Gross and microscopic anatomy of the human intrinsic cardiac nervous system

…, DA Murphy, BX Yuan, S MacDonald… - … Record: An Official …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Background The extent and locations of intrinsic cardiac ganglia on the human heart were
investigated to facilitate studying their function. Methods The locations and number of major …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness

…, K Boehmer, K Gallacher, K Hunt, S MacDonald… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background In this article we outline Burden of Treatment Theory, a new model of the
relationship between sick people, their social networks, and healthcare services. Health services …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering treatment burden as a key concept for stroke care: a systematic review of qualitative research

K Gallacher, D Morrison, B Jani, S Macdonald… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients with chronic disease may experience complicated management plans
requiring significant personal investment. This has been termed ‘treatment burden’ and has …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of factors influencing patient and practitioner delay in diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal cancer

S Macdonald, U Macleod, NC Campbell… - British journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
As knowledge on the causation of cancers advances and new treatments are developed, early
recognition and accurate diagnosis becomes increasingly important. This review focused …

[HTML][HTML] Patient, carer and professional perspectives on barriers and facilitators to quality care in advanced heart failure

S Browne, S Macdonald, CR May, U Macleod, FS Mair - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Those with advanced heart failure (HF) experience high levels of morbidity and
mortality, similar to common cancers. However, there remains evidence of inequity of …

[HTML][HTML] Qualitative systematic reviews of treatment burden in stroke, heart failure and diabetes-methodological challenges and solutions

K Gallacher, B Jani, D Morrison, S Macdonald… - BMC medical research …, 2013 - Springer
Background Treatment burden can be defined as the self-care practices that patients with
chronic illness must perform to respond to the requirements of their healthcare providers, as …

[PDF][PDF] Orthotopic liver transplantation using low‐dose tacrolimus and sirolimus

…, DA Malatjalian, S Colohan, S MacDonald… - Liver …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Although sirolimus (SRL) binds the immunophilin FK506‐binding protein‐12 (FKBP‐12)
with greater avidity than tacrolimus (TAC), animal studies have shown that SRL and TAC act …

The Ontario greenbelt: Shifting the scales of the sustainability fix?

S Macdonald, R Keil - The Professional Geographer, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The government of Ontario, Canada, has passed legislation to protect large parts of the
southern portions of the province from most development. An extensive plan for a Greenbelt that …

Understanding safety in the context of business operations: An exploratory study using case studies

…, BC Amick III, S Hogg-Johnson, S Macdonald - Safety science, 2013 - Elsevier
This exploratory research employs a series of cases studies and a multi-stakeholder perspective
to examine safety practices and outcomes in the wider context of business operations. …

Rethinking urban political ecology from the outside in: greenbelts and boundaries in the post-suburban city

R Keil, S Macdonald - Local environment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper engages the existing literature on Urban Political Ecology (UPE) from the perspective
of regulating urban expansion through greenbelts. The paper makes a contribution to a …