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Surgery-for-life:Aging, sexual fitness and self-management in Brazil [PDF]
, 2014 This article draws on ethnographic fieldwork on plastic surgery to explore tensions in aging norms and ideals for women in Brazil. I situate my analysis in relation to debates about a “de-chronologized life course.” Some scholars argue that the life ...
Edmonds, Alexander
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Women?s health in mid-life: life course social roles and agencyas quality [PDF]
, 2006 Data from a prospective British birth cohort study showed that women who were childless, lone mothers or full-timehomemakers between the ages of 26 and 54 were more likely to report poor health at age 54 than women who occupiedmultiple roles between ...
Bartley, M, Kuh, D, McMunn, A
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Contextual effect on mortality of neighbourhood level education explained by earlier life deprivation [PDF]
, 2005 Various aspects of socioeconomic conditions in the neighbourhood have in recent years been found to have an influence on morbidity and mortality even after individual characteristics are taken into account.1 Increasing evidence suggests that to measure ...
Claussen, B. +3 more
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Understanding unequal ageing: towards a synthesis of intersectionality and life course analyses
European Journal of Ageing, 2020 Intersectionality has received an increasing amount of attention in health inequalities research in recent years. It suggests that treating social characteristics separately—mainly age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic position—does not match the ...
D. Holman, A. Walker
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Psychosocial outcomes of an inclusive adapted sport and adventurous training course for military personnel. [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: To explore the psychosocial outcomes of an inclusive adapted sport and adventurous training course that aims to support the rehabilitation and personal development of military personnel who have sustained physical and/or psychological disability.
Anthony W +11 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The study aimed to explore the association between early life and life-course exposure to social disadvantage and later life body mass index (BMI) accounting for genetic predisposition and maternal BMI.
Estelle Lowry +12 more
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Agency, identity and learning at turning points in women's lives: A comparative UK-Italian analysis [PDF]
, 2019 This paper discusses the ways in which women aged 50, in two different cultural contexts (United Kingdom and Italy) narrate and portray turning points in their life course.
Biasin, C., Evans, K.
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Development of ADHD: Etiology, Heterogeneity, and Early Life Course.
Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 2020 ADHD represents a powerful entry point for developmental approaches to psychopathology due to its major role in early emergence of major life problems.
J. Nigg +3 more
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Epigenetic findings in periodontitis in UK twins: a cross-sectional study
Clinical Epigenetics, 2019 Background Genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to periodontal disease, but the underlying susceptibility pathways are not fully understood.
Yuko Kurushima +11 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Twin anemia polycythemia sequence is a rare complication in monochorionic twin pregnancy. Case presentation We describe a case of dichorionic twin pregnancy presenting with suspected twin anemia polycythemia sequence.
Tania Jeyaseelan +10 more
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