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Aged garlic extract reduces blood pressure in hypertensives: a dose–response trial by Ried, K, Frank, O R, Stocks, N P

“…Background/objectives: Hypertension affects about 30% of adults worldwide. Garlic has blood pressure-lowering properties and the mechanism of action is…”
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The Association between Metabolic Syndrome, Frailty and Disability-Free Survival in Healthy Community-dwelling Older Adults by Ekram, A. R. M. Saifuddin, Espinoza, S. E., Ernst, M. E., Ryan, J., Beilin, L., Stocks, N. P., Ward, S. A., McNeil, J. J., Shah, R. C., Woods, R. L.

“…Objectives To examine the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and frailty, and determine whether co-existent MetS and frailty affect disability-free…”
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The prevalence of co-prescription of clinically relevant CYP enzyme inhibitor and substrate drugs in community-dwelling elderly Australians by Kerr, K. P., Mate, K. E., Magin, P. J., Marley, J., Stocks, N. P., Disler, P., Pond, C. D.

“…Summary What is known and objective The elderly are at increased risk of adverse effects resulting from drug interactions due to decreased drug clearance and…”
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Skin checks and skin cancer diagnosis in Australian general practice before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, 2011–2020 by Roseleur, J., Gonzalez‐Chica, D.A., Emery, J., Stocks, N.P.

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Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in Australian working-age adults (20–64 years): 2010–2013 by Varghese, B. M., Dent, E., Chilver, M., Cameron, S., Stocks, N. P.

“…Acute respiratory infections cause significant morbidity and mortality accounting for 5.8 million deaths worldwide. In Australia, influenza-like illness (ILI),…”
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Pooled influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates for Australia, 2012–2014 by SULLIVAN, S. G., CARVILLE, K. S., CHILVER, M., FIELDING, J. E., GRANT, K. A., KELLY, H., LEVY, A., STOCKS, N. P., TEMPONE, S. S., REGAN, A. K.

“…Data were pooled from three Australian sentinel general practice influenza surveillance networks to estimate Australia-wide influenza vaccine coverage and…”
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'It's our lot': how resilience influences the experience of depression in women with urinary incontinence by Avery, J. C., Braunack Mayer, A. J., Duggan, P. M., Taylor, A. W., Stocks, N. P.

“…Urinary Incontinence has been associated with psychological effects such as depression. We aimed in this study to explore the subjective experience of the…”
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Use and perception of hormone therapy following media reports of the Women's Health Initiative: a survey of Australian WISDOM participants by Paine, BJ, Stocks, NP, Ramsay, EN, Ryan, P, MacLennan, AH, for the WISDOM Australia Research team

“…Objectives To investigate the impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) on the use and perception of hormone therapy (HT) in well-informed and altruistic…”
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The epidemiology of blindness and trachoma in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara of South Australia by Stocks, N P, Newland, H, Hiller, J

“…To determine the prevalence of trachoma and blindness in the Aboriginal population in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara and Yalata lands of South Australia. A…”
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Blood pressure and birthweight in first year university students aged 18–25 by Stocks, N P, Smith, G Davey

“…Abstract only…”
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P6362Impact of the 2017 AHA/ACC hypertension guideline on hypertension prevalence and cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy older cohort by Chowdhury, E K, Nelson, M R, Ernst, M E, Margolis, K L, Beilin, L J, Johnston, C I, Murray, A M, Woods, R L, Wolfe, R, Tonkin, A M, Williamson, J D, Stocks, N P, McNeil, J, Reid, C

“…Abstract Background The 2017 American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) hypertension guideline recommends a target blood pressure…”
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P4557Factors associated with treatment and control of hypertension in a healthy elderly population free of cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study by Chowdhury, E, Nelson, M R, Ernst, M E, Margolis, K L, Beilin, L J, Johnston, C I, Murray, A M, Woods, R L, Wolfe, R, Tonkin, A M, Williamson, J D, Stocks, N P, McNeil, J, Reid, C

“…Abstract Introduction Despite readily available treatments, control of high blood pressure (BP) in the ageing population remains suboptimal. Gaps in…”
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Skin checks and skin cancer diagnosis in Australian general practice before and during the COVID pandemic, 2011-2020 by Roseleur, J, Gonzalez-Chica, D A, Emery, J, Stocks, N P

“…Reports from several European countries suggest COVID-19 had a profound impact on referral for cancer diagnoses. A Dutch study using their National Cancer…”
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Blood pressure and birthweight in first year university students aged 18–25 by Stocks, NP, Smith, G.Davey

“…There have been many papers examining the relationship between blood pressure and birthweight but although the association is clearly established in adults and…”
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Effect of intensive structured care on individual blood pressure targets in primary care: multicentre randomised controlled trial by Stewart, Simon, Carrington, Melinda J, Swemmer, Carla H, Anderson, Craig, Kurstjens, Nicol P, Amerena, John, Brown, Alex, Burrell, Louise M, de Looze, Ferdinandus J, Harris, Mark, Hung, Joseph, Krum, Henry, Nelson, Mark, Schlaich, Markus, Stocks, Nigel P, Jennings, Garry L

“…Objective To determine the effectiveness of intensive structured care to optimise blood pressure control based on individual absolute risk targets in primary…”
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Visual acuity in an Australian Aboriginal population by Stocks, NP, Hiller, JE, Newland, H

“…Background: Australia is a developed country, However; Aboriginal Australians have rates of blindness comparable to Third World countries. There have been…”
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General practice research training: impact of the Australian Registrar Research Workshop on research skills, confidence, interest and involvement of participants, 2002–2006 by Ried, Karin, Montgomery, Brett D, Stocks, Nigel P, Farmer, Elizabeth A

“…Background. An intensive 3-day training programme, the ‘Registrar Research Workshop’ (RRW), has aimed to build research capacity among Australian general…”
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Trends in the prevalence of trachoma, South Australia, 1976 to 1990 by Stocks, N P, Hiller, J E, Newland, H, McGilchrist, C A

“…The eye health of rural Aboriginal Australians is known to be poor. Over the past 20 years, Aboriginal communities in remote parts of Australia have had…”
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Chocolate dose may be too much by Ried, Karin, Frank, Oliver R, Stocks, Nigel P

“…Minerva referenced an article on dark chocolate as a treatment for high blood pressure. 1 2 We recently published a meta-analysis that investigated some of the…”
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Hormone therapy, timing of initiation, and cognition in women aged older than 60 years: the REMEMBER pilot study by MacLennan, Alastair H, Henderson, Victor W, Paine, Bronwen J, Mathias, Jane, Ramsay, Emmae N, Ryan, Philip, Stocks, Nigel P, Taylor, Anne W

“…OBJECTIVE:The aim of this pilot study was to assess any trends related to the timing of initiation, and duration, of hormone therapy (HT) use on cognitive…”
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