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Population laboratories’ or ‘laboratory populations’? Making sense of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, 1965–1987 (2011)
Journal Article
Moreira, T., & Palladino, P. (2011). Population laboratories’ or ‘laboratory populations’? Making sense of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, 1965–1987. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 42(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2011.05.001

Interventions for preventing obesity in children (2011)
Journal Article
Waters, E., de Silva-Sanigorski, A., Hall, B., Brown, T., Campbell, K., Gao, Y., Armstrong, R., Prosser, L., & Summerbell, C. (online). Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD001871. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd001871.pub3

Childhood obesity can cause social, psychological and health problems, and is linked to obesity later in life and poor health outcomes as an adult. Obesity development is related to physical activity and nutrition. To prevent obesity, 55 studies cond... Read More about Interventions for preventing obesity in children.

The idea of moral panic – ten dimensions of dispute (2011)
Journal Article
David, M., Rohloff, A., Petley, J., & Hughes, J. (2011). The idea of moral panic – ten dimensions of dispute. Crime, Media, Culture, 7(3), 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741659011417601

This paper explores the open and contested concept of moral panic over its 40-year history, exploring the contributions made by the concept’s key originators, as well as contemporary researchers. While most moral panic researchers are critical, human... Read More about The idea of moral panic – ten dimensions of dispute.

“They're Made in Factories and Not by Witches on the Allotment”: A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in the United Kingdom, Exploring Their Approaches to Complementary and Alternative Medicines. (2011)
Journal Article
Lindenmeyer, A., Jamie, K., Griffiths, F., & LéGaré, F. (2011). “They're Made in Factories and Not by Witches on the Allotment”: A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in the United Kingdom, Exploring Their Approaches to Complementary and Alternative Medicines. Health Care for Women International, 32(12), 1046-1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2011.603864

This article explores midlife women's experiences and approaches related to complementary and alternative therapies (CAMS). Ninety-six midlife women were asked about their use of CAMs as part of their overall approach to midlife health. Qualitative t... Read More about “They're Made in Factories and Not by Witches on the Allotment”: A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in the United Kingdom, Exploring Their Approaches to Complementary and Alternative Medicines..

Age and Loneliness in 25 European Nations. (2011)
Journal Article
Yang, K., & Victor, C. (2011). Age and Loneliness in 25 European Nations. Ageing & Society, 31(8), 1368-1388. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x1000139x

The relationship between age and loneliness is intriguing. While loneliness has been widely perceived as a problem of old age, there is evidence suggesting that adolescence is the peak age for experiencing loneliness and there are demonstrable variat... Read More about Age and Loneliness in 25 European Nations..

Lost without a Trace? Social Networking and Social Research with a Hard-to-Reach Population (2011)
Journal Article
Masson, H., Balfe, M., Hackett, S., & Phillips, J. (2013). Lost without a Trace? Social Networking and Social Research with a Hard-to-Reach Population. The British Journal of Social Work, 43(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr168

This paper describes the methodological approaches and challenges associated with tracing and contacting former social welfare service users in the course of long-term outcome research. Historical case file data were analysed on 117 ‘hard to reach’ c... Read More about Lost without a Trace? Social Networking and Social Research with a Hard-to-Reach Population.

Making use of historical case material: the problems of looking back and the implications for service development in relation to research and evaluation activities (2011)
Journal Article
Masson, H., Balfe, M., Hackett, S., & Phillips, J. (2011). Making use of historical case material: the problems of looking back and the implications for service development in relation to research and evaluation activities. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 18(1), 112-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2011.630539

This methodological paper details the process of embarking on a follow-up study of young people with sexual behaviour problems who were known to services in the 1990s and who are now young adults in their 20s or early 30s. In the context of the impor... Read More about Making use of historical case material: the problems of looking back and the implications for service development in relation to research and evaluation activities.