Elizabeth Townsend
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Gallos G, Townsend E, Yim P, Virag L, Zhang Y, Xu D, et al.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
. 2012 Dec;
304(3):L191-7.
PMID: 23204068
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are characterized by hyperreactive airway responses that predispose patients to episodes of acute airway constriction. Recent studies suggest a complex paradigm of GABAergic signaling...
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Singh D, Cadden P, Hunter M, Pearce Collins L, Perkins M, Pettipher R, et al.
Eur Respir J
. 2012 Apr;
41(1):46-52.
PMID: 22496329
CRTH2 (chemoattractant receptor expressed on T-helper (Th) type 2 cells) is a G-protein-coupled receptor expressed by Th2 lymphocytes and eosinophils that mediates prostaglandin (PG)D(2)-driven chemotaxis. We studied the efficacy of...
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Nilsson I, Townsend E
Scand J Occup Ther
. 2010 Feb;
17(1):57-63.
PMID: 20170412
The evolving theory of occupational justice links the concept to social justice and to concerns for a justice of difference: a justice that recognizes occupational rights to inclusive participation in...
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Cottrell J, Townsend E, Lipman J, Sculco T, Wright T
Clin Orthop Relat Res
. 2007 Dec;
464:127-31.
PMID: 18062045
The impact of design changes intended to improve wear of knee replacements can be assessed from analysis of retrieved implants. We hypothesized changes in bearing surface conformity from the Insall-Burstein...
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Townsend E, Sheffield S, Stadnyk R, Beagan B
Can J Occup Ther
. 2006 May;
73(2):98-108.
PMID: 16680913
Background: Continuing professional development is essential for professionals to remain competent, and for effective recruitment and retention. Purpose: This paper reports a qualitative study of the effects of workplace policy...
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Xue L, Gyles S, Wettey F, Gazi L, Townsend E, Hunter M, et al.
J Immunol
. 2005 Nov;
175(10):6531-6.
PMID: 16272307
PGD2, produced by mast cells, has been detected in high concentrations at sites of allergic inflammation. It can stimulate vascular and other inflammatory responses by interaction with D prostanoid receptor...
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Townsend E, Wilcock A
Can J Occup Ther
. 2004 May;
71(2):75-87.
PMID: 15152723
Background: This paper describes an ongoing, international dialogue about the relationship between occupation, justice, and client-centred practice, prompted by the question: How do occupational therapists work for justice? Methods: The...
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Allen M, Heinzmann A, Noguchi E, Abecasis G, Broxholme J, Ponting C, et al.
Nat Genet
. 2003 Oct;
35(3):258-63.
PMID: 14566338
Asthma is a common disease in children and young adults. Four separate reports have linked asthma and related phenotypes to an ill-defined interval between 2q14 and 2q32 (refs. 1-4), and...
19.
Townsend E
Can J Occup Ther
. 2003 Apr;
70(2):74-87.
PMID: 12704971
Background: This descriptive paper offers reflections on power and justice associated with occupational therapy's client-centred practice, now described as the practice of enabling occupation. Framed as a contribution to the...
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Townsend E, Langille L, Ripley D
Am J Occup Ther
. 2003 Jan;
57(1):17-28.
PMID: 12549887
For almost 20 years, occupational therapists have advocated client-centered practice. Yet client-centered practice is fraught with tensions that arise outside the practice of individual occupational therapists. This paper is guided...