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43
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7836
World Ranking
4423
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752

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Karl Atkin is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a substantial number of publications related to genetics, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, hematology, and the interdisciplinary area of sociology and political science.

The main topics addressed in their work include hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, pharmaceutical practices and patient outcomes, chronic lymphocytic leukemia research, chronic myeloid leukemia treatments, iron metabolism and disorders, and mental health and patient involvement. These reflect a broad interest in both biomedical and social aspects of health.

Among Karl Atkin's recent papers are:

  • "The associations between loneliness, social exclusion and pain in the general population: A N=502,528 cross-sectional UK Biobank study" (2020, Journal of Psychiatric Research)
  • "On the possibility of a disabled life in capitalist ruins: Black workers with sickle cell disorder in England" (2021, Social Science & Medicine)
  • "Early implementation of the structured medication review in England: a qualitative study" (2022, British Journal of General Practice)
  • "Experiences of living with chronic myeloid leukaemia and adhering to tyrosine kinase inhibitors: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies" (2020, European Journal of Oncology Nursing)
  • "The associations among childhood trauma, loneliness, mental health symptoms, and indicators of social exclusion in adulthood: A UK Biobank study" (2023, Brain and Behavior)

Karl Atkin collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Dorothy McCaughan, Eve Roman, Alexandra Smith, Debra Howell, and Mary Madden. These collaborations suggest a sustained network within their research community.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as Sociology of Health & Illness, Palliative Medicine, Social Science & Medicine, British Journal of General Practice, and European Journal of Oncology Nursing, indicating a cross-disciplinary interest spanning medical and social science fields.

Karl Atkin has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom. This affiliation highlights an acknowledged role within the social sciences, although the specific year of this award is unspecified.

Best Publications

  • Carers Perceived: Policy and Practice in Informal Care

    Julia Twigg;Karl Atkin

  • Why ethnic minority groups are under‐represented in clinical trials: a review of the literature

    Mahvash Hussain-Gambles;Karl Atkin;Brenda Leese

  • Living a 'Normal' Life: Young People Coping With Thalassaemia Major or Sickle Cell Disorder

    Karl Atkin;Waqar I.U Ahmad

  • Ethnic Density Effects on Physical Morbidity, Mortality, and Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Laia Bécares;Richard Shaw;James Nazroo;Mai Stafford

  • Impact of ethnic density on adult mental disorders: narrative review.

    Richard J. Shaw;Karl Atkin;Laia Bécares;Christo B. Albor

  • Involving South Asian patients in clinical trials.

    M Hussain-Gambles;B Leese;K Atkin;J Brown

  • Implications for public health research of models and theories of disability: A scoping study and evidence synthesis

    Maria Jeanne Berghs;Karl Michael Atkin;Hilary Mavis Graham;Chris Hatton

  • Family care-giving and chronic illness: how parents cope with a child with a sickle cell disorder or thalassaemia.

    Karl Atkin;Waqar I. U. Ahmad

  • The Politics of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

    Anionwu;Elizabeth Anionwu;Karl Atkin

  • Carers and services : a review of research

    Julia Twigg;Karl Atkin;Christina Perring

  • Causal attributions, lifestyle change, and coronary heart disease: illness beliefs of patients of South Asian and European origin living in the United Kingdom.

    Aliya Darr;Felicity Astin;Karl Atkin

  • Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Trial.

    Hugh MacPherson;Helen Tilbrook;Stewart Richmond;Julia Woodman

  • Representation of South Asian people in randomised clinical trials: analysis of trials' data.

    Su Mason;Mahvash Hussain-Gambles;Brenda Leese;Karl Atkin

  • Gypsy, Roma and Traveller access to and engagement with health services: a systematic review.

    Alison McFadden;Lindsay Siebelt;Anna Gavine;Karl Atkin

  • Screening and counselling for sickle cell disorders and thalassaemia: the experience of parents and health professionals

    Karl Atkin;Waqar I.U Ahmad;Elizabeth N Anionwu

  • The influence of faith and religion and the role of religious and community leaders in prenatal decisions for sickle cell disorders and thalassaemia major

    Shenaz Ahmed;Karl Atkin;Jenny Hewison;Josephine Green

  • South Asian participation in clinical trials: the views of lay people and health professionals.

    Mah Hussain-Gambles;Karl Atkin;Brenda Leese

  • Family Support and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Comparative Study of the Experiences of South Asian and White-European Patients and Their Carer's Living in the United Kingdom

    Felicity Astin;Karl Atkin;Karl Atkin;Aliya Darr

  • Community care in a multi-racial Britain : a critical review of the literature

    Karl Atkin;Janet Rollings

  • Culture, attitude and knowledge about breast cancer and preventive measures: a qualitative study of South Asian breast cancer patients in the UK.

    Gulshan Karbani;Jennifer N W Lim;Jenny Hewison;Karl Atkin

  • Genetic screening and haemoglobinopathies: ethics, politics and practice.

    Karl Atkin;Waqar I.U. Ahmad

  • Effective public health practice project quality assessment tool

    Maria Berghs;Karl Atkin;Hilary Graham;Chris Hatton

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Hatton
Chris Hatton Manchester Metropolitan University
Carol Thomas
Carol Thomas Lancaster University
Hilary Graham
Hilary Graham University of York
Brendan Gough
Brendan Gough Leeds Beckett University
Jim McCambridge
Jim McCambridge University of York
Seeromanie Harding
Seeromanie Harding King's College London
James Nazroo
James Nazroo University of Manchester
Kathleen Kiernan
Kathleen Kiernan University of York
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson University of Nottingham

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