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The health economic case for infrastructure to promote active travel: A critical review (2010)
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The aim of this paper is to review the current state of the economic evaluation evidence concerning infrastructural environmental interventions for walking and cycling and their health benefits. Relevant economic evaluations are identified by applyin... Read More about The health economic case for infrastructure to promote active travel: A critical review.

An audit of rubella IgG antibody status in antenatal women in a NHS Trust over 5 years (2005–2009) (2010)
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Rubella, a vaccine-preventable infection. This study examined the antibody status of 11 987 pregnant women during 2005–2009. Results showed a non-significant decrease in those with antibody levels of

On medication through adolescence after transplantation (2010)
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Social supervision, ethics and risk: an evaluation of how ethical frameworks might be applied within the social supervision process (2010)
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Service users subject to section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 come under the scrutiny of both the mental health and the criminal justice systems. Much of the sociological literature in this area focuses on the growth of risk-related practices in... Read More about Social supervision, ethics and risk: an evaluation of how ethical frameworks might be applied within the social supervision process.

Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK (2010)
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There has been significant research into the harms associated with injecting drugs and about the use of needle exchange programmes (NEPs) by adult injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom. However, very limited research has been conducted in... Read More about Injecting practices and knowledge of the associated risk among 1619-year-old injecting drug users in Plymouth, UK.

Social supervision, ethics and risk: An evaluation of how ethical frameworks might be applied within the social supervision process (2010)
Journal Article

Service users subject to section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 come under the scrutiny of both the mental health and the criminal justice systems. Much of the sociological literature in this area focuses on the growth of risk-related practices in... Read More about Social supervision, ethics and risk: An evaluation of how ethical frameworks might be applied within the social supervision process.

Current multidisciplinary definitions and understandings of ‘paedophilia’ (2010)
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Despite the current high-profile concern over paedophiles and paedophilic activity, there is no easily accessible or widely accepted multi-disciplinary definition of paedophilia. Commentators have pointed to a general contemporary misunderstanding su... Read More about Current multidisciplinary definitions and understandings of ‘paedophilia’.

Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia' (2010)
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Despite the current high-profile concern over paedophiles and paedophilic activity, there is no easily accessible or widely accepted multi-disciplinary definition of paedophilia. Commentators have pointed to a general contemporary misunderstanding su... Read More about Multi-disciplinary definitions and understandings of 'paedophilia'.

Education for sustainable development - the role of healthy universities. Feature article (2010)
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The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs (2010)
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The negative impact of alcohol or drug misuse on the family has been well documented. However, the predominantly individualistic approach to treatment and policy has led to lack of accurate calculations of the numbers of affected family members and t... Read More about The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs.

Councils, consultations and community: Rethinking the spaces for children and young people's participation (2010)
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The participation of children and young people in decisions that affect them is now mainstream in social and public policy in the UK. Yet for many young people formal participation opportunities are abstracted from everyday lives and concerns. Childr... Read More about Councils, consultations and community: Rethinking the spaces for children and young people's participation.

Enhanced change detection performance reveals improved strategy use in avid action video game players (2010)
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Recent research has shown that avid action video game players (VGPs) outperform non-video game players (NVGPs) on a variety of attentional and perceptual tasks. However, it remains unknown exactly why and how such differences arise; while some prior... Read More about Enhanced change detection performance reveals improved strategy use in avid action video game players.

Time spent studying on a pre-registration nursing programme module: An exploratory study and implications for regulation (2010)
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European Union (EU) regulations require that university programmes are of specified duration. Additional EU regulations apply specifically to university based nurse education, enacted in the UK by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). However, lit... Read More about Time spent studying on a pre-registration nursing programme module: An exploratory study and implications for regulation.

British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders (2010)
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Sleep disorders are common in the general population and even more so in clinical practice, yet are relatively poorly understood by doctors and other health care practitioners. These British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines are designed... Read More about British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders.

Discursive constructions of eating disorders: A story completion task (2010)
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Using a post-structualist, discourse analytic framework this study investigates constructions of 'anorexia' and 'bulimia' made by young people. A story completion methodology was employed to allow young people to express their understandings of eatin... Read More about Discursive constructions of eating disorders: A story completion task.

"Uncool to do sport": A focus group study of adolescent girls' reasons for withdrawing from physical activity (2010)
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Objective: The purpose of the current study was to gain a deeper understanding of the reasons that adolescent girls give 1) for ceasing participation in sports and other physical activities and 2) for why they do not participate as much as boys. Meth... Read More about "Uncool to do sport": A focus group study of adolescent girls' reasons for withdrawing from physical activity.

All in the mind: cognitive behavioural therapy (2010)
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Understanding the effect of decentralisation on health services: The Nepalese experience (2010)
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Purpose: Despite enormous progress in health globally, primary healthcare services in many developing countries are facing different challenges. Many studies have documented that decentralisation could be useful in supporting and developing health se... Read More about Understanding the effect of decentralisation on health services: The Nepalese experience.

How do young people use disclosure in real-time and non-real-time online groups? (2010)
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While self-disclosure is an important feature of adolescent peer friendships there is little evidence to identify how disclosure processes are affected by the online environment. A qualitative analysis of two online groups, established for research p... Read More about How do young people use disclosure in real-time and non-real-time online groups?.

Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT (2010)
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Background: Individuals with visible differences can experience social anxiety in relation to their appearance. Social skills-based psychosocial interventions have to date shown only limited effectiveness at addressing their concerns. Aims: To incorp... Read More about Incorporating user perspectives in the design of an online intervention tool for people with visible differences: Face IT.