Staphylococcal colonization in atopic dermatitis and the effect of topical mupirocin therapy

R LEVER, KAY Hadley, D Downey… - British Journal of …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Forty‐nine patients with atopic dermatitis entered a double blind lacebo controlled cross‐over
study of mupirocin, a new topical antistaphylococcal antibiotic. Forty‐five patients were …

Discussing stories: On how a dialogic reading intervention improves kindergartners' oral narrative construction

R Lever, M Sénéchal - Journal of experimental child psychology, 2011 - Elsevier
Oral narrative skills are assumed to develop through parent–child interactive routines. One
such routine is shared reading. A causal link between shared reading and narrative …

Relations among the frequency of shared reading and 4-year-old children's vocabulary, morphological and syntax comprehension, and narrative skills

M Sénéchal, S Pagan, R Lever… - Early Education and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Books can be a rich source of learning for children and adults alike. In the present study, the
contribution of shared reading and parent literacy to a variety of child outcomes was tested. …

Randomised controlled trial of advice on an egg exclusion diet in young children with atopic eczema and sensitivity to eggs

R Lever, C MacDonald, P Waugh… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The role of exclusion diets in the management of atopic eczema in young children
is uncertain. This randomised controlled trial evaluates the effect of excluding egg from …

The role of invented spelling on learning to read in low-phoneme awareness kindergartners: A randomized-control-trial study

M Sénéchal, G Ouellette, S Pagan, R Lever - Reading and writing, 2012 - Springer
The goal of the present intervention research was to test whether guided invented spelling
would facilitate entry into reading for at-risk kindergarten children. The 56 participating …

Retaining participants in community-based health research: a case example on standardized planning and reporting

NLA Catherine, R Lever, L Marcellus, C Tallon… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective strategies for participant retention are critical in health research to
ensure validity, generalizability and efficient use of resources. Yet standardized guidelines for …

Examination of clinical examiners

GM Wilson, R Lever, RMG Harden, JIS Robertson… - The Lancet, 1969 - Elsevier
The poor correlation between the marks awarded in the clinical tests in medicine and surgery,
and between the medical clinical test and the written objective paper, suggested the need …

The British Columbia Healthy Connections Project: findings on socioeconomic disadvantage in early pregnancy

NLA Catherine, R Lever, D Sheehan, Y Zheng… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Maternal exposure to socioeconomic disadvantage increases the risk of child
injuries and subsequent child developmental and mental health problems — particularly for …

Nurse home visiting and prenatal substance use in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population in British Columbia: analysis of prenatal secondary outcomes in an …

…, Y Zheng, L McCandless, H Xie, R Lever… - … Open Access Journal, 2020 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) involves public health nurses providing
frequent home visits from early pregnancy until children reach age 2 years, focusing on first-time …

Immunophenotyping of the cutaneous infiltrate and of the mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood in patients with atopic dermatitis

R Lever, M Turbitt, A Sanderson, R MacKie - Journal of investigative …, 1987 - Elsevier
Fourteen adult patients with chronic atopic dermatitis and active skin lesions had a skin
biopsy and venous blood sample taken on the same day. Absolute numbers of circulating …