Submissions from 2009
Observations from non-invasive measures of right heart hemodynamics in left ventricular assist device patients, Kaitlyn My-Tu Lam, Stephanie Ennis, Gerry O'Driscoll, Jorge M. Solis, and Thomas MacGillivray
Factors associated with internet addiction among adolescents, Lawrence T. Lam, Zi-wen Peng, Jin-cheng Mai, and Jin Jing
The association between internet addiction and self-injurious behaviour among adolescents, Lawrence T. Lam, Z Peng, J Mai, and J Jing
Could it be Henoch-Schönlein purpura?, Danforn C E Lim, Lisa N C Cheng, and Felix W S Wong
Syndrome X, Danforn Lim and Felix Wong
Effects of drinking water with high iodine concentration on the intelligence of children in Tianjin, China, Hong-Liang Liu, Lawrence T. Lam, Qiang Zeng, Shu-qing Han, Gang Fu, and Chang-chun Hou
Attendance of men at the familial cancer clinic: What they value from the consultation, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Clara L. Gaff, Bettina Meiser, Phyllis N. Butow, Rebecca Osseiran-Moisson, and Nina Hallowell
A comparison of male attendees and nonattendees at a familial cancer clinic, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Clara Gaff, Bettina Meiser, Phyllis Butow, Rebecca Osseiran-Moisson, Nina Hallowell, and kConFab Investigators
When the safety net of treatment has been removed: Patients’ unmet needs at the completion of treatment for haematological malignancies, Elizabeth A. Lobb, D Joske, P Butow, L J. Kristjanson, P Cannell, G Cull, and B Augustson
Anti-thymocyte globulin as an adjunct to treatment of fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis, Vance Manins, Niki Parle, Lorry Dembo, and Gerry O'Driscoll
Relevance of the hygiene hypothesis to early vs. late onset allergic rhinitis, M C. Matheson, E H. Walters, J A. Simpson, C L. Wharton, A-L Ponsonby, D P. Johns, M A. Jenkins, G G. Giles, J L. Hopper, M J. Abramson, and S C. Dharmage
Imaging pathways: Will they be well trodden or less traveled?, Richard M. Mendelson and Phillip J. Bairstow
Out of my depth in East Timor, Geoffrey C. Mullins
Occupational therapy home programs for cerebral palsy: Double-blind, randomized, controlled trial, Iona Novak, Anne Cusick, and Natasha Lannin
Helicobacter spp. other than Helicobacter pylori, Arinze S. Okoli, Armelle Menard, and George L. Mendz
Airway inflammation and anti-protease defences rapidly improve during treatment of an acute exacerbation of COPD, Sushil Pant, Eugene H. Walters, Anne Griffiths, Richard Wood-Baker, David P. Johns, and David W. Reid
The potential of nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide membranes to influence skin wound repair, Leigh G. Parkinson, Natalie L. Giles, Katharine F. Adcroft, Mark W. Fear, Fiona M. Wood, and Gerard E. Poinern
Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in an Australian scleroderma population: Screening allows for earlier diagnosis, S Phung, G Strange, L P. Chung, J Leong, B Dalton, J Roddy, Jenny Deague, David Playford, M Musk, and Eli Gabbay
A descriptive report of management strategies used by chiropractors, as reviewed by a single independent chiropractic consultant in the Australian workers compensation system, Henry Pollard and Katie de Luca
Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Milo A. Puhan, Elena Gimeno-Santos, Madlaina Scharplatz, Thierry Troosters, E Haydn Walters, and Johann Steurer
Bone marrow-derived cells in the healing burn wound—More than just inflammation, Suzanne Rea, Natalie L. Giles, Steven Webb, Katharine F. Adcroft, Lauren M. Evill, Deborah H. Strickland, Fiona M. Wood, and Mark W. Fear
A new tilt on pelvic radiographs: A pilot study, P J. Richards, J M. Pattison, J Belcher, R W. DeCann, Suzanne E. Anderson, and C Wynn-Jones
Women who are well informed about prenatal genetic screening delay emotional attachment to their fetus, Heather Rowe, Jane Fisher, and Julie A. Quinlivan
The effectiveness of prophylaxis for measles contacts in NSW, Vicky Sheppeard, Bradley Forssman, Mark J. Ferson, Conrad Moreira, Sue Campbell-Lloyd, Dominic E. Dwyer, and Jeremy M. McAnulty
Vaccine failures and vaccine effectiveness in children during measles outbreaks in New South Wales, March–May 2006, Vicky Sheppeard, Bradley Forssman, Mark J. Ferson, Conrad Moreira, Sue Campbell-Lloyd, Dominic E. Dwyer, and Jeremy M. McAnulty
Evaluation of early tissue reactions after lumbar intertransverse process fusion using CT in a rabbit, Jun Shinbo, Pierre Mainil-Varlet, Atsuya Watanabe, Suzanne Pippig, Jens Koener, and Suzanne E. Anderson
Tumour and tumour-like lesions of the patella - A multicentre experience, J Singh, S L. James, H M. Kroon, K Woertler, Suzanne E. Anderson, and A M. Davies
Neuroimaging correlates of apathy and depression in Alzheimer’s disease, Sergio E. Starkstein, Romina Mizrahi, Aristides A. Capizzano, Laura Acion, Simone Brockman, and Brian D. Power
Advances in cancer management: At what cost to medical student education?, Darren L. Starmer BN MEdStds (Hons) and Michael B. Barton MBBS, FRANZCR
Validation of a new method for determination of cup orientation in THA, Simon D. Steppacher, Moritz Tannast, Guoyan Zheng, Xuan Zhang, Jens Kowal, Suzanne E. Anderson, Klaus A. Siebennrock, and Stephen B. Murphy
HPV genotype prevalence in women with abnormal pap smears in Melbourne, Australia, Matthew P. Stevens, Suzanne M. Garland, Jeffrey H. Tan, Michael A. Quinn, Rodney W. Petersen, and Sepehr N. Tabrizi
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Prevalence and molecular pathogenesis of Helicobacter spp, Quoc V. Tu, Arinze S. Okoli, Zsuzsanna Kovach, and George L. Mendz
Role of a LIF antagonist in LIF and OSM induced MMP-1, MMP-3, and TIMP-1 expression by primary articular chondrocytes, Aradhana Upadhyay, Gaurav Sharma, Satu Kivivuori, Warren S. Raye, Ebrahim Zabihi, Graeme J. Carroll, and Jalal A. Jazayeri
The glycoprotein fibulin-3 regulates morphology and motility of olfactory ensheathing cells in vitro, Jana Vukovic, Marc J. Ruitenberg, Kasper Roet, Elske Franssen, Ajanthy Arulpragasam, Takako Sasaki, Joost Verhaagen, Alan R. Harvey, Samantha J. Busfield, and Giles W. Plant
Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Julia A E Walters, Peter G. Gibson, Richard Wood-Baker, Mairi Hannay, and E Haydn Walters
Effects of feedback on spirometry in primary care on motivation for smoking cessation, Julia A. Walters, David P. Johns, Leigh Blizzard, E Haydn Walters, and Richard Wood-Baker
Ability of dGEMRIC and T2 mapping to evaluate cartilage repair after microfracture: A goat study, A Watanabe, C Boesch, Suzanne E. Anderson, W Brehm, and P Mainil Varlet
Testing for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses on admission to Western Australian prisons, Rochelle E. Watkins, Donna B. Mak, and Crystal Connelly
Intention to breastfeed and awareness of health recommendations: Findings from first-time mothers in southwest Sydney, Australia, Li M. Wen, Louise A. Baur, Chris Rissel, Garth Alperstein, and Judy M. Simpson
Drug and herb interactions: Searching the web, Felix W S Wong, Linda Lin, and Danforn C E Lim
Comorbidity and repeat admission to hospital for adverse drug reactions in older adults: Retrospective cohort study, Min Zhang, C D'arcy J Holman, Sylvie D. Price, Frank M. Sanfilippo, David B. Preen, and Max K. Bulsara
A balancing act—Telehealth cancer genetics and practitioners’ experiences of a triadic consultation, Elvira Zilliacus, Bettina Meiser, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Kristine Barlow-Stewart, and Katherine Tucker
Submissions from 2008
Implementing a strategic plan for child health: a Sydney case study, Garth Alperstein, Peter Sainsbury, and Sharyn O’Grady
Pseudotumors of the shoulder invited review, Suzanne E. Anderson, James O. Johnston, and Lynne S. Steinbach
Malnutrition as a cause of chronic pancreatitis: Myth dispelled?, Minoti V. Apte, Ron Pirola, and Jeremy S. Wilson
Knowledge and attitudes of men to prostate cancer, Diane Arnold-Reed, Dana Hince, Max Bulsara, Hanh Ngo, Michael Eaton, Alan R. Wright, Frank R. Jones, Walter Kaczmarczyk, Andreas G. Marangou, and Tom Brett
Using structured clinical instruction modules (SCIM) in teaching palliative care to undergraduate medical students, Kirsten Auret and Darren L. Starmer
Data-mining of medication records to improve asthma management, Bonnie J. Bereznicki, Gregory M. Peterson, Shane L. Jackson, E Haydn Walters, Kimbra D. Fitzmaurice, and Peter R. Gee
Pharmacist-initiated general practitioner referral of patients with suboptimal asthma management, Bonnie J. Bereznicki, Gregory M. Peterson, Shane L. Jackson, Haydn Walters, Kimbra Fitzmaurice, and Peter Gee
Neurocognitive status and QOL following the Novel HeartWare® Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), E Birks, M Streuber, Gerry O'Driscoll, P Jansz, A Meyer, R Larbalestier, P Spratt, A Khaghani, and G Wiesenlthale
Rural inpatient rehabilitation by specialist outreach: Comparison with a city unit, Malcolm Bowman, Steven Faux, and Stephen Wilson
New medical graduates: Can general practice help with training?, Tom Brett
Childhood eczema and asthma incidence and persistence: A cohort study from childhood to middle age, John A. Burgess, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Graham B. Byrnes, Melanie C. Matheson, Lyle C. Gurrin, Cathryn L. Wharton, David P. Johns, Michael J. Abramson, John L. Hopper, and E Haydn Walters
Roles of α and β Carbonic Anhydrases of Helicobacter pylori in the urease-dependent response to acidity and in colonization of the Murine Gastric Mucosa, Stephanie Bury-Mone, George Mendz, Graham Ball, Marie Thibonnier, Kerstin Stingl, Chantal Ecobichon, Patrick Ave, Michel Heurre, Agnes Labigne, Jean-Michel Thiberge, and Hilde De Reuse
Myrtucommulones F−I, phloroglucinols with thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor-2 binding affinity from the seeds of Corymbia scabrida, Anthony R. Carroll, Jasmine Lamb, Roger Moni, Gordon P. Guymer, Paul I. Forster, and Ronald J. Quinn
Spongian diterpenes with thyrotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 binding affinity from Spongia sp., Anthony R. Carroll, Jasmine Lamb, Roger Moni, John N A Hooper, and Ronald J. Quinn
Corymbones A and B, phloroglucinols with thyrotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 binding affinity from the flowers of Corymbia peltata, Anthony R. Carroll, Sylvia Urban, Jasmine Lamb, Roger Moni, Gordon P. Guymer, Paul I. Forster, and Ronald J. Quinn
A pilot phase II randomized, cross-over, double-blinded, controlled efficacy study of Octreotide versus Hyoscine Hydrobromide for control of noisy breathing at the end-of-life, Katherine Clark, David C. Currow, Meera Agar, Belinda S. Fazekas, and Amy P. Abernethy
Effects of self-management, education and specific exercises, delivered by health professionals, in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, S Coleman, N K. Briffa, Graeme J. Carroll, C Inderjeeth, N Cook, and J McQuade
Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: A quality assurance study, Sophie Coleman, Kathryn Briffa, Heather Conroy, Richard Prince, Graeme J. Carroll, and Jean McQuade
Biblical anthropology and its implications for the practice of medicine, John Dearin and Roberta Kwan
Trends in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Australia from 1980 to 2002, Edouard Tursan d'Espaigne, Max K. Bulsara, Luke Wolfenden, Roger W. Byard, and Fiona J. Stanley
The effectiveness of pulsed electrical stimulation (E-PES) in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial, Robyn E. Fary, Graeme J. Carroll, Tom G. Briffa, Ritu Gupta, and N Kathryn Briffa
Angiotensinogen gene T235 variant: A marker for the development of persistent microalbuminuria in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, Patricia H. Gallego, Neil Shephard, Max K. Bulsara, Frank M. van Bockxmeer, Brenda L. Powell, John P. Beilby, Gillian Arscott, Michael Le Page, Lyle J. Palmer, Elizabeth A. Davis, Timothy W. Jones, and Catherine S Y Choong
Evaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: Design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western Australia, Billie Giles-Corti, Matthew Knuiman, Anna Timperio, Kimberly Van Niel, Terri J. Pikora, Fiona C L Bull, Trevor Shilton, and Max K. Bulsara
A peptide inhibitor of c-Jun promotes wound healing in a mouse full-thickness burn model, Natalie Giles, Suzanne Rea, Trevor Beer, Fiona M. Wood, and Mark W. Fear
Management of a patient with terminal illness: The final stages of life, Paul A. Glare and Katherine Clark
Treatment of nausea and vomiting in terminally ill cancer patients, Paul A. Glare, David Dunwoodie, Katherine Clark, Alicia Ward, Patsy R. Yates, Sharon Ryan, and Janet Hardy
Treatment of nausea and vomiting in terminally ill cancer patients, Paul A. Glare, David Dunwoodie, Katherine Clark, Alicia Ward, Patsy Yates, Sharon Ryan, and Janet Hardy
Elimination half-lives of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in children, Philippe Grandjean, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Dana B. Barr, Larry L. Needham, Pal Weihe, and Birger Heinzow
Exercise and cardiovascular risk reduction: Time to update the rationale for exercise?, Daniel J. Green, Gerry O'Driscoll, Michael J. Joyner, and Nigel T. Cable
The Fremantle lead study part 2, Robin Guttinger, Elaine Pascoe, Enrico Rossi, Rishi Kotecha, and Frank Willis
Successful treatment of ventricular assist device associated ventricular thrombus with systemic tenecteplase, H Hayes, L Dembo, R Larbalestier, and Gerry O'Driscoll
Prevalence of structural central nervous system abnormalities in early-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus, Margaret S. Ho, Narelle J. Weller, F Jay Ives, Christine L. Carne, Katherine Murray, Rohan I. vanden Driesen, Thai P. Nguyen, Peter D. Robins, Max Bulsara, Elizabeth A. Davis, and Timothy W. Jones
Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients exhibit depressive and anxiety scores in the subsyndromal range, Sean D. Hood, Jonathon Q. Shufflebotham, Julie Hendry, Dana A. Hince, Ann S. Rich, Chris S J Probert, and John Potokar
Biodegradability of naltrexone-poly(DL) lactide implants in vivo assessed under ultrasound in humans, Gary K. Hulse, Vincent H S Low, Virginia Stalenberg, Noella Morris, Richard I. Thompson, Robert J. Tait, Cam T. Phan, Hanh T T Ngo, and Diane Arnold-Reed
The impact of co-payment increases on dispensings of government-subsidised medicines in Australia, Anna Hynd, Elizabeth E. Roughead, David B. Preen, John Glover, Max K. Bulsara, and James Semmens
Fc-based cytokines: Prospects for engineering superior therapeutics, Jalal A. Jazayeri and Graeme J. Carroll
Referring patients to specialists: A structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs, Moyez Jiwa, Michael Gordon, Hayley Arnet, Hooi Ee, Max Bulsara, and Brigitte Colwell
Stroke in rural areas and small communities, Jacques Joubert, Louise Prentice, Thierry Moulin, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Lynette Joubert, Pierre-Marie Preux, Dallas Ware, Elizabeth Medeiros de Bustos, and Allan McLean
Molecular responses of Campylobacter jejuni to cadmium stress, Nadeem Kaakoush, Mark Raftery, and George Mendz
Automated determination of distance visual acuity: Towards teleophthalmology services, Sajeesh Kumar, Max K. Bulsara, and Kanagasingam Yogesan
Time in bed and Low Body Mass Index (BMI) among adolescents in China, Lawrence T. Lam
Uncorrected or untreated vision problems and occupational injuries among the adolescent and adult population in Australia, Lawrence T. Lam
Duration of sleep and ADHD tendency among adolescents in China, Lawrence T. Lam and L. Yang
Access and the use of information technology in the older Australian population: A comparison among the healthy, chronically ill, and people with disability with and without limitation to core functioning, Mary Lam and Lawrence T. Lam
Secreted frizzled related protein-4 (sFRP4) promotes epidermal differentiation and apoptosis, Richard Maganga, Natalie Giles, Katharine Adcroft, Ambili Unni, Dianne Keeney, Fiona Wood, Mark Fear, and Arunasalam Dharmarajana
Investigation of an outbreak of acute illness in a school group visiting Sydney, September 2006, Trish Mannes, Bradley Forssman, Leena Gupta, Mark Ferson, Simone Christopher, Jeremy McAnulty, and Jennie Musto
Bystander basic life support: An important link in the chain of survival for children suffering a drowning or near-drowning episode, Jeanette Marchant, Nicholas G. Cheng, Lawrence T. Lam, Fiona E. Fahy, S V. Soundappan, Danny T. Cass, and Gary J. Browne
External injury documentation in major trauma victims is inadequate: Grounds for routine photography in the emergency department?, Austin N. May, Gordian W O Fulde, Johan Duflou, Kerrie L. Mengersen, and Christine Read-Allsopp
The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviors, Gavin R. McCormack, Billie Giles-Corti, and Max K. Bulsara
Breaking new ground: The story of Dagmar Berne, Robert Moorhead
Why should physicians be interested in the history of medicine?, Robert Moorhead
Exogenous metallothionein-IIA promotes accelerated healing after a burn wound, Natalie M. Morellini, Natalie L. Giles, Suzanne Rea, Katharine F. Adcroft, Sian Falder, Carolyn E. King, Sarah A. Dunlop, Lyn D. Beazley, Adrian K. West, Fiona M. Wood, and Mark W. Fear
Resistance training and diastolic myocardial tissue velocities in obese children, Louise Haleh Naylor, Katie Watts, Joan Andree Sharpe, Timothy William Jones, Elizabeth Ann Davis, Alisha Thompson, Keith George, James Michael Ramsay, Gerry O'Driscoll, and Daniel John Green
The athlete's heart: A contemporary appraisal of the 'Morganroth Hypothesis', Louise H. Naylor, Keith George, Gerry O'Driscoll, and Daniel J. Green
Techniques to monitor for endophthalmitis and other cataract surgery complications, Jonathon Q. Ng, Nigel Morlet, Alexandra P. Bremner, Max K. Bulsara, Anthony P. Morton, and James B. Semmens
Blood naltrexone levels over time following naltrexone implant, Hanh Ngo, Diane Arnold-Reed, Robert C. Hansson, Robert J. Tait, and Gary K. Hulse
Repeated infusions of Levosimendan: Well tolerated and improves functional capacity in decompensated heart failure – A single-centre experience, N M. Parle, M D. Thomas, L Dembo, M Best, and Gerry O'Driscoll