Stephen H Vale
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View article: Blood folate level needed for fully effective fortification in the prevention of neural tube defects
Blood folate level needed for fully effective fortification in the prevention of neural tube defects Open
Objective Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a preventable folate deficiency disorder; increasing folic acid intake through food fortification increases serum and red blood cell folate and reduces the risk of an NTD pregnancy. There is controv…
View article: Comparing screening based on the NHS Health Check and Polypill Prevention Programmes in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes
Comparing screening based on the NHS Health Check and Polypill Prevention Programmes in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes Open
Objective To compare the NHS Health Check Programme with the Polypill Prevention Programme in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes. Design Use of published data and methodology to produce flow charts of the two programmes to…
View article: The polypill in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes: Overcoming barriers to implementation
The polypill in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes: Overcoming barriers to implementation Open
This commentary, linked to our paper in the same issue of the Journal of Medical Screening, discusses the reluctance to consider and adopt the polypill in the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes, access to the polypill as a pub…
View article: Antenatal screening for Down’s syndrome: Revised nuchal translucency upper truncation limit due to improved precision of measurement
Antenatal screening for Down’s syndrome: Revised nuchal translucency upper truncation limit due to improved precision of measurement Open
Objective To determine whether the improved precision of nuchal translucency (NT) measurement used in antenatal screening for Down’s syndrome observed over time as evidenced by a decrease in the multiple of the median (MoM) standard deviat…
View article: THU0663 Rheumatology adolescent and young adult care: real world challenges and opportunities
THU0663 Rheumatology adolescent and young adult care: real world challenges and opportunities Open