Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study (2015)
Book Chapter
Thomson, E. (2015). Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study. In M. Tsouroufli (Ed.), Gender, Careers and Inequalities in Medicine and Medical Education: International Perspectives (15-41). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2051-233320150000002002

This chapter explores the inequalities and restrictions faced by women as they entered the medical profession in the United Kingdom. A case study in the first hospital in the United Kingdom to be founded and run by women, the Edinburgh Hospital for W... Read More about Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study.

A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study. (2004)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., Steinke, D. T., Kinnear, M., Penny, K. I., Pathmanathan, N., & Penman, I. (2004). A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study. British Journal of General Practice, 54, 503-507

Background: It is thought that people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who consult secondary care have more severe symptomatology than those treated mainly in primary care.

Aims: To describe the physical and psychological symptoms of IBS, and t... Read More about A comparison of irritable bowel syndrome patients managed in primary and secondary care: the Episode IBS study..

The Women's speciality: medical women and the emergence of infant and maternal welfare services in Edinburgh c.1900-1920. (2003)
Journal Article
Thomson, E. (2003). The Women's speciality: medical women and the emergence of infant and maternal welfare services in Edinburgh c.1900-1920. Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health, 92, 15-24

Between seperate spheres: medical women and the development of VD services in Edinburgh. (2002)
Book Chapter
Thomson, E. (2002). Between seperate spheres: medical women and the development of VD services in Edinburgh. In S. Sturdy (Ed.), Medicine and the Public Sphere: Britain 1550-2000 (107-122). Routledge

Modern Times (1914-1990s): medicine and medical achievements. (2001)
Book Chapter
Thomson, E. (2001). Modern Times (1914-1990s): medicine and medical achievements. In M. Lynch (Ed.), Oxford Companion to Scottish History (154-156). Oxford University Press

Formal and informal referent groups: An exploration of novices and experts in maternity services. (2001)
Journal Article
Tinson, J., & Ensor, J. (2001). Formal and informal referent groups: An exploration of novices and experts in maternity services. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 1(2), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.63

Different social groups place varying emphasis on the importance of referent input. While referent groups are recognised as having a significant influence on purchase behaviour, attitude formation and information processing, the extent to which refer... Read More about Formal and informal referent groups: An exploration of novices and experts in maternity services..

Physiology, Hygiene and the Entry of Women to the Medical Profession in Edinburgh c. 1869–c. 1900 (2001)
Journal Article
Thomson, E. (2001). Physiology, Hygiene and the Entry of Women to the Medical Profession in Edinburgh c. 1869–c. 1900. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 32(1), 105-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8486%2800%2900027-3

Academic physiology, as it was taught by John Hughes Bennett during the 1870s, involved an understanding of the functions of the human body and the physical laws which governed those functions. This knowledge was perceived to be directly relevant and... Read More about Physiology, Hygiene and the Entry of Women to the Medical Profession in Edinburgh c. 1869–c. 1900.