in vivo than in vitro.
Wilkinson, D., Sandhu, J. K., Breneman, J. W., Tucker, J. D., Birnboim, H. C.
A model system was developed to allow investigation of the frequency at which clastogenic and/or mutagenic events occur in situ in a transplantable murine fibrosarcoma tumour (MC1A-C1) compared with...