Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialText-messaging to reduce missed appointment in a youth clinic: a randomised controlled trial.
To assess the effectiveness of text-messages in reducing the proportion of non-attendance in a youth clinic of a University Hospital. ⋯ In our primary care youth clinic, text-message reminders are not effective in reducing the proportion of missed appointments. This may in part be due to the fact that most patients are referred by a professional or by their parents and do not initiate appointments themselves.
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Oct 2013
Alcohol-related mortality in deprived UK cities: worrying trends in young women challenge recent national downward trends.
Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, has high levels of deprivation and a poor-health profile compared with other parts of Europe, which cannot be fully explained by the high levels of deprivation. The 'excess' premature mortality in Glasgow is now largely attributable to deaths from alcohol, drugs, suicide and violence. ⋯ It is imperative that this early warning sign in young women in the UK is acted on if deaths from alcohol are to reduce in the long term.