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'You think you know? ... You have no idea': Youth participation in health policy development (2007)
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This paper draws on research in the United Kingdom which set out to explore young people's understandings and experiences of health as experienced in their everyday lives and according to their own terms of reference, rather than in response to polic... Read More about 'You think you know? ... You have no idea': Youth participation in health policy development.

Men not included? A critical psychology analysis of lesbian families and male influence in child rearing (2007)
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This paper explores debates about male presence and influence in lesbian families from a critical psychology standpoint. Critical psychology encompasses a variety of radical approaches to psychological research that reject traditional psychological a... Read More about Men not included? A critical psychology analysis of lesbian families and male influence in child rearing.

Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury-A family perspective (2007)
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As part of a larger study involving burned adults and parents of burned children, family members were asked for their views regarding the impact of burn on themselves and the family (N = 50). The aim is to describe the range of psychosocial issues th... Read More about Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury-A family perspective.

Using photographs to capture women's experiences of chemotherapy: Reflecting on the method (2007)
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This article examines the value of using the photo-elicitation method for generating health-related narratives. Drawing on research in which women kept a photographic record of their experiences of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, this resea... Read More about Using photographs to capture women's experiences of chemotherapy: Reflecting on the method.

Researching resistance to neoliberal globalization: Engaged ethnography as solidarity and praxis (2007)
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In this paper we investigate the process of carrying out ethnographic studies of organized resistance to neoliberal globalization. We do so by drawing upon the critical and public social science of Bourdieu and Santos, two highly influential opponent... Read More about Researching resistance to neoliberal globalization: Engaged ethnography as solidarity and praxis.

Estimating infectious disease in UK asylum seekers and refugees: A systematic review of prevalence studies (2007)
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Background The prevalence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV and hepatitis B in the UK asylum seeker and refugee population is currently uncertain. Methods Systematic review of published and unpublished studies. Results Five studie... Read More about Estimating infectious disease in UK asylum seekers and refugees: A systematic review of prevalence studies.

Globalising liberalism or multiculturalism? The Durban agenda and the role of local human rights education in the implementation of global norms (2007)
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Ethical issues in social research involving people with dementia (2007)
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Involving people with dementia in research raises many ethical and practical issues for people with dementia, carers and family members, researchers and care professionals. Internationally, the legal, governance and ethical framework for such researc... Read More about Ethical issues in social research involving people with dementia.

Managing appearance changes resulting from cancer treatment: Resilience in adolescent females (2007)
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Typically, adolescence is marked by cognitive and physical developments impacting on self-esteem, independence and sexual awareness, often resulting in increased appearance awareness and dissatisfaction. Adolescents with cancer have the additional bu... Read More about Managing appearance changes resulting from cancer treatment: Resilience in adolescent females.

Conceptions of early leaving: A comparison of the views of teaching staff and students (2007)
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Recent synthesizing work on the student retention literature suggests two divergent discourses. The first is a discourse of assimilation which locates the problem in individual students' circumstances or abilities. This is challenged by an emerging d... Read More about Conceptions of early leaving: A comparison of the views of teaching staff and students.

Yes! But .. No...But! Untangling the impact of children and young people s participation on health and social care decision making (2007)
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Preliterate phonological awareness and early literacy skills in Turkish (2007)
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The role of preschool phonological awareness in early reading and spelling skills was investigated in the transparent orthography of Turkish. Fifty-six preschool children (mean age=5.6 years) were followed into Grade 2 (mean age=7.6 years). While pre... Read More about Preliterate phonological awareness and early literacy skills in Turkish.

Acute exercise effects on smoking withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke are not related to expectation (2007)
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Rationale: Recent research has shown that 10 min of moderate intensity exercise reduce smoking withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke in acutely abstinent smokers. The aim of the current study was to determine whether the reductions are related to p... Read More about Acute exercise effects on smoking withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke are not related to expectation.

Health impacts of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) amongst a highly exposed workforce: Survey of London casino workers (2007)
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Background. Casino workers are exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke (SHS) at work, yet remain at risk of being excluded from smoke-free legislation around the world. If the prime motivation for smoke-free legislation is the protection of worker... Read More about Health impacts of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) amongst a highly exposed workforce: Survey of London casino workers.

"Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!": Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psoriasis (2007)
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Purpose: The failure of research to capture the qualitative experiences of young people who have chronic skin conditions means that their psychosocial needs are poorly understood. Using a grounded theory approach, this study facilitated group discuss... Read More about "Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!": Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psoriasis.

Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence: A qualitative study (2007)
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Statement of purpose: Meningococcal Septicaemia (ms) is an acute, life-threatening illness characterized by rapid progression and if not treated swiftly can result in death within hours. Those who survive may require skin grafting or amputation of di... Read More about Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence: A qualitative study.

Complexities of learning together: Students' experience of face-to-face interprofessional groups (2007)
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An economic evaluation of the Kerbcraft child pedestrian training project (2007)
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Performing women: The gendered dimensions of the UK new research economy (2007)
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This article explores the development and maintenance of familiar gendered employment patterns and practices in UK universities, which are exemplars of new modes of knowledge production, commodification and marketization. After discussing in detail t... Read More about Performing women: The gendered dimensions of the UK new research economy.

Human needs: A realist perspective (2007)
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