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| Adrian Gerard BarnettSummaryAffiliation: University of Queensland Country: Australia Publications
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Investigating the cost-effectiveness of videotelephone based support for newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients and their families: design of a randomised controlled trialMark Bensink
The University of Queensland Centre for Online Health, Brisbane, Australia
BMC Health Serv Res 7:38. 2007..The primary aim of this work is to investigate the cost-effectiveness of videotelephony to support regional and remote families returning home for the first time with a child newly diagnosed with cancer..
Temperature and cardiovascular deaths in the US elderly: changes over timeAdrian Gerard Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Epidemiology 18:369-72. 2007..Short-term changes in temperature have been associated with cardiovascular deaths. This study examines changes in this association over time among the US elderly...- The effect of temperature on systolic blood pressureAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Blood Press Monit 12:195-203. 2007..To quantify the association between systolic blood pressure and season, indoor and outdoor temperature and short-term trends in outdoor temperature... - Regression to the mean: what it is and how to deal with itAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 34:215-20. 2005..It happens when unusually large or small measurements tend to be followed by measurements that are closer to the mean... 
A cluster-randomised intervention trial against Schistosoma japonicum in the Peoples' Republic of China: bovine and human transmissionDarren J Gray
Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
PLoS ONE 4:e5900. 2009..Preliminary results (1998-2003) of a praziquantel (PZQ)-based pilot intervention study we undertook provided proof of principle that water buffaloes are major reservoir hosts for S. japonicum in the Poyang Lake region, Jiangxi Province...- Bayesian versus frequentist statistical inference for investigating a one-off cancer cluster reported to a health departmentMichael D Coory
School of Population Health, Mayne Medical School, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:30. 2009.... - Use of Bayesian geostatistical prediction to estimate local variations in Schistosoma haematobium infection in western AfricaArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
Bull World Health Organ 87:921-9. 2009..To predict the subnational spatial variation in the number of people infected with Schistosoma haematobium in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger prior to national control programmes... 
Age and gender effects in self-reported urinary schistosomiasis in TanzaniaArchie C A Clements
Division of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
Trop Med Int Health 13:713-21. 2008....- A cluster-randomized bovine intervention trial against Schistosoma japonicum in the People's Republic of China: design and baseline resultsDarren J Gray
Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The University of Queensland and The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:866-74. 2007..japonicum. The combination of such a vaccine with other control strategies could potentially eliminate S. japonicum from southern China... - Space-time variation of malaria incidence in Yunnan province, ChinaArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Queensland, Australia
Malar J 8:180. 2009..Understanding spatio-temporal variation in malaria incidence provides a basis for effective disease control planning and monitoring... - Living Well with Diabetes: a randomized controlled trial of a telephone-delivered intervention for maintenance of weight loss, physical activity and glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetesElizabeth G Eakin
The University of Queensland, Level 3 Public Health Building, School of Population Health, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, Herston Road, Herston, QLD, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:452. 2010..Telephone-delivered interventions have the potential to address these gaps... - The impact of perceived stage of cancer on carers' anxiety and depression during the patients' final year of lifeLetitia H Burridge
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Psychooncology 18:615-23. 2009..This paper explores the effects of perceived stage of cancer (PSOC) on carers' anxiety and depression during the patients' final year... - Use of complementary and alternative medicine and quality of life: changes at the end of lifeIgnacio Correa-Velez
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Rd, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
Palliat Med 17:695-703. 2003..A more rigorous assessment of complementary/alternative medicine use, psychological distress, pain and subjective wellbeing among patients with advanced cancer is needed in the clinical setting... - Short-term weight change and the incidence of diabetes in midlife: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's HealthGita D Mishra
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Diabetes Care 30:1418-24. 2007..This study investigates the relative impact of BMI at baseline and short-term (2- or 3-year) weight changes on the incidence of diabetes... - Is the increase in coronary events on Mondays an artifact?Adrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Epidemiology 15:583-8. 2004..The aim of this article was to investigate the size and possible causes of the reported excess in coronary events on Mondays... - The association between birth weight, season of birth and latitudeJohn J McGrath
Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD 4076, Australia
Ann Hum Biol 32:547-59. 2005..Birth weight is known to fluctuate with month of birth and with latitude; however the mechanisms underlying these gradients remain unclear... - Cold periods and coronary events: an analysis of populations worldwideAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 59:551-7. 2005..To investigate the association between cold periods and coronary events, and the extent to which climate, sex, age, and previous cardiac history increase risk during cold weather... - Adolescents' intentions to smoke as a predictor of smokingWarren R Stanton
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Prev Med 40:221-6. 2005..Adolescents' intentions to smoke are generally regarded as a valid and reliable predictor of subsequent smoking. This association is largely based on research with adults and needs a more detailed analysis for adolescents... - Excess in cardiovascular events on Mondays: a meta-analysis and prospective studyAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 59:109-14. 2005..There is some evidence of an association with alcohol consumption, but a definitive explanation remains elusive and is likely to remain so because of the smallness of the effect and the paucity of high quality data... - Air pollution and child respiratory health: a case-crossover study in Australia and New ZealandAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:1272-8. 2005..A number of different pollutants showed significant associations, and these were distinct from any temperature (warm or cool) effects... - The effects of air pollution on hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease in elderly people in Australian and New Zealand citiesAdrian G Barnett
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Environ Health Perspect 114:1018-23. 2006..Relevance to clinical and professional practice: Elderly populations in Australia need to be protected from air pollution arising from outdoor sources to reduce cardiovascular disease... - Cost-effectiveness of a telephone-delivered intervention for physical activity and dietNicholas Graves
Queensland University of Technology, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
PLoS ONE 4:e7135. 2009..The cost-effectiveness of a Telephone Counselling intervention to improve physical activity and diet, targeting adults with established chronic diseases in a low socio-economic area of a major Australian city was examined... - Increased cardiometabolic risk is associated with increased TV viewing timeKatrien Wijndaele
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1511-8. 2010.... - Prediction tool for bacteraemia in children aged 3-36 monthsTina Stathakis
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 19:353-8. 2007..The present study aimed to determine which parameter is the most reliable predictor of bacteraemia in children aged 3-36 months and to develop a simple tool to assess risk of bacteraemia... - Assessment of heat-related health impacts in Brisbane, Australia: comparison of different heatwave definitionsShilu Tong
School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
PLoS ONE 5:e12155. 2010..We investigated the relationship between heatwaves and health outcomes using ten different heatwave definitions in Brisbane, Australia... - Hospitals are dangerous placesAdrian G Barnett
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Med J Aust 189:672. 2008..To estimate the effect of day of the week on the odds of being discharged alive from an intensive care unit (ICU)...