Social Science & Medicine Issues 30 Research Articles in Part I of January 2018 Edition

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 29 -- Social Science and Medicine, a peer-reviewed academic journal from Elsevier, published 30 research articles on the following topics in its Part I of January 2018 edition. These topics include:

Bringing urban governance back in: Neighborhood conflicts and depression. Author: Qiang Fu

Going viral in PNG - Exploring routes and circumstances of entry of a rabies-infected dog into Papua New Guinea. Coauthors: Victoria J. Brookes, Chris Degeling, Michael P. Ward

Quasi-experimental evidence on tobacco tax regressivity. Author: Steven F. Koch

"It's gym, like g-y-m not J-i-m": Exploring the role of place in the gendering of physical activity. Coauthors: Stephanie E. Coen, Mark W. Rosenberg, Joyce Davidson

Autonomy to health care professionals as a vehicle for value-based health care? Results of a quasi-experiment in hospital governance. Coauthors: Kristian Norgaard Larsen, Soren Rud Kristensen, Rikke Sogaard

Social interaction and pain: An arctic expedition. Coauthors: Per Block, Lauren C. Heathcote, Stephanie Burnett Heyes

Green space and cognitive ageing: A retrospective life course analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Coauthors: Mark P.C. Cherrie, Niamh K. Shortt, Richard J. Mitchell, Adele M. Taylor, Paul Redmond, Catharine Ward Thompson, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Jamie R. Pearce

Enhancing handwashing frequency and technique of primary caregivers in Harare, Zimbabwe: A cluster-randomized controlled trial using behavioral and microbial outcomes. Coauthors: Max N.D. Friedrich, Andreas Kappler, Hans-Joachim Mosler

Peer norms moderate the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among young men living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Coauthors: L.M. Hill, J. Moody, N.C. Gottfredson, L.J. Kajula, B.W. Pence, V.F. Go, S. Maman

Health care at birth and infant mortality: Evidence from nighttime deliveries in Nigeria. Coauthors: Edward N. Okeke, A.V. Chari

Synthetic social support: Theorizing lay health worker interventions. Coauthors: Nicola K. Gale, Sara Kenyon, Christine MacArthur, Kate Jolly, Lucy Hope

"Do-it-yourself": Vaccine rejection and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Coauthors: Katie Attwell, Paul R. Ward, Samantha B. Meyer, Philippa J. Rokkas, Julie Leask

Social capital, income inequality and the social gradient in self-rated health in Latin America: A fixed effects analysis. Coauthors: Natalia Vincens, Maria Emmelin, Martin Stafstrom

From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: A scoping review. Coauthors: Sarah L. Bell, Ronan Foley, Frank Houghton, Avril Maddrell, Allison M. Williams

Government health insurance and spatial peer effects: New evidence from India. Coauthors: Chirantan Chatterjee, Radhika Joshi, Neeraj Sood, P. Boregowda

The possible worlds of global health research: An ethics-focused discourse analysis. Coauthors: Ben Brisbois, Katrina Plamondon

Female garment workers' experiences of violence in their homes and workplaces in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. Coauthors: Ruchira Naved, Tabassum Rahman, Samantha Willan, Rachel Jewkes, Andrew Gibbs

Private or public hospital ownership: Does it really matter? Author: Afsaneh Bjorvatn

Research altruism as motivation for participation in community-centered environmental health research. Coauthors: Jennifer S. Carrera, Phil Brown, Julia Green Brody, Rachel Morello-Frosch

"One of the greatest medical success stories:" Physicians and nurses' small stories about vaccine knowledge and anxieties. Author: Terra Manca

Courtesy stigma: A concealed consternation among caregivers of people affected by leprosy. Author: Mavis Dako-Gyeke

Longitudinal analysis of the impact of economic empowerment on risk for intimate partner violence among married women in rural Maharashtra, India. Coauthors: Anita Raj, Jay G. Silverman, Jeni Klugman, Niranjan Saggurti, Balaiah Donta, Holly B. Shakya

State-level climate, anti-discrimination law, and sexual minority health status: An ecological study. Coauthors: Alexa Solazzo, Tony N. Brown, Bridget K. Gorman

50 years of medical health geography(ies) of health and wellbeing. Author: Susan J. Elliott

The complete Part I of January 2018 edition of Social Science & Medicine can be viewed at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02779536/196