Select Publications
Journal articles
2005, 'A boarding school outbreak of pertussis in adolescents: value of laboratory diagnostic methods', Epidemiology and Infection, 133, pp. 229 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268804003401
,2005, 'A population-based study of the impact of corticosteroid therapy and delayed diagnosis on the outcome of childhood pneumococcal meningitis', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90, pp. 391 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.037523
,2005, 'Burden of severe rotavirus disease in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 42, pp. 521 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00915.x
,2005, 'Childhood asthma diagnosis and use of asthma medication', Australian Family Physician, 34, pp. 193 - 196
,2005, 'Cough symptoms in children aged 5-14 years in Sydney, Australia: nonspecific cough or unrecognised pertussis?', Respirology, 10, pp. 359 - 364
,2005, 'Modelling the impact of vaccination on the epidemiology of varicella zoster virus in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 544 - 551
,2005, 'Patient knows best: blinded assessment of non-adherence with anti-tuberculous therapy by physicians, nurses and patients compared with urine drug levels', Preventive Medicine, 40, pp. 41 - 45
,2005, 'Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: a prospective study', Neurology, 64, pp. 1317
,2004, 'Cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Australia', Vaccine, 22, pp. 1138 - 1149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.036
,2004, 'Effectiveness of the linkage of child care and maternity payments to childhood immunisation', Vaccine, 22, pp. 2345 - 2350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.10.038
,2004, 'Reasons for incomplete immunisation in Australia: a national survey of parents', Australian Family Physician, 33, pp. 568 - 571, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15301182
,2004, 'Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Australia, 2001 to 2002', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 28, pp. 1 - 120, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-pubs-2004-cdi28suppl2-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/cdi28suppl2.pdf
,2003, 'A randomised, clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of hospital and community-based reminder systems for increasing uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine in hospitalised patients aged 65 years and over', Gerontology, 49, pp. 33 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000066500
,2003, 'A randomised, controlled clinical trial of the efficacy of family based direct observation of anti-tuberculous therapy in an urban, developed-country setting', International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 7, pp. 848 - 854
,2003, 'Community based incidence and risk factors for all-cause childhood pneumonia in Western Sydney, Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 131, pp. 1091 - 1096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803001365
,2003, 'Estimating immunisation coverage: is the 'third dose assumption' still valid?', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 27, pp. 357 - 361, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi2703-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/cdi2703e.pdf
,2003, 'Hepatitis A vaccination options for Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 39, pp. 83 - 87
,2003, 'Immunisation coverage in Australia after correcting for under-reporting to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. 533 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00829.x
,2003, 'Immunisation myths and realities', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 39, pp. 487 - 491
,2003, 'Is lower immunisation coverage in inner-urban areas of Australian due to low uptake or poor notification?', Australian Family Physician, 32, pp. 1041 - 1043, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14708159
,2003, 'Measles vaccination coverage among five-year-old children: implications for disease elimination in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. 413 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00419.x
,2003, 'The seasonality of births and abortions in NSW', Medical Science Monitor, 9, pp. CR534 - CR540
,2003, 'The seroepidemiology and transmission dynamics of varicella in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 131, pp. 1085 - 1089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803001134
,2003, 'Use of hospitalisation and pharmaceutical prescribing data to compare the prevaccination burden of varicella and herpes zoster in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 131, pp. 675 - 682
,2002, 'Hospital in the home is cost saving for appropriately selected patients: A comparison with in-hospital care', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 14, pp. 285 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/14.4.285
,2002, 'Chronic Strongloides stercoralis infection in Laotian immigrants and refugees 7-20 years after resettlement in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 128, pp. 439 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268801006677
,2002, 'The epidemiology of cardiac arrests in a Sydney hospital', Resuscitation, 53, pp. 53 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0300-9572(01)00501-9
,2002, 'Universal neonatal immunization for hepatitis B - Reply', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 38, pp. 211 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.t01-3-00823.x
,2002, 'A mathematical model to measure the impact of the measles control campaign on the potential for measles transmission in Australia', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 6, pp. 277 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1201-9712(02)90161-X
,2002, 'Seasonality of coronary artery deaths in New South Wales, Australia', Heart, 88, pp. 30 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heart.88.1.30
,2002, 'Measles control in NSW Divisions of General Practice', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 14, pp. 13 - 17
,2001, 'Folate fortification: Potential impact on folate intake in an older population', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 55, pp. 793 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601228
,2001, 'MMR, autism and inflammatory bowel disease: Responding to patient concerns using an evidence-based framework', Medical Journal of Australia, 175, pp. 127 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143058.x
,2001, 'Hepatitis B vaccine: Risks and benefits of universal neonatal vaccination', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 37, pp. 215 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00639.x
,2001, 'Shifting the balance between in-patient and out-patient care for tuberculosis results in economic savings', International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 5, pp. 266 - 271
,2001, 'Modelling strategies for reducing pharmaceutical costs in hospital', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 13, pp. 63 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/13.1.63
,2001, 'Risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a Melbourne hospital', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 22, pp. 624 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/501833
,2001, 'School immunisation certificates - A review over time in a disadvantaged community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 25, pp. 534 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00319.x
,2000, 'The cost-effectiveness of evidence-based guidelines and practice for screening and prevention of tuberculosis', Health Economics, 9, pp. 411 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1099-1050(200007)9:5<411::AID-HEC524>3.0.CO;2-9
,2000, 'A case of uveitis associated with rifabutin in an HIV-negative patient with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex', Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 9, pp. 330 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019048-200009080-00007
,2000, 'No evidence for multiple-drug prophylaxis for tuberculosis compared with isoniazid alone in southeast asian refugees and migrants: Completion and compliance are major determinants of effectiveness', Preventive Medicine, 30, pp. 425 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/pmed.2000.0654
,2000, 'Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Australia, 1993-1998.', Communicable diseases intelligence, Suppl
,1999, 'Risk of transmission of tuberculosis among inmates of an Australian prison', Epidemiology and Infection, 123, pp. 445 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095026889900312X
,1999, 'Unrecognised transmission of tuberculosis in prisons', European Journal of Epidemiology, 15, pp. 705 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007667530279
,1999, 'Longitudinal incidence of tuberculosis in South-East Asian refugees after re-settlement', International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 3, pp. 287 - 293
,1998, 'Predictors of length of stay for transurethral prostatectomy in Victoria', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68, pp. 837 - 843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1622.1998.01467.x
,1998, 'Missed opportunities for prevention of tuberculosis - Reply', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, 2, pp. 346 - 347, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000072922400017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,1998, 'Preventability of incident cases of tuberculosis in recently exposed contacts', International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2, pp. 56 - 61
,1998, 'Impact of policy and practice on the effectiveness of contact screening for tuberculosis', Preventive Medicine, 27, pp. 830 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/pmed.1998.0366
,1998, 'Tuberculosis in South-East Asian refugees after resettlement - Can prevention be improved by better policy and practice?', Preventive Medicine, 27, pp. 815 - 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/pmed.1998.0364
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