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| Mark R NelsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Tasmania Country: Australia Publications
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The mummy's curse: historical cohort studyMark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran 3181, Australia
BMJ 325:1482-4. 2002..To examine survival of individuals exposed to the "mummy's curse" reputedly associated with the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen in Luxor, Egypt, between February 1923 and November 1926...- A score for the prediction of cardiovascular events in the hypertensive agedMark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Am J Hypertens 25:190-4. 2012..Our aim was to develop a cardiovascular risk equation suitable for risk prediction in elderly, hypertensive populations... - Predictors of failure to initiate randomized treatment in a large trial of antihypertensive drug therapy in the agedMark R Nelson
Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Am J Hypertens 18:885-8. 2005.... - Secondary prevention of CHDMark R Nelson
School of Medicine, University of Tasmania
Aust Fam Physician 34:433-40. 2005..It is considered essentially preventable. Risk of future events is highest in those who already have manifest disease (secondary prevention) and hence are likely to benefit from aggressive therapy... - Self-reported adherence with medication and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2)Mark R Nelson
Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Med J Aust 185:487-9. 2006..To investigate whether responses to a previously validated four-item medication adherence questionnaire were associated with adverse cardiovascular events... - Feasibility of conducting a primary prevention trial of low-dose aspirin for major adverse cardiovascular events in older people in Australia: results from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) pilot studyMark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Med J Aust 189:105-9. 2008..To determine the feasibility of performing a large clinical trial of the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older participants--the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial... - Cluster-randomized controlled trial of oscillometric vs. manual sphygmomanometer for blood pressure management in primary care (CRAB)Mark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Am J Hypertens 22:598-603. 2009..CRAB was a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 24 family practices in Tasmania, Australia, which aimed to determine the effect of an oscillometric device on BP management... - From research and guidelines to the consultation: five ways to improve blood pressure management in clinical practiceMark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Med J Aust 191:111-2. 2009..How you can use the evidence to improve your patients' outcomes... - Prediction of cardiovascular events in subjects in the second Australian National Blood Pressure studyMark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hypertension 56:44-8. 2010..Recalibration analyses showed that it would be inappropriate to apply the risk equations to the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study population. New risk equations for CVD events in the hypertensive aged are needed... - Evidence of increasing frequency of herpes zoster management in Australian general practice since the introduction of a varicella vaccineMark R Nelson
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Med J Aust 193:110-3. 2010.... - PORRIGE - a cohort study of general practice registrarsMark Nelson
Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia
Aust Fam Physician 40:138-41. 2011..This study was designed to investigate which registrar characteristics were associated with retention in the field of general practice (and in the region of training)... - Epidemiological modelling of routine use of low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke in those aged > or =70Mark R Nelson
Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
BMJ 330:1306. 2005..To investigate the routine use of low dose aspirin in people aged > or = 70 without overt cardiovascular disease... - A randomised controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on medical student stress levelsEmma Warnecke
Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Med Educ 45:381-8. 2011..This study aimed to determine whether the practice of mindfulness reduces the level of stress experienced by senior medical students... - Coronary heart disease risk prediction by general practitioners in VictoriaAnna Peeters
Med J Aust 180:252. 2004 - Identifying the health and mental health information needs of people with coronary heart disease, with and without depressionCiaran Pier
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 188:S142-4. 2008..To identify the health and mental health information needs of people with coronary heart disease (CHD), with and without comorbid depression... - Short-term predictors of maintenance of normotension after withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in the second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2)Mark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
Am J Hypertens 16:39-45. 2003..The identification of simple predictors would assist the family physician to select who may or may not have their medication ceased... - Cardiovascular risk factor control in Australia: current status and implications for the futureChristopher M Reid
Aust Fam Physician 34:405-6. 2005 - Factors influencing family physician adherence to hypertension treatment guideline recommendations on the initiation of pharmacotherapy: questionnaire surveyMark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 3:437-41. 2003.... - Predictors of normotension on withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: prospective study in second Australian national blood pressure study cohortMark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran 3181, Australia
BMJ 325:815. 2002..To identify simple long term predictors of maintenance of normotension after withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients in general practice... - Research in the agedMark R Nelson
Aust Fam Physician 33:773. 2004 - Managing 'metabolic syndrome' and multiple risk factorsMark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 33:201-5. 2004..This syndrome is associated with both insulin resistance and behaviourally modifiable risk factors such as smoking, physical activity and unhealthy diet... - Australians at risk: management of cardiovascular risk factors in the REACH RegistryChristopher Reid
NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Therapeutics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
Heart Lung Circ 17:114-8. 2008..However little is known of the translation of evidence into clinical practice in terms of current management practice and risk factor control in high-risk patients in Australia... - The verdict from ALLHATMark R Nelson
Med J Aust 178:304. 2003 - Is primary care research a lost cause?Mark R Nelson
Aust Fam Physician 32:488. 2003 - The JNC 7 hypertension guidelinesMark R Nelson
JAMA 290:1312; author reply 1314-5. 2003 - Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease--impact of guidelines on GP managementCatherine N Kirby
Department of General Practice, Monash University, East Bentleigh, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 37:73-7. 2008..This program examined the impact of clinical guidelines and a 3 year self audit process on general practitioners' diagnosis and management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease... - The safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for the treatment of HIV infection in adults: the first 4 yearsMark R Nelson
Department of HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, UK
AIDS 21:1273-81. 2007..To characterize the safety profile of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DF) for the treatment of HIV infection in adults over the first 4 years of use... - Implementing a research governance framework for clinical and public health researchStephanie J Poustie
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. stephanie.poustieATbigpond.com
Med J Aust 185:623-6. 2006..The need for participant confidentiality, privacy and data security was found to be understood, and adhered to widely by all researchers. An evaluation of the effect of audit on researchers found that the process was well accepted... - Public funding of large-scale clinical trials in AustraliaJohn J McNeil
Med J Aust 179:519-20. 2003 - Interpretation of screening test results: best performers have the most to learnMark R Nelson
BMJ 333:397. 2006 - Is egg hypersensitivity a contraindication to influenza vaccine?Mark R Nelson
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 32:932. 2003 - Lessons from early large-scale adoption of celecoxib and rofecoxib by Australian general practitionersMark R Nelson
Med J Aust 180:140. 2004 - COX-2 inhibitors: exemplars of the drug-safety conundrumMark R Nelson
Med J Aust 182:262-3. 2005..Using clinical trials to assess long-term drug safety is problematic; in Australia, simple data linkage based on Medicare numbers may provide useful monitoring information... - What's new in research that should change the way we detect and treat hypertension?Mark R Nelson
Aust Fam Physician 33:949, 954. 2004 - Virological suppression at 6 months is related to choice of initial regimen in antiretroviral-naive patients: a cohort studyGail V Matthews
Department of HIV Medicine, Chelsea Hospital, London, UK
AIDS 16:53-61. 2002..Clinical trial data is required to confirm these findings...