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Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysisKarin Ried
Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
BMC Med 8:39. 2010..Recently, several additional trials have been conducted with conflicting results. Our study summarises current evidence on the effect of flavanol-rich cocoa products on blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive individuals...
Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trialKarin Ried
Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
BMC Complement Altern Med 9:22. 2009..We investigated the effect of dark chocolate or tomato extract on blood pressure, and their acceptability as an ongoing treatment option in a prehypertensive population...
Effect of garlic on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysisKarin Ried
Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 8:13. 2008..With interest in complementary medicine for hypertension increasing, it is timely to update a systematic review and meta-analysis from 1994 of studies investigating the effect of garlic preparations on blood pressure...
Opportunistic electronic reminders. Improving performance of preventive care in general practiceOliver Frank
Hampstead Medical Clinic, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia
Aust Fam Physician 33:87-90. 2004..Preventive care is an important role for general practitioners, yet opportunities for prevention are often missed...
Preventive activities during consultations in general practice: influences on performanceOliver Frank
Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Aust Fam Physician 34:508-12. 2005..The relationship between the performance of opportunistic preventive activities in general practice consultations and characteristics of patients, general practitioners, consultations and preventive opportunities is poorly understood...
Patient acceptance and perceived utility of pre-consultation prevention summaries and reminders in general practice: pilot studyOliver R Frank
Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia
BMC Fam Pract 12:40. 2011..This pilot study explores patient acceptability and perceived utility of automatically generated prevention summary and reminder sheets provided to patients immediately before consultations with their general practitioners...
Vertical integration of teaching in Australian general practice--a survey of regional training providersNigel P Stocks
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA nigel stocksATadelaide edu au
Med J Aust 194:S75-8. 2011..To examine vertical integration of teaching and clinical training in general practice and describe practical examples being undertaken by Australian general practice regional training providers (RTPs)...
Item 291Oliver Frank
Aust Fam Physician 35:663. 2006
