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Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. (2010)
Journal Article
PATHAK, R., REGMI, P., PANT, P., SIMKHADA, P., DOUGLAS, F. and STEPHENS, J. 2010. Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. Global journal of health science [online], 2(2), pages 207-214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n2p207

Literatures about same-sex love and sexuality in Nepal are rare. However, limited anecdotal evidence on these issues signals that the health and social care needs of lesbians in Nepal are high. This qualitative study explores the challenges faced by... Read More about Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal..

Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? (2010)
Journal Article
MACDIARMID, J., LOE, J., DOUGLAS, F., LUDBROOK, A., COMERFORD, C. and MCNEILL, G. 2011. Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? Public health nutrition [online], 14(4), pages 729-739. Available from; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010002168

Objective: To develop a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions. Design: Concept mapping, a stakeholder-driven approach for developing an evaluation framework to estimate the ‘time to impact’ for policy interventions. The... Read More about Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them?.

Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care. (2010)
Journal Article
KILBRIDE, L., COX, M., KENNEDY, C.M., LEE, S.H. and GRANT, R. 2010. Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care. Journal of clinical nursing [online], 19(13-14), pages 1767-1783. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03236.x

The aim of this review was to address: (1) How is spinal stability assessed? (2) What is the role of bracing/should braces be used? (3) When is it safe to mobilise the patient? (4) What position should the patient be nursed in? Controversy surrounds... Read More about Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care..

The inner world of medical students: listening to their voices in poetry. (2010)
Journal Article
MCKIE, A. 2010. The inner world of medical students: listening to their voices in poetry. Nursing ethics [online], 17(2), page 275. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330100170020705

What themes constitute the experience of undertaking a medical school education? Shapiro, a medical humanities scholar, explores this question through a content analysis of poetry written by American medical students. The result is a fascinating insi... Read More about The inner world of medical students: listening to their voices in poetry..

Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people. (2010)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, F.C.G., GRAY, D.A. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E.R. 2010. Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people. BMC health services research [online], 10, article 49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-49

Background: This paper describes a study protocol designed to evaluate a programme of smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people living in urban and rural locations in Northeast Scotland. The study design was developed... Read More about Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people..