Search Results - "Dear, Keith B. G."

Shifts in the seasonal distribution of deaths in Australia, 1968–2007 by Bennett, Charmian M, Dear, Keith B. G, McMichael, Anthony J

“…Studies in temperate countries have shown that both hot weather in summer and cold weather in winter increase short-term (daily) mortality. The gradual…”
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Characteristics of childhood peanut allergy in the Australian Capital Territory, 1995 to 2007 by Mullins, Raymond James, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, Dear, Keith B.G., MA, MSc, PhD, Tang, Mimi L.K., MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

“…Background It is unknown whether clinical features of peanut allergy have changed in the past decade alongside possible increasing prevalence. Objective The…”
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Time trends in Australian hospital anaphylaxis admissions in 1998-1999 to 2011-2012 by Mullins, Raymond James, MB BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, Dear, Keith B.G., MA, MSc, PhD, Tang, Mimi L.K., MB BS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

“…Background Studies from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia have reported increased childhood food allergy and anaphylaxis prevalence in the…”
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Preliminary development and validation of an Australian community participation questionnaire: Types of participation and associations with distress in a coastal community by Berry, Helen Louise, Rodgers, Bryan, Dear, Keith B.G.

“…Participating in the social and civic life of communities is protectively associated with the onset and course of physical and mental disorders, and is…”
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Mental health first aid training of the public in a rural area: a cluster randomized trial [ISRCTN53887541] by Jorm, Anthony F, Kitchener, Betty A, O'Kearney, Richard, Dear, Keith B G

“…A Mental Health First Aid course has been developed which trains members of the public in how to give initial help in mental health crisis situations and to…”
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Climate change: Heat, health, and longer horizons by McMichael, Anthony J, Dear, Keith B.G

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Suicide and mental health in rural, remote and metropolitan areas in Australia by Caldwell, Tanya M, Jorm, Anthony F, Dear, Keith B G

“…Objectives: To compare the prevalence of mental health disorders and the use of professional help by area of residence, age and sex; and to determine whether…”
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A Nonparametric Mixture Model for Cure Rate Estimation by Peng, Yingwei, Dear, Keith B. G.

“…Nonparametric methods have attracted less attention than their parametric counterparts for cure rate analysis. In this paper, we study a general nonparametric…”
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The case for systems thinking about climate change and mental health by Berry, Helen L., Waite, Thomas D., Dear, Keith B. G., Capon, Anthony G., Murray, Virginia

“…It is increasingly necessary to quantify the impacts of climate change on populations, and to quantify the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation…”
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Changes in Australian food anaphylaxis admission rates following introduction of updated allergy prevention guidelines by Mullins, Raymond James, Dear, Keith B.G., Tang, Mimi L.K.

“…Food anaphylaxis admission rates have increased steadily in recent decades. Global food allergy prevention guidelines recommending early introduction of…”
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Within-Occasion Intraindividual Variability and Preclinical Diagnostic Status: Is Intraindividual Variability an Indicator of Mild Cognitive Impairment? by Christensen, Helen, Dear, Keith B. G, Anstey, Kaarin J, Parslow, Ruth A, Sachdev, Perminder, Jorm, Anthony F

“…Intraindividual variability in cognitive test performance has the potential to be a good marker of preclinical Alzheimer's disease status ( S. C. Li & U…”
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Strategy for randomised clinical trials in rare cancers by Tan, Say-Beng, Dear, Keith B G, Bruzzi, Paolo, Machin, David

“…Furthermore, even if a much larger treatment effect could be expected, estimates derived from the resulting (small) randomised controlled trial would lack the…”
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Non-linear relationships between cognitive function and alcohol consumption in young, middle-aged and older adults: the PATH Through Life Project by Rodgers, Bryan, Windsor, Timothy D., Anstey, Kaarin J., Dear, Keith B. G., F. Jorm, Anthony, Christensen, Helen

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To investigate associations, including non‐linear relationships, between cognitive function and alcohol consumption, testing for moderating…”
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Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in 60- to 64-year-old community-dwelling individuals: The Personality and Total Health through Life 60+ Study by Kumar, Rajeev, Dear, Keith B G, Christensen, Helen, Ilschner, Suse, Jorm, Anthony F, Meslin, Chantal, Rosenman, Stephen J, Sachdev, Perminder S

“…This epidemiological study aimed at determining the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in 60- to 64-year-old individuals using different diagnostic…”
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Increased ratio of summer to winter deaths due to climate warming in Australia, 1968–2018 by Hanigan, Ivan C., Dear, Keith B.G., Woodward, Alistair

“…To determine if global warming has changed the balance of summer and winter deaths in Australia. Counts of summer and winter cause‐specific deaths of subjects…”
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Echocardiography in the detection of cardioembolism in a stroke population by Ahmad, Omar, Ahmad, Kate E, Dear, Keith B.G, Harvey, Isabel, Hughes, Andrew, Lueck, Christian J

“…Abstract Both transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal (TOE) echocardiography are used routinely to investigate ischaemic stroke. We retrospectively assessed…”
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A comparison of methods for calculating population exposure estimates of daily weather for health research by Hanigan, Ivan, Hall, Gillian, Dear, Keith B G

“…To explain the possible effects of exposure to weather conditions on population health outcomes, weather data need to be calculated at a level in space and…”
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Do women's perceptions of care at the time of unexplained stillbirth influence their wishes for management in subsequent pregnancy? An Internet-based empirical study by Robson, Stephen J., Leader, Leo R., Bennett, Michael J., Dear, Keith B. G.

“…Aim:  The aim of this study was to examine women's perceptions of their care at the time of unexplained stillbirth, and whether these appear to affect wishes…”
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Estimating the Rate of Cesarean Section by Maternal Request: Anonymous Survey of Obstetricians in Australia by Robson, Stephen J., Tan, Woo Syong, Adeyemi, Adebayo, Dear, Keith B. G.

“…Background: The rate of cesarean section in Australia now exceeds 30 percent, and evidence from population studies indicates that maternal requests for…”
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Projections of future numbers of dementia cases in Australia with and without prevention by Jorm, Anthony F, Dear, Keith B.G., Burgess, Nicole M

“…Objective: To produce projections of the number of dementia cases in Australia from 2000 to 2050. These projections examine the effects of an ageing population…”
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