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Journal articles
2017, 'Evaluation of a ‘healthiness’ rating system for food outlet types in Australian residential communities', Nutrition and Dietetics, 74, pp. 29 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12286
,2017, 'Impact of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis on mental health, quality of life, and social contacts: A longitudinal study', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000198
,2017, 'Suicide by pesticide poisoning remains a priority for suicide prevention in China: Analysis of national mortality trends 2006–2013', Journal of Affective Disorders, 208, pp. 418 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.10.047
,2017, 'Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance', Environmental Research, 158, pp. 301 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.06.028
,2017, 'Integrated Care of people with Type 2 diabetes in Western Sydney: A business case for Joint Specialist Case Conference (JSCC) with General Practice', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3338
,2017, 'Integrated mental health atlas of the Western Sydney Local Health District: Gaps and recommendations', Australian Health Review, 41, pp. 38 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH15154
,2017, 'Perceived Public Transport Infrastructure Modifies the Association Between Public Transport Use and Mental Health: Multilevel Analyses from the United Kingdom', Journal of Transport & Health, 5, pp. S101 - S102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.260
,2016, 'Spatiotemporal variations in lung cancer mortality in China between 2006 and 2012: A multilevel analysis', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121252
,2016, 'Is more area-level crime associated with more sitting and less physical activity? Longitudinal evidence from 37,162 Australians', American Journal of Epidemiology, 184, pp. 913 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kww106
,2016, 'Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage modifies the relationship between weight status and weight-related satisfaction', International Journal of Obesity, 40, pp. 1922 - 1926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2016.120
,2016, 'What types of social interactions reduce the risk of psychological distress? Fixed effects longitudinal analysis of a cohort of 30,271 middle-to-older aged Australians', Journal of Affective Disorders, 204, pp. 99 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.041
,2016, 'Does retirement mean more physical activity? A longitudinal study', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3253-0
,2016, 'How useful are Primary Care Service Areas? Evaluating PCSAs as a tool for measuring Primary Care Practitioner access', Applied Geography, 72, pp. 47 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.05.005
,2016, 'Clustering of cardiovascular behavioral risk factors and blood pressure among people diagnosed with hypertension: A nationally representative survey in China', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27627
,2016, 'Diabetes case finding in the emergency department, using HbA1c: An opportunity to improve diabetes detection, prevention, and care', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000191
,2016, 'Does area of residence influence weight loss following a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes? Fixed effects longitudinal analysis of 54,707 middle-to-older aged Australians', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 116, pp. 123 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2016.04.022
,2016, 'Spatiotemporal Variations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality in China: Multilevel Evidence from 2006 to 2012', COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 13, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15412555.2015.1084613
,2016, 'Analysis of health service amenable and non-amenable mortality before and since China's expansion of health coverage in 2009', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009370
,2016, 'Large-scale investment in green space as an intervention for physical activity, mental and cardiometabolic health: Study protocol for a quasi-experimental evaluation of a natural experiment', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009803
,2016, 'Temporal Trends and Geographic Variations in Dementia Mortality in China between 2006 and 2012: Multilevel Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample', Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 30, pp. 348 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000147
,2015, 'Spatiotemporal variation and social determinants of suicide in China, 2006-2012: Findings from a nationally representative mortality surveillance system', Psychological Medicine, 45, pp. 3259 - 3268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715001269
,2015, 'Getting bigger, quicker? Gendered socioeconomic trajectories in body mass index across the adult lifecourse: A longitudinal study of 21,403 Australians', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141499
,2015, 'Health reform and mortality in China: Multilevel time-series analysis of regional and socioeconomic inequities in a sample of 73 million', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15038
,2015, 'Geographical variation and correlates of tobacco smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, workplace tobacco prohibition, and pro-tobacco and counter-tobacco advertising in mainland China: a cross-sectional study of 98 058 participants', LANCET, 386, pp. 17 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00595-4
,2015, 'The influence of neighbourhood green space on children's physical activity and screen time: Findings from the longitudinal study of Australian children', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0288-z
,2015, 'Geographic inequity in healthy food environment and type 2 diabetes: Can we please turn off the tap?', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 246 - 248e.1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00063
,2015, 'Greener neighbourhoods, slimmer children Evidence from 4423 participants aged 6 to 13 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian children', International Journal of Obesity, 39, pp. 1224 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.69
,2015, 'Corrigendum to "Does rising crime lead to increasing distress? Longitudinal analysis of a natural experiment with dynamic objective neighbourhood measures" [Soc. Sci. Med. 138 (2015) 68-73] DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.014', Social Science and Medicine, 139, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.021
,2015, 'Does rising crime lead to increasing distress? Longitudinal analysis of a natural experiment with dynamic objective neighbourhood measures', Social Science and Medicine, 138, pp. 68 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.014
,2015, 'Spatiotemporal variation in diabetes mortality in China: Multilevel evidence from 2006 and 2012', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1982-0
,2015, 'Propensity score weighting for addressing under-reporting in mortality surveillance: A proof-of-concept study using the nationally representative mortality data in China', Population Health Metrics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-015-0051-3
,2015, 'Area-Level Disparities of Public Open Space: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis in Metropolitan Melbourne', Urban Policy and Research, 33, pp. 306 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.974747
,2015, 'Recovery in Mental Health in Western Sydney: Use of the Integrated Atlas of Care for context analysis and planning', International Journal of Integrated Care, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2145
,2015, 'Investigating 'place effects' on mental health: Implications for population-based studies in psychiatry', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 24, pp. 27 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S204579601400050X
,2015, 'Do neighbourhood socioeconomic circumstances not matter for weight status among Australian men? Multilevel evidence from a household survey of 14 691 adults', BMJ Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007052
,2015, 'Does neighbourhood influence ethnic inequalities in economic activity? Findings from the ONS Longitudinal Study', Journal of Economic Geography, 15, pp. 169 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbt036
,2015, 'Geographical variation in diabetes prevalence and detection in China: Multilevel spatial analysis of 98,058 adults', Diabetes Care, 38, pp. 72 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc14-1100
,2015, 'Green space and child weight status: Does outcome measurement matter? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal study', Journal of Obesity, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/194838
,2015, 'Identification of the impact of crime on physical activity depends upon neighbourhood scale: Multilevel evidence from 203,883 Australians', Health and Place, 31, pp. 120 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.11.007
,2015, 'Increasing Neighborhood Crime is Associated with Increasing Sedentary Time. Longitudinal Evidence from 51,222 Australians', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47, pp. 241 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000477085.42865.3d
,2015, 'Physical Activity Changes Among Adults Aged 50-70 in Transition Out of Full-time Employment', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47, pp. 240 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000477080.12370.ea
,2015, 'Time spent sitting is influenced by neighbourhood crime: Longitudinal evidence from 51,222 Australians', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19, pp. e80 - e80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.194
,2014, 'Is an index of co-occurring unhealthy lifestyles suitable for understanding migrant health?', Preventive Medicine, 69, pp. 172 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.015
,2014, 'Understanding geographical inequities in diabetes: Multilevel evidence from 114,755 adults in Sydney, Australia', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106, pp. e68 - e73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.033
,2014, 'Reconnecting urban planning with health: A protocol for the development and validation of national liveability indicators associated with noncommunicable disease risk behaviours and health outcomes', Public Health Research and Practice, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2511405
,2014, 'A brief report on Primary Care Service Area catchment geographies in New South Wales Australia', International Journal of Health Geographics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-13-38
,2014, 'BODY MASS INDEX AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN CHINA: PEOPLE AND PLACES MATTER', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 68, pp. A25 - A25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204726.50
,2014, 'IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT OF LOCAL CRIME ON MENTAL HEALTH: A LONGITUDINAL FIXED EFFECTS ANALYSIS', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 68, pp. A43 - A43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204726.90
,2014, 'People with multiple unhealthy lifestyles are less likely to consult primary healthcare', BMC Family Practice, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-126
,2014, 'Ethnic And Country-of-birth Differences In Co-occurring Unhealthy Lifestyles: Findings From 190,028 Australians', MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 46, pp. 783 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000495846.56234.02
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