Search Results - "Byles, J E"

BMI and healthy life expectancy in old and very old women by Leigh, L., Byles, J. E., Jagger, C.

“…There is conflicting evidence for the effect of BMI on mortality at older ages, and little information on its effect on healthy life expectancy (HLE)…”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with frailty and disability in older adults from China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa by Biritwum, R.B, Minicuci, N, Yawson, A.E, Theou, O, Mensah, G.P, Naidoo, N, Wu, F, Guo, Y, Zheng, Y, Jiang, Y, Maximova, T, Kalula, S, Arokiasamy, P, Salinas-Rodríguez, A, Manrique-Espinoza, B, Snodgrass, J.J, Sterner, K.N, Eick, G, Liebert, M.A, Schrock, J, Afshar, S, Thiele, E, Vollmer, S, Harttgen, K, Strulik, H, Byles, JE, Rockwood, K, Mitnitski, A, Chatterji, S, Kowal, P

“…Highlights • Estimates are provided of the prevalence of frailty and disability in older adult populations in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South…”
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Prospective association between physical activity and falls in community-dwelling older women by Heesch, K C, Byles, J E, Brown, W J

“…Objective:To explore associations between physical activity and the risk of falls and fractured bones in community-dwelling older women.Design, setting and…”
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Vegetable-rich food pattern is related to obesity in China by Shi, Z, Hu, X, Yuan, B, Hu, G, Pan, X, Dai, Y, Byles, J E, Holmboe-Ottesen, G

“…Objective: To investigate the association between a vegetable-rich food pattern and obesity among Chinese adults. Design: A food pattern rich in vegetables is…”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with gastric carcinoma : A meta-analysis by ESLICK, G. D, LIM, L. L.-Y, BYLES, J. E, XIA, H. H.-X, TALLEY, N. J

“…As conflicting studies have recently been published, we aimed to determine if Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is associated with gastric…”
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Assessing socioeconomic inequalities of hypertension among women in Indonesia's major cities by Christiani, Y, Byles, J E, Tavener, M, Dugdale, P

“…Although hypertension has been recognized as one of the major public health problems, few studies address economic inequality of hypertension among urban women…”
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The problems of sleep for older women: changes in health outcomes by Byles, Julie E., Mishra, Gita D., Harris, Margaret A., Nair, Kichu

“…Objective: to identify the continuance of sleeping difficulty and medication use in a cohort of older Australian women from baseline to 3‐year follow‐up and to…”
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Medication use among older Australian veterans and war widows by Byles, J. E., Heinze, R., Nair, B. (K.), Parkinson, L.

“…This study aimed to review the medications used by a group of Australian war veterans and widows, to identify type and number of medications used and potential…”
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The impact of childhood parental quality on mental health outcomes in older adults by Burns, R A, Loh, V, Byles, J E, Kendig, H L

“…Parental bonding is cited as a determinant of mental health outcomes in childhood, adolescence and early-mid adulthood. Examination of the long-term impact for…”
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Effects of Parenteral Nutrition Support and Chemotherapy on the Phasic Composition of Tumor Cells in Gastrointestinal Cancer by Jin, Dayong, Phillips, Michael, Byles, Julie E.

“…Background: Some clinical studies report the effects of parenteral nutrition in malnourished cancer patients, but few discuss the tumor response to parenteral…”
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Trends in health service use for women in Australia with diabetes by Young, A F, Lowe, J M, Byles, J E, Patterson, A J

“…To describe the health, health service use and use of recommended guidelines for care for women in Australia with diabetes. Analysis of survey data 1996-99…”
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Asthma Presentations to Emergency Departments in Western Sydney during the January 1994 Bushfires by SMITH, MARK A, JALALUDIN, BIN, BYLES, JULIE E, LIM, LYNETTE, LEEDER, STEPHEN R

“…Smith M A (Western Sector Public Health Unit, 13 New St, Parramatta Nth, 2151, Sydney, Australia), Jalaludin B, Byles J E, Lim L and Leader S R. Asthma…”
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Reliability of naevus counts in identifying individuals at high risk of malignant melanoma by Byles, J E, Hennrikus, D, Sanson-Fisher, R, Hersey, P

“…The majority of deaths from malignant melanoma could be prevented by regular screening of at-risk individuals. However, the feasibility of introducing active…”
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Delay in consulting a medical practitioner about rectal bleeding by Byles, J E, Redman, S, Hennrikus, D, Sanson-Fisher, R W, Dickinson, J

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aims were to estimate the incidence of rectal bleeding in the community, and to determine the proportion of individuals who delay or fail…”
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Women's satisfaction with general practice consultations by Young, Anne F, Byles, Julie E, Dobson, Annette J

“…ObjectiveTo determine women's satisfaction with general practice services. DesignCross‐sectional postal questionnaire conducted during April to September 1996…”
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Women's Health Australia: recruitment for a national longitudinal cohort study by Brown, W J, Bryson, L, Byles, J E, Dobson, A J, Lee, C, Mishra, G, Schofield, M

“…The Women's Health Australia (WHA) project is a longitudinal study of several cohorts of Australian women, which aims to examine the relationships between…”
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Factors relating to cervical screening in New South Wales, Australia by Perkins, J.J, Sanson-Fisher, R.W, Byles, J.E, Tiller, K

“…The aims of this paper were to describe the geographical variation in Pap smear screening rates, standardised for age and adjusted for rates of hysterectomies…”
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Promoting screening for cervical cancer: realising the potential for recruitment by general practitioners by BYLES, J. E., SANSON-FISHER, R. W., REDMAN, S.

“…This paper explores the potential for general practitioners to promote screening for cervical cancer and describes one example of an effective general…”
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A thorough going over: evidence for health assessments for older persons by Byles, J E

“…To review published randomised controlled trials of health assessments for older people; consider the effects of assessments in maintaining health and quality…”
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Determinants of general practitioner use among women in Australia by Young, Anne F, Dobson, Annette J, Byles, Julie E

“…This study investigates the use of general practitioner services by women in Australia. Although there is a universal health insurance system (Medicare) in…”
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