By Dr Christine Linhart

Journal articles

Pett J; Fahim M; Taylor R; Osborne NJ; Morrell S; Nathan S; Nanayakkara N; Linhart C, 2026, 'Environmental and occupational exposures for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu): field investigations in rural Sri Lanka', BMC Public Health, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-28172-9

Linhart C; Shrestha S; Chand V; Nadakuca M; Lesuma J; Bali A; Taylor R; Morrell S, 2026, 'Cause of death contributions to life expectancy disparity in Fiji between Indigenous iTaukei and Fijians of Indian descent: a retrospective observational analysis of national mortality data from 2018 to 2023', Population Health Metrics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-026-00513-1

Arya V; Pathare S; Krishnamoorthy S; Scotti Requena S; Vijayakumar L; Linhart C; Page A; Pirkis J; Armstrong G, 2026, 'Changing trends in suicide in India, 2013–2023: Rising suicide rates among men', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2026.10286

Shrestha S; Peden AE; Kalougivaki J; Khan S; Nadakuca M; Bali A; Lesuma J; Kiani B; Linhart C, 2026, 'Uncovering variations in drowning mortality in Fiji between Indigenous iTaukei and Fijians of Indian descent during 2016–2022: a national retrospective population-based study', BMJ Public Health, 4, pp. e003002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003002

Dearie C; Linhart C; Sharma N; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2025, 'Cause specific mortality across the lifespan for Fiji’s major ethnic sub-populations 2013-17', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23970-z

Dearie C; Linhart C; Figueroa C; Saumaka V; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2024, 'Adult mortality from non-communicable diseases in Fiji's major ethnic groups 2013–17', Global Epidemiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100157

Pett J; Linhart C; Osborne N; Morrell S; Fahim M; Knight J; Premaranthne S; Wazil AWM; Ratnatunga N; Wijethunga S; Thalgahagoda S; Endre Z; Taylor R; Nanayakkara N, 2024, 'Correction to: Tubulointerstitial nephropathy is the predominant finding in men in a review of more than 3000 renal biopsies over a 10-year period from Sri Lanka (BMC Nephrology, (2024), 25, 1, (295), 10.1186/s12882-024-03731-7)', BMC Nephrology, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03785-7

Linhart C; Singh N; Nadakuca M; Saumaka V; Congdon C; Serrao S; Taylor R; Morrell S, 2024, 'Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive', Global Epidemiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100162

Pett J; Linhart C; Osborne N; Morrell S; Fahim M; Knight J; Premaranthne S; Wazil AWM; Ratnatunga N; Wijethunga S; Thalgahagoda S; Endre Z; Taylor R; Nanayakkara N, 2024, 'Tubulointerstitial nephropathy is the predominant finding in men in a review of more than 3000 renal biopsies over a 10-year period from Sri Lanka', BMC Nephrology, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03731-7

Figueroa CA; Linhart CL; Dearie C; Fusimalohi LE; Kupu S; Morrell SL; Taylor RJ, 2023, 'Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17294-z

Craig A; Beek K; Godinho M; Ansari S; Jonnagaddala J; Asgari-Jirhandeh N; Linhart C; Hall J; Liaw T, 2023, 'Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for low- and middle-income Pacific Island countries and territories', Pacific Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pacifichealth.v6i.64

Dearie C; Figueroa C; Linhart C; Rafai E; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2023, 'Ethnic disparity in cancer mortality in adult Fijian women, 2013-17', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 33

Pett J; Mohamed F; Knight J; Linhart C; Osborne NJ; Taylor R, 2022, 'Two decades of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) research: Existing evidence and persistent gaps from epidemiological studies in Sri Lanka', Nephrology, 27, pp. 238 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13989

Figueroa C; Linhart C; Fusimalohi L; Kupu S; Mathenge G; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2021, 'Mortality in Tonga over three triennia, 2010–2018', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10023-w

Dearie C; Linhart C; Rafai E; Nand D; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2021, 'Trends in mortality and life expectancy in Fiji over 20 years', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11186-w

Rizkianti A; Maisya IB; Kusumawardani N; Linhart C; Pardosi JF, 2020, 'Sexual intercourse and its correlates among school-aged adolescents in Indonesia: Analysis of the 2015 global school-based health survey', Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 53, pp. 323 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/JPMPH.20.028

Gamlath L; Nandasena S; Silva PD; Morrell S; Linhart C; Lin S; Sharpe A; Nathan S; Taylor R, 2020, 'Community intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01427-y

Figueroa C; Mathenge G; Linhart C; James PAS, 2020, 'Deaths at sea in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and opportunities for civil registration and vital statistics systems', Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2019, pp. 107 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/6726a0fb-en

Lewis ET; Mahimbo A; Linhart C; Williamson M; Morgan M; Hammill K; Hall J; Cardona M, 2020, 'General practitioners' perceptions on the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a risk prediction checklist to support their end-of-life discussions in routine care: A qualitative study', Family Practice, 37, pp. 703 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/FAMPRA/CMAA036

Figueroa C; Mathenge G; Linhart C; James PAS, 2019, 'Deaths at sea in the Pacific islands: challenges and opportunities for civil registration and vital statistics systems', Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 26, pp. 106 - 124, https://www.unescap.org/publications/asia-pacific-sustainable-development-journal-vol-26-no-2-december-2019

Linhart C; Taylor R; Morrell S; Lin S, 2018, 'Continued increases in blood pressure over two decades in Samoa (1991–2013); around one-third of the increase explained by rising obesity levels', BMC Public Health, 18, pp. 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6016-2

Taylor R; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2018, 'Overview of trends in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors in Fiji', Annals of Human Biology, 45, pp. 188 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2018.1465122

Linhart CL; Figueroa C, 2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health, 63, pp. 431 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1061-7

Figueroa CA; Linhart CL; Beckley WB; Pardosi JF, 2017, 'Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone: from civil war to Ebola and the Sustainable Development Goals', International Journal of Public Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1061-7

Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Declines and plateaux in smoking prevalence over three decades in Fiji', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19, pp. 1315 - 1321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw292

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Response to comments by Hoyer and Brinks (2017) on: ‘Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013’', International Journal of Public Health, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1042-x

Gamlath L; Nandasena S; Hennadige Padmal De Silva S; Linhart C; Ngo A; Morrell S; Nathan S; Sharpe A; Taylor R, 2017, 'Differentials in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes by Socioeconomic Status and Sex in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 401 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539517709028

Linhart CL; Naseri T; Lin S; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Tobacco smoking trends in Samoa over four decades: can continued globalization rectify that which it has wrought?', Globalization and Health, 13, pp. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0256-2

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978–2013', Diabetic Medicine, 34, pp. 654 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.13197

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013', International Journal of Public Health, 62, pp. 687 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0961-x

Morrell S; Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart CL; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Fiji', Population Health Metrics, 14, pp. 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-016-0114-0

Taylor R; Zimmet P; Naseri T; Hufanga S; Tukana I; Magliano DJ; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2016, 'Erroneous inflation of diabetes prevalence: Are there global implications?', Journal of Diabetes, 8, pp. 766 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12447

Lin S; Hufanga S; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Tonga over 40 years', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 475 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539516645156

Linhart CL; Gyaneshwar R; Naidu S; Raban M; Naudu S; Morrell S; Tukana I; Taylor R, 2016, 'Absolute cardiovascular risk in a Fiji medical zone', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2806-6

Linhart C; Tivollier J-M; Taylor R; Barguil Y; Magliano DJ; Bourguignon C; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors over 30 years in Polynesians in the French Pacific Territory of Wallis Island', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 23, pp. 856 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487315604833

Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Continued increases in hypertension over three decades in Fiji, and the influence of obesity.', J Hypertens, 34, pp. 402 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000807

Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Fiji over 30 years.', J Diabetes, 8, pp. 533 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12326

Taylor R; Linhart C; Hayes G; Homasi S, 2014, 'Measuring progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals in small populations: Is under-five mortality in Tuvalu declining?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 390 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12169

Vithana C; Linhart C; Taylor R; Morrell S; Azim S, 2014, 'Trends in Sri Lankan cause-specific adult mortality 1950-2006.', BMC public health, 14, pp. 644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-644

Taylor R; Carter K; Naidu S; Linhart C; Azim S; Rao C; Lopez AD, 2013, 'Divergent mortality trends by ethnicity in Fiji', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 509 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12116

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