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#PHTwitJC 25: Does alcohol price affect drinking behaviour?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

On Thursday 23rd May at 8pm #PHTwitJC will be discussing this paper: A C Wagenaar et al (2009) Effects of beverage alcohol price and tax levels on drinking: a meta-analysis of 1003 estimates from 112 studies, Addiction, 104, 179–190 PDF … Continue reading →

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#PHTwitJC 25: Cast your votes!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Public health is everywhere. Whenever I read the paper, turn on the news, there is always something health-related to be debated and discussed.  And this is one of the many reasons why I enjoy working in public health – theres … Continue reading →

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#PHTwitJC 19: New Roads and Human Health

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

On Tuesday 23 October at 8.00 pm BST (UK time) we will be discussing this paper: M Egan, M Petticrew, D Ogilvie and V Hamilton (2003) New Roads and Human Health: A Systematic Review, American Journal of Public Health, September … Continue reading →

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#PHTwitJC 5: Paper summary & discussion points (qualitative study)

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

The paper selected for Public Health Twitter Journal Club discussion on 30th October  2011 is Ghimire et al (2011) ‘Reasons for non-use of condoms and self-efficacy among female sex workers: a qualitative study in Nepal’, BMC Women’s Health 11: 42. … Continue reading →

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Week 4: Summary and discussion points

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

The paper chosen for discussion in #PHTwitJC on Sunday 9th October (8.00 pm GMT+1) is Green et al (2011) Group therapy for adolescents with repeated self harm: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.  The paper is available here. What is … Continue reading →

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Wk 3: Discussion points for CBPR paper ‘HUB City Steps’

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

The paper chosen for discussion in #PHTwitJC on Sunday 25th September (8.00 pm GMT+1) is Zoellner et al (2011) H.U.B. City Steps: methods and early findings from a community-based participatory research trial to reduce blood pressure among African Americans. The paper … Continue reading →

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