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A systematic review of the literature relating to captive great ape morbidity and mortality (2016)
Journal Article
Strong, V. J., Grindlay, D. J., Redrobe, S., Cobb, M., & White, K. (2016). A systematic review of the literature relating to captive great ape morbidity and mortality. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 47(3), https://doi.org/10.1638/2015-0240.1

Wild bonobos (Pan paniscus), chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii) are threatened with extinction. In order to help maintain a self-sustaining zoo population, clinicians requi... Read More about A systematic review of the literature relating to captive great ape morbidity and mortality.

Assessment of acute pain in cats: signs, tools and limitations (2016)
Journal Article
L White, K. (2017). Assessment of acute pain in cats: signs, tools and limitations. Companion Animal, 21(8), 458-465. https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2016.21.8.458

Recent advances in pain assessment in companion animals represent a tenacious, painstaking and time-consuming dedication to improving animal welfare. Attitudes and knowledge about pain assessment, particularly in cats, have changed dramatically in th... Read More about Assessment of acute pain in cats: signs, tools and limitations.

Pilot study of long-term anaesthesia in broiler chickens (2016)
Journal Article
O'Kane, P. M., Connerton, I. F., & White, K. L. (2016). Pilot study of long-term anaesthesia in broiler chickens. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 43(1), 72-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/vaa.12305

Objective: To provide stable anaesthesia of long duration in broiler chickens in order to perform a terminal caecal ligated loop procedure. Study design: Prospective experimental study. Animals: Seven clinically healthy broiler chickens (Gallus... Read More about Pilot study of long-term anaesthesia in broiler chickens.

We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice (2015)
Journal Article
Oxtoby, C., Ferguson, E., White, K., & Mossop, L. (2015). We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice. Veterinary Record, 177(17), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103331

Patient safety research in human medicine has identified the causes and common types of medical error and subsequently informed the development of interventions which mitigate harm, such as the WHO’s safe surgery checklist. There is no such evidence... Read More about We need to talk about error: causes and types of error in veterinary practice.

Predictors of and barriers to service use for children at risk of ADHD: longitudinal study (2014)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Mills, J., White, K., Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2015). Predictors of and barriers to service use for children at risk of ADHD: longitudinal study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 24(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-014-0606-z

Objective Many children with, or at risk of, ADHD do not receive healthcare services for their difficulties. This longitudinal study investigates barriers to and predictors of specialist health service use. Methods This is a five year follow-up... Read More about Predictors of and barriers to service use for children at risk of ADHD: longitudinal study.