Impact of policy for Children and Young People with Cancer
Journal Article
McInally, W., & Willis, D. S. (2017)
Impact of policy for Children and Young People with Cancer. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 40(2), 68-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2017.1305250
No abstract available.
Is histological examination of tissue removed by GP's always necessary. Before and after comparison of detection rates of serious skin lesions.
Journal Article
Lowy, A., Willis, D., & Abrams, K. (1997)
Is histological examination of tissue removed by GP's always necessary. Before and after comparison of detection rates of serious skin lesions. BMJ, 315, 406-408. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.315.7105.406
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To examine whether histological examination of all tissue removed by general practitioners in minor surgery increases the rate of detection of clinical...
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., …Willis, D. (2016)
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169.050. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.050
Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased
HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A subs...
What influences women with intellectual disabilities to attend breast screening? Experiences of women who have and have not participated
Journal Article
Willis, D. S., & Willis, D. (2016)
What influences women with intellectual disabilities to attend breast screening? Experiences of women who have and have not participated. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44(4), (269-276). ISSN 1354-4187
Background: Despite breast screening in Britain being free to all women within the allotted age range, uptake of this service is often poor in women with intellectual disabili...
Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities
Journal Article
Willis, D., Wishart, J. G., & Muir, W. J. (2010)
Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00246.x
Overall life expectancy for women with intellectual disabilities (ID) is now significantly extended, and many will live long enough to experience menopause. Little is known ab...