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Rationing healthcare in New Zealand: the use of clinical guidelines by Feek, Colin M

“…New Zealand has used the development of clinical guidelines as a means to determine patient eligibility for publicly funded services A 1991 “Green and White…”
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Treatment of hypothyroidism with once weekly thyroxine by GREBE, S. K. G, COOKE, R. R, FORD, H. C, FAGERSTRÖM, J. N, CORDWELL, D. P, LEVER, N. A, PURDIE, G. L, FEEK, C. M

“…We compared daily T4 therapy with 7 times the normal daily dose administered once weekly in 12 hypothyroid subjects in a randomized cross-over trial. At the…”
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Experience with rationing health care in New Zealand by Feek, Colin M, McKean, Winston, Henneveld, Loek, Barrow, Graeme, Edgar, Wendy, Paterson, Ron J

“…Two cases are discussed which put the decision to ration renal dialysis in New Zealand under the public spotlight are discussed. Public opinion is gradually…”
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Serum levels of free and bound testosterone in hyperthyroidism by Ford, H C, Cooke, R R, Keightley, E A, Feek, C M

“…The aim of this study was to improve knowledge about the relationships between free and bound forms of testosterone in serum and the major testosterone-binding…”
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A randomized trial of short-term treatment of Graves' disease with high-dose carbimazole plus thyroxine versus low-dose carbimazole by Grebe, Stefan K. G., Feek, Colin M., Ford, Henry C., Fagerström, Jocelyn N., Cordwell, Diane P., Delahunt, John W., Toomath, Robyn J.

“…OBJECTIVE The optimal treatment regimen with thionamide drugs remains a matter for debate. We have investigated whether high doses of carbimazole, when…”
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Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate suppresses the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in a dose dependent manner by Grebe, Stefan K. G., Feek, Colin M., Durham, John A., Kljakovic, Marjan, Cooke, Russell R.

“…OBJECTIVE Little is known about the dose–response relationship of potential, unwanted, effects of inhaled beclomethasone (BDP) on the…”
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How effective is external pituitary irradiation for growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors? by Feek, C M, McLelland, J, Seth, J, Toft, A D, Irvine, W J, Padfield, P L, Edwards, C R

“…Forty-six patients with GH-secreting pituitary tumours were treated with conventional external pituitary irradiation through two opposed fields to a total dose…”
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Lack of evidence for pituitary thyrotroph down-regulation after 1 week of oral thyrotrophin-releasing hormone and metoclopramide under conditions of constant peripheral thyroid hormone levels by Grebe, S K, Delahunt, J W, Feek, C M, Purdie, G, Porter, D J

“…We investigated the pituitary thyrotrophin (TSH) response to repeated oral (non-pulsatile) thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) administration and potential…”
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Iodine intake and the seasonal incidence of thyrotoxicosis in New Zealand by Ford, H C, Johnson, L A, Feek, C M, Newton, J D

“…We explored a possible relationship between the seasonal variation in the incidence of thyrotoxicosis in our area and iodine intake, as assessed by measuring…”
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Serum enzymes in hypothyroidism by Burnett, J R, Crooke, M J, Delahunt, J W, Feek, C M

“…To report three cases of hypothyroidism detected because of unexplained elevation of serum enzyme levels on biochemical testing. Clinical details and serum…”
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Reassurance about bioequivalence of generic thyroxine by Feek, C M

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Treatment of extensively invasive (giant) prolactinomas with bromocriptine by Grebe, S K, Delahunt, J W, Feek, C M

“…We report four cases of extensively invasive giant prolactinomas. No tumour was suitable for total or near total resection because of invasion into surrounding…”
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Look before you leap--your health and the public health. State or market? by Feek, C M, Carter, J

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The management of Graves' disease in New Zealand: results of a national survey by Ford, H C, Delahunt, J W, Feek, C M

“…to compare treatment of Graves' disease in New Zealand with treatment in Europe and the United States of America (USA). we circulated a questionnaire used in…”
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Patterns of plasma cortisol and ACTH concentrations in patients with Addison's disease treated with conventional corticosteroid replacement by Feek, C M, Ratcliffe, J G, Seth, J, Gray, C E, Toft, A D, Irvine, W J

“…Plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH) profiles were estimated in twelve patients with Addison's disease following randomized oral…”
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Influence of thyroid status on dopaminergic inhibition of thyrotropin and prolactin secretion: evidence for an additional feedback mechanism in the control of thyroid hormone secretion by Feek, C M, Sawers, J S, Brown, N S, Seth, J, Irvine, W J, Toft, A D

“…Serum TSH and PRL concentrations were measured after the randomized oral administration of either metoclopramide, L-dopa, or placebo on 3 consecutive days to…”
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A study of L-thyroxine replacement by Burnett, J R, Cooke, R, Crooke, M J, Feek, C M

“…We studied consecutive requests for in vitro thyroid function tests on patients receiving L-thyroxine (T4) for primary hypothyroidism for a three month period…”
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Once daily, low dose, short term antithyroid drug treatment of Graves' disease is followed by an unacceptably high relapse rate by Ford, H C, Feek, C M, Delahunt, J W

“…Thirty-six patients with hyperthyroid Graves' disease were treated with low doses of antithyroid drugs until thyroid function test results indicated…”
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Atrial fibrillation and isolated suppression of the pituitary-thyroid axis: response to specific antithyroid therapy by Forfar, J C, Feek, C M, Miller, H C, Toft, A D

“…Four patients are described with persistent atrial fibrillation associated with normal plasma total thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) but an absent…”
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Adrenalectomy does not influence basal secretion of testosterone in rat in vivo by Feek, C M, Tuzi, N L, Edwards, C R

“…We have studied the effect of adrenalectomy on the testicular secretion of testosterone in the rat. In the acute period following adrenalectomy plasma…”
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