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Ruth Gilbert

University College London
Verified email at ucl.ac.uk
Cited by 24627

Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

R Gilbert, CS Widom, K Browne, D Fergusson, E Webb… - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Child maltreatment remains a major public-health and social-welfare problem in high-
income countries. Every year, about 4–16% of children are physically abused and one in ten …

Effectiveness of prenatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: a meta-analysis of individual patients' data

R Thiébaut, S Leproust, G Chêne, R Gilbert - The Lancet, 2007 - hal.science
BACKGROUND: Despite three decades of prenatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis
in some European countries, uncertainty remains about the effectiveness of prenatal …

Infant sleeping position and the sudden infant death syndrome: systematic review of observational studies and historical review of recommendations from 1940 to …

R Gilbert, G Salanti, M Harden… - International journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background Before the early 1990s, parents were advised to place infants to sleep on their
front contrary to evidence from clinical research. Methods We systematically reviewed …

Mother-to-child transmission of toxoplasmosis: risk estimates for clinical counselling

D Dunn, M Wallon, F Peyron, E Petersen, C Peckham… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background Women who acquire toxoplasmosis infection during pregnancy (in most cases
detected through serological screening) require counselling about the risk of congenital …

Recognising and responding to child maltreatment

R Gilbert, A Kemp, J Thoburn, P Sidebotham… - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Professionals in child health, primary care, mental health, schools, social services, and law-
enforcement services all contribute to the recognition of and response to child maltreatment …

Interaction between bedding and sleeping position in the sudden infant death syndrome: a population based case-control study.

PJ Fleming, R Gilbert, Y Azaz, PJ Berry, PT Rudd… - British Medical …, 1990 - bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To determine the relation between sleeping position and quantity of bedding
and the risk of sudden unexpected infant death. DESIGN--A study of all infants dying …

[BOOK][B] European report on preventing child maltreatment

D Sethi, M Bellis, K Hughes, R Gilbert, F Mitis, G Galea - 2013 - apps.who.int
Child maltreatment is a leading cause of health inequality, with the socioeconomically
disadvantaged more at risk. It worsens inequity and perpetuates social injustice because of …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe

RE Gilbert, K Freeman, EG Lago… - PLoS Neglected …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a
leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking. Evidence is …

Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countries

R Gilbert, J Fluke, M O'Donnell, A Gonzalez-Izquierdo… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
We explored trends in six developed countries in three types of indicators of child
maltreatment for children younger than 11 years, since the inception of modern child …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal treatment for serious neurological sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis: an observational prospective cohort study

M Cortina-Borja, HK Tan, M Wallon, M Paul… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The effectiveness of prenatal treatment to prevent serious neurological
sequelae (SNSD) of congenital toxoplasmosis is not known. Methods and Findings …