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Journal articles
2009, 'Determinants of heterotopic ossification after total hip replacement surgery', HIP International, 19, pp. 41 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/112070000901900108
,2009, 'Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', The Lancet, 373, pp. 1009 - 1015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60212-9
,2009, 'Lowering blood pressure reduces renal events in type 2 diabetes', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 20, pp. 883 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2008070667
,2009, 'Verbal autopsy coding: Are multiple coders better than one?', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87, pp. 51 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.08.051250
,2009, 'Action on salt and health: An evidence-based advocacy approach to make salt reduction a national priority in China', International Journal of Cardiology, 137, pp. S127 - S128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.435
,2009, 'Blood pressure in dialysis patients—look before we leap', The Lancet, 373, pp. 1945 - 1945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61061-8
,2008, 'Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure-lowering treatment? Results of prospectively designed overviews of randomized trials', European Heart Journal, 29, pp. 2669 - 2680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehn427
,2008, 'Associations of proinflammatory cytokines with the risk of recurrent stroke', Stroke, 39, pp. 2226 - 2230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.504498
,2008, 'The burden of fatal and non-fatal injury in rural India', Injury Prevention, 14, pp. 232 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2007.018259
,2008, '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, 199, pp. 116 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.10.008
,2008, 'Intensive blood glucose control and vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes', New England Journal of Medicine, 358, pp. 2560 - 2572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0802987
,2008, 'Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger people: Meta-analysis of randomised trials', BMJ, 336, pp. 1121 - 1123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39548.738368.BE
,2008, 'Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial (INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial', The Lancet Neurology, 7, pp. 391 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70069-3
,2008, 'Quantifying the importance of interleukin-6 for coronary heart disease', PLoS Medicine, 5, pp. 0526 - 0527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050084
,2008, 'Retinal vascular lesions in patients of caucasian and asian origin with type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Care, 31, pp. 708 - 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc07-1657
,2008, 'Significant lipid, adiposity and metabolic abnormalities amongst 4535 Indians from a developing region of rural Andhra Pradesh', Atherosclerosis, 196, pp. 943 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.02.027
,2008, 'The ADVANCE trial - Authors' reply', The Lancet, 371, pp. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60062-8
,2008, 'APOE genotype, ethnicity, and the risk of cerebral hemorrhage', Neurology, 70, pp. 1322 - 1328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000308819.43401.87
,2008, 'High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand', Kidney International, 73, pp. 473 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ki.5002701
,2008, 'Lower blood pressure and risk of recurrent stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease: PROGRESS trial', Kidney International, 73, pp. 963 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2008.5
,2007, 'Plant sterol-enriched milk tea decreases blood cholesterol concentrations in Chinese adults: A randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Nutrition, 98, pp. 978 - 983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114507754302
,2007, 'Salt substitution: A low-cost strategy for blood pressure control among rural Chinese. A randomized, controlled trial', Journal of Hypertension, 25, pp. 2011 - 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282b9714b
,2007, 'Effects of a fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide on macrovascular and microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (the ADVANCE trial): a randomised controlled trial', Lancet, 370, pp. 829 - 840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61303-8
,2007, 'Blood pressure-dependent and independent effects of agents that inhibit the renin-angiotensin system', Journal of Hypertension, 25, pp. 951 - 958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280bad9b4
,2007, 'Which health-related quality of life score? A comparison of alternative utility measures in patients with Type 2 diabetes in the ADVANCE trial', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5, pp. 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-5-21
,2007, 'A randomised trial of the effects of an additional communication strategy on recruitment into a large-scale, multi-centre trial', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 28, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2006.06.004
,2007, 'Chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular events, and the effects of perindopril-based blood pressure lowering: Data from the PROGRESS study', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 18, pp. 2766 - 2772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2007020256
,2007, 'Low-density lipoprotein particles and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage in subjects with cerebrovascular disease', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 14, pp. 413 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJR.0b013e328010f275
,2007, 'Perindopril-based blood pressure-lowering therapy reduces amino-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in individuals with cerebrovascular disease', Journal of Hypertension, 25, pp. 699 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e328013c581
,2007, 'Rationale and design of the AdRem study: Evaluating the effects of blood pressure lowering and intensive glucose control on vascular retinal disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 28, pp. 6 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2006.08.011
,2007, 'A Reduced Sodium, High Potassium Salt Substitute did not Alter Food Taste or Acceptability in Rural Northern China', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S193 - S194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.483
,2007, 'Cardiovascular disease and risk factors among 345 adults in rural India–the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative.', Int J Cardiol, 116, pp. 180 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.043
,2007, 'Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in a Rural Developing Region of Andhra Pradesh, India', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S90 - S90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.230
,2007, 'Internet-based Cholesterol Assessment Trial (I-CAT)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S172 - S173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.430
,2007, 'Level and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in A Rural Indian Population', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S60 - S60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.155
,2007, 'Metabolic Abnormalities Amongst 4535 Indians from a Developing Region of Rural Andhra Pradesh', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S80 - S80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.205
,2007, 'Saline or albumin for fluid resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury', New England Journal of Medicine, 357, pp. 874 - 884
,2007, 'Tobacco Use and Predictors of High Smoking Rates in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16, pp. S60 - S61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.156
,2006, 'Chronic diseases now a leading cause of death in rural India - Mortality data from the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative', International Journal of Epidemiology, 35, pp. 1522 - 1529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyl168
,2006, 'The effects on saturated fat purchases of providing Internet shoppers with purchase-specific dietary advice: A randomised trial', PLOS CLINICAL TRIALS, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pctr.0010022
,2006, 'Safety and efficacy of routine postoperative ibuprofen for pain and disability related to ectopic bone formation after hip replacement surgery (HIPAID): Randomised controlled trial', British Medical Journal, 333, pp. 519 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38925.471146.4F
,2006, 'The prevalence and management of diabetes in rural India [12]', Diabetes Care, 29, pp. 1717 - 1718, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc06-0621
,2006, 'Prior events predict cerebrovascular and coronary outcomes in the PROGRESS trial', Stroke, 37, pp. 1497 - 1502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000221212.36860.c9
,2006, 'ADVANCE: Breaking new ground in type 2 diabetes', Journal of Hypertension, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000240043.50838.28
,2006, 'Is a single definition of the metabolic syndrome appropriate? - A comparative study of the USA and Asia', Atherosclerosis, 184, pp. 225 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.04.012
,2006, 'Lower target blood pressures are safe and effective for the prevention of recurrent stroke: The PROGRESS trial', Journal of Hypertension, 24, pp. 1201 - 1208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000226212.34055.86
,2006, 'Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting ischemic stroke in patients with cerebrovascular disease', Archives of Neurology, 63, pp. 60 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archneur.63.1.noc50221
,2006, 'ADVANCE: lessons from the run-in phase of a large study in type 2 diabetes.', Blood Pressure, 15, pp. 340 - 346
,2006, '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 flud evaluation (SAFE) study', British Medical Journal: International, 333, pp. 1044 - 1046
,2005, 'Perindopril-based blood pressure-lowering reduces major vascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation and prior stroke or transient ischemic attack', Stroke, 36, pp. 2164 - 2169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000181115.59173.42
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