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Journal articles
2017, 'Impact of switching to polypill based therapy by baseline potency of medication: Post-hoc analysis of the SPACE Collaboration dataset', International Journal of Cardiology, 249, pp. 443 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.09.162
,2017, 'Process evaluation of the systematic medical appraisal, referral and treatment (SMART) mental health project in rural India', BMC Psychiatry, 17, pp. 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1525-6
,2017, 'Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in China', American Journal of Cardiology, 120, pp. 1077 - 1083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.044
,2017, 'Six-month adherence to Statin use and subsequent risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients discharged with acute coronary syndromes', Lipids in Health and Disease, 16, pp. 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-017-0544-0
,2017, 'Treatment and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in women: An analysis of a multicenter quality improvement Chinese study', International Journal of Cardiology, 241, pp. 19 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.090
,2017, 'Use of cardiovascular prevention treatments after acute coronary syndrome in China and associated factors', International Journal of Cardiology, 241, pp. 444 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.057
,2017, 'The underutilisation of dual antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome', International Journal of Cardiology, 240, pp. 30 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.077
,2017, 'Reanalysis of the crystalloid versus hydroxyethyl starch trial (CHEST)', New England Journal of Medicine, 377, pp. 298 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1703337
,2017, 'Reality and truth: Balancing the hope and the hype of real-world evidence', Circulation, 136, pp. 260 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029233
,2017, 'Efficacy and Safety of Quarter-Dose Blood Pressure-Lowering Agents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials', Hypertension, 70, pp. 85 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.09202
,2017, 'Impact of switching from different treatment regimens to a fixed-dose combination pill (polypill) in patients with cardiovascular disease or similarly high risk', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24, pp. 951 - 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487317695616
,2017, 'Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) Modelling of Severe Acute Mucositis using a Novel Oral Mucosal Surface Organ at Risk', Clinical Oncology, 29, pp. 263 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2016.12.001
,2017, 'Increasing use of mental health services in remote areas using mobile technology: A pre- post evaluation of the SMART Mental Health project in rural India', Journal of Global Health, 7, pp. 010408, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.07.010408
,2017, 'mhealth interventions for health system strengthening in china: A systematic review', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6889
,2017, 'Gender inequalities in cardiovascular risk factor assessment and management in primary healthcare', Heart, 103, pp. 500 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310216
,2017, 'Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults — 2016', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 141 - 141.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA16.01057
,2017, 'Improving Cardiovascular Health in Diverse Populations: A Conversation with Anushka Patel, MBBS, SM, PhD', Circulation, 135, pp. 502 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.027038
,2017, 'Conversion of gestational diabetes mellitus to future Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the predictive value of HbA
2017, 'Creating a new investment pool for innovative health systems research', Australian Health Review, 41, pp. 173 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH15230
,2017, '24-Hour Heart Rate Variability in Subjects with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 26, pp. S284 - S284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.555
,2017, 'Developing consensus measures for global programs: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension research program', Globalization and health, 13, pp. 17 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0242-8
,2017, 'Healthcare expenditure on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians at high risk of cardiovascular disease', International journal for equity in health, 16, pp. 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0610-2
,2017, 'Impact of sustained use of a multifaceted computerized quality improvement intervention for cardiovascular disease management in Australian primary health care', Journal of the American Heart Association, 6, pp. e007093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.007093
,2017, 'Quarter-dose quadruple combination therapy for initial treatment of hypertension: placebo-controlled, crossover, randomised trial and systematic review', The Lancet, 389, pp. 1035 - 1042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30260-X
,2017, 'Reducing cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial of a quality improvement initiative', The Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 436 - 441
,2017, 'Utilisation of Medicare-funded schemes for people with cardiovascular disease', Australian journal of primary health, 23, pp. 482 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY16166
,2016, 'Prevalence of dysglycaemia in rural Andhra Pradesh: 2005, 2010, and 2014', Journal of Diabetes, 8, pp. 816 - 823, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12362
,2016, 'The systematic medical appraisal, referral and treatment (smart) mental health project: Development and testing of electronic decision support system and formative research to understand perceptions about mental health in rural India', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0164404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164404
,2016, 'An integrated general practice and pharmacy-based intervention to promote the use of appropriate preventive medications among individuals at high cardiovascular disease risk: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial', Implementation Science, 11, pp. 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0488-1
,2016, 'Do polypills lead to neglect of lifestyle risk factors? Findings from an individual participant data meta-analysis among 3140 patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 23, pp. 1393 - 1400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487316638216
,2016, 'Impact of prior use of four preventive medications on outcomes in patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome- Results from CPACS-2 study', PLoS ONE, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163068
,2016, 'Systematic medical assessment, referral and treatment for diabetes care in China using lay family health promoters: Protocol for the SMARTDiabetes cluster randomised controlled trial', Implementation Science, 11, pp. 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0481-8
,2016, 'The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Supports 15 Major Studies in Hypertension Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries', Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18, pp. 600 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jch.12835
,2016, 'Assessment of fully-automated atlas-based segmentation of novel oral mucosal surface organ-at-risk', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 119, pp. 166 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2016.02.022
,2016, 'Pragmatic Trials for Noncommunicable Diseases: Relieving Constraints', PLoS Medicine, 13, pp. e1001986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001986
,2016, 'Prediction of 10-year vascular risk in patients with diabetes: The AD-ON risk score', Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 18, pp. 289 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.12614
,2016, 'Effectiveness of fixed dose combination medication ('polypills') compared with usual care in patients with cardiovascular disease or at high risk: A prospective, individual patient data meta-analysis of 3140 patients in six countries', International Journal of Cardiology, 205, pp. 147 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.12.015
,2016, 'Absence of peripheral pulses and risk of major vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Care, 39, pp. 2270 - 2277, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc16-1594
,2016, 'The potential and value of epidemiology in curbing non-communicable diseases', Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics, 1, pp. e15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gheg.2016.10
,2016, 'Gender Differences in Survival and Readmission Following Acute Coronary Syndrome in China', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S318 - S319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.755
,2016, 'Gender Inequalities in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Australian Primary Health Care: Results from the TORPEDO Study', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S319
,2015, 'Progress in Medicine: Experts Take Stock', PLoS medicine, 12, pp. e1001933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001933
,2015, 'The Effect of a Cardiovascular Polypill Strategy on Pill Burden', Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 33, pp. 347 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-5922.12151
,2015, 'Implementing Kanyini GAP, a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Australia: Findings from a qualitative study', Trials, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0956-y
,2015, 'A pragmatic randomized trial of a polypill-based strategy to improve use of indicated preventive treatments in people at high cardiovascular disease risk', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22, pp. 920 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487314530382
,2015, 'Erratum: Effects of combination of perindopril, indapamide, and calcium channel blockers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from the action in diabetes and vascular disease: preterax and diamicron controlled evaluation (ADVANCE) trial (Hypertension (2014) 63 (259-264)) DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02252)', Hypertension, 66, pp. e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000030
,2015, 'Erratum. The relationship between alcohol consumption and vascular complications and mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2014;37:1353-1359', Diabetes Care, 38, pp. 1393, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc15-er07a
,2015, 'Facilitators and barriers to implementation of a pragmatic clinical trial in Aboriginal health services', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 24 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00581
,2015, 'In reply', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 313, pp. 2183 - 2184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.4265
,2015, 'Patients' and providers' perspectives of a polypill strategy to improve cardiovascular prevention in Australian Primary Health Care', Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 8, pp. 301 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001483
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