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Neighborhood Environments and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mental Well-Being by Mitchell, Richard J., PhD, Richardson, Elizabeth A., PhD, Shortt, Niamh K., PhD, Pearce, Jamie R., PhD

“…Introduction It has been suggested that socioeconomic inequalities in health might be reduced among populations with good access to green space. However, the…”
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The relationship between wealth and loneliness among older people across Europe: Is social participation protective? by Niedzwiedz, Claire L., Richardson, Elizabeth A., Tunstall, Helena, Shortt, Niamh K., Mitchell, Richard J., Pearce, Jamie R.

“…1. Examine the relationship between household wealth, social participation and loneliness among older people across Europe. 2. Investigate whether…”
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Inequalities in children's exposure to alcohol outlets in Scotland: a GPS study by Caryl, Fiona M, Pearce, Jamie, Mitchell, Rich, Shortt, Niamh K

“…Alcohol use is a leading cause of harm in young people and increases the risk of alcohol dependence in adulthood. Alcohol use is also a key driver of rising…”
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The density of tobacco retailers in home and school environments and relationship with adolescent smoking behaviours in Scotland by Shortt, N K, Tisch, C, Pearce, J, Richardson, E A, Mitchell, R

“…BackgroundNeighbourhood retailing of tobacco products has been implicated in affecting smoking prevalence rates. Long-term smoking usually begins in…”
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Place and recovery from alcohol dependence: A journey through photovoice by Shortt, Niamk K., Rhynas, Sarah J., Holloway, Aisha

“…It has been suggested that place, and interaction with the environment, may play a role in recovery from alcohol dependence. In this paper we report findings…”
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Environmental justice and health: the implications of the socio-spatial distribution of multiple environmental deprivation for health inequalities in the United Kingdom by Pearce, Jamie R, Richardson, Elizabeth A, Mitchell, Richard J, Shortt, Niamh K

“…Understanding persistent and increasing spatial inequalities in health is an important field of academic enquiry for geographers, epidemiologists and public…”
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Environmental justice and health: A study of multiple environmental deprivation and geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand by Pearce, Jamie R., Richardson, Elizabeth A., Mitchell, Richard J., Shortt, Niamh K.

“…There is an increasing interest in the unequal socio-spatial distribution of environmental ‘goods’ and ‘bads’ and the associated implications for geographical…”
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Difficult Life Events, Selective Migration and Spatial Inequalities in Mental Health in the UK by Tunstall, Helena, Shortt, Niamh K, Pearce, Jamie R, Mitchell, Richard J

“…Research has indicated that people moving towards neighbourhoods with disadvantaged socio-economic status have poor health, in particular mental health, but…”
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Have regional inequalities in life expectancy widened within the European Union between 1991 and 2008? by Richardson, Elizabeth A, Pearce, Jamie, Mitchell, Richard, Shortt, Niamh K, Tunstall, Helena

“…Health inequalities have widened within and between many European countries over recent decades, but Europe-wide sub-national trends have been largely…”
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The role of public and private natural space in children's social, emotional and behavioural development in Scotland: A longitudinal study by Richardson, Elizabeth A., Pearce, Jamie, Shortt, Niamh K., Mitchell, Richard

“…Poor mental health in childhood has implications for health and wellbeing in later life. Natural space may benefit children's social, emotional and behavioural…”
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Do ‘environmental bads’ such as alcohol, fast food, tobacco, and gambling outlets cluster and co-locate in more deprived areas in Glasgow City, Scotland? by Macdonald, Laura, Olsen, Jonathan R., Shortt, Niamh K., Ellaway, Anne

“…This study utilised an innovative application of spatial cluster analysis to examine the socio-spatial patterning of outlets selling potentially…”
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Children's perceptions of environment and health in two Scottish neighbourhoods by Shortt, Niamh K., Ross, Chris

“…This article explores children's understanding of the role that neighbourhood plays in their health and well-being. Whilst evidence exists on the relationship…”
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Tobacco Retail Environment and Smoking: A Systematic Review of Geographic Exposure Measures and Implications for Future Studies by Valiente, Roberto, Escobar, Francisco, Urtasun, María, Franco, Manuel, Shortt, Niamh K, Sureda, Xisca

“…To review the geographic exposure measures used to characterize the tobacco environment in terms of density of tobacco outlets and proximity to tobacco…”
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Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies by Caryl, Fiona M, Pearce, Jamie, Reid, Garth, Mitchell, Richard, Shortt, Niamh K

“…Reducing the provision of tobacco is important for decreasing inequalities in smoking and smoking-related harm. Various policies have been proposed to achieve…”
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Assessing the profile of support for potential tobacco control policies targeting availability in Great Britain: a cross-sectional population survey by Kock, Loren, Shahab, Lion, Moore, Graham, Shortt, Niamh K, Pearce, Jamie, Brown, Jamie

“…To examine the level of support for tobacco availability policies across Great Britain (GB) and associations between support for policy and sociodemographic,…”
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Alcohol Risk Environments, Vulnerability, and Social Inequalities in Alcohol Consumption by Shortt, Niamh K., Rind, Esther, Pearce, Jamie, Mitchell, Richard, Curtis, Sarah

“…Alcohol and alcohol-related harm are key public health challenges. Research has shown that individual-level factors, such as age and sex, are important…”
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Green space and cognitive ageing: A retrospective life course analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 by Cherrie, Mark P.C., Shortt, Niamh K., Mitchell, Richard J., Taylor, Adele M., Redmond, Paul, Thompson, Catharine Ward, Starr, John M., Deary, Ian J., Pearce, Jamie R.

“…International evidence suggests that green space has beneficial effects on general and mental health but little is known about how lifetime exposure to green…”
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A cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between tobacco and alcohol outlet density and neighbourhood deprivation by Shortt, Niamh K, Tisch, Catherine, Pearce, Jamie, Mitchell, Richard, Richardson, Elizabeth A, Hill, Sarah, Collin, Jeff

“…There is a strong socio-economic gradient in both tobacco-and alcohol-related harm. One possible factor contributing to this social gradient may be greater…”
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Absorbed-dose beam quality conversion factors for cylindrical chambers in high energy photon beams by Seuntjens, J. P., Ross, C. K., Shortt, K. R., Rogers, D. W. O.

“…Recent working groups of the AAPM [Almond et al., Med. Phys. 26, 1847 (1999)] and the IAEA (Andreo et al., Draft V.7 of “An International Code of Practice for…”
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A sensitive, temperature-compensated, zero-bias floating gate MOSFET dosimeter by Tarr, N.G., Shortt, K., Yanbin Wang, Thomson, I.

“…A new MOSFET dosimeter consisting of a floating gate sensor transistor and a reference transistor of identical geometry fabricated in close proximity on the…”
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