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Measuring diagnostic heterogeneity using text-mining of the lived experiences of patients by Ghosh, Chandril Chandan, McVicar, Duncan, Davidson, Gavin, Shannon, Ciaran

“…The diagnostic system is fundamental to any health discipline, including mental health, as it defines mental illness and helps inform possible treatment and…”
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Course Choice and Achievement Effects of a System-Wide Vocational Education and Training Voucher Scheme for Young People by McVicar, Duncan, Polidano, Cain

“…Vocational education and training provision for young people is a crucial but often maligned part of the wider education sector. A common criticism, and…”
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Exploring the associations between auditory hallucinations and psychopathological experiences in 10,933 patient narratives: moving beyond diagnostic categories and surveys by Ghosh, Chandril Chandan, McVicar, Duncan, Davidson, Gavin, Shannon, Ciaran, Armour, Cherie

“…Previous research suggests that auditory hallucinations are prevalent within both the clinical and general populations. Yet, we know little about how these…”
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What can we learn about the psychiatric diagnostic categories by analysing patients' lived experiences with Machine-Learning? by Ghosh, Chandril Chandan, McVicar, Duncan, Davidson, Gavin, Shannon, Ciaran, Armour, Cherie

“…Abstract Background To deliver appropriate mental healthcare interventions and support, it is imperative to be able to distinguish one person from the other…”
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Are there systematic differences in Teacher Assessment and Test Scores by Exclusion Status? by Rowland, Neil, McVicar, Duncan, Jahanshahi, Babak, Miller, Corina

“…Objective and ApproachThe educational performance of school pupils in England is assessed in many ways, including through formal testing and teacher…”
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Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution and mortality in Northern Ireland by Rowland, Neil, McVicar, Duncan, Jahanshahi, Babak, Milller, Corina

“…Objective and ApproachThis study assesses the relationship between PM2.5 air pollution exposure and mortality in Northern Ireland. It draws on a rich array of…”
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Is Medium-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease? by Jahanshahi, Babak, McVicar, Duncan, Rowland, Neil

“…ObjectivesThis study used Census data from Northern Ireland linked to administrative data on prescriptions between 2010 and 2016, to examine the association…”
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Disability Benefit Reform and Benefit Outcomes: A Re-examination of the Introduction of the UK Personal Independence Payment Using Linked Population Data by Miller, Ana-Corina, McVicar, Duncan, Rowland, Neil, Jahanshahi, Babak

“…ObjectivesMany countries face the problem of how to provide support for additional costs faced by disabled people while restricting disability benefit program…”
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Exposure to PM 2.5 and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from a Population-wide Database by Rowland, Neil, Jahanshahi, Babak, McVicar, Duncan, O'Reilly, Dermot, McGovern, Mark

“…This paper links localised annual average ambient air pollution data to a population database of births in Northern Ireland between 2011 and 2017 to…”
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Is Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease by Jahanshahi, Babak, McVicar, Duncan, Rowland, Neil, McGovern, Mark, O'Reilly, Dermot

“…ObjectivesThis paper links prescriptions data for the Northern Ireland population with data from the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study and localized ambient…”
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Long-term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Self-Reported Health: Evidence from Longitudinally-linked Census Data by Rowland, Neil, McVicar, Duncan, Jahanshahi, Babak, McGovern, Mark, O'Reilly, Dermot

“…ObjectivesThis paper estimates associations between long-term exposure to ambient particulate air pollution and 13 self-reported health outcomes including poor…”
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Ambient Air Pollution and Health in Northern Ireland by Rowland, Neil, McGovern, Mark, McVicar, Duncan, O'Reilly, Dermot

“…The breathing of polluted air is associated with the development and exacerbation of various health conditions, and the cost of treating such conditions is…”
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The Impact of School Exclusion on Educational Achievement: Evidence from English Administrative Data by McGovern, Mark, McVicar, Duncan, O’Reilly, Dermot, Rowland, Neil

“…Around 800,000 children experience exclusion from school every year in England, which can have significant and long-lasting effects, especially on educational…”
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Explaining the Growth in the Number of Recipients of the Disability Support Pension in Australia by McVicar, Duncan, Wilkins, Roger

“…This article shows that one‐third of the growth in the Disability Support Pension (DSP) recipiency rate over the last 30 years can be explained by population…”
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Estimates of peer effects in adolescent smoking across twenty six European Countries by McVicar, Duncan

“…Although it is widely believed that one of the key factors influencing whether an adolescent smokes or not is the smoking behaviour of his or her peers,…”
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Reducing the Generosity and Increasing the Conditionality of Welfare Benefits for People with Disability: “Turning the Supertanker” or “Squeezing the Balloon”? by Broadway, Barbara, McVicar, Duncan

“…We compare outcomes of disability benefit applicants before and after a major Australian reform of disability benefits, with two groups of applicants who…”
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Zero Hours Contracts and Their Growth by Farina, Egidio, Green, Colin, McVicar, Duncan

“…This article studies the prevalence and nature of zero hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market. It is widely argued that the headline count of ZHC…”
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Local Level Incapacity Benefits Rolls in Britain: Correlates and Convergence by McVicar, Duncan

“…McVicar D. Local level Incapacity Benefits rolls in Britain: correlates and convergence, Regional Studies. There is considerable variation across British Local…”
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Zero hours contracts and self‐reported (mental) health in the UK by Farina, Egidio, Green, Colin, McVicar, Duncan

“…This article examines associations between precarious contract types and a range of self‐reported health measures for the UK. We focus on zero hours contracts…”
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The evolution of Catholic/Protestant unemployment inequality in Northern Ireland, 1983–2016 by Rowland, Neil, McVicar, Duncan, Shuttleworth, Ian

“…Ethnic and religious differentials in labour market outcomes within many countries have been remarkably persistent. Yet one very well‐known differential—the…”
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