2008

  • ADVANCE Collaborative Group, Chalmers J, Joshi R, Kengne AP, Ninomiya T, Bi Y, Bompoint S, Billot L, Patel A. Efficacy and safety of fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide in type 2 diabetes: results from ADVANCE in context of evidence available in 2007. Journal of Hypertension. 2008;26 S21-S7.
  • ADVANCE Collaborative Group, Patel A, MacMahon S, Chalmers J. Intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes - Reply. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;359:1520-21.
  • ADVANCE Collaborative Group, Patel A, MacMahon S, Neal B, Billot L, Chalmers J. The ADVANCE trial - Author’s reply. Lancet. 2008;371:26.
  • ADVANCE Collaborative Group, Patel A, MacMahon S, Chalmers J, Neal B, Billot L, Woodward M, Marre M, Cooper M, Glasziou P, Grobbee D, Hamet P, Harrap S, Heller S, Liu L, Mancia G, Mogensen C, Pan C, Poulter N, Rodgers A, Williams B, Bompoint S, de Galan B, Joshi R, Travert F. Intensive blood glucose control on vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:2560-72.
  • Affolter JT, Hannah AH, Hillis G, Broadhurst P. Cardiac resynchronization therapy for an unusual cause of cardiomyopathy. International Journal of Cardiology. 2008;123(2): e38-9.
  • Allport L, Butcher K. Thrombolysis for concomitant acute stroke and pulmonary embolism. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2008;15:917-20.
  • Anandacoomarasamy A, Caterson I, Sambrook P, Fransen M, March L. The impact of obesity on the musculoskeletal system. International Journal of Obesity. 2008;32:211-22.
  • Anderson C. The PRoFESS trial results: what went wrong? [Commentary]. International Journal of Stroke. 2008;3:165-6.
  • Anderson C. Clinical stroke guidelines: where to now? Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;189:4-5.
  • Anderson C, Huang Y, Wang J, Arima H, Neal B, Peng B, Heeley E, Skulina C, Parsons M, Kim J, Tao Q, Li Y, Jiang J, Tai L, Zhang J, Xu E, Cheng Y, Heritier S, Morgenstern L, Chalmers J, INTERACT Investigators. Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial (INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial. Lancet Neurology. 2008;7:391-99.
  • Anderson K, Devitt J, Cunningham J, Preece C, Cass A. All they said was my kidneys were dead: Indigenous Australian patients' understanding of their chronic kidney disease. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;189:499-503.
  • Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative, Chow C, Naidu S, Raju P, Raju R, Joshi R, Sullivan D, Celermajer D, Neal B. Significant lipid, adiposity and metabolic abnormalities amongst 4,535 Indians from a developing region of rural Andhra Pradesh. Atherosclerosis. 2008;196:943-52.
  • Anna V, van der Ploeg H, Cheung W, Huxley R, Bauman A. Sociodemographic correlates of the increasing trend in prevalence of gestational diabetes in a large population of women between 1995 and 2005. Diabetes Care. 2008;31:2288-93.
  • ANZICS Clinical Trials Group Sepsis Investigators, Finfer S, Felton T, Blundell A, Lipman J. Estimate of the number of patients eligible for treatment with drotrecogin alfa (activated) based on differing international indications: post-hoc analysis of an inception cohort study in Australia and New Zealand. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 2008;34:184-90.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Barzi F, Huxley R, Jamrozik K, Lam T, Ueshima H, Gu D, Kim H, Woodward M. Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia-Pacific region. Tobacco Control. 2008;17:166-72.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Nakamura K, Barzi F, Lam T, Huxley R, Feigin V, Ueshima H, Woo J, Gu D, Ohkubo T, Lawes C, Suh I, Woodward M. Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Stroke. 2008;39 1694-702.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, Woodward M, Martiniuk A, Ying Lee C, Lam T, Vanderhoorn S, Ueshima H, Fang X, Kim H, Rodgers A, Patel A, Jamrozik K, Huxley R. Elevated total cholesterol: its prevalence and population attributable fraction for mortality from coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke in the Asia-Pacific region. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. 2008;15:397-401.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group, Glozier N, Hackett M, Parag V, Anderson C. The influence of psychiatric morbidity on return to paid work after stroke in younger adults: the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study, 2002 to 2003. Stroke. 2008;39:1526-32.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group, Kerse N, Parag V, Feigin V, McNaughton H, Hackett M, Anderson C. Falls after stroke: results from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) study, 2002-2003. Stroke. 2008;39:1890-3.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group, Parag V, Hackett M, Yapa C, Kerse N, McNaughton H, Feigin V, Anderson C. The impact of stroke on unpaid caregivers: results from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) study, 2002-2003. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2008;25:548-54.
  • Australasian Traumatic Brain Injury Study (ATBIS) Investigators for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group, Myburgh J, Cooper D, Finfer S, Venkatesh B, Jones D, Higgins A, Bishop N, Higlett T. Epidemiology and 12-month outcomes from traumatic brain injury in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Trauma. 2008;64:854-62.
  • Awah P, Kengne AP, Fezeu L, Mbanya J. Perceived risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in Cameroon. Health Education Research. 2008;23:612-20.
  • Ayer J, Almafragy H, Patel A, Hellyer R, Celermajer D. Body mass index is an independent determinant of left atrial size. Heart & Lung. 2008;17:19-24.
  • Batty D, Shipley M, Kivimaki M, Barzi F, Smith G, Mitchell R, Marmot M, Huxley R. Obesity and overweight in relation to liver disease mortality in men: 38 year follow-up of the original Whitehall study. International Journal of Obesity. 2008;32:1741-4.
  • Beckett N, Peters R, Fletcher A, Staessen J, Liu L, Dumitrascu D, Stoyanovsky V, Antikainen R, Nikitin Y, Anderson C, Belhani A, Forette F, Rajkumar C, Thijs L, Banya W, Bulpitt C, HYVET Study Group. Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years of age or older. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:1887-98.
  • Bennet A, Danesh J, Di Angelantonio E, Erquo S, Eiriksdottir G, Sigurdsson G, Woodward M, Rumley A, Lowe G, Gudnason V. Lipoprotein(a) levels and risk of coronary heart disease: large-scale prospective data. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008;168 598-608.
  • Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, Turnbull F, Neal B, Barzi F, Woodward M, MacMahon S, Chalmers J, Barzi F, Li N, Perkovic V. Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure lowering treatment? Prospective meta-analysis of randomised trials. European Heart Journal. 2008;29:2669-80.
  • Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, Turnbull F, Neal B, Ninomiya T, Algert C, Arima H, Barzi F, Bulpitt C, Chalmers J, Fagard R, Gleason A, Heritier S, Li N, Perkovic V, Woodward M, MacMahon S. Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials. British Medical Journal. 2008;336:1121-3.
  • Borghi J, Jan S. Measuring the benefits of health promotion programmes: application of the contingent valuation method. Health Policy. 2008;87:235-48.
  • Cameron M, Adams R, Maher C. The effect of neoprene shorts on leg proprioception in Australian football players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2008;11:345-52.
  • Cardona M, Joshi R, Ivers R, Iyengar S, Chow C, Colman S, Ramakrishna G, Dandona R, Stevenson M, Neal B. The burden of fatal and non-fatal injuries in rural India. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:232-7.
  • Chalmers J, Cooper M. The UKPDS and The Legacy Effect. Editorial. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008; 359:1618-20.
  • Chalmers J, Joshi R, Patel A. ADVANCES in reducing the burden of vascular disease in type 2 diabetes. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 2008;35:434-7.
  • Chen J, Cretikos M, Hillman K, Bellomo R, Finfer S, Flabouris A, MERIT Study Investigators. The relationship between early emergency team calls and serious adverse events. Critical Care Medicine. 2008;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Chen J, Hillman K, Bellomo R, Flabouris A, Finfer S, Cretikos M, The MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. The impact of introducing medical emergency team system on the documentations of vital signs. Resuscitation. 2008;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Chockalingam A, Chalmers J, Whitworth J, Erdine S, Mancia G, Mendis S, Heagerty A. ANTALYA STATEMENT of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) on the prevention of blood pressure-related disease. Journal of Hypertension. 2008;26:2255-8.
  • Chow C, McQuillan B, Raju P, Iyengar S, Raju R, Harmer J, Neal B, Celermajer D. Greater adverse effects of cholesterol and diabetes on carotid intima-media thickness in South Asian Indians: comparison of risk factor-IMT associations in two population-based surveys. Atherosclerosis. 2008;199:116-22.
  • Clapham K, Senserrick T, Ivers R, Lyford M, Stevenson M. Understanding the extent and impact of Indigenous road trauma. Injury. 2008;39:19-23.
  • Cook D, Lauzier F, Rocha M, Sayles M, Finfer S. Serious adverse events in academic critical care research. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2008;178:1181- 4.
  • Costa L, Maher C, Latimer J, Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Pozzi G, Freitas L. Clinimetric testing of three self-report outcome measures for low back pain patients in Brazil. Which one is the best? Spine. 2008;33:2459-63.
  • Crawley J, Lane D, Woodward M, Rumley A, Lowe G. Evidence that high von Willebrand factor and low ADAMTS13 levels independently increase the risk of a non-fatal heart attack. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2008;6:583-8.
  • Cretikos M, Bellomo R, Hillman K, Chen J, Finfer S, Flabouris A. Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;188:657-9.
  • Cumming R, Sherrington C, Lord S, Simpson J, Vogler C, Cameron I, Naganathan V. Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls in hospital. British Medical Journal. 2008;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Dandona L, Dandona R. Estimation of global visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2008;86:B-C.
  • Dandona L, Dandona R, Kumar G, Reddy G, Ameer M, Ahmed G, Ramgopal S, Akbar M, Sudha T, Lakshmi V. Risk factors associated with HIV in a population-based study in Andhra Pradesh state of India. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2008;37:1274-86.
  • Dandona L, Kumar S, Ramesh Y, Rao M, Kumar G, Marseille E, Kahn J, Dandona R. Changing cost of HIV interventions in the context of scaling up in India. AIDS. 2008;22:S43-S9.
  • Dandona L, Kumar S, Ramesh Y, Rao M, Marseille E, Kahn J, Dandona R. Outputs, cost and efficiency of public sector centres for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Andhra Pradesh, India. BMC Health Services Research. 2008;8:26.
  • Dandona R, Kumar G, Ameer M, Ahmed G, Dandona L. Incidence and burden of road traffic injuries in urban India. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:354-9.
  • Dandona R, Kumar G, Ameer M, Reddy G, Dandona L. Under-reporting of road traffic injuries to the police: results from two data sources in urban India. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:360-5.
  • Davies R, Maher C, Hancock M. A systematic review of paracetamol for non-specific low back pain. European Spine Journal. 2008;17:1423-30.
  • de Galan B. Can inhaled insulin be used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus? Expert Review Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Research. 2008;8 33-42.
  • de Souza F, da Silva Marinho C, Siqueira F, Maher C, Costa L. Psychometric testing confirms that the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptations and the original versions of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia have similar measurement properties. Spine. 2008;33:1028-33.
  • Dehayem Y, Kengne AP, Choukem S, Simo N, Awah K, Mbanya J. Spectrum of coma among people with diabetes in Cameroon: appraisal of the implications of challenges at the Yaounde Central Hospital. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 2008;102:73-8.
  • Delaney A, Angus DC, Bellomo R, Cameron P, Cooper DJ, Finfer S, Harrison DA, Huang DT, Myburgh JA, Peake SL, Reade M, Webb SR, Yealy DM, Australian Resuscitation in Sepsis Evaluation (ARISE), Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS), Protocolised Management in Sepsis (ProMISE) investigators.Bench-to-bedside review: the evaluation of complex interventions in critical care. Critical Care. 2008;12(2):210.
  • DETECT-2 Collaboration, Lee C, Huxley R, Woodward M, Zimmet P, Shaw J, Cho N, Kim H, Viali S, Tominaga M, Vistisen D, Borch-Johnsen K, Colagiuri S. The metabolic syndrome identifies a heterogeneous group of metabolic component combinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2008;81:377-80.
  • DETECT-2 Collaboration, Lee C, Huxley R, Woodward M, Zimmet P, Shaw J, Cho N, Kim H, Viali S, Tominaga M, Vistisen D, Borch-Johnsen K, Colagiuri S. Comparisons of metabolic syndrome definitions in four populations of the Asia-Pacific region. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2008;6:37- 46.
  • Devitt J, Cass A, Cunningham J, Preece C, Anderson K, Snelling P. Study Protocol--Improving Access to Kidney Transplants (IMPAKT): a detailed account of a qualitative study investigating barriers to transplant for Australian Indigenous people with end-stage kidney disease. BMC Health Services Research. 2008;8:31.
  • Doig G, Simpson F, Finfer S, Delaney A, Davies A, Mitchell I, Dobb G, Nutrition Guidelines Investigators of the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. Effect of evidence-based feeding guidelines on mortality of critically ill patients: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008;300:2731- 41.
  • Dzudie A, Kengne AP, Menanga A, Mbahe S, Kenfack M, Kingue S. Chronic heart failure, selected risk factors and comobidities among adults treated for hypertension in a cardiac referral hospital in Cameroon. European Journal of Heart Failure. 2008;10:367-72.
  • Eklund C, Kivimaki M, Islam S, Juonala M, Kahonen M, Marniemi J, Lehtimaki T, Viikari J, Raitakari O, Hurme M. C-reactive protein genetics is associated with carotid artery compliance in men in The Cardiovascualr Risk in Young Finns Study. Atherosclerosis. 2008;196:841-8.
  • Elkins M. A coach-controlled rehabilitation program reduces the risk of reinjury among amateur soccer players (synopsis). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:74.
  • Elkins M. Hydrotherapy and Tai Chi each provide clinical improvements for older people with osteoarthritis (synopsis). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:143.
  • Elkins M. NIPSV for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema does not increase the risk of myocardial infarction compared to CPAP (synopsis). Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:142.
  • Elkins M. Advances in and the future of evidence-based physiotherapy. Japanese Physical Therapy Journal. 2008;25:813-9.
  • Fairhall N, Aggar C, Kurrle S, Sherrington C, Lord S, Lockwood K, Monaghan N, Cameron I. Study protocol Frailty Intervention Trial (FIT). BMC Geriatrics. 2008;8:27.
  • Ferreira M, Herbert R. What does 'clinically important' really mean? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:229-30.
  • Fezeu L, Assah F, Balkau B, Mbanya D, Kengne AP, Awah P, Mbanya J. Ten year changes in central obesity and body mass index in rural and urban Cameroon. Obesity Reviews. 2008;In press.
  • FIA Study Investigators, Foroud T, Sauerbeck L, Brown R, Anderson C, Woo D, Kleindorfer D, Flaherty M, Deka R, Hornung R, Meissner I, Bailey-Wilson J, Rouleau G, Sander Connolly E, Lai1 D, Koller D, Huston J, Broderick J. Genome screen to detect linkage to intracranial aneurysm susceptibility genes: the Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) study. Stroke. 2008;39:1434-40.
  • Finfer S. Corticosteroids in septic shock. (Invited editorial). New England Journal of Medicine. 2008;358:188-90.
  • Finfer S, Delaney A. Tight glycemic control in critically ill adults. Invited editorial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008;300:963-5.
  • Finfer S, Myburgh J. Investigator-initiated research in intensive care: achievement through collaboration. Resuscitation. 2008;78:245-7.
  • Finfer S, Ranieri V, Thompson B, Barie P, Dhainaut J, Douglas I, G￥rdlund B, Marshall J, Rhodes A. Design, conduct, analysis and reporting of a multi-national placebo-controlled trial of activated protein C for persistent septic shock. Intensive Care Medicine. 2008;34:2319.
  • Fitzharris M, Charlton J, Bohensky M, Koppel S, Fildes B. Booster seat use by children aged 4 -11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australian Standards to accommodate overweight children. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;188:328-31.
  • Flynn S, Perkovic V. The Academic Research Organisation - an evolutionary response to a changing research environment? Clinical Research Focus. 2008;19:9.
  • Fransen M, McConnell S. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;8:CD004376.
  • Freeman A, Gallagher M, Gray-Weale A, Lippey E, Thursby P. Surgical practice to reduce dialysis access insufficiency. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2008;78:377-82.
  • Gao R, Patel A, Gao W, Hu D, Huang D, Kong L, Qi W, Wu Y, Yang Y, Harris P, Algert C, Groenestein P, Turnbull F, Clinical Pathways for Acute Coronary Syndromes. Prospective observational study of acute coronary syndromes in China: practice patterns and outcomes. Heart. 2008;94:554-60.
  • Gibson PH, Croal BL, Cuthbertson BH, Chiwara M, Scott AE, Buchan KG, El-Shafei H, Gibson G, Jeffrey RR, Hillis GS. The relationship between renal function and the outcome from heart valve surgery. American Heart Journal. 2008; 156(5): 893-899.
  • Glasziou P, Irwig L, Heritier S, Simes R, Tonkin A. Monitoring cholesterol: measurement error or true change? Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008;148:656-61.
  • Granger C, Vogel V, Cummings S, Held P, Fiedorek F, Lawrence M, Neal B, Reidies H, Santarelli L, Schroyer R, Stockbridge N, Zhao F. Do we need to adjudicate major clinical events? Clinical Trials. 2008;5:56-60.
  • Hackett M, Anderson C, House A, Halteh C. Interventions for preventing depression after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;16:CD003689.
  • Hackett M, Anderson C, House A, Xia J. Interventions for treating depression after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008;8:CD003437.
  • Hancock M, Latimer J, Maher C. Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low back pain: a clinical perspective. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2008;16:198-203.
  • Hancock M, Maher C, Herbert R. Answer to the letter to the editor of J. Hebert et al. concerning "Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD, McAuley JH (2008) Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: a randomised controlled trial". European Spine Journal. 2008;17:1403-4.
  • Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD, McAuley JH. Author’s reply to "Clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulation does not discriminate patients in an Australian physiotherapy primary care setting". Focus on Alternative and Complimentary Therapies. 2008 13: 284-5. [IF 0].
  • Hancock M, Maher C, Latimer J, Herbert R, McAuley J. Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: a randomised controlled trial. European Spine Journal. 2008;17:936-43.
  • Hassett L, Moseley A, Tate R, Harmer A. Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008;Issue 2.
  • Helmhout P, Staal J, Maher C, Petersen T, Rainville J, Shaw W. Exercise therapy and low back pain: insights and proposals to improve the design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials on the effects of therapeutic exercise in low back pain. Spine. 2008;33:1782-88.
  • Henschke N, Maher C, Refshauge K. A systematic review identifies five "red flags" to screen for vertebral fracture in patients with low back pain. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2008;61:110-8.
  • Henschke N, Maher C, Refshauge K, Herbert R, Cumming R, Bleasel J, York J, Das A, McAuley J. Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study. British Medical Journal. 2008;7:a171.
  • Herbert R. Researchers should make data freely available [Editorial]. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:3.
  • Herbert R. Kill the myth: stretching before or after physical activity does not reduce muscle soreness or injury risk. Kinisetherapie, la Revue. 2008;In press.
  • Herbert R. The International Society of Physiotherapy Journal editors. Revista Brasiliera de Fisioterapia . 2008;12:v-vi.
  • Herbert R. Stretching before or after physical activity does not reduce muscle soreness or injury risk. Kinisetherapie, la Revue. 2008:38-40.
  • Herbert R, Hoang P, Gandevia S. Are muscle mechanically independent? Invited editorial. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2008;104 1549-50.
  • Hicks P, Cooper D, The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Board, Clinical Trials Group Executive Committee, [Myburgh J.A.: Member:Writing Committee]. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008. An assessment by the Australian and New Zealand intensive care society. Editiorial. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 2008;10:82.
  • Hicks P, Cooper D, Webb S, Myburgh J, Seppelt I, Peake S, Joyce C, Stephens D, Turner A, French C, Hart G, Jenkins I, Burrell A. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. An assessment by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. Editorial. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 2008;36:149-51.
  • Hiller C, Refshauge K, Kilbreath S, Herbert R. Intrinsic predictors of lateral ankle sprain in adolescent dancers: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2008;18:44-8.
  • Hockings R, McAuley J, Maher C. A systematic review of the predictive ability of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. Spine. 2008;33:E494-500.
  • Hu J, Jiang X, Li N, Yu X, Perkovic V, Chen B, Zhao L, Neal B, Wu Y. Effects of salt substitute on pulse wave analysis among individuals at high cardiovascular risk in rural China: a randomized controlled trial. Hypertension Research. 2008;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Hu J, Wu Y, Zhao L, Li Y, Zhou B. Natural variances in blood pressure category among Chinese adults. Hypertension Research. 2008;31:905-11.
  • Hung D, Stevenson M, Ivers R. Motorcycle helmets in Vietnam: ownership, quality, purchase price and affordability. Traffic Injury Prevention. 2008;9:135-43.
  • Hung D, Stevenson M, Ivers R. Barriers to, and factors associated, with observed motorcycle helmet use in Vietnam. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2008;40:1627-33.
  • Huynh D, Dibley M, Sibbritt D, Tran H. Energy and macronutrient intakes in preschool children in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. BMC Pediatrics. 2008;8:Art. No.44.
  • InterASIA Collaborative Group, Perkovic V, Cass A, Patel A, Suriyawongpaisal P, Barzi F, Chadban S, MacMahon S, Neal B. High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand. Kidney International. 2008;73:473-9.
  • Islam S, Anderson C, Hankey G, Hardie K, Carter K, Boradhurst R, Jamrozik K. Trends in incidence and outcome of stroke in Perth, Western Australia during 1989 to 2001: the Perth Community Study. Stroke. 2008;39:776-82.
  • Ivers R. Cochrane Corner: injury prevention interventions in parenting and the construction industry: systematic reviews. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:66.
  • Ivers R. Reviews of effectiveness of training after spinal cord or traumatic brain injury. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:209.
  • Ivers R, Aeron-Thomas A. Police patrols for alcohol-related crashes: more rigorous evaluation needed. Injury Prevention. 2008;14:408-9.
  • Ivers R, Senserrick T, Boufous S, Stevenson M, Chen T, Norton R. Associations between novice driver risky behaviour, risk perception and crash risk: findings from the DRIVE Study. American Journal of Public Health. 2008;In press.
  • Jan S, Pronyk P, Kim J. Accounting for institutional change in health economic evaluation: a program to tackle HIV/AIDs and gender violence in Southern Africa. Social Science and Medicine. 2008;66:922-32.
  • Johnson D, Hawley C, Rosser B, Beller E, Thompson C, Fassett R, Ferrari P, McDonald S, Pedagogos E, Cass A, HERO Study Group. Oxpentifylline versus placebo in the treatment of erythropoietin-resistant anaemia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nephrology. 2008;9:8.
  • Joshi R, Jan S, Wu Y, MacMahon S. Global inequalities in access to cardiovascular healthcare: our greatest challenge. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008;52:1817-25.
  • Kamper S, Herbert R, Machado L, Maher C, McAuley J. Trial methodology and patient characteristics do not influence the size of placebo effects on pain. Meta-regression of trial-level factors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2008;61:256-60.
  • Kamper S, Rebbeck T, Maher C, McAuley J, Sterling M. Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain. 2008;138:617-29.
  • Ke L, Brock K, Cant R, Li Y, Morrell S. The relationship between obesity and blood pressure differs by ethnicity in Sydney school children. American Journal of Hypertension. 2008;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Keay L, Edwards K, Dart J, Stapleton F. Grading contact lens-related microbial keratitis: relevance to disease burden. Optometry and Vision Science. 2008;85:531-37.
  • Keay L, Munoz B, Turano K, Hassan S, Munro C, Duncan D, Baldwin K, Jasti S, Gower E, West S. Visual and cognitive deficits predict stopping or restricting driving: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Driving Study (SEEDS). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2008;50 :107-13.
  • Keay L, Stapleton F. Development and evaluation of evidence-based guidelines on contact lens-related microbial keratitis. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 2008;31:3-12.
  • Kengne AP, Dzudie A, Sobngwi E. Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review with emphasis on individuals with diabetes. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 2008;4:123-30.
  • Kengne AP, Fezeu L, Awah P, Sobngwi E, Dongmo S, Mbanya J. Nurse-led care for epilepsy at primary level in a rural health district in Cameroon. Epilepsia. 2008;49:1639-42.
  • Kengne AP, Njamnshi A, Mbanya J. Cardiovascular risk reduction in diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: what should the priorities be in the absence of global risk evaluation tools? Clinical Medicine: Cardiology. 2008;2:25-31.
  • Kengne AP, Sobngwi E, Fezeu L, Awah P, Dongmo S, Mbanya J. Nurse-led care for asthma at primary level in rural sub-Saharan Africa: the experience of Bafut in Cameroon. Journal of Asthma. 2008;45:437-43.
  • Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Maskiell A, Jackson D, Obermair A. Elextronic data capture in the Australian healthcare industry. The Monitor. 2008; 7-11.
  • Lee C, Huxley R, Wildman R, Woodward M. Indices of abdominal obesity are better discriminators of cardiovascular risk factors than BMI: a meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2008;61:646-53.
  • Lee TS, Kilbreath SL, Refshauge KM, Herbert R, Beith JM. Prognosis of the upper limb following surgery and radiation for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2008;110:19-37.
  • Li M, Li S, Baur L, Huxley R. A systematic review of school-based intervention studies for the prevention or reduction of excess weight among Chinese children and adolescents. Obesity Reviews. 2008;9:548-59.
  • Lin C, Haas M, Moseley A, Herbert R, Refshauge K. Cost and utilisation of healthcare resources during rehabilitation after ankle fracture are not linked to health insurance, income, gender, or pain: an observational study. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2008;54:201-8.
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