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  1. Mairi Harper1,
  2. Rory C. O'Connor2 and
  3. Ronan E. O'Carroll2
  1. 1Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, UK
  2. 2Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mairi Harper, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK; mh845{at}york.ac.uk

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000184

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