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The effectiveness of community-based interventions to improve maternal and infant health in the Northeast of Brazil (2002)
Journal Article

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based intervention project aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality in a poor urban district in the city of Natal, in the Northeast of Brazil. Methods. The intervention, called the ProNat... Read More about The effectiveness of community-based interventions to improve maternal and infant health in the Northeast of Brazil.

Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people. (2002)
Journal Article

The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) stresses the importance of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for older people. Such admissions arise when there is inadequate health and social support available in... Read More about Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people..

Learning from experience: Psycho-social research methods in the social sciences (2002)
Journal Article

There is a growing interest in both psychoanalytically informed theory and practice in the social sciences. Psycho-social studies and psychoanalytic studies address serious social and political issues through a critical welding of sociological and ps... Read More about Learning from experience: Psycho-social research methods in the social sciences.

The development of NMAP - the UK's gateway to high quality Internet resources in nursing, midwifery and allied health (2002)
Journal Article

This paper describes the development of NMAP, a UK academic gateway to high quality Internet resources for nurses, midwives and allied health professions - an important component of the development of flexible and multi-professional learning. The rat... Read More about The development of NMAP - the UK's gateway to high quality Internet resources in nursing, midwifery and allied health.

Contradictions and uncertainties: Lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting (2002)
Journal Article

This paper draws upon educational research to examine lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting. A critical review of relevant research indicates that lecturers' conceptions of teaching may be specific to particular disciplinary and... Read More about Contradictions and uncertainties: Lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting.

Critical Studies on Men in Ten European Countries: (3) The State of Law and Policy (2002)
Journal Article

This article is on the work of The European Research Network on Men in Europe project “The Social Problem and Societal Problematization of Men and Masculinities” (2000-2003), funded by the European Commission. The Network comprises women and men rese... Read More about Critical Studies on Men in Ten European Countries: (3) The State of Law and Policy.

Interprofessional working: opportunities and challenges. (2002)
Journal Article

Interprofessional working is a concept that has an impact on nursing and the care delivered. However, this article argues that it continues to remain a poorly understood term in clinical practice. It explores the implications of interprofessional wor... Read More about Interprofessional working: opportunities and challenges..

Lest we forget. (2002)
Journal Article

Canopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates (2002)
Journal Article

The epiphytic Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus complex) has a large basket-shaped rosette that accumulates leaf litter. We investigated the role of these ferns in supporting invertebrate populations in the primary lowland dipterocarp forest of Danum... Read More about Canopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates.

Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England (2002)
Journal Article

The delivery of improved local ambient air quality in the UK has emerged through the implementation of the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [DETR, Welsh Office, Scottish Office, Department of the Environment for... Read More about Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England.