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Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery (2012)
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Butler, P. E., Clarke, A., Hansen, E. L., & White, P. (2012). Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 17(4), 440-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.626433

Low priority treatment guidance is used in the National Health Service to manage requests for cosmetic surgery where there is no associated functional impairment. Provision is made in this guidance to provide surgery on exceptional grounds, and this... Read More about Low priority? A cross sectional study of appearance anxiety in 500 consecutive referrals for cosmetic surgery.

Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease (2012)
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Khan, S., Gill, S. S., Mooney, L., White, P., Whone, A., Brooks, D. J., & Pavese, N. (2012). Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease. Neurology, 78(14), 1090-1095. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31824e8e96

Objective: To assess the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) and caudal zona incerta (cZi)-both separately and in combination-on motor symptoms and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with Parkinso... Read More about Combined pedunculopontine-subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease.

Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain (2012)
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Liossi, C., White, P., Croome, N., & Hatira, P. (2012). Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain. PAIN, 153(3), 674-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.004

This study sought to determine whether mothers of young people with chronic abdominal pain (CAP) compared to mothers of pain-free children show a pain recognition bias when they classify facial emotional expressions. One hundred demographically match... Read More about Pain-related bias in the classification of emotionally ambiguous facial expressions in mothers of children with chronic abdominal pain.

Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? (2012)
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Kingsly, A., Foon, R., Agur, W., White, P., & Smith, P. (2012). Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 160(2), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.002

Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcome of uterine preservation during anterior colporrhaphy, in women with apparent uterine descent, after the application of validated cervical traction under anaesthesia. Study design: This study was conducted a... Read More about Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: Does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy?.

Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test (2012)
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Kapoor, D. S., Housami, F., Swithinbank, L., White, P., & Drake, M. (2012). Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test. International Urogynecology Journal, 23(11), 1613-1618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1770-7

Introduction and hypothesis: Our goal was to identify correlates of maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) and MUCP as a diagnostic test for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: This study was a retrospective review of women with non-neurolo... Read More about Maximum urethral closure pressure in women: Normative data and evaluation as a diagnostic test.

Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note (2012)
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Shamsan, Y., White, P., & Webber, D. J. (2012). Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note. Empirical Economics Letters, 11(12),

Economists use various measures to account for the effect of poverty, welfare or health on economic growth but there is a lack of understanding of the movement of such variables over time and whether countries experiences similar trends. This paper p... Read More about Measuring poverty/health: A cautionary note.

Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence (2012)
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Webber, D. J., White, P., Minondo, A., & Allen, D. O. (2012). Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence. Empirical Economics Letters, 11(6), 611-622

Distribution free statistics are employed to investigate biennial income per capita convergence across 52 Spanish provinces over the period 1955-1997. Based upon ideas of concordance and discordance that capture convergence and divergence properties,... Read More about Convergence across Spanish provinces: Cross-section and pairwise evidence.

A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust (2011)
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Baird, K., Salmon, D., & White, P. (2011). A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust

This report presents the findings of fieldwork with women, midwives and stakeholders involved in antenatal care. The purpose of this follow up study is to inform future policy and practice and build on the evidence surrounding the impact of antenatal... Read More about A five year follow up study of the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (BPDVP) to promote routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence at North Bristol Trust.

Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease (2011)
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Khan, S., Mooney, L., Plaha, P., Javed, S., White, P., Whone, A. L., & Gill, S. S. (2011). Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 25(2), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2010.544790

Introduction. Axial symptoms including postural instability, falls and failure of gait initiation are some of the most disabling motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). We performed bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine n... Read More about Outcomes from stimulation of the caudal zona incerta and pedunculopontine nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision (2011)
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Harcourt, D., Russell, C., Hughes, J., White, P., Nduka, C., & Smith, R. (2011). Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 64(4), 494-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.008

127 women who had previously undergone surgical nipple reconstruction completed self-report questionnaires to assess body image, anxiety, depression, information preference, and satisfaction with surgical outcome, information provision, and the decis... Read More about Patient satisfaction in relation to nipple reconstruction: The importance of information provision.

Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients (2011)
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Williams, E., White, P., Walsh, E., Thompson, A., Saul, K., Newell, R., …Newman, S. (2011). Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients. Eye, 25(8), 1039-1044. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2011.116

Aims This study Aim ed to determine the psychosocial and appearance-related concerns of a sample of ophthalmic patients by measuring a range of psychological, social, and demographic factors. Methods Standardized psychological measures including anxi... Read More about Appearance concerns in ophthalmic patients.

A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference (2011)
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Walsh, E., Saul, K., James, H., Williams, E., Jenkinson, E., Byron-Daniel, J., …Rumsey, N. (2011). A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(5), 739-749. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310390246

© The Author(s) 2011. Individual and group interviews explored experiences of positive adjustment among 12 people with a range of visible differences. Thematic analysis identified four main themes: importance of appearance; personal growth; relations... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences of people who identify themselves as having adjusted positively to a visible difference.

Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger (2011)
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Schoth, D. E., Liossi, C., & White, P. (2011). Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger. European Journal of Pain, 15(1), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.05.008

This study investigated the role of anger in attentional bias for linguistic threat-related stimuli in individuals with chronic daily headache (CDH) tension type and healthy controls. Attentional bias was assessed using a visual probe task which pres... Read More about Time-course of attentional bias for threat-related cues in patients with chronic daily headache-tension type: Evidence for the role of anger.

The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study (2010)
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Kennedy, F., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., & White, P. (2010). The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study. Breast, 19(5), 382-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.024

DCIS is a non-invasive breast cancer, increasingly detected through routine breast screening. Patients are reassured that the condition is early and not life-threatening but they undergo surgery similar to that used in the treatment of invasive breas... Read More about The psychosocial impact of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): A longitudinal prospective study.

A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients? (2010)
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Butler, P. E., Psych, D., Cordeiro, C. N., Clarke, A., White, P., Sivakumar, B., & Ong, J. (2010). A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients?. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 65(3), 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181c1fe5e

This study examines the utility of the aesthetic and reconstructive categorization for making treatment decisions in patients seeking facial surgery. A total of 360 patients with aesthetic or combined functional aesthetic deficits were included. Vali... Read More about A quantitative comparison of psychological and emotional health measures in 360 plastic surgery candidates: Is there a difference between aesthetic and reconstructive patients?.

Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds (2010)
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Probert, C. S., Smith, S., White, P., Redding, J., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2010). Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(1), 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2009.2035771

Measures of similarity are used to provide evidence in support of the conjecture that the presence and absence profile of a subset of volatile organic compounds found in urine differ between healthy (non-prostate cancer) male donors and prostate canc... Read More about Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds.

Productivity and proximity (2010)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2010). Productivity and proximity. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(4), 323-330

Labour productivity is known to be higher in the presence of agglomeration economies. This paper presents an analysis of the shape of the relationship between labour productivity and the distance between the firm and the region’s central business dis... Read More about Productivity and proximity.

Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling (2010)
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White, P., Webber, D. J., & Helvin, A. (2010). Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(8), 819-826

We present a “broken stick” method to model structural changes of gradient in a regression model. The assessment of the statistical significance of the nodes in the model is assessed using bootstrap techniques. The method is illustrated using output... Read More about Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling.