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Andy Vail

Centre for Biostatistics, University of Manchester
Verified email at manchester.ac.uk
Cited by 19017

Diagnosis of stroke-associated pneumonia: recommendations from the pneumonia in stroke consensus group

CJ Smith, AK Kishore, A Vail, A Chamorro, J Garau… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Lower respiratory tract infections frequently complicate stroke
and adversely affect outcome. There is currently no agreed terminology or gold-standard …

[HTML][HTML] Design, analysis, and presentation of crossover trials

EJ Mills, AW Chan, P Wu, A Vail, GH Guyatt, DG Altman - Trials, 2009 - Springer
Objective Although crossover trials enjoy wide use, standards for analysis and reporting have
not been established. We reviewed methodological aspects and quality of reporting in a …

Exorcising G rice's ghost: An empirical approach to studying intentional communication in animals

…, R Moore, CP Van Schaik, S Stoll, A Vail… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Language's intentional nature has been highlighted as a crucial feature distinguishing it from
other communication systems. Specifically, language is often thought to depend on highly …

Meta-analyses involving cross-over trials: methodological issues

…, F Curtin, HV Worthington, A Vail - International journal …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is usually based on trials
where patients are randomized individually into two different, parallel, treatment groups. This …

Mortality at 12 and 24 months after stroke may be associated with depressive symptoms at 1 month

A House, P Knapp, J Bamford, A Vail - Stroke, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Previous studies have reported mood symptoms after stroke to
be a risk factor for later mortality. The purpose of the study was to examine whether mood …

How practical are recommendations for dietary control in phenylketonuria?

…, A Boneh, DE Francis, GJ Shortland, M Schmidt, A Vail - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
In patients with phenylketonuria, blood phenylalanine concentration during childhood is the
major determinant of cognitive outcome. Guidelines provide age-related recommendations …

An early and sustained peripheral inflammatory response in acute ischaemic stroke: relationships with infection and atherosclerosis

…, CJ Smith, CM Gavin, RF Georgiou, A Vail… - Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Central nervous system and peripheral inflammation is important in the responses to ischaemic
stroke, and may also predispose to its development. We aimed to identify (1) the extent …

Ten year follow up of ulcerative colitis patients with and without low grade dysplasia

CH Lim, MF Dixon, A Vail, D Forman, DAF Lynch… - Gut, 2003 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims: Low grade dysplasia (LGD) is believed to predispose to colorectal
cancer (CRC), and proctocolectomy has been advocated when this is identified. Between …

The role of sunlight exposure in determining the vitamin D status of the UK white adult population

…, R Kift, MT Durkin, SJ O'brien, A Vail… - British Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Vitamin D is necessary for bone health and is potentially protective against a
range of malignancies. Opinions are divided on whether the proposed optimal circulating 25‐…

[HTML][HTML] Brain inflammation is induced by co-morbidities and risk factors for stroke

…, RF Georgiou, R Hinz, A Gerhard, A Vail… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chronic systemic inflammatory conditions, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and obesity
are associated with increased risk of stroke, which suggests that systemic inflammation may …