Outputs (153)

The effect of a home-based walking program on risk factors for coronary heart disease in hypercholesterolaemic men. A randomized controlled trial (2008)
Journal Article

Background: Hypercholesterolaemia and physical inactivity significantly contribute towards risk of coronary heart disease. Increased physical activity may be an effective way to improve lipid profiles in hypercholesterolaemic individuals. The aim of... Read More about The effect of a home-based walking program on risk factors for coronary heart disease in hypercholesterolaemic men. A randomized controlled trial.

Special journal issue, ‘Competitiveness and Caribbean economies: emerging issues and future directions' (2008)
Book

This special issue of The Round Table focusing on competitiveness in Caribbean economies aims to provide the intellectual driving force from within the region to develop competitiveness policy frameworks that can strengthen the private sector, which... Read More about Special journal issue, ‘Competitiveness and Caribbean economies: emerging issues and future directions'.

The relationship between teenage 'binge' drinking, age of first alcohol consumption and intoxication (2008)
Journal Article

This paper is an investigation into the relationships between 'binge' drinking in adolescence, and ages of first drinking alcohol (beer, wine, spirits) and of first intoxication. These relationships are examined using data collected as part of the UK... Read More about The relationship between teenage 'binge' drinking, age of first alcohol consumption and intoxication.

Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach' (2008)
Journal Article

Objectives: This research aimed to look in depth at the factors affecting the ability of four Sure Start local programmes, based in a multicultural Midlands city, to engage with 'hard-to-reach'populations. Methods: A variety of research strategies an... Read More about Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach'.

Exploring the politics of women's in/visible 'large' bodies (2008)
Journal Article

Evaluation of the Primary Mental Health Specialist (Infant Mental Health) Programme in North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (UBHT) Final Report May 2008 (2008)
Report

Romanian egg sellers, 'dignity' and feminist alliances in transnational ova exchanges (2008)
Journal Article

This article presents qualitative research conducted in an Israeli ova 'extraction' clinic in Romania. Following on from a piece written by Jyotsna Gupta and published in this journal in February 2006, this article asks what kinds of feminist allianc... Read More about Romanian egg sellers, 'dignity' and feminist alliances in transnational ova exchanges.

Streets ahead on safety: Young people's participation in decision-making to address the European road injury 'epidemic' (2008)
Journal Article

This paper reports on Birmingham City Council's Streets Ahead on Safety project which aims to improve road safety and quality of life in an area of multiple deprivation where 87 000 people from largely Asian, immigrant backgrounds live. A third of re... Read More about Streets ahead on safety: Young people's participation in decision-making to address the European road injury 'epidemic'.

Older people, continence care and catheters, dilemmas and resolutions (2008)
Journal Article

Coping strategies used by older people with incontinence (2008)
Journal Article