Objective: To explore the perspectives of young people in the UK on obesity, body size, shape and weight.
Design: Systematic review of qualitative studies using thematic synthesis.
Data Sources: Sensitive searches of 18 electronic databases from 1997 to February 2010 supplemented by grey literature searches.
Objective: To describe the development of a multidimensional conceptual framework capable of drawing out the implications for policy and practice of what is known about public involvement in research agenda setting.
Background: Public involvement in research is growing in western and developing countries. There is a need to learn from collective experience and a diverse literature of research, policy documents and reflective reports.
Objective: To determine the effects of a policy of "use acupuncture" on headache, health status, days off sick, and use of resources in patients with chronic headache compared with a policy of "avoid acupuncture."
Design: Randomised, controlled trial.
Setting: General practices in England and Wales.