J. Ratcliffe

Publication List Details

Period

1996 - 2007

Number

40

Co-Authors

Space–time patterns of risk: a cross national assessment of residential burglary cictimization (2007)

Johnson, S.D., Bernasco, W., Bowers, K.J., Elffers, H., Ratcliffe, J., Rengert, G., ...

Using epidemiological techniques for testing disease contagion, it has recently been found that in the wake of a residential burglary, the risk to nearby homes is temporarily elevated. This paper...

Mapping the underworld - state-of-the-art review (2007)

Metje, N., Atkins, P.R., Brennan, M.J., Chapman, D.N., Lim, H.M., Machell, J., ...

A major UK initiative, entitled Mapping the Underworld (MTU), is seeking to address the serious social, environmental and economic consequences arising from an inability to locate accurately and...

A pilot Internet "Value of Health" Panel: recruitment, participation and compliance (2006)

Stein, K., Dyer, M., Crabb, T., Milne, R., Round, A., Ratcliffe, J., ...

Objectives To pilot using a panel of members of the public to provide preference data via the Internet Methods A stratified random sample of members of the general public was recruited and...

A pilot Internet "Value of Health" Panel: recruitment, participation and compliance (2006)

Stein, K., Dyer, M., Crabb, T., Milne, R., Round, A., Ratcliffe, J., ...

Objectives To pilot using a panel of members of the public to provide preference data via the Internet Methods A stratified random sample of members of the general public was recruited and...

A pilot Internet "Value of Health" Panel: recruitment, participation and compliance (2006)

Stein, K., Dyer, M., Crabb, T., Milne, R., Round, A., Ratcliffe, J., ...

Objectives To pilot using a panel of members of the public to provide preference data via the Internet Methods A stratified random sample of members of the general public was recruited and...

A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain: cost effectiveness analysis (2006)

Ratcliffe, J., Thomas, K.J., MacPherson, H., Brazier, J.

Objective: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of persistent non-specific low back pain. Design: Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Setting:...

Peaks in the Hartle-Hawking Wave Function from Sums over Topologies (2003)

Anderson, M., Carlip, S., Ratcliffe, J., Surya, S., Tschantz, S.

Recent developments in ``Einstein Dehn filling'' allow the construction of infinitely many Einstein manifolds that have different topologies but are geometrically close to each other. Using these...

Assessment of image quality of a standard and two dose-reducing protocols in paediatric pelvic CT (2003)

Ratcliffe, J., Swanson, C. E., Hafiz, N., Frawley, K., Coakley, K., Cloake, J.

Background: Concerns exist regarding the effect of radiation dose from paediatric pelvic CT scans and the potential later risk of radiation-induced neoplasm and teratogenic outcomes in these...

Acquired central diabetes insipidus in children: A 12 year Brisbane experience (2001)

Al-Agha, A., Thomsett, M., Ratcliffe, J., Cotterill, A. M., Batch, J. A.

Objective: To study the clinical, endocrine and radiological features and progress of children presenting with acquired diabetes insipidus (CDI). Methodology: Chart review of children presenting...

Enteral human IgG for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis: a placebo-controlled, randomised trial (2001)

Lawrence, G., Tudehope, D. I., Baumann, K., Jeffery, H., Gill, A., Cole, M., ...

Background Neonatal necrotising enterocolitis is a serious, commonly fatal disease in premature neonates. Although feeding with expressed breast milk and other good nursery practices are partly...

Measurement of radiation dose received by the hands and thyroid of staff performing gridless fluoroscopic procedures in children (1997)

Coakley, KS, Ratcliffe, J, Masel, J

The aim of this study was to confirm that the radiation doses received by attendants who manually restrain infants during fluoroscopic procedures are low. Doses to the hands and neck of three...

De novo mutations of the Patched gene in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome help to define the clinical phenotype (1997)

Wicking, C, Gillies, S, Smyth, I, Shanley, S, Fowles, L, Ratcliffe, J, ...

The demonstration that mutations in the Patched (PTCH) gene cause nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) has led to the identification of the exact molecular lesion in a percentage of...

A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain: cost effectiveness analysis

Ratcliffe, J, Thomas, K J, MacPherson, H, Brazier, J

Objective To evaluate the cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of persistent non-specific low back pain.

A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain: cost effectiveness analysis

Ratcliffe, J, Thomas, K J, MacPherson, H, Brazier, J

Objective To evaluate the cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of persistent non-specific low back pain.

Enteral human IgG for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis: a placebo-controlled, randomised trial

Lawrence, G, Tudehope, D, Baumann, K, Jeffery, H, Gill, A, Cole, M, ...

Background Neonatal necrotising enterocolitis is a serious, commonly fatal disease in premature neonates. Although feeding with expressed breast milk and other good nursery practices are partly...

Assessment of image quality of a standard and two dose-reducing protocols in paediatric pelvic CT

Ratcliffe, J, Swanson, CE, Hafiz, N, Frawley, K, Coakley, K, Cloake, J

Background: Concerns exist regarding the effect of radiation dose from paediatric pelvic CT scans and the potential later risk of radiation-induced neoplasm and teratogenic outcomes in these...

Measurement of radiation dose received by the hands and thyroid of staff performing gridless fluoroscopic procedures in children

Coakley, KS, Ratcliffe, J, Masel, J

The aim of this study was to confirm that the radiation doses received by attendants who manually restrain infants during fluoroscopic procedures are low. Doses to the hands and neck of three...

De novo mutations of the Patched gene in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome help to define the clinical phenotype

Wicking, C, Gillies, S, Smyth, I, Shanley, S, Fowles, L, Ratcliffe, J, ...

The demonstration that mutations in the Patched (PTCH) gene cause nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) has led to the identification of the exact molecular lesion in a percentage of...

Cluster analysis of symptoms and health seeking behaviour differentiates subgroups of patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome

Guthrie, E, Creed, F, Fernandes, L, Ratcliffe, J, Martin, J, ...

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a heterogeneous condition which is diagnosed according to specific bowel symptom clusters. The aim of the present study was to identify subgroups of IBS...

Morphine metabolism in neonates and infants.

Choonara, I, Lawrence, A, Michalkiewicz, A, Bowhay, A, Ratcliffe, J

The metabolism of morphine was studied in seven fullterm neonates and five infants receiving a continuous infusion of morphine. All the patients had detectable plasma concentrations of morphine...

Sperm as an indicator of reproductive risk among petroleum refinery workers.

Rosenberg, M J, Wyrobek, A J, Ratcliffe, J, Gordon, L A, Watchmaker, G, Fox, S H, ...

A questionnaire study of men in a wastewater treatment plant of a petroleum refinery showed twice the rate of fetal loss in the period during employment in the plant compared with the periods before...

Assessing patients' preferences for characteristics associated with homeopathic and conventional treatment of asthma: a conjoint analysis study

Ratcliffe, J, Van Haselen, R, Buxton, M, Hardy, K, Colehan, J, Partridge, M

Background: A study was undertaken to investigate the preferences of patients with asthma for attributes or characteristics associated with treatment for their asthma and to investigate the extent to...

Cost effectiveness of a mass media-led anti-smoking campaign in Scotland

Ratcliffe, J., Cairns, J., Platt, S.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the costs and outcomes associated with the Health Education Board for Scotland's general public anti-smoking campaign during the developmental stage and its first year of...