2006

  • Ameratunga S, Hijar M, Norton R. Road traffic injuries: confronting disparities to address a global health problem. Lancet. 2006;367:1533-40.
  • Ameratunga S, Jackson R, Norton R. Death and injury on roads - lowering the road toll will take much more than altering road users’ behaviour. BMJ. 2006;333:53-4.
  • Ameratunga S, Norton R, Connor J, Robinson E, Civil I, Coverdale J, Bennett D, Jackson R. A population-based cohort study of longer-term changes in health of car drivers involved in serious crashes. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48:729-36.
  • Anderson C. Differential effects of hypertension in the aetiology of major intracerebral haemorrhage subtypes? (Editorial on Jackson CA, Sudlow CLM). Is hypertension a more frequent risk factor for deep than for lobar intracerebral haemorrhage? J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006;77:1206.
  • Anderson K, Reiger E, Caterson I. A comparison of maladaptive schemas in treatment-seeking obese adults and normal weight controls. J Psychosom Res. 2006;60:245-52.
  • Arima H, Chalmers J. Secondary prevention of stroke by blood-pressure lowering treatment. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2006;8:317-23.
  • Arima H, Kiyohara Y, Tanizaki Y, Nakabeppu Y, Kubo M, Kato I, Sueishi K, Tsuneyoshi M, Fujishima M, Iida M. Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism modifies the smoking-cancer association: the Hisayama Study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2006;15:196-201.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Ansary-Moghaddam A, Huxley R, Barzi F, Lam T, Jamrozik K, Ohkubo T, Fang X, Sun H, Woodward M. The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific region. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15:2435-40.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Huxley R, Barzi F, Lam T, Lawes C, Wong J, Woodward M. The impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the age-related excess risk of coronary heart disease. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35:1025-33.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Lee C, Martiniuk A, Woodward M, Feigin V, Gu D, Jamrozik K, Lam T, Ni Mhurchu C, Pan W, Suh I, Ueshema H, Woo J, Huxley R. The burden of overweight and obesity in the Asia-Pacific region. Obes Rev. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Martiniuk A, Lee C, Lam T, Huxley R, Suh I, Jamrozik K, Gu D, Woodward M. The fraction of ischaemic heart disease and stroke attributable to smoking in the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asian regions. Tob Control. 2006;15:181-8.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Martiniuk A, Lee C, Lawes CM, Ueshima H, Suh I, Lam T, Gu D, Feigin V, Jamrozik K, Ohkubo T, Woodward M. Hypertension: its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region. J Hypertens. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Ni Mhurchu C, Parag V, Woo J, Lam T, Woodward M, Bennett D. Central obesity and cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2006;15:287-92.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Ni Mhurchu C, Prasad V, Nakamura M, Patel A, Rodgers A, Lam T. Body mass index and the risk of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2006;15:127-33.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Patel A, Barzi F, Woodward M, Ni Mhurchu C, Ohkubo T, Lam T, Welborn T. An evaluation of metabolic risks for coronary death in the Asia Pacific region. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2006;74:274-81.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Woodward M, Barzi F, Lam T, Jamrozik K, Ueshima U, Patel A. Coronary risk prediction among individuals with and without diabetes. Eur J Cardiov Prev Rehab. 2006;13:30-6.
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Woodward M, Barzi F, Martiniuk A, Fang X, Gu D, Imai Y, Lam T, Pan W, Rodgers A, Suh I, Jee S, Ueshima H, Huxley R. Cohort profile: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration; Woodward M, Rodgers A. Joint effects of systolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol on cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region. Circulation. 2006;112:3384-90.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group; Carter K, Anderson C, Hackett M, Barber P, Bonita R. Improved survival after stroke: is admission to hospital the major explanation? Trends analyses of the Auckland Regional Community Stroke Studies. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2006;23:162-8.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group; Carter K, Anderson C, Hackett M, Feigin V, Barber P, Broad J, Bonita R. Trends in ethnic disparities in stroke incidence in Auckland, New Zealand, during 1981 to 2003. Stroke. 2006;37:56-62.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group; Dyall L, Carter K, Bonita R, Anderson C, Feigin V, Kerse N, Brown P. Incidence of stroke in women in Auckland, New Zealand. Ethnic trends over two decades: 1981-2003. NZ Med J. 2006;119:2309.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group; Feigin V, Carter K, Hackett M, Barber P, McNaughton H, Dyall L, Chen X, Anderson C. Ethnic disparities in incidence of stroke subtypes: Auckland Regional Community Stroke Study, 2002-2003. Lancet Neurol. 2006;5:130-9.
  • Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study Group; Hackett M, Anderson C. Frequency, management and predictors of abnormal mood after stroke: the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) study 2002 to 2003. Stroke. 2006;37:2123-8.
  • Awah P, Kengne A, Sobngwi E, Fezeu L, Unwin N, Mbanya J. Putting diabetes in the policy agenda of low income countries: the example of Cameroon. Diabetes Int. In press. Borghi J, Shrestha DL, Shrestha D, Jan S. Using focus groups to develop contingent scenarios - a case study of women’s groups in rural Nepal. Soc Sci Med. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Butcher K, Parsons M, Allport L, Prosser J, Tress B, Donnan G, Davis S. Refining and testing the PWI-DWI mismatch hypothesis. Int Congr Ser. 2006;1290:56-66.
  • Campbell D, Woodward M, Chalmers J, Colman S, Jenkins A, Kemp B, Neal B, Patel A, MacMahon S. Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting ischemic stroke in patients with cerebrovascular disease. Arch Neurol. 2006;63:60-5.
  • Chalmers J. Blood pressure and stroke: a continuing debate. J Hypertens. 2006;24:1249-51.
  • Chalmers J, Perkovic V, Joshi R, Patel A. ADVANCE: breaking new ground in type 2 diabetes. J Hypertens Suppl. 2006;24(Suppl 5):S22-8.
  • Choukem S, Kengne A, Dehayem Y, Simo N, Mbanya J. Hypertension in people with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: revealing the hidden face of the iceberg. Diabetes Res Clin Prac. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Chow C, Cardona M, Raju P, Iyengar S, Sukumar A, Raju R, Colman S, Madhav P, Raju R, Srinath Reddy K, Celermajer D, Neal B. Cardiovascular disease and risk factors among 345 adults in rural India - the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative. Int J Cardiol. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Chow C, Mou D, Patel A, Celermajer D. The role of the 12-lead ECG as a screening test for cardiac source of embolus. Heart Lung Circ. 2006;14:242-4. Chow C, Raju P, Raju R, Reddy K, Cardona M, Celermajer D, Neal B. The prevalence and management of diabetes in rural India. Diabetes Care. 2006;29:1717-8.
  • Clapham K, Stevenson M, Lo S. Injury profiles of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in New South Wales. Med J Aust. 2006;184;217-20.
  • Cunningham J, Cass A, Anderson K, Snelling P, Devitt J, Preece C, Eris J. Australian nephrologists’ attitudes towards living kidney donation. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006;21:1178-83.
  • Dharmaratne S, Stevenson M. Public road transport crashes in a low income country. Inj Prev. 2006;12:417-20.
  • Dzudie A, Menanga A, Hamadou B, Kengne AP, Atchou G, Kingue S. Ultrasonographic study of left ventricular function at rest in a group of highly trained black African handball players. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Fezeu L, Balkau B, Kengne A, Sobngwi E, Mbanya J. Metabolic syndrome in a sub- Saharan African setting: central obesity may be the key determinant. Atherosclerosis. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Fezeu L, Minkoulou E, Balkau B, Kengne A, Awah P, Unwin N, Alberti G, Mbanya J. Association between socioeconomic status and adiposity in urban Cameroon. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35:105-11.
  • Fransen M, Anderson C, Douglas J, MacMahon S, Neal B, Norton R, Woodward M, Cameron I, Crawford R, Lo S, Tregonning G, Windolf M; HIPAID Collaborative Group. Safety and efficacy of routine postoperative ibuprofen for pain and disability related to ectopic bone formation after hip replacement surgery (HIPAID): randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2006;333:519-21.
  • Fransen M, Wilsmore B, Winstanley J, Woodward M, Grunstein R, Ameratunga S, Norton R. Shift work and work injury in the New Zealand Blood Donors’ Health Study. Occup Environ Med. 2006;63:352-8.
  • Gallagher M, Perkovic V, Chalmers J. Diuretics: a modern day treatment option? Nephrology. 2006;11:419-27.
  • GISSI-Prevenzione Investigators; Barzi F, Woodward M, Marfisi R, Tognoni G, Marchioli R. Analysis of the benefits of a mediterranean diet in GISSI-Prevenzione study: a case study in imputation of missing values from repeated measurements. Eur J Epidemiol. 2006;21:15-24.
  • Hackett M, House A, Anderson C. Response to authors: a meta-analysis of antidepressant treatment effects after stroke. Stroke. 2006;37:1367.
  • Huang L, Barzi F, Huxley R, Denyer G, Rolach B, Jayne K, Neal B. The effects on saturated fat purchases of providing internet shoppers with automated and personalised dietary advice: results of a randomised trial. PLoS Clin Trials. 2006;1: e22;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Hung D, Stevenson M, Ivers R. Prevalence of helmet use among motorcycle riders in Vietnam. Inj Prev. 2006;12:409-13.
  • Huxley R. Fatal flaw in the fetal argument. Br J Nutr. 2006;95:441-2.
  • Huxley R. Early nutritional determinants of coronary artery disease: a question of timing? Am J Clin Nutr. 2006;84:271-2.
  • Huxley R, Barzi F, Woodward M. Excess risk of fatal coronary heart disease associated with diabetes in men and women: meta-analysis of 37 prospective cohort studies. BMJ. 2006;332:73-8.
  • Ivers R. Cochrane Corner: road safety. Inj Prev. 2006;12:177.
  • Ivers R. Cochrane Corner: school-based programmes for prevention of violence - do they work? Inj Prev. 2006;12:351.
  • Ivers R, Blows S, Stevenson M, Norton R, Williamson A, Eisenbruch M, Woodward M, Lam L, Palamara P, Wang J. A cohort study of 20,822 young drivers: the DRIVE study methods and population. Inj Prev. 2006;12:385-9.
  • Jan S, Thompson M. Proposal: two part payment for live kidney donors. BMJ. 2006;333:262.
  • Joshi R, Cardona M, Iyengar S, Sukumar A, Ravi Raju C, Rama Raju K, Raju K, Reddy K, Lopez A, Neal B. Chronic diseases now a leading causes of death in rural India - mortality data from the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Kadir Ish A, Umar R, Midi H, Haron K, Stevenson M, Hariza A. Mode choice model for vulnerable motorcyclists in Malaysia. Traffic Inj Prev. 2006;7:150-4.
  • Kardamanidis K, Armstrong B. The price of health care for Medicare-ineligible asylum seekers in the community. Med J Aust. 2006;184:140-1.
  • Kengne A, Anderson C. The neglected burden of stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Stroke. 2006;1:180-90.
  • Kengne A, Choukem S, Dehayem Y, Simo L, Fezeu L, Mbanya J. Diabetic foot ulcers in Cameroon: can microflora prevalence inform probabilistic antibiotic treatment? J Wound Care. 2006;15:363-6.
  • Kengne A, Dzudie A, Dongmo L. Epidemiological features of degenerative brain diseases as they occurred in Yaounde referral hospitals over a 9 year period. Neuroepidemiology. 2006;27:208-11.
  • Kengne A, Dzudie A, Fezeu L, Mbanya J. Impact of secondary foot complications on the inpatient department of the diabetes unit of Yaounde Central Hospital. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2006;5:64-8.
  • Kengne A, Mbanya J. Diabetes management in Africa - challenges and opportunities. SA Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2006;3:161-7.
  • Kengne A, Patel A. How important is diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular and other diseases in older adults? PLoS Med. 2006;3:e424.
  • Ker K, Ivers R. Cochrane Corner: alcohol related harm. Inj Prev. 2006;12:273-4.
  • Lawes C, Vander Hoorn S, Law M, Elliott P, MacMahon S, Rodgers A. Blood pressure and the global burden of disease 2000. Part 1: estimates of blood pressure levels. J Hypertens. 2006;24:413-22.
  • Lawes C, Vander Hoorn S, Law M, Elliott P, MacMahon S, Rodgers A. Blood pressure and the global burden of disease 2000. Part II: estimates of attributable burden. J Hypertens. 2006;24:423-30.
  • LI Gong-li, LI Li-ping, Stevenson M, Ivers R, Zhou Ying. Roadside observations of the use of seatbelts in Guangzhou and Nanning cities, China. Chin J Epidemiol. 2006;27:698-701.
  • Mbanya J, Kengne A, Assah F. Diabetes care in Africa. Lancet. 2006;368:1628-9.
  • McEvoy SP, Plant AJ, Pearman J, Christiansen K. Risk factors for the acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci during a single-strain outbreak at a major Australian teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect. 2006;62:256-8.
  • McEvoy S, Stevenson M, Woodward M. Phone use and crashes while driving: a representative survey of drivers in two Australian states. Med J Aust. 2006;185:630-4.
  • McEvoy S, Stevenson M, Woodward M. The prevalence of, and factors associated with, serious crashes involving a distracting activity. Accid Anal Prev. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • McEvoy S, Stevenson M, Woodward M. The impact of driver distraction on road safety: results from a representative survey in two Australian states. Inj Prev. 2006;12:242-7.
  • McManus A, Stevenson M, Finch C. Incidence and risk factors for injury in non elite netball. J Sci Med Sport. 2006;9:119-24.
  • Mitchell K, Fritschi L, Reid A, McEvoy S, Ingram DM, Jamrozik K, Clayforth C, Byrne MJ. Rural-urban differences in the presentation, management and survival of breast cancer in Western Australia. Breast. 2006;15:769-76.
  • Mogga S, Prince M, Alem A, Kebede D, Stewart R, Glozier N, Hotopf M. Outcome of major depression in Ethiopia: populationbased study. Br J Psychiatry. 2006;189:241-6.
  • Monaghan H, Richens A, Colman S, Currie R, Girgis S, Jayne K, Neal B, Patel A. A randomised trial of the effects of an additional communication strategy on recruitment into a large-scale, multi-centre trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Muraleedharan V, Jan S, Ram Prasad S. The trade in human organs in Tamil Nadu: the anatomy of regulatory failure. Health Econ Policy Law. 2006;1:41-57.
  • Mykletun A, ￘verland S, Dahl A, Krokstad S, Bjerkeset O, Glozier N, Aar� L, Prince M. A population-based cohort study of the effect of common mental disorder on disability pension awards. Am J Psychiatry. 2006;163:1412-8.
  • Naylor J, Harmer A, Fransen M, Crosbie J. Status of rehabilitation after knee replacement surgery in Australia. Physiother Res Int. 2006;11:35-47.
  • Overland S, Glozier N, M￦land J, Aaro L, Mykletun A. Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study: HUSK. BMC Public Health. 2006;6:219-28.
  • Parker E, Meiklejohn B, Patterson C, Edwards K, Preece C, Shuter P, Gould T. Our games, our health: a cultural asset for promoting health in Indigenous communities. Health Promot J Austr. 2006;17:103-8.
  • Patel A, Huang K, Janus E, Gill T, Neal B, Suriyawongpaisal P, Wong E, Woodward M, Stolk R. Is a single definition of the metabolic syndrome appropriate? A comparative study of the USA and Asia. Atherosclerosis. 2006;184:225-32.
  • PROGRESS Collaborative Group; Arima H, Chalmers J, Woodward M, Anderson C, Rodgers A, Davis S, MacMahon S, Neal B. Lower target blood pressures are safe and effective for the prevention of recurrent stroke: the PROGRESS trial. J Hypertens. 2006;24:1201-8.
  • PROGRESS Collaborative Group; Arima H, Tzourio C, Butcher K, Anderson C, Bousser M, Lees K, Reid J, Omae T, Woodward M, MacMahon S, Chalmers J, Neal B. Prior events predict cerebrovascular and coronary outcomes in the PROGRESS trial. Stroke. 2006;37:1497-502.
  • Renia L, Potter S. Co-infection of malaria with HIV: an immunological perspective. Parasite Immunol. 2006;28:589-95.
  • Richards M, Nicholls G, Espiner E, Lainchbury J, Troughton R, Elliott J, Frampton C, Crozier I, Yandle T, Doughty R, MacMahon S; Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group; Australia-New Zealand Heart Failure Group. Comparison of B-type natriuretic peptides for assessment of cardiac function and prognosis in stable ischemic heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;47:52-60.
  • SAFE Study Investigators; Finfer S, Bellomo R, McEvoy S, Lo S, Myburgh J, Neal B, Norton R. Effect of baseline serum albumin concentration on outcome of resuscitation with albumin or saline in patients in intensive care units: analysis of data from the saline versus albumin fluid evaluation (SAFE) study. BMJ. 2006;333:1044.
  • Senior H, Anderson C, Chen M, Haydon R, Walker D, Fourie D, Lillis S, Gommans J. Management of hypertension in the oldest old: a study in primary care in New Zealand. Age Ageing. 2006;35:178-82.
  • Sivertsen B, ￘verland S, Neckelmann D, Glozier N, Krokstad S, Pallesen S, Nordhus IH, Bjorvatan B, Mykletun A. The long term effect of insomnia on work disability. The HUNT-II Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2006;163:1018-24.
  • Stevenson M. Building safer environments: injury, safety, and our surroundings. Inj Prev. 2006;12:1-2.
  • Stevenson M, Cercarelli L, Lee A, Rimajova M. Estimating population-based injury prevention practices. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2006;13:133-8.
  • Stolk R, Vingerling J, Kennedy Cruickshank J, Hughes A, Stanton A, Juming L, Patel A, Thom S, Grobbee D; AdRem project team and ADVANCE Management Committee. Rationale and design of the AdRem: evaluating the effects of blood pressure lowering and intensive glucose control on vascular retinal disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Contemp Clin Trials. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Stretton C, Latham N, Carter K, Lee AC, Anderson C. The determinants of physical health in frail older people: the importance of self-efficacy. Clin Rehabil. 2006;20:357-66.
  • Su S. Numerical maximum log likelihood estimation for generalised lambda distributions. Comput Stat Data Anal. 2006;[Epub ahead of print].
  • Traub M, Stevenson M, McEvoy S, Briggs G, Lo S, Leibman S, Joseph T. The use of chest computed tomography versus chest x-ray in patients with major blunt trauma. Injury. 2006; [Epub ahead of print].
  • Tulloh L, Robinson D, Patel A, Ware A, Prendergast C, Sullivan D, Pressley L. Raised troponin T and echocardiographic abnormalities after prolonged strenuous exercise-the Australian Ironman Triathlon. Br J Sports Med. 2006;40:605-9.
  • Tunstall-Pedoe H, Connaghan J, Woodward M, Tolonen H, Kuulasmaa K. Pattern of declining blood pressure across replicate population surveys of the WHO MONICA project, mid-1980s to mid- 1990s, and the role of medication. BMJ. 2006;332:617-8.
  • Tunstall-Pedoe H, Woodward M. By neglecting deprivation, cardiovascular risk scoring will exacerbate social gradients in disease. Heart. 2006;92:307-10.
  • Woodward M, Rumley A, Rumley A, Rumley C, Lewington S, Morrison C, Lowe G. The association between homocysteine and myocardial infarction is independent of age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and markers of inflammation: the Glasgow Myocardial Infarction Study. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2006;17:1-5.