All Outputs (435)

An evaluation of the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme (2002)
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Aims: To assess outcomes in families who received the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme (FPHVS), in comparison with families who received conventional ("generic") health visiting. Methods: Retrospective data on 2113 families were collected during 19... Read More about An evaluation of the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme.

Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors (2002)
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Objective. To determine whether nurse practitioners can provide care at first point of contact equivalent to doctors in a primary care setting. Design. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials and prospective observational studies. Data sour... Read More about Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors.

Cultural industries, cultural clusters and the city: The example of natural history film-making in Bristol (2002)
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This paper explores the structure of the natural history film-making cluster in Bristol in the light of wider theories concerning the nature and importance of clusters in urban growth. After reviewing relevant literature concerning clustering in the... Read More about Cultural industries, cultural clusters and the city: The example of natural history film-making in Bristol.

Effect of SoftPerm lens wear on corneal thickness and topography: A comparison between keratoconic and normal corneae (2002)
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Purpose. Complications related to contact lens-induced anoxia in the keratoconic eye are well documented, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This study compared topographical changes in corneal thickness and anterior corneal radius... Read More about Effect of SoftPerm lens wear on corneal thickness and topography: A comparison between keratoconic and normal corneae.

An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused (2002)
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Professional awareness of child mental health problems and sexual abuse has increased greatly over the past 20 years, and this is especially true for young people under the care of social services. The current paper provides an overview of the resear... Read More about An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused.

Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England (2002)
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©, 2002 SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi). In the UK a great deal of attention is currently focused on the potential of the `theories of change' approach to evaluating complex public policy interventions. However, there is still... Read More about Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England.

Midwifery in north east Brazil (2002)
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Social partner or social movement? European integration and trade union renewal in Europe (2002)
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Seafaring recruitment and career prospects (2002)
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Meritocracy not mediocrity (2002)
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Social deprivation and the prevention of unintentional injury in childhood: A systematic review (2002)
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There is a known association between social deprivation and risk of death from unintentional injury in childhood. In the UK context, these inequalities do not appear to be decreasing. This paper reports on the findings of a systematic review of the w... Read More about Social deprivation and the prevention of unintentional injury in childhood: A systematic review.

A critical analysis of the process and outcomes of the first round of air quality reviews and assessments in Great Britain (2002)
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Theory and practice in experiental learning in higher education (2002)
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Simple intervention to improve detection of child abuse in emergency departments (2002)
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Problem: Child abuse is easily overlooked in a busy emergency department. Design: Two stage audit of 1000 children before and after introduction of reminder flowchart. Background and setting: An emergency department in a suburban teaching hospital se... Read More about Simple intervention to improve detection of child abuse in emergency departments.

Development of disposable amperometric sulfur dioxide biosensors based on screen printed electrodes (2002)
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The possibility of developing amperometric biosensors for the measurement of SO2 in flowing gas streams has been examined. Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) were tailored with the enzyme sulfite oxidase and cytochrome c and the response is gen... Read More about Development of disposable amperometric sulfur dioxide biosensors based on screen printed electrodes.

Violence, values, and the electronic media environment (2002)
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This article originated as a contribution to informed debate on public policy issues surrounding a review of New Zealand broadcasting policy. The issue, however, has implications well beyond the New Zealand market. Public debate on broadcasting has f... Read More about Violence, values, and the electronic media environment.

Client defection in the design industry: a study of the causes, process and context of switching agencies (2002)
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This paper explores the factors that cause client defection in the graphic design industry within the context of the business relationship in which it takes place. The paper examines the literature pertaining to defection, loyalty, relationship dynam... Read More about Client defection in the design industry: a study of the causes, process and context of switching agencies.

Manual handling and nursing children (2002)
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Randomised control trial of clinics in secondary schools for adolescents with asthma (2002)
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Investigating the effect of erectile dysfunction on the lives of men: A qualitative research study (2002)
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• The aim of this project was to identify and explore the issues facing men who live with erectile dysfunction (ED), in particular men's' relationships with women partners and men's interactions with the wider world. • In order to gain an understandi... Read More about Investigating the effect of erectile dysfunction on the lives of men: A qualitative research study.