A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies on maternal emergency transport in low-and middle-income countries
Background Most maternal deaths are preventable with emergency obstetric care; therefore,
ensuring access is essential. There is little focused information on emergency transport of …
ensuring access is essential. There is little focused information on emergency transport of …
Engagement of patients with psychosis in the consultation: conversation analytic studyCommentary: Understanding conversation
Objective: To investigate how doctors engage with patients with psychotic illness in routine
consultations. Design: Conversation analysis of 32 consultations between psychiatrists and …
consultations. Design: Conversation analysis of 32 consultations between psychiatrists and …
The care and maintenance of hedges
J Skelton - ELT journal, 1988 - academic.oup.com
The notion of 'hedging'dates back to Lakoff (1972), but its nature and its consequences for
English Language Teaching are not well understood. This article offers a description of the …
English Language Teaching are not well understood. This article offers a description of the …
Analysis of the structure of original research papers: an aid to writing original papers for publication.
J Skelton - British Journal of General Practice, 1994 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND. An increasing number of people involved in medicine are under pressure
to publish research, but there is little understanding of how to describe structured writing …
to publish research, but there is little understanding of how to describe structured writing …
The representation of truth in academic medical writing
J Skelton - Applied linguistics, 1997 - academic.oup.com
This study considers the way in which medical writers talk about things which they deem to
be true, possible, and untrue The study considers research papers drawn from three leading …
be true, possible, and untrue The study considers research papers drawn from three leading …
A concordance-based study of metaphoric expressions used by general practitioners and patients in consultation.
BACKGROUND: All languages use metaphoric expressions; some deliberately chosen,
some (for example,'digesting information') not usually perceived as metaphoric. Increasingly …
some (for example,'digesting information') not usually perceived as metaphoric. Increasingly …
Simulated patients in the community pharmacy setting–Using simulated patients to measure practice in the community pharmacy setting
Background: Performance measurement and quality of care in community pharmacy settings
is problematic because of the lack of formal patient registration and the resultant risk of …
is problematic because of the lack of formal patient registration and the resultant risk of …
Teaching sexual history taking to health care professionals in primary care
JR Skelton, PM Matthews - Medical education, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Although it is accepted that history taking is central to correct diagnosis, little work
has been undertaken on the development of sexual history taking, particularly in a primary …
has been undertaken on the development of sexual history taking, particularly in a primary …
Fundamentals of fabric shear
J Skelton - Textile Research Journal, 1976 - journals.sagepub.com
The resistance of a woven fabric to shear deformation is usually much smaller than the
resistance to tensile deformation, and in a mixed stress field a fabric will generally shear to …
resistance to tensile deformation, and in a mixed stress field a fabric will generally shear to …
The function of the discussion section in academic medical writing
JR Skelton, SJL Edwards - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
Methods To find out how discussion sections are currently structured, we did an informal
survey of original papers (excluding short reports) published in the BMJ from March to May …
survey of original papers (excluding short reports) published in the BMJ from March to May …