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A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale (2014)
Journal Article
Walton, J., Duff, S., & Chou, S. (2017). A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale. Child Abuse Review, 26(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2361

This article reviews the Sex with Children (SWCH) scale and compares its psychometric properties to alternative measures in the field. Examination of the scale indicates that it is one of several instruments which do not proportionally tap into all i... Read More about A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale.

Risk of breast cancer in symptomatic women in primary care: A case-control study using electronic records (2014)
Journal Article
Walker, S., Hyde, C., & Hamilton, W. (2014). Risk of breast cancer in symptomatic women in primary care: A case-control study using electronic records. British Journal of General Practice, 64(629), e788-e795. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X682873

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. GPs are encouraged to refer all women whose symptoms may represent cancer, rather than selecting those at highest risk.

Aim To identify and quantify features of breast cancer in primary... Read More about Risk of breast cancer in symptomatic women in primary care: A case-control study using electronic records.

A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings (2014)
Journal Article
Beryl, R., Chou, S., & Völlm, B. (2014). A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings. Personality and Individual Differences, 71, 185-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.033

The construct of psychopathy has been comparatively understudied in women, and to date there has been no attempt to systematically review the literature related to psychopathy in women. This review assimilates the existing evidence in relation to the... Read More about A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings.

An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Jeane Gerard, F., Jackson, V., Chou, S., Whitfield, K. C., & Browne, K. D. (2014). An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(5), 559-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.07.002

This exploratory systematic review assessed the quality of primary studies on young people who kill and synthesised the findings regarding the characteristics of these offenders. An electronic search yielded 12,717 hits of papers published between 19... Read More about An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review.

Meeting the support needs of patients with complex regional pain syndrome through innovative use of wiki technology: a mixed-methods study (2014)
Journal Article
Gavin, J., Rodham, K., Coulson, N., & Watts, L. (2014). Meeting the support needs of patients with complex regional pain syndrome through innovative use of wiki technology: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 2(24), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr02240

When people are living with a chronic health condition, the internet can be a valuable resource, providing information, descriptions of treatment options, and a source of support. Participating in an online forum (an internet site where individuals w... Read More about Meeting the support needs of patients with complex regional pain syndrome through innovative use of wiki technology: a mixed-methods study.

Maternal Obesity and Infant Mortality: A Meta-Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Meehan, S., Puleston, R., Beck, C. R., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Mair-Jenkins, J. (2014). Maternal Obesity and Infant Mortality: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics, 133(5), 863–871. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-1480

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Despite numerous studies reporting an elevated risk of infant mortality among women who are obese, the magnitude of the association is unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the association... Read More about Maternal Obesity and Infant Mortality: A Meta-Analysis.

Daytime sleep in Parkinson's disease measured by episodes of immobility (2014)
Journal Article
Kotschet, K., Johnson, W., McGregor, S., Kettlewell, J., Kyoong, A., O'Driscoll, D., Turton, A., Griffiths, R., & Horne, M. (2014). Daytime sleep in Parkinson's disease measured by episodes of immobility. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 20(6), 578-583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.02.011

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is common in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Actigraphy uses periods of immobility as surrogate markers of nighttime sleep but there are no examples of its use in assessing EDS of PD. A commercial wrist worn system for me... Read More about Daytime sleep in Parkinson's disease measured by episodes of immobility.

How to read a cohort study (2014)
Book Chapter
Tata, L. J. (2014). How to read a cohort study. In N. J. Talley, G. Richard Locke III, P. Moayyedi, J. West, & Y. A. Saito (Eds.), GI Epidemiology: Diseases and Clinical Methodology (15-29). (Second). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118727072.ch2

The cohort is the basis of all epidemiologic study designs as it is the closest way to study the natural progression of people's life course over which the temporal relationship between exposures and outcomes can be assessed. Although a cohort is def... Read More about How to read a cohort study.