Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Text messaging is a useful reminder tool
Published 2014-01-01Introduction Longitudinal studies of adolescents must be ‘adolescent-friendly’, to collect data and to encourage maintenance in the study cohort. Text messaging may offer a feasible means to do both. Methods Adolescents ...Open AccessArticle -
Facebook as a recruitment tool for adolescent health research: A systematic review
Published 2014-01-01BACKGROUND: Researchers are increasingly using social media to recruit participants to surveys and clinical studies. However, the evidence of the efficacy and validity of adolescent recruitment through Facebook is yet to ...Open AccessArticle -
Testosterone and its effects on human male adolescent mood and behavior: A systematic review
Published 2014-01-01Purpose: During human puberty, there is an approximate 30-fold increase in testosterone production in boys. This increase is often linked to changes in mood and behavior in adolescence such as aggression, an increase in ...Open AccessArticle -
“You can help people”: Adolescents’ Views on Engaging Young People in Longitudinal Research
Published 2012-01-01We sought to discover adolescents’ thoughts about participation in longitudinal research and identify recruitment and retention strategies that were meaningful to them. We conducted seven focus groups with 10–15-year-olds ...Open AccessArticle -
Ethanol consumption impairs vestibulo-ocular reflex function measured by the video head impulse test and dynamic visual acuity
Published 2014-01-01Ethanol affects many parts of the nervous system, from the periphery to higher cognitive functions. Due to the established effects of ethanol on vestibular and oculomotor function, we wished to examine its effect on two ...Open AccessArticle