G Peter Herbison

..Finally, we contend that the research community could benefit from quality improvement approaches used in allied sectors...

..The role of obesity in mediating this association is also unclear. We explored the associations between respiratory symptoms, lung function, and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms in a birth cohort of approximately 1000 individuals...

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..To find out how many abstracts reporting randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that are submitted to scientific meetings of the International Continence Society (ICS) are later published in full, and any predictors of full publication...

..To decide this requires a subgroup analysis. The best way to do this is as part of an individual patient data meta-analysis. To facilitate these there is a need for repositories for individual data from randomized controlled trials...

..The objective of this study was to elicit research ideas, priorities and outcome measures from women who suffer from urinary incontinence...

..To determine the effectiveness of anticholinergic drugs for the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome...

..This study examines the quality of abstracts of RCTs reported at the ICS meeting in Heidelberg in 2002, using the CONSORT statement as the gold standard...

..Insecure hiding of the treatment allocation in randomized trials is associated with bias. It is less certain how much bias is associated with different methods of treatment allocation...

..Many systematic reviews include only a few studies. It is unclear whether recommendations based on these will be correct in the longer term; hence, this article explores whether meta-analyses give reliable results after only a few studies...

..To determine the impact of early childhood circumcision on sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition to age 32 years...

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..25, P = 0.212). We conclude that Pacific Island children are advanced in dental maturity compared with Maori children who in turn are more advanced than New Zealand children of European origin...

..To evaluate prospectively urinary symptoms and quality of life before and after prostate surgery, among men who had been on a waiting list for elective transurethral prostate resection (TURP)...

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..It would be helpful to examine further the features of moral decision making which are characteristic of religious experiences...

..DESIGN/ SETTING: A cohort study of 1037 people born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1972 or 1973...

..These two students also achieved the lowest examination scores. To help explain these findings we examine the wider context for student learning including student motivation...

..An hypothesis is offered for the occurrence of the groove in the sagittal plane...

..Low muscle combined with high fat mass had more functional deficits and poorer bone health, which has implications for falls risk and fractures...

..The present study tested that association...

..To study the safety and usage of atypical antipsychotic medicines in post-marketing use in a nationwide paediatric population...

..This study was undertaken to provide data on the long-term results of cases of chronic angle closure glaucoma with additional risk factors treated by Molteno implants between 1985 and 2004 at Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand...

..27; 95% confidence interval -0.42 to -0.12; P<0.001). We recommend the FHC as being reproducible, useful, and predictive of outcome in neonatal hips treated for instability...

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..To investigate correlates of fatigue among individuals with RA and OA, including mood, sleep, disease activity and radiographic damage...

..1) Given the controversy surrounding this relationship, our purpose was to present data gathered from New Zealand caucasoid cadavers over several years...

..We examined the overall mortality rates of 1599 workers employed between 1969 and 1988 at a New Zealand site, which manufactured trichlorophenol...

..To determine the impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) on adult sexual behaviors and outcomes over three age periods...

..Further data regarding the cardiovascular safety of sibutramine in a general population are now required...

..Consequences of two-tier health systems, as in New Zealand, need more investigation and public discussion...

..There are challenges associated with using pharmacy databases however. This paper describes the methods we used, and their performance, so that other researchers considering using pharmacy databases may benefit from our experiences...

..To describe the long-term outcomes of trabeculectomies performed at Dunedin Hospital and followed in the Otago Glaucoma Surgery Outcome Study...

..001). Circumcision was not found to be protective, with the adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for HPV6/11/16/18 seropositivity among the circumcised compared with the uncircumcised being 1.4 (0.89-2.2)...

..To examine how incidence of self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) varies by gender and age, and the factors that influence this...

..Cut-off points for the diagnosis of LSR & LSI are largely arbitrary. Prevalence of these lumbar segmental mobility disorders (LSMDs) in a non-surgical, primary care LBP population has not been established...

..This created an opportunity to assess whether loss of vehicular access would lead to a reduction in suicides and emergency police callouts for threatened suicide at the site...

..In some respects, such as previous exposure to the web and electronic media, non-New Zealanders had had a significantly higher exposure...

..The study did not show a measurable anterior loop in the emergence of the mental nerve that would have any significant impact on treatment planning for implants in the anterior mandible...

..To examine the circumstances of wanted and unwanted pregnancies before age 25 years for both women and men, and compare the circumstances of the most undesired pregnancies with all others...

..This makes comparison of the efficacy of particular interventions difficult...

..Where it was present unilaterally, it was far more likely to be present on the left side. This left-side presence coincided with a significantly greater right-side condylar height and ramal width...

..This study's aim was to compare the incidence of thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients taking celecoxib with patients taking rofecoxib...

..To describe the occupational implications and impact of low back pain (LBP) in a birth cohort now aged 26...

..These results indicate that AM data collection ideally needs to be collated and checked by a forensically trained dentist(s) in the country of origin...

..Reducing noise at source is required, as well as greater use of hearing protection. Inhalable dust levels were low due to the nature of farming in NZ where outdoor pastoral farming is the norm...

..To determine the proportion of prescriptions for antibiotics which were unsubsidised, in one town in one year, and to use this to develop a model which could be used to estimate the number of unsubsidised prescriptions...

..Overall these findings argue against any single explanation for homosexual attraction...

..To examine risk factors for onset of low back pain (LBP) in healthcare workers...

..The objective of this study was to compare the mental and physical health, adult abuse experiences and social networks of female sex workers with data previously collected from two large community samples of age-matched women...

..71 15 years postoperatively, whereas 53% maintained or improved their vision from their preoperative VA at final follow-up...

..CONCLUSION: There was a disparity in ACS outcome between community and tertiary hospitals in New Zealand. The use of evidence-based medicine in all ACS patients should be encouraged even if revascularisation was not offered...

..The appliance used produced small, unpredictable changes in the occlusion that tended to occur after 24 months' wear. It is postulated that the changes in overbite might be lessened by keeping the bite opening to a minimum...

..To describe the health of farmers in Southland...

..No significant differences were found when the sample was broken down by country of origin, year of study or gender, suggesting that dental students preferred research-based learning rather than superficial didactic learning...

..Further well-designed trials with standardized outcomes are required to draw accurate conclusions from this comparison...

..Patients presenting with better vision (6/48 or better) survived significantly longer than those presenting with poorer vision...

..There is currently no validated risk model to predict mortality beyond 6 months...

..To compare the outcome of hospital survivors with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) discharged from a community hospital (Invercargill hospital) versus from a tertiary teaching (Dunedin) hospital followed for up to 5 years...

..CONCLUSIONS: The insertion of Molteno implants using the Vicryl-tie technique in this series of 130 cases of primary open-angle glaucoma with additional risk factors controlled the IOP in all cases...

..Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; CPG, central pattern generator; EMG, electromyography; ICC, Intra-class Correlation coefficient; SD, standard deviation...

..Coronary patients resistant to aspirin may have increased risk for ischemic events. Little data were available for patients presenting acutely with chest pain...

..First intercourse at younger ages is associated with risks that are shared unequally between men and women. This information is important to young people themselves...

..Neurourol. Urodynam. 26:318-322, 2007. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc...

..The outcome depended mainly on progression of the underlying vascular disease...

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..The users of the NZSD assessed the usability and quality of the information of the database...

..CONCLUSION: There is good adherence to the use of evidence-based management for acute coronary syndrome in Dunedin Coronary Care Unit...

..To examine if the prognostic benefit of in-hospital revascularisation on survival among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was influenced by the use of statins at the initial hospital discharge...

..14, 0.07, and 0.09, respectively). In conclusion, this study established the independent prognostic relation between diastolic BP and survival after acute coronary syndromes...

..There is controversy over the effect of mode of delivery, pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME), incontinence and sexual function...

..CONCLUSIONS: Over the past three decades, more old patients were treated in the CCU. However, there was a decline in hospital mortality, particularly for STEMI. Further efforts are required to decrease the time to presentation...

..To investigate the relationship between child mortality and common preventive interventions: vaccination, trained birthing attendants, tetanus toxoid during pregnancy, breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation...

..9 combination) but dry mouth was more common in those taking drugs. It is feasible to run a pragmatic randomised trial with 12-month follow-up for women with urinary urge incontinence. This will require about 500 participants per arm...

..CONCLUSIONS: The risk of persistent faecal incontinence is significantly higher after a first delivery by forceps. We found no evidence of a lower risk of subsequent faecal incontinence for exclusive caesarean section deliveries...

..Musculoskeletal physiotherapists routinely assess lumbar segmental motion during the clinical examination of a patient with low back pain. The validity of manual assessment of segmental motion has not, however, been adequately investigated...

..Regression analysis produced a highly significant (P < 0.001) gradient for each of these angular relationships, allowing a set of correction factors to be produced, which can be applied to bite openings up to 5 mm...

..The objective of this study was to determine how robust patient rankings were and the extent to which the patients selected were those who benefited the most from surgery...

..There are differences in utilization between subspecialists and generalists that are not explained by access. These observations could be explained by poor understanding or a lack of belief in the value of urodynamic investigations...

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..Treatment-induced increases in the height of the face may be permanent...

..It also raises issues about public and health professional awareness of the potential health effects from food additives in some processed foods...