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General practice vs surgical-based follow-up for patients with colon cancer : randomised controlled trial by WATTCHOW, D. A, WELLER, D. P, ESTERMAN, A, PILOTTO, L. S, MCGORM, K, HAMMETT, Z, PLATELL, C, SILAGY, C

“…This trial examined the optimal setting for follow-up of patients after treatment for colon cancer by either general practitioners or surgeons. In all, 203…”
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Health effects of daily indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure in people with asthma by Smith, BJ, Nitschke, M, Pilotto, LS, Ruffin, RE, Pisaniello, DL, Willson, KJ

“…Household gas appliances produce nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which may be associated with an increase in symptoms in asthmatics. The relationship between indoor…”
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Effect of βlactam antibiotic use in children on pneumococcal resistance to penicillin: prospective cohort study by Nasrin, Dilruba, Collignon, Peter J, Roberts, Leslee, Wilson, Eileen J, Pilotto, Louis S, Douglas, Robert M

“…Abstract Objective: To examine the relation between use of antibiotics in a cohort of preschool children and nasal carriage of resistant strains of…”
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Randomized controlled trial of unflued gas heater replacement on respiratory health of asthmatic schoolchildren by Pilotto, Louis S, Nitschke, Monika, Smith, Brian J, Pisaniello, Dino, Ruffin, Richard E, McElroy, Heather J, Martin, James, Hiller, Janet E

“…Background Previous studies do not provide a clear picture of the relationship between nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure and asthma. Methods Eighteen schools…”
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Components of primary care interventions to treat childhood overweight and obesity: a systematic review of effect by Sargent, G.M, Pilotto, L.S, Baur, L.A

“…The primary care setting presents an opportunity for intervention of overweight and obese children but is in need of a feasible model-of-care with demonstrated…”
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Respiratory effects associated with indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure in children by PILOTTO, L. S, DOUGLAS, R. M, ATTEWELL, R. G, WILSON, S. R

“…The human health effects of exposure to indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are unclear, and few studies have examined the effects of short-term peak levels of…”
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Poor urban environments: use of paraffin and other fuels as sources of indoor air pollution by Bailie, R S, Pilotto, L S, Ehrlich, R I, Mbuli, S, Truter, R, Terblanche, P

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Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children by Nasrin, D, Collignon, PJ, Wilson, EJ, Pilotto, LS, Douglas, RM

“…Objective: To determine the level of antibiotic resistance in pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) isolated from nasal swabs of healthy children. Method: Cross‐sectional…”
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Randomised controlled trial of general practice based asthma clinics by Heard, Adrian R, Richards, Ian J, Alpers, John H, Pilotto, Louis S, Smith, Brian J, Black, Julie A

“…Objective To compare the effects on asthma morbidity of asthma clinics based in general practice with standard general practice care. Design and setting A…”
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Asthma clinics in general practice: what is the evidence? by Pilotto, Louis S, Beilby, Justin J, Smith, Brian J

“…Patient education and a structured approach to asthma management have value‐but the evidence for asthma clinics is not conclusive…”
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Sequential continuity of care by general practitioners: which patients change doctor? by Pilotto, L S, McCallum, J, Raymond, C, McGilchrist, C, Veale, B M

“…To identify individual and social characteristics of patients making sequential visits to a different rather than the same general practitioner (GP). Data for…”
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Identifying the active general practice workforce in one division of general practice: the utility of public domain databases by Gill, Gerard F, Pilotto, Louis S, Thomson, Alex N

“…Objective: To identify the non‐specialist medical practitioner workforce engaged in active general practice in the region served by the Division of General…”
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Is drinking water a hazard to our health? by Douglas, R M, Pilotto, L S

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Health effects of exposure to cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) during recreational water-related activities by Pilotto, L S, Douglas, R M, Burch, M D, Cameron, S, Beers, M, Rouch, G J, Robinson, P, Kirk, M, Cowie, C T, Hardiman, S, Moore, C, Attewell, R G

“…The aim of this study was to investigate effects on health of exposure to cyanobacteria as a result of recreational water activities. Participants, who were…”
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Randomised trials within the general practice evaluation program. Why so few? by Raupach, J C, Pilotto, L S

“…The General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP) provided competitive funding for general practice research from 1990-1999. Projects funded by GPEP between…”
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Environmental exposure to carcinogens causing lung cancer: Epidemiological evidence from the medical literature by WHITROW, Melissa J., SMITH, Brian J., PILOTTO, Louis S., PISANIELLO, Dino, NITSCHKE, Monika

“…Objective:  In 2000 there were 1.1 million lung or bronchial cancer deaths worldwide, with relatively limited evidence of causation other than for smoking. We…”
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Osteoporosis screening in people with airways disease by Smith, B J, McElroy, H J, Laslett, L L, Pile, K D, Phillips, P J, Phillipov, G, Evans, S M, Weekley, J S, Pilotto, L S

“…We tested associations between risk factors and bone mineral density in airways disease subjects, and developed a clinical screening tool to identify people…”
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Industry, air quality, cigarette smoke and rates of respiratory illness in Port Adelaide by Pilotto, L S, Smith, B J, Nitschke, M, Ruffin, R E, Mitchell, R

“…To examine the prevalence of self-reported asthma, bronchitis/emphysema, wheezing, night cough and smoking in Port Adelaide; to explore the relationship of the…”
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Respiratory health effects of nitrogen dioxide exposure and current guidelines by Nitschke, Monika

“…This article reviews (i) the role of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in respiratory diseases, including asthma, and (ii) appraises whether current guidelines for NO2…”
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Disinfection of drinking water, disinfection by-products and cancer: what about Australia? by Pilotto, L S

“…Chlorine, commonly used to disinfect drinking water, produces by-products known from animal studies to be carcinogenic and mutagenic. Most epidemiological…”
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