Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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The case for a smokers' licence.
Published 2012-05-21The history of tobacco control has seen the introduction of policies initially considered radical, but which rapidly came to be considered normal and essential to the goals of reducing use and the burden of disease that ...Open AccessArticle -
A disease in search of a cause: a study of self-citation and press release pronouncement in the factoid of wind farms causing “vibroacoustic disease”.
Published 2012-05-18Background In recent years, claims have proliferated that wind turbines cause a large variety of diseases. Two of these, “Wind Turbine Syndrome” (WTS) and “Vibroacoustic disease” (VAD) are frequently mentioned. Seventeen ...Open AccessArticle -
Planned caesarean section (CS) for second birth following a first vaginal birth (VB)
Published 2012-05-02Introduction There is international concern over rising rates of CS and its impacts on maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Of interest are the factors driving the increase in primary caesareans in a 2nd birth. Objectives ...Open AccessConference poster -
Environmental tobacco smoke in outdoor areas: a rapid review of the research literature.
Published 2011-11-25Restrictions on smoking outdoors have been introduced for reasons of public amenity and to promote litter reduction. This review considers the evidence about whether outdoor secondhand smoke (SHS) might also pose health ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Patients who choose not to dialyze
Published 2011-09-08Introduction and aims: Some patients with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) choose supportive non-dialytic management or conservative care in preference to dialysis. The aims of this study were to estimate the national ...Open AccessConference poster