Whittaker, Andrew

Child protection social workers must make difficult decisions in real life circumstances that often involve limited knowledge, uncertainty, conflicting values, time pressures and powerful emotions. These circumstances can pose a significant challenge to reasoning skills, especia…

The primary aims of the work undertaken in this thesis were to examine whether there is genetic regulation of EPC number and/or function and to determine if EPC dysfunction precedes the onset of CAD. In additional studies, the role that EPCs play in two relevant coronary patholo…