Sydney School of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Associations between overweight and obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and fatty liver in young offenders serving community orders
Published 2007-01-01Purpose: The health of young offenders supervised in the community has not been previously studied. This paper describes the prevalence of overweight, obesity and obesity associated cardiovascular and hepatic risk factors ...Open AccessArticle -
Reliability of self-report of health in juvenile offenders
Published 2007-01-01The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of self-reports of juvenile offenders on physical factors (e.g., sleep difficulties, weight related behaviors and weight perceptions), health risk behaviors ...Open AccessArticle -
The Placebo Effect of Ankle Taping on Ankle Instability
Published 2005Purpose: Recurrence of ankle sprains is common among athletes. While ankle taping reduces the risk of injury, the mechanism underlying its effectiveness remains unclear. Anecdotal reports suggest a role for the athlete’s ...Open AccessThesis -
Accessibility and Acceptability of Public Sexual Health Clinics for Adult Clients in New South Wales, Australia.
Published 2006-01-01The objectives of this study were to examine the accessibility of public sexual health clinics (SHCs), identify the service preferences of clients and assess whether the services delivered by public SHCs were acceptable ...Open AccessThesis -
Narrative after traumatic brain injury : a comparison of monologic and jointly-produced discourse
Published 2008-09-26Primary objective: To investigate the effects of a familiar communication partner on the production of narrative after traumatic brain injury(TBI) Method: Ten participants with TBI were matched with ten control participants ...Open AccessThesis