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Marion ET McMurdo

Research Interests

The evaluation of interventions with the potential to postpone and prevent the onset of disability in later life.

Specific expertise in exercise and nutritional interventions; prevention of falls/fractures.

Recent health-related publications

Price RJG, Pennington CR, Daly F, McMurdo MET. Nutritional supplementation of very old people at hospital discharge increases muscle strength: a randomised controlled trial. Gerontology 2005; 51(3):179-185. IF 1.600, rank 15/27.

McMurdo MET, Bissett L, Price RJG, Phillips G, Crombie IK. Does ingestion of cranberry juice reduce symptomatic urinary infections in older people in hospital? A double blind, placebo controlled trial. Age Ageing 2005;34:256-261. IF 1.760, rank 14/27.

Witham M, Gray JA, Argo I, Johnston DW, Struthers AD, McMurdo MET. Does a seated exercise programme improve functional status and health status in frail older heart failure patients? A randomised controlled trial. Am J Cardiology 2005;95 (9): 1120-4. IF 3.059, rank 14/70 (Cardiology and cardiovascular).

Current grants

CSO, Biomedical and Therapeutics Committee 2005-2008
Does vitamin D supplementation improve function and quality of life in older heart failure patients? A double blind, placebo controlled trial.

CSO, Health Services Research Committee 2005-2008
Does the oral nutritional supplementation of undernourished older people after hospital discharge reduce disability? A 2-centre, double blind placebo controlled trial

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