A comparative evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk factors. The Canadian Heart Health …

…, MR Joffres, DR MacLean, G Flowerdew - International journal of …, 2001 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To comparatively evaluate cut-off points of waist circumference, body mass
index and waist to hip ratio with respect to their ability to predict other individual and multiple …

Differences between perspectives of physicians and patients on anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation: observational studyCommentary: Varied preferences …

…, DR Anderson, MJ Gardner, W Putnam, GJ Flowerdew… - Bmj, 2001 - bmj.com
Objective: To determine and compare physicians' and patients' thresholds for how much
reduction in risk of stroke is necessary and how much risk of excess bleeding is acceptable with …

Factors associated with age-related macular degeneration: An Analysis of Data from the fi1r8t National health and nutrition Examination survey

J Goldberg, G Flowerdew, E Smith… - American journal of …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Data from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected between 1971
and 1972 were used to determine what factors are associated with the prevalence of age-…

A simplified protocol for pessary management

V Wu, SA Farrell, TF Baskett, G Flowerdew - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To evaluate a simplified protocol for pessary management. Methods: Women with
symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse who opted for pessaries were enrolled in a prospective …

Serum albumin in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis--predictors and correlations with outcomes.

PG Blake, G Flowerdew, RM Blake… - Journal of the …, 1993 - journals.lww.com
Serum albumin (SA) is a powerful predictor of patient morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis,
but data are limited for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). SA was …

Urinary tract injury at benign gynecologic surgery and the role of cystoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, D Gilmour, G Flowerdew - Obstetrics & …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To calculate the rates of urinary tract injury detected during and after benign
gynecologic surgery. To explore the role of routine intraoperative cystoscopy and determine if it …

A simple model for predicting postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery

BW Fisher, G Flowerdew - Journal of the American Geriatrics …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, and severity of postoperative delirium (POD) in older
patients undergoing elective orthopedic procedures and to identify potential preoperative …

Effects of smoking and treatment status on periodontal bacteria: evidence that smoking influences control of periodontal bacteria at the mucosal surface of the gingival …

…, MH McLeod, G Flowerdew - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background: We examined whether smoking status could influence growth of potentially
pathogenic bacteria in the periodontal environment of treated and untreated periodontal patients…

Multimodality therapy for malignant mesothelioma based on a study of natural history

…, RH Blum, JS Greenberger, G Flowerdew… - The American journal of …, 1980 - Elsevier
Forty patients with malignant mesothelioma were studied to assess the efficacy of current
treatment concepts and to examine clinical features at diagnosis which correlate with prognosis…

Relative importance of maternal constitutional factors and glucose intolerance of pregnancy in the development of newborn macrosomia

…, A Verma, BF Mitchell, G Flowerdew - The Journal of Maternal …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this case‐control study was to determine the relative importance of various
predictors of newborn macrosomia, with particular reference to maternal constitutional factors …