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2014, 'Psychological distress and comorbid physical conditions: Disease or disability?', Depression and Anxiety, 31, pp. 524 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22162
,2014, 'Supporting Policy In health with Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT)—protocol for a stepped wedge trial', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005293
,2014, 'Type 2 diabetes hospitalisation and mortality in Vietnamese immigrants in Australia', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.013
,2014, 'Variation in the recording of common health conditions in routine hospital data: Study using linked survey and administrative data in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005768
,2013, 'Independent roles of country of birth and socioeconomic status in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes', BMC Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1223
,2013, 'Inequalities in ventilation tube insertion procedures between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia: A data linkage study', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003807
,2013, 'Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections and the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes: a retrospective cohort study', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89, pp. 672 - 678, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051118
,2013, 'Factors influencing adherence in long-term use of statins', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 22, pp. 1298 - 1307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3526
,2013, 'Validating self-report of diabetes and diabetes medication use by participants in the 45 and Up study: a record linkage study.', BMC Health Services Research, 13, pp. 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-481
,2013, 'The Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) study: Protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data', BMJ Open, 3, pp. e003692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003692
,2013, 'Statistical methods to enhance reporting of Aboriginal Australians in routine hospital records using data linkage affect estimates of health disparities', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 442 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12114
,2013, 'A nested case-control analysis of self-reported physical functioning after total knee replacement surgery in the 45 and Up Study Cohort', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002291
,2013, 'COMPARISON OF THE RATE OF HOSPITALISATION FOR PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID) FOLLOWING A DIAGNOSIS OF CHLAMYDIA OR GONORRHOEA IN WOMEN RESIDENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A150 - A151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0470
,2013, 'Prospective cohort study of body mass index and the risk of hospitalisation: findings from 246361 participants in the 45 and Up Study', International journal of obesity (2005), 37, pp. 790 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2012.155
,2013, 'Use of serotonergic antidepressants and St John's wort in older Australians: A population-based cohort study', Australasian Psychiatry, 21, pp. 262 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856213475681
,2013, 'Disparities in revascularization rates after acute myocardial infarction between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Australia', Circulation, 127, pp. 811 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000566
,2013, 'Disentangling the impacts of geography and Aboriginality on serious road transport injuries in New South Wales', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 54, pp. 32 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.01.015
,2013, 'Prospective cohort study of body mass index and the risk of hospitalisation: Findings from 246 361 participants in the 45 and Up Study', International Journal of Obesity, 37, pp. 790 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2012.155
,2013, 'Quantifying under-reporting of pathology tests in Medical Benefits Schedule claims data', Australian Health Review, 37, pp. 649 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH13092
,2013, 'OP08 Using Linked Administrative Data and Multilevel Modelling to Identify Targets for Interventions to Tackle Health Disparities', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, pp. A7.1 - A7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203126.8
,2012, 'Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID): Protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data', BMJ Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002344
,2012, 'Characteristics of Australian cohort study participants who do and do not take up an additional invitation to join a long-term biobank: The 45 and Up Study', BMC Research Notes, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-655
,2012, 'Randomised trial investigating the relationship of response rate for blood sample donation to site of biospecimen collection, fasting status and reminder letter: The 45 and Up Study', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12, pp. 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-147
,2012, 'Smoking and use of primary care services: Findings from a population-based cohort study linked with administrative claims data', BMC Health Services Research, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-263
,2012, 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital morbidity data: Accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 310 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00893.x
,2012, 'Assessing patterns of home and community care service use and client profiles in Australia: A cluster analysis approach using linked data', Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, pp. 375 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01040.x
,2012, 'Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: A multilevel data linkage study', BMC Public Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-281
,2012, 'Inequalities in bariatric surgery in Australia: Findings from 49 364 obese participants in a prospective cohort study', Medical Journal of Australia, 197, pp. 631 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11035
,2012, 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men: Findings from the New South Wales 45 and Up Study', Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20, pp. 300 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.20.3.300
,2012, 'Increasing chlamydia diagnoses but little change in hospitalisations for ectopic pregnancy and infertility among women in New South Wales from 2001 to 2008', Sexual Health, 9, pp. 355 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11143
,2011, 'BMI AND THE RISK OF HOSPITALISATION', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A260 - A261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976i.80
,2011, 'HOW DO IN-HOSPITAL AND 30-DAY POST DISCHARGE HOSPITAL MORTALITY MEASURES COMPARE? AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A127 - A127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976e.13
,2011, 'SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MORTALITY OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AFTER HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: A DATA LINKAGE STUDY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A291 - A291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976j.85
,2011, 'USING DATA LINKAGE TO EXPLORE USE OF GP SERVICES BY SMOKERS', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A32 - A32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976a.86
,2011, 'Screen-time, obesity, ageing and disability: Findings from 91 266 participants in the 45 and Up Study', Public Health Nutrition, 14, pp. 34 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010000674
,2011, 'The 45 and Up Study: fostering population health research in NSW.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 22, pp. 15 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10063
,2010, 'Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 193, pp. S62 - S67, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000281834200006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2010, 'Putting science to work for health care reform: How much research is available to support improvements to our hospitals?', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. 646 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03664.x
,2010, 'Home and community care services: A major opportunity for preventive health care', BMC Geriatrics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-26
,2010, 'Investigation of relative risk estimates from studies of the same population with contrasting response rates and designs', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-26
,2010, 'Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study', Medical Journal of Australia, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03931.x
,2010, 'Parity, breastfeeding, and the subsequent risk of maternal type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Care, 33, pp. 1239 - 1241, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0347
,2010, 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men: Findings from the NSW 45 and Up Study', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13, pp. e54 - e55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2010.10.578
,2009, 'Increasing the use of evidence in health policy: Practice and views of policy makers and researchers', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6, pp. 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-21
,2009, 'Public perceptions of the threat of terrorist attack in Australia and anticipated compliance behaviours', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 339 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00405.x
,2009, 'Erratum: Health, ageing and private health insurance: Baseline results from the 45 and Up Study cohort (Australia and New Zealand Health Policy (2009) vol. 6(16))', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6, pp. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-17
,2009, 'Health, ageing and private health insurance: baseline results from the 45 and Up Study cohort.', Aust New Zealand Health Policy, 6, pp. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-16
,2009, 'Terrorism in Australia: Factors associated with perceived threat and incident-critical behaviours', BMC Public Health, 9, pp. 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-91
,2009, 'A multidimensional classification of public health activity in Australia', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-9
,2009, 'Public health measures during an anticipated influenza pandemic: Factors influencing willingness to comply', Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Volume 2, pp. 9 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s4810
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