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2017, 'Is living near healthier food stores associated with better food intake in regional Australia?', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080884
,2017, 'Neighbourhood socioeconomic inequality and gender differences in body mass index: The role of unhealthy behaviours', Preventive Medicine, 101, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.002
,2017, 'Perceived public transport infrastructure modifies the association between public transport use and mental health: Multilevel analyses from the United Kingdom', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180081
,2017, 'Do greener areas promote more equitable child health?', Health and Place, 46, pp. 267 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.006
,2017, 'Lifting the lid on geographic complexity in the relationship between body mass index and education in China', Health and Place, 46, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.02.012
,2017, 'Does the Potential Benefit of Neighbourhood Green Space for Body Mass Index Depend upon Socioeconomic Circumstances and Local Built and Transport Environments? A Test of the 'Equigenesis' Hypothesis in Australia', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 5, pp. S40 - S40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.327
,2017, 'Is Neighborhood Green Space Protective Against Associations Between Child Asthma, Neighborhood Traffic Volume and Area Safety? Multilevel Analysis of 4,447 Australian Children', JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH, 5, pp. S40 - S41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.328
,2017, 'A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a geo-specific poster compared to a general poster for effecting change in perceived threat and intention to avoid drowning ‘hotspots’ among children of migrant workers: evidence from Ningbo, China', BMC Public Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4462-x
,2017, 'Is neighborhood green space protective against associations between child asthma, neighborhood traffic volume and perceived lack of area safety? Multilevel analysis of 4447 Australian children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050543
,2017, 'The relationship between neighbourhood green space and child mental wellbeing depends upon whom you ask: Multilevel evidence from 3083 children aged 12–13 years', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030235
,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
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