Systematic review of the prevalence of gout and hyperuricaemia in Australia

PC Robinson, WJ Taylor… - Internal medicine …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Gout is a growing health problem worldwide especially in affluent countries, such as
Australia. Gout and hyperuricaemia are associated with the metabolic syndrome, diabetes …

[图书][B] General Practice Activity in Australia 2011-12: General Practice Series No. 31

H Britt, GC Miller, J Henderson, J Charles, L Valenti… - 2012 - books.google.com
The book provides a summary of results from the 14th year of the BEACH program, a
continuing national study of general practice activity in Australia. From April 2011 to March …

General practitioners' perceptions of their role in cancer care and factors which influence this role

GK Mitchell, LH Burridge, SP Colquist… - Health & social care in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Effective cancer care depends on inter‐sectoral and inter‐professional communication.
General Practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in managing the health of most Australians …

Cardiovascular risk management in chronic kidney disease in general practice (the AusHEART study)

M Razavian, EL Heeley, V Perkovic… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and increasing in prevalence.
Adverse outcomes of CKD can be prevented through early detection and treatment. There is …

Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community

N Pandeya, AC Green, DC Whiteman… - Diseases of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Frequent gastroesophageal reflux (GER) causes chronic inflammation and damages
esophageal mucosa, which can lead to Barrett's esophagus. It has also been consistently …

Supporting health behaviour change in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with telephone health-mentoring: insights from a qualitative study

JAE Walters, H Cameron-Tucker, H Courtney-Pratt… - BMC family …, 2012 - Springer
Background Adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviours is pivotal to chronic disease
self-management as this influences disease progression and impact. This qualitative study …

Monitoring the prevalence of chronic conditions: which data should we use?

JF Orueta, R Nuño-Solinis, M Mateos, I Vergara… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Chronic diseases are an increasing threat to people's health and to the
sustainability of health organisations. Despite the need for routine monitoring systems to …

Initiation and duration of proton pump inhibitors in the Australian veteran population

SV Gadzhanova, EE Roughead… - Internal medicine …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To determine the duration of initial treatment with high strength proton pump inhibitors
prescribed for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease in the veteran population in Australia and …

The relative importance of psychosocial factors in arthritis: Findings from 10,509 Australian women

ML Harris, D Loxton, DW Sibbritt, JE Byles - Journal of psychosomatic …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative importance of psychosocial factors in arthritis
diagnosis in an ageing cohort of Australian women. METHODS: This study focused on …

[HTML][HTML] Earlier translation of evidence into public subsidy may prevent morbidity and mortality: an example using statins in diabetics with normal cholesterol levels

MM Page, FM Sanfilippo, EA Geelhoed… - Australian and New …, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the effects on cardiovascular outcomes and costs of a delay in
subsidising statins for Australian normolipidaemic diabetics aged 60–79 years that occurred …