Biomedical subjects

L Collings

Publications and source records attributed to L Collings.

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PubMed1979

Distribution of endogenous cobalamin between the transcobalamins in various mammals.

1. Plasma samples from ten mammals were chromatographed on Sephadex G-200 columns and the total cobalamin content of each fraction was determined. 2. Unlike the situation in man, the bulk of the endogenous plasma cobalamin was found attached to a transcobalamin II-like protein in all ten animals. Transcobalamin 0 carried between 3 and 20% and this proportion appeared to be inversely related to the plasma total cobalamin. No endogenous cobalamin peak corresponding to transcobalamin I was detected in any species, though in the rabbit 5.3% of the plasma total cobalamin was attached to a protein of apparent molecular weight 176 000.

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How support teams can develop research activity.

This report discusses an initiative whereby a research support team has been formed in order to encourage, support and develop research awareness and activity among nurses.

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Infection control activities in six hospitals: a comparison.

Using a case study design, the aim of this research was to assess and evaluate the activities of the infection control departments in six hospitals. An additional aim was to examine the knowledge base of nursing staff in the clinical setting with regard to hospital policy and systems of infection control audit. The results from the study indicate that five hospitals used an infection control audit tool based on the same content. Nursing staff in the clinical areas that were surveyed had limited knowledge with regards to infection control policies, budgets and risk assessment. The value of education to improve standards of infection control within these hospitals was clearly demonstrated.

Hospital Administration↗