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A view from the other side. A doctor's experience of having lymphomaC Silagy
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 30:547-9. 2001..Most doctors will at some point in their lives find themselves 'on the other side' in the role of patient. This may pose particular challenges both for the individual and for those involved in their treatment...
Updating a systematic review--what difference did it make? Case study of nicotine replacement therapyL F Stead
Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group, Department of Primary Health Care, Oxford University, UK
BMC Med Res Methodol 1:10. 2001..To examine the effect of updating a systematic review of nicotine replacement therapy on its contents and conclusions...
Effectiveness and role of zanamivir in the treatment of influenza infectionC A Silagy
Institute of Public Health and Health Services Research, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia
Ann Med 31:313-7. 1999..5 days have been demonstrated in both the general population and in patients considered at high risk. In addition, patients receiving zanamivir have been able to return to normal activities significantly faster...
Use of systematic reviews in clinical practice guidelines: case study of smoking cessationC A Silagy
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
BMJ 323:833-6. 2001..To examine the extent to which recommendations in the national guidelines for the cessation of smoking are based on evidence from systematic reviews of controlled trials...
Specialized medical search-engines are no better than general search-engines in sourcing consumer information about androgen deficiencyD Ilic
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Hum Reprod 18:557-61. 2003..Our objectives were firstly to investigate the efficiency of search-engines, and then to assess the quality of online information pertaining to androgen deficiency in the ageing male (ADAM)...
Surfing, self-medicating and safety: buying non-prescription and complementary medicines via the internetT L Bessell
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Qual Saf Health Care 12:88-92. 2003..To examine whether the sale of medicines via the internet supports their safe and appropriate use...
Methodology of the VECAT study: vitamin E intervention in cataract and age-related maculopathyS K Garrett
Monash University Medical School Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Prahran, Australia
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 6:195-208. 1999..In addition, important data on prevalence and progression rates of cataract and macular degeneration will be collected...
Community-based recruitment strategies for a longitudinal interventional study: the VECAT experienceS K Garrett
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Ashley Ricketson Centre, Caulfield General Medical Centre, 260 294 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 53:541-8. 2000..Although the electoral roll mail-out and newspaper advertising were the most efficient for this study, other methods may be of value for studies with different subject selection criteria...
The effectiveness of local adaptation of nationally produced clinical practice guidelinesC A Silagy
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Fam Pract 19:223-30. 2002..This suggests that the emphasis and investment in promoting guideline implementation should be placed on multifaceted dissemination strategies rather than local adaptation per se...
