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Flesh Revealed: medicine, art and anatomy (2009)
Book Chapter
Macnaughton, J. (2009). Flesh Revealed: medicine, art and anatomy. In C. Saunders, U. Maude, & J. Macnaughton (Eds.), The body and the Arts (72-86). Palgrave

The Social Basis of Medicine (2009)
Book
Russell, A. (2009). The Social Basis of Medicine. Wiley

The following description is taken from the publisher's website: Following the GMC’s call for greater social and behavioural science input into undergraduate medical education, this brand new title in the Lecture Notes series provides an understandin... Read More about The Social Basis of Medicine.

Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity (2009)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, L. G., Lawson, J. F., & Burt, D. M. (2009). Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 7(1), 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.7.2009.1.7

Currently the Immunocompetence Hypothesis dominates research into female attraction to male facial masculinity. Although studies have shown links between masculinity and possible indicators of health such as fluctuating asymmetry, preferences for fac... Read More about Testing immuncompetence explanations of male facial masculinity.

Fields of Post-human Kinship (2009)
Book Chapter
Campbell, B. (2009). Fields of Post-human Kinship. In J. Edwards, & C. Salazar (Eds.), European kinship in the age of biotechnology (162-178). Berghahn Journals

Human ability to recognize kin visually within primates (2009)
Journal Article
Alvergne, A., Huchard, E., Caillaud, D., Charpentier, M., Setchell, J., Ruppli, C., …Raymond, M. (2009). Human ability to recognize kin visually within primates. International Journal of Primatology, 30(1), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-009-9339-0

The assessment of relatedness is a key determinant in the evolution of social behavior in primates. Humans are able to detect kin visually in their own species using facial phenotypes, and facial resemblance in turn influences both prosocial behavior... Read More about Human ability to recognize kin visually within primates.

Patients' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: symptoms and treatment more important than explaining aetiology (2009)
Journal Article
Casiday, R. E., Hungin, A., Cornford, C. S., de Wit, N. J., & Blell, M. T. (2009). Patients' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: symptoms and treatment more important than explaining aetiology. Family Practice, 26(1), 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmn087

Background. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition associated with no certain organic cause, though diet and stress are widely implicated. The condition is frustrating for both sufferers and doctors, and there are problems in diagnosing... Read More about Patients' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: symptoms and treatment more important than explaining aetiology.

Pathways Leading to Early Growth Faltering: An Investigation into the Importance of Mucosal Damage and Immunostimulation in Different Socio-Economic Groups in Nepal (2009)
Journal Article
Panter-Brick, C., Lunn, P., Langford, R., Maharjan, M., & Manandhar, D. (2009). Pathways Leading to Early Growth Faltering: An Investigation into the Importance of Mucosal Damage and Immunostimulation in Different Socio-Economic Groups in Nepal. British Journal of Nutrition, 101(4), 558-567. https://doi.org/10.1017/s000711450802744x

Early childhood growth retardation persists in developing countries despite decades of nutritional interventions. Adequate food is necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure normal growth where there is ubiquitous exposure to infection. Pathways associ... Read More about Pathways Leading to Early Growth Faltering: An Investigation into the Importance of Mucosal Damage and Immunostimulation in Different Socio-Economic Groups in Nepal.

GPs' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: a mismatch with patient models? (2009)
Journal Article
Casiday, R. E., Hungin, A., Cornford, C. S., deWit, N. J., & Blell, M. T. (2009). GPs' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: a mismatch with patient models?. Family Practice, 26(1), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmn088

Background. Inconsistencies in doctors’ views about causes and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) lead to frustration for doctors and in doctor–patient interactions. Diagnosis by GPs does not correspond well to established diagnostic criteri... Read More about GPs' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: a mismatch with patient models?.