• Cystic fibrosis and the gut microbiota 

  Deane, Jennifer (University College Cork, 2017)

  The role of the gut microbiota in host health has been established in recent years and has been shown to be altered in numerous disease states, including Cystic Fibrosis (CF) cohorts. This thesis investigates the gut ...
• Surgical determinants of patient-reported outcomes following post-mastectomy reconstruction in women with breast cancer 

  Jeevan, Ranjeet; Browne, John P.; Gulliver-Clarke, Carmel; Pereira, Jerome; Caddy, Christopher M.; van der Meulen, Jan H. P.; Cromwell, David A. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-05-01)

  Background: This national prospective cohort study compared the patient-reported outcomes of breast cancer patients undergoing postmastectomy autologous reconstruction to those who had breast implants, in terms of aesthetic ...
• Job characteristics and mental health for older workers 

  McCarthy, Vera J. C.; Cronly, Jennifer; Perry, Ivan J. (Oxford University Press, 2017-06-01)

  Background: Adverse job characteristics have been linked with increased incidence of depression and anxiety in working populations. However, the association between job characteristics and mental health, in an older working ...
• Thyroid function tests in the reference range and fracture: individual participant analysis of prospective cohorts 

  Aubert, Carole E.; Floriani, Carmen; Bauer, Douglas C.; da Costa, Bruno R.; Segna, Daniel; Blum, Manuel R.; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Fink, Howard A.; Cappola, Anne R.; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Peeters, Robin P.; Åsvold, Bjørn O.; den Elzen, Wendy P. J.; Luben, Robert N.; Bremner, Alexandra P.; Gogakos, Apostolos; Eastell, Richard; Kearney, Patricia M.; Hoff, Mari; Le Blanc, Erin; Ceresini, Graziano; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Uitterlinden, André G.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Langhammer, Arnulf; Stott, David J.; Westendorp, Rudi G. J.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Williams, Graham R.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Walsh, John P.; Aujesky, Drahomir; Rodondi, Nicolas (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society, 2017-05-05)

  Context: Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased fracture risk, but it is not clear if lower thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and higher free thyroxine (FT4) in euthyroid individuals are associated with fracture risk. ...
• Heart rate variability and electroencephalography in Infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy 

  Goulding, Robert Michael David (University College Cork, 2017)

  Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains a significant cause of neurological injury in the newborn. HIE is associated with altered autonomic function. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a direct measure of autonomic ...

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