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The androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism and modification of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriersAmanda B Spurdle
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Breast Cancer Res 7:R176-83. 2005..Women with germline BRCA1 mutations who carry at least one AR allele with 28 or more repeats have been reported to have an earlier age at onset of breast cancer...
Reproduction-related risk factors for mucinous and nonmucinous epithelial ovarian cancerD M Purdie
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 153:860-4. 2001..These results lend support to the hypothesis that mucinous and nonmucinous ovarian tumors develop via different causal mechanisms...- Commentary: Does tubal sterilization reduce the risk of gynaecological cancers?David M Purdie
Population and Clinical Sciences Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Post Office Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 33:603-4. 2004 - Ovulation and risk of epithelial ovarian cancerDavid M Purdie
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Int J Cancer 104:228-32. 2003..These findings support the theory that incessant ovulation is a major contributor to the occurrence of ovarian cancer and suggest that ovulations during the 20s may be those most associated with disease risk... - Health and demographic characteristics of respondents in an Australian national sexuality survey: comparison with population normsD M Purdie
Population and Clinical Sciences Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 56:748-53. 2002.... - Body size and ovarian cancer: case-control study and systematic review (Australia)D M Purdie
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 12:855-63. 2001..We therefore investigated the association between measures of body mass index (BMI) and ovarian cancer risk... - A study of infertility treatment and melanomaP Young
Population and Clinical Sciences Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Post Office Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia
Melanoma Res 11:535-41. 2001.... 
Endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancers: a comparative analysis of risk factorsChristina M Nagle
Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Eur J Cancer 44:2477-84. 2008..Endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancers have some shared as well as some distinct risk factors, and therefore should be considered separately in studies of ovarian cancer...- Body size and risk of epithelial ovarian and related cancers: a population-based case-control studyCatherine M Olsen
Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Cancer 123:450-6. 2008..These results add to the current evidence that obesity increases a woman's risk of developing distinct histological subtypes of ovarian cancer... - Cigarette smoking and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (Australia)A Green
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 12:713-9. 2001..We studied the association between cigarette smoking and ovarian cancer in a population-based case control study... - Decreased expression of the Id3 gene at 1p36.1 in ovarian adenocarcinomasJ M Arnold
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Box Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
Br J Cancer 84:352-9. 2001..Furthermore no association was found between LOH at 1p36 and lack of expression of Id3. These data suggest that Id3 is not the target of LOH at 1p36... - Skewed X chromosome inactivation and breast and ovarian cancer status: evidence for X-linked modifiers of BRCA1Felicity Lose
Cancer and Cell Biology Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1519-29. 2008.... - Tubal sterilisation, hysterectomy and decreased risk of ovarian cancer. Survey of Women's Health Study GroupA Green
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Cancer 71:948-51. 1997..Surgical tubal occlusion may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by preventing the access of such agents... - Winter intervention against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in subterranean habitats slows surface recolonization in summerB H Kay
Queensland Institute of Medical Research and University of Queensland Tropical Health Program, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
J Med Entomol 39:356-61. 2002..aegypti recolonization of surface container habitats during summer, the period of greatest risk for dengue... - A comparison of the effects of dialysis and renal transplantation on the survival of older uremic patientsD W Johnson
Renal Transplant Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Transplantation 69:794-9. 2000..The aim of the present study was to compare survival for dialysis and renal transplantation in older patients who were rigorously screened and considered eligible for transplantation... - Reduced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in ovarian adenocarcinomasJ M Arnold
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Box Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, 4006, Australia
Br J Cancer 85:1351-8. 2001..There was a significant association between patients whose tumours expressed ICAM-1 and survival (P = 0.03), suggesting that expression levels of ICAM-1 may have clinical relevance... - Intravenous ketamine plus midazolam is superior to intranasal midazolam for emergency paediatric procedural sedationJ P Acworth
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
Emerg Med J 18:39-45. 2001..This study compared intranasal midazolam (INM) with a combination of intravenous ketamine and intravenous midazolam (IVKM) for sedation of children requiring minor procedures in the emergency department... - Increasing chromosome 1 copy number parallels histological progression in breast carcinogenesisM C Cummings
Department of Pathology, University of Queensland Medical School, Herston, Australia
Br J Cancer 82:1204-10. 2000.... - The properties of the International Classification of the External Cause of Injury when used as an instrument for injury prevention researchD Scott
Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Inj Prev 12:253-7. 2006..The results of this study provide considerable support for the ICECI and its further use... - Screening for hemochromatosis in asymptomatic subjects with or without a family historyLawrie W Powell
Centre for the Advancement of Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
Arch Intern Med 166:294-301. 2006..This study compared screening for hemochromatosis in subjects with or without a family history... - Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Indigenous Australian children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infection: a randomised controlled trialAnne B Chang
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
Med J Aust 184:107-12. 2006..To evaluate the efficacy of supplementation with zinc and vitamin A in Indigenous children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI)... - Acute alcohol consumption and mechanism of injuryKerrianne Watt
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J Stud Alcohol 67:14-21. 2006..The purpose of this study was to determine whether injury mechanism among injured patients is differentially distributed as a function of acute alcohol consumption (quantity, type, and drinking setting)... - Risk of second primary malignancies in women with papillary thyroid cancerAlison J Canchola
Northern California Cancer Center, 2201 Walnut Avenue, Suite 300, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:521-7. 2006..3), and melanoma (SIR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.3, 3.2) limited to the first 5 years after diagnosis was observed. Women with papillary thyroid cancer are at increased risk of in situ, but not invasive, breast cancer, kidney cancer, and melanoma... - Steatosis is a cofactor in liver injury in hemochromatosisElizabeth E Powell
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Gastroenterology 129:1937-43. 2005.... - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and breast cancer risk by stage and hormone receptor statusSarah F Marshall
Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:805-12. 2005..We investigated the association of NSAID use with risk of breast cancer in the California Teachers Study cohort, with special attention to risk of specific breast cancer subtypes and to type of NSAID used... - The effects of twins, parity and age at first birth on cancer risk in Swedish womenRachel E Neale
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:156-62. 2005..These findings lend weight to the hypothesis that hormonal factors influence the etiology of colorectal cancer in women, but argue against any strong effect of hormones on the development of melanoma or tumors of the thyroid... - Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Australian Indigenous children with acute diarrhoea: a randomised controlled trialPatricia C Valery
Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Australia
Med J Aust 182:530-5. 2005..To evaluate the role of zinc and vitamin A supplementation in the recovery of Indigenous children hospitalised for acute diarrhoea... - RAD52 Y415X truncation polymorphism and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in Australian womenLivia Kelemen
Cancer and Cell Biology Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Cancer Lett 218:191-7. 2005..6 and 4% were observed among cases and controls, respectively. The risk estimate was 0.55 (95%CI 0.24-1.24), suggesting that the RAD52 Y415X polymorphism is not associated with epithelial ovarian cancer in Australian women... - Repeated occurrence of basal cell carcinoma of the skin and multifailure survival analysis: follow-up data from the Nambour Skin Cancer Prevention TrialNirmala Pandeya
Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 161:748-54. 2005..These results demonstrate the importance of conducting multiple-event analysis for recurring events, as risk factors for a single event may differ from those where repeated events are considered... - The relationship between acute alcohol consumption and consequent injury typeKerrianne Watt
Australian Centre for Pre Hospital Research, Queensland Ambulance Service, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
Alcohol Alcohol 40:263-8. 2005..e. demographic and situational variables, usual drinking patterns, substance use and risk-taking behaviour)... - Injury severity: role of alcohol, substance use and risk-takingKerrianne Watt
Australian Centre for Pre Hospital Research, Queensland Ambulance Service, Brisbane, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 18:108-17. 2006..The objective of the present study was to quantify the relationship between acute alcohol consumption and injury severity... - Population attributable risk of breast cancer in white women associated with immediately modifiable risk factorsChristina A Clarke
Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, California, USA
BMC Cancer 6:170. 2006..To justify such efforts, it is vital to quantify the potential population-level impacts on breast cancer considering population variations in behavior prevalence, risk estimate, and baseline incidence... - Recognition of genetic factors influencing the progression of hepatitis C : potential for personalized therapyJulie R Jonsson
School of Medicine, Southern Division, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mol Diagn Ther 12:209-18. 2008..While these studies will require a significant financial commitment, a successful outcome offers the potential for personalized therapy and better patient management... - Aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and the risks of cancers of the esophagusShahram Sadeghi
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1169-78. 2008.... - Single nucleotide polymorphisms in obesity-related genes and the risk of esophageal cancersJames D Doecke
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1007-12. 2008..0 kg/m(2), 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2), >30 kg/m(2)). In conclusion, our data suggest that these SNPs do not play a major role in esophageal carcinogenesis... - Leptin and the risk of Barrett's oesophagusB J Kendall
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Gut 57:448-54. 2008.... - Progressive fibrosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: association with altered regeneration and a ductular reactionMichelle M Richardson
School of Medicine, Southern Clinical Division, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Gastroenterology 133:80-90. 2007..We propose that activation of this pathway, with increased cell injury in NASH, also induces a periportal ductular reaction (DR) that could produce a profibrogenic stimulus... - Scald prevention campaigns: do they work?Melanie Spallek
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J Burn Care Res 28:328-33. 2007..The lack of effect identified in this study provides further evidence of the strong need to conduct rigorous evaluations of all major health promotion campaigns to add to the evidence base for such activities... - Socio-economic distribution of environmental risk factors for childhood injuryJoseph V Turner
School of Medicine, University of Queensland
Aust N Z J Public Health 30:514-8. 2006..CONCLUSION: The differential distribution of environmental risk factors by SES of household may help explain the SES differential in the burden of injury and provides opportunities for focusing efforts to address the problem... - Wine and other alcohol consumption and risk of ovarian cancer in the California Teachers Study cohortEllen T Chang
Northern California Cancer Center, 2201 Walnut Avenue, Suite 300, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:91-103. 2007..Whether alcohol consumption influences ovarian cancer risk is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association between alcohol intake at various ages and risk of ovarian cancer... - Prevalence and risk factors for lifetime exposure to Pap smear abnormalities in the Australian communityT Natasha Posner
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK
Sex Health 3:275-9. 2006..This study examined the prevalence, correlates and consequences of abnormal Pap smears in a population-based survey of sexuality and health in the Australian community... - Does smoking increase risk of ovarian cancer? A systematic reviewSusan J Jordan
Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Gynecol Oncol 103:1122-9. 2006..We sought to clarify the relationship between smoking and ovarian cancer by histological subtype... - Dietary patterns and risk of ovarian cancer in the California Teachers Study cohortEllen T Chang
Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, California 94538, USA
Nutr Cancer 60:285-91. 2008..Overall, our results show no convincing associations between dietary patterns and ovarian cancer risk... - Repeatability of self-reported information for population-based studies of cancerShamshad Karatela
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland 4029 Australia
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 7:303-8. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported cancer risk factor information demonstrates moderate to almost perfect levels of agreement, suggesting these items are suitable for risk estimation and epidemiologic inference... - Searching for cancer deaths in Australia: National Death Index vs. cancer registriesChristina M Nagle
School of Population Health, University of Queensland Medical School, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 7:41-5. 2006..To compare the accuracy, costs and utility of using the National Death Index (NDI) and state-based cancer registries in determining the mortality status of a cohort of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the early 1990s... - Melanocytic nevi in very young children: the role of phenotype, sun exposure, and sun protectionDavid C Whiteman
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland 4029 Australia
J Am Acad Dermatol 52:40-7. 2005..Melanocytic nevi are strongly associated with cutaneous melanoma, yet little is known about factors influencing nevus development in the first years of life... - Assessment of the diagnosis and prevalence of asthma in Australian indigenous childrenPatricia C Valery
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Population and Clinical Sciences Division, 300 Herston Road, Queensland 4006, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 56:629-35. 2003..We endeavoured to assess its performance when administered in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities... - Prevalence and anatomical distribution of naevi in young Queensland childrenDavid C Whiteman
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, Australia
Int J Cancer 106:930-3. 2003..These data support the concept that melanocytic neoplasia commences early in life and that naevus evolution is influenced by the anatomical site of the target cell... - The prohibitin 3' untranslated region polymorphism is not associated with risk of ovarian cancerAmanda B Spurdle
Cancer and Cell Biology Division, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland 4029, Australia
Gynecol Oncol 90:145-9. 2003..We assessed the association of the prohibitin 3' untranslated region polymorphism with risk of ovarian cancer in the Australian population by case-control comparison... - Dietary influences on survival after ovarian cancerChristina M Nagle
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Cancer 106:264-9. 2003..Although much remains to be learned about the influence of nutritional factors after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, our study suggests the possibility that a diet high in vegetable intake may help improve survival... - Melanocytic nevi, solar keratoses, and divergent pathways to cutaneous melanomaDavid C Whiteman
Division of Population Studies and Human Genetics, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, Australia
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:806-12. 2003..We tested this hypothesis in a case-case comparative study of melanoma patients in Queensland, Australia... - Is child sexual abuse declining? Evidence from a population-based survey of men and women in AustraliaMichael P Dunne
Center for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Brisbane, Australia
Child Abuse Negl 27:141-52. 2003..This study examines age-cohort differences in the prevalence of self-reported CSA experiences of men and women aged 18-59 years in a community-based sample from a comparable western nation... - Timing of pregnancy and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancerDavid C Whiteman
Population and Clinical Sciences Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Queensland 4029, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:42-6. 2003.... - BRCA2 Arg372Hispolymorphism and epithelial ovarian cancer riskAnnika Auranen
CRC Department of Oncology, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
Int J Cancer 103:427-30. 2003..66 (1.17-2.54) for the 2 studies combined (p = 0.005). The BRCA2 372 HH genotype appears to be associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer of a similar magnitude to that reported for breast cancer... - Natural history of Ross River virus-induced epidemic polyarthritisAndrea D Mylonas
Australian Centre for International Health and Nutrition, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Post Office, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
Med J Aust 177:356-60. 2002..Disease persisting six to 12 months after RRV diagnosis was largely attributable to other conditions, highlighting the need to seek other diagnoses in RRV patients with persistent symptoms... - Ross River virus disease in tropical Queensland: evolution of rheumatic manifestations in an inception cohort followed for six monthsDavid Harley
Developmental Disability Unit, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Mater Hospital, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Med J Aust 177:352-5. 2002..To describe the natural history of rheumatic manifestations of Ross River virus (RRV) disease... - The CYP3A4*1B polymorphism has no functional significance and is not associated with risk of breast or ovarian cancerAmanda B Spurdle
Cancer and Cell Biology Division, Joint Experimental Oncology Programme, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Pharmacogenetics 12:355-66. 2002.... - The risk of Ross River and Barmah Forest virus disease in Queensland: implications for New ZealandLouise A Kelly-Hope
Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, University of Queensland
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:69-77. 2002..To describe the incidence of Ross River (RR) and Barmah Forest (BF) virus disease in Queensland and determine the risk of importation of RR virus from Queensland into New Zealand (NZ) via viraemic travellers... - Excess alcohol greatly increases the prevalence of cirrhosis in hereditary hemochromatosisLinda M Fletcher
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gastroenterology 122:281-9. 2002.... - Risk of mosquito-borne epidemic polyarthritis disease among international visitors to Queensland, AustraliaLouise A Kelly-Hope
Infectious Diseases and Immunology Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
J Travel Med 9:211-3. 2002 - Early patterns of sexual activity: age cohort differences in AustraliaFrances M Boyle
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia
Int J STD AIDS 14:745-52. 2003..If such trends continue, positive long-term outcomes for health and social wellbeing should result... - In overweight patients with chronic hepatitis C, circulating insulin is associated with hepatic fibrosis: implications for therapyIngrid J Hickman
School of Medicine, Southern Clinical Division, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
J Hepatol 39:1042-8. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Increasing circulating insulin levels may be a factor responsible for the association between BMI and fibrosis in patients with HCV, irrespective of viral genotype... - Differences in climatic factors between Ross River virus disease outbreak and nonoutbreak yearsLouise A Kelly-Hope
Infectious Diseases and Immunology Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
J Med Entomol 41:1116-22. 2004..More detailed research is imperative if we are to optimize the surveillance and control of epidemic polyarthritic disease in Australia... - Hospital-based case-control study of bronchiectasis in indigenous children in Central AustraliaPatricia C Valery
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Population Studies and Human Genetics, Brisbane, Australia
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:902-8. 2004.... - Progesterone receptor promoter +331A polymorphism is associated with a reduced risk of endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancersAndrew Berchuck
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3079, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2141-7. 2004..In this study, we sought to determine whether this polymorphism affects ovarian cancer risk... - Twinning and the incidence of breast and gynecological cancers (United States)Rachel E Neale
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 15:829-35. 2004..21). Conversely the risk of cervical cancer was higher among twin mothers (RR = 1.78, 95% CI 0.88-3.52). This latter finding supports previous data suggesting that reproductive hormones act as cofactors in the etiology of cervical cancer... - Risk of injury from acute alcohol consumption and the influence of confoundersKerrianne Watt
Violence Research Group, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
Addiction 99:1262-73. 2004..e. usual alcohol intake, risk-taking behaviour and substance use-defined as prescription/over-the-counter medication or illicit substances), using three separate measures of alcohol consumption... - Factors influencing PRN medication use in nursing homesJulie A Stokes
Therapeutics Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
Pharm World Sci 26:148-54. 2004..To identify determinants of PRN (as needed) drug use in nursing homes. Decisions about the use of these medications are made expressly by nursing home staff when general medical practitioners (GPs) prescribe medications for PRN use... - Coffee, tea and caffeine and risk of epithelial ovarian cancerSusan J Jordan
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, QLD 4029, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 15:359-65. 2004..Studies evaluating the relationships between coffee, tea and caffeine and ovarian cancer risk have given inconsistent results. We have examined these associations using data from an Australian population-based case-control study... - Steatosis and liver cell apoptosis in chronic hepatitis C: a mechanism for increased liver injuryMeagan J Walsh
School of Medicine, Southern Division, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Hepatology 39:1230-8. 2004..Further investigation will be required to determine the molecular pathways responsible for the proapoptotic effect of steatosis and whether this increase in apoptosis contributes directly to fibrogenesis... - Alcohol, wine, and risk of epithelial ovarian cancerPenelope M Webb
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:592-9. 2004..In this Australian population, the inverse association with alcohol was due solely to wine consumption and so may be a consequence of antioxidants and/or phytoestrogens in wine rather than the alcohol itself... - Ross River virus disease in Australia, 1886-1998, with analysis of risk factors associated with outbreaksLouise A Kelly-Hope
Infectious Diseases and Immunology Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, Post Office Royal Brisbane Hospital, QLD 4029, Australia
J Med Entomol 41:133-50. 2004.... - Predictors of baseline peritoneal transport status in Australian and New Zealand peritoneal dialysis patientsMarkus Rumpsfeld
Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Association Registry, Adelaide, Australia
Am J Kidney Dis 43:492-501. 2004..The diversity of peritoneal transport characteristics in different ethnic populations suggests that additional validation of PET measurements in various racial groups and study of their relationship to patient outcomes are warranted... - Symptoms and diagnosis of borderline, early and advanced epithelial ovarian cancerPenelope M Webb
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
Gynecol Oncol 92:232-9. 2004..To document symptoms associated with borderline, early and advanced ovarian cancer and identify personal characteristics associated with early versus late diagnosis... - Sexual dysfunction in the Australian populationJake M Najman
Schools of Social Science and Population Health, University of Queensland
Aust Fam Physician 32:951-4. 2003..To describe the prevalence and forms of sexual dysfunction experienced by Australians, and compare these with people in the United States... - Infertility, fertility drugs, and ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studiesRoberta B Ness
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:217-24. 2002..10, 2.71) and unknown cause of infertility (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.40) increased cancer risk. These data suggest a role for specific biologic causes of infertility, but not for fertility drugs in overall risk for ovarian cancer...