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Sharwood LN; Waller M; Draper B; Shand F, 2024, 'Exploring community mental health service use following hospital-Treated intentional self-harm among older Australians: A survival analysis', International Psychogeriatrics, 36, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000959

Fallah N; Noonan VK; Sharwood LN, 2024, 'Editorial: Epidemiology, evidence-based care, and outcomes in spinal cord injury', Frontiers in Neurology, 15, pp. 1383757, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1383757

Curtis K; Brown J; Sharwood LN; Risi D; Eager D; Holland AJA; Beck B; Erskine C; Lockhart K; Cooke K; Adams S; Teague WJ; Mitchell R, 2023, 'Playground injury prevention: the need for consistent and national implementation of Australian safety standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, pp. 100023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100023

Eager D; Zhou S; Barker R; Catchpoole J; Sharwood LN, 2023, 'A Public Health Review into Two Decades of Domestic Trampoline Injuries in Children within Queensland, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 1742, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031742

Sharwood LN; Calear AL; Batterham PJ; Torok M; McGillivray L; Rheinberger D; Zeritis S; Esgin T; Shand F, 2023, 'Exploring Sociodemographic Correlates of Suicide Stigma in Australia: Baseline Cross-Sectional Survey Findings from the Life-Span Suicide Prevention Trial Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 2610, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032610

Azad TD; Nair SK; Kalluri AL; Materi J; Ahmed AK; Khalifeh J; Abu-Bonsrah N; Sharwood LN; Sterner RC; Brooks NP; Alomari S; Musharbash FN; Mo K; Lubelski D; Witham TF; Theodore N; Bydon A, 2023, 'Delays in Presentation After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury–A Systematic Review', World Neurosurgery, 169, pp. e121 - e130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.086

Sharwood LN; King V; Ball J; Varma D; Stanford RW; Middleton JW; Stanford R, 2022, 'The influence of initial spinal cord haematoma and cord compression on neurological grade improvement in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A prospective observational study', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 443, pp. 120453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120453

Abedi A; Biering-Sørensen F; Chhabra HS; D’Andréa Greve JM; Khan NM; Koskinen E; Kwan KYH; Liu N; Middleton JW; Moslavac S; Rahimi-Movaghar V; O’Connell C; Previnaire JG; Patel A; Scivoletto G; Sharwood LN; Townson A; Urquhart S; Vainionpää A; Zaman AU; Noonan VK; Cheng CL, 2022, 'An international survey of the structure and process of care for traumatic spinal cord injury in acute and rehabilitation facilities: lessons learned from a pilot study', BMC Health Services Research, 22, pp. 1565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08847-w

Sharwood LN; Martiniuk A; Sarrami Foroushani P; Seggie J; Wilson S; Hsu J; Burns B; Logan DB, 2022, 'Intentions and willingness to engage in risky driving behaviour among high school adolescents: Evaluating the b streetsmart road safety programme', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044571

Islam MI; Sharwood L; Chadwick V; Esgin T; Martiniuk A, 2022, 'Protective Factors against Self-Harm and Suicidality among Australian Indigenous Adolescents: A Strengths-Based Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 9131, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159131

Eager D; Zhou S; Ishac K; Hossain I; Richards A; Sharwood LN, 2022, 'Investigation into the Trampoline Dynamic Characteristics and Analysis of Double Bounce Vibrations', Sensors, 22, pp. 2916, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22082916

Sharwood LN; Kifley A; Craig A; Gopinath B; Jagnoor J; Cameron ID, 2021, 'Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study', BMC Public Health, 21, pp. 1983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12003-0

Hossain I; Zhou S; Ishac K; Lind E; Sharwood L; Eager D, 2021, 'A measurement of ‘walking-the-wall’ dynamics: An observational study using accelerometry and sensors to quantify risk associated with vertical wall impact attenuation in trampoline parks', Sensors, 21, pp. 7337, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21217337

Sharwood LN; Wiseman T; Tseris E; Curtis K; Vaikuntam B; Craig A; Young J, 2021, 'Pre-existing mental disorder, clinical profile, inpatient services and costs in people hospitalised following traumatic spinal injury: A whole population record linkage study', Injury Prevention, 27, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043567

Rheinberger D; Shand F; Mok K; McGillivray L; Maple M; Burnett A; Sharwood LN; Chen NA; Torok M, 2021, 'A qualitative analysis of motivators to participation in suicide-focused research from a community-based australian sample', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 4705, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094705

Whyatt D; Vaikuntam B; Cheng C; Noonan V; Joseph A; Ball J; Stanford R; Kok M-R; Withers S; Middleton J; Sharwood L, 2021, 'A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in New South Wales, Australia: a population record linkage study.', BMC Health Services Research, 21, pp. 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06235-4

Sharwood LN; Wiseman T; Tseris E; Curtis K; Vaikuntam B; Craig A; Young JT, 2020, 'Pre-Existing Mental Disorder, Clinical Profile, Inpatient Services, And Costs in People Hospitalised Following Traumatic Spinal Injury: A Population Record-Linkage Study', International Journal for Population Data Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1589

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Walsh J; Pearse J; Connelly L; Sharwood LN, 2020, 'Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia', Australian Health Review, 44, pp. 365 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH19083

Sharwood LN; Joseph A; Guo C; Flower O; Ball J; Middleton JW, 2019, 'Heterogeneous emergency department management of published recommendation defined hypotension in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A multi-centre overview', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 967 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13290

Sharwood L; Vaikuntam B; Craig A; Middleton J; Young J, 2019, 'Measuring the burden of mental illness and substance use and the level and impact of health care response in patients with spinal trauma: a record linkage study.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v4i3.1218

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Connelly L; Pearse J; Stanford R; Walsh J; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Identifying Predictors of Higher Acute Care Costs for Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and Modeling Acute Care Pathway Redesign: A Record Linkage Study', Spine, 44, pp. E974 - E983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000003021

Sharwood LN; Möller H; Young JT; Vaikuntam B; Ivers RQ; Driscoll T; Middleton JW; Moeller H, 2019, 'The nature and cost of readmissions after work-related traumatic spinal injuries in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 1509, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091509

Barker RA; Eager D; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Ensuring safety in public playgrounds is everybody’s business', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00549

Sharwood LN; Dhaliwal S; Ball J; Burns B; Flower O; Joseph A; Stanford R; Middleton J, 2018, 'Emergency and acute care management of traumatic spinal cord injury: A survey of current practice among senior clinicians across Australia', BMC Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0207-0

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Pearse J; Walsh J; Cameron ID; Sharwood LN, 2018, 'Assessing the impact of care pathways on potentially preventable complications and costs for spinal trauma patients: Protocol for a data linkage study using cohort study and administrative data', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e023785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023785

Sharwood LN; Mueller H; Ivers RQ; Vaikuntam B; Driscoll T; Middleton JW; Moeller H, 2018, 'The epidemiology, cost, and occupational context of spinal injuries sustained while ‘working for income’ in NSW: A record-linkage study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 2121, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102121

Sharwood LN; Adams S; Blaszkow T; Eager D, 2018, 'Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 153 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12783

Oteir AO; Smith K; Stoelwinder J; Middleton JW; Cox S; Sharwood LN; Jennings PA, 2017, 'Prehospital Predictors of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia', Prehospital Emergency Care, 21, pp. 583 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2017.1308608

Sharwood LN; Stanford R; Middleton JW; Burns B; Joseph A; Flower O; Rigby O; Ball J; Dhaliwal S, 2017, 'Improving care standards for patients with spinal trauma combining a modified e-Delphi process and stakeholder interviews: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e012377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012377

LN S; S B; S M; JW M, 2017, 'Health Service Pathways Analysis as Evidence Base for Trauma Policy Change: A Retrospective Study of Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury', Emergency Medicine: Open Access, 07, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7548.1000353

Battistuzzo CR; Armstrong A; Clark J; Worley L; Sharwood L; Lin P; Rooke G; Skeers P; Nolan S; Geraghty T; Nunn A; Brown DJ; Hill S; Alexander J; Millard M; Cox SF; Rao S; Watts A; Goods L; Allison GT; Agostinello J; Cameron PA; Mosley I; Liew SM; Geddes T; Middleton J; Buchanan J; Rosenfeld JV; Bernard S; Atresh S; Patel A; Schouten R; Freeman BJC; Dunlop SA; Batchelor PE, 2016, 'Early decompression following cervical spinal cord injury: Examining the process of care from accident scene to surgery', Journal of Neurotrauma, 33, pp. 1161 - 1169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2015.4207

Middleton JM; Sharwood LN; Cameron P; Middleton PM; Harrison JE; Brown D; McClure R; Smith K; Muecke S; Healy S, 2014, 'Right care, right time, right place: Improving outcomes for people with spinal cord injury through early access to intervention and improved access to specialised care: Study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0600-7

Elkington J; Stevenson M; Haworth N; Sharwood L, 2014, 'Using police crash databases for injury prevention research - A comparison of opt-out and opt-in approaches to study recruitment', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 286 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12237

Stevenson M; Elkington J; Sharwood L; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Williamson A; Haworth N; Quinlan MG; Grunstein R; Norton R; Wong K, 2014, 'The Role of Sleepiness, Sleep Disorders, and the Work Environment on Heavy-Vehicle Crashes in 2 Australian States', American Journal of Epidemiology, 179, pp. 594 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwt305

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Stevenson M, 2013, 'Use of caffeinated substances and risk of crashes in long distance drivers of commercial vehicles: Case-control study', BMJ (Online), 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1140

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2013, 'Erratum: Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device (Sleep (2012) 35:4 (469-75))', Sleep, 36, pp. 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.2470

Hopper SM; Woo JW; Sharwood LN; Babl FE; Long EJ, 2012, 'Prevalence of suicidality in asymptomatic adolescents in the paediatric emergency department and utility of a screening tool', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 540 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01576.x

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2012, 'Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device', Sleep, 35, pp. 469 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1726

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Boufous S; Wong KK, 2012, 'Severe obstructive sleep apnea and long distance truck driving: A case report', Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 02, pp. 157 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2012.22023

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Wong KK, 2011, 'Investigating the role of fatigue, sleep and sleep disorders in commercial vehicle crashes: A systematic review', JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 22, pp. 24 - 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213705000006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hopper SM; Pangestu I; Cations J; Stewart C; Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2011, 'Adolescents in mental health crisis: The role of routine follow-up calls after emergency department visits', Emergency Medicine Journal, 28, pp. 159 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.062745

Stevenson M; Sharwood L; Wong K; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Grunstein R; Williamson AM; Haworth N; Norton R, 2010, 'The Heavy Vehicle Study: a case-control study investigating risk factors for crash in long distance heavy vehicle drivers in Australia', BMC Public Health, 10, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-162

Babl FE; Oakley E; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'The utility of nitrous oxide', Emergency Medicine Journal, 26, pp. 544 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.070391

Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2009, 'The efficacy and effect of opioid analgesia in undifferentiated abdominal pain in children: A review of four studies', Paediatric Anaesthesia, 19, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02807.x

Ramaswamy P; Babl FE; Deasy C; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'Pediatric procedural sedation with ketamine: Time to discharge after intramuscular versus intravenous administration', Academic Emergency Medicine, 16, pp. 101 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00311.x

Babl FE; Oakley E; Puspitadewi A; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Limited analgesic efficacy of nitrous oxide for painful procedures in children', Emergency Medicine Journal, 25, pp. 717 - 721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053751

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Erratum: "The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents" (Medical Journal of Australia (2008) vol. 189 (17-20))', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents (vol 189, pg 17, 2008)', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 189, pp. 180 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 17 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01888.x

Babl FE; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Research governance: Current knowledge among clinical researchers', Medical Journal of Australia, 188, pp. 649 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01823.x


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