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| D P WellerSummaryAffiliation: University of Edinburgh Country: UK Publications
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The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosisD Weller
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Br J Cancer 106:1262-7. 2012..Further work will examine whether the checklist can be readily adopted by researchers, and feedback on the guidance will be used in future updates...- The interpretation of low mood and worry by high users of secondary care with medically unexplained symptomsChristopher Burton
Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK
BMC Fam Pract 12:107. 2011..We aimed to investigate the ways patients with MUS and their General Practitioners (GPs) interpret low mood and worry, whether they regard them as depressive or anxiety disorders and how they relate them causally to symptoms... 
Jeopardising a Hippocratic traditionDavid P Weller
Department of General Practice, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Med J Aust 181:660-1. 2004- The UK colorectal cancer screening pilot: results of the second round of screening in EnglandD Weller
Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DX, UK
Br J Cancer 97:1601-5. 2007..The cancer detection rate (0.94 per 1000) was lower than in the first round. Effort will be required to minimise inequalities in uptake, and to ensure adequate capacity of endoscopy services... - Does academic general practice have a future?David P Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9DX, UK
Med J Aust 183:92-3. 2005 - How general practice is funded in the United KingdomDavid P Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences, General Practice Section, University of Edinburg, Scotland EH8 9DX, UK
Med J Aust 181:109-10. 2004 
Uptake in cancer screening programmesDavid P Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Lancet Oncol 10:693-9. 2009..Further research is needed to assess newer approaches to promoting uptake, such as IT-based programmes, and to identify strategies that are balanced, self-sustaining, and affordable...- Uptake in cancer screening programmes: a priority in cancer controlD P Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond St, Edinburgh, UK
Br J Cancer 101:S55-9. 2009.... - Promoting better use of the PSA test in general practice: randomized controlled trial of educational strategies based on outreach visits and mailoutD Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DX, Scotland, UK
Fam Pract 20:655-61. 2003..Demand for PSA testing is likely to rise in the UK, Australia and other western countries. Primary care needs to develop appropriate strategies to respond to this demand... - Quality, morale and the new contract with GPsDavid P Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Med J Aust 180:57-8. 2004 - Behavioural and social science research in cancer: time for actionDavid Weller
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond St, Edinburgh EH10 5PF, UK
Eur J Cancer 40:314-5. 2004 - How should we measure informed choice? The case of cancer screeningR G Jepson
Division of Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
J Med Ethics 31:192-6. 2005..Factors important when measuring informed choice in cancer screening include an individual's understanding of the limitations of screening, the ability to make an autonomous choice, and the difference between choice and behaviour... - Follow-up care for men with prostate cancer and the role of primary care: a systematic review of international guidelinesH M McIntosh
Community Health Sciences General Practice, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh EH9 9DX, UK
Br J Cancer 100:1852-60. 2009..The review highlights the importance of transparent guideline development procedures and the need for robust primary research to inform future evidence-based models of follow-up care for men with prostate cancer... - Cancer care: what role for the general practitioner?David P Weller
Med J Aust 189:59-60. 2008 - Predicting colorectal cancer risk in patients with rectal bleedingRoma Robertson
Community Health Sciences, General Practice Section, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DX
Br J Gen Pract 56:763-7. 2006..By studying referred patients, we may even have overestimated its value. At best, it could be useful as a component of a composite symptom score to guide referral decisions... - Supporting research in primary care: are practice-based research networks the missing link?Nicholas A Zwar
General Practice Unit, Fairfield Hospital, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia n zwarATunsw edu au
Med J Aust 185:110-3. 2006..These new practice-based networks require commitment and funding from policymakers, a base in academic departments, plus active involvement from Divisions of General Practice and the practitioners themselves... - Workforce substitution and primary careDavid P Weller
Med J Aust 185:8-9. 2006..We must preserve the elements of our health care system that work well... - Rural health turned upside-downKonrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
Med J Aust 182:152-3. 2005 - The energy of slavesKonrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
Med J Aust 181:534-5. 2004 - Lying awake worrying about asteroidsKonrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Health Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London W6 8RP, UK
Med J Aust 181:417-8. 2004 - Modernisation or reform? The NHS approachRichard F Heller
Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
Med J Aust 180:441-2. 2004 - UK health inequalities: the class system is alive and wellRichard F Heller
Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
Med J Aust 181:128. 2004 - Research assessment: there must be an easier wayKonrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College at Charing Cross, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK
Med J Aust 180:553-4. 2004 - The woefully wired world of health service computingKonrad Jamrozik
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD
Med J Aust 182:556. 2005..Health services need state-of-the-art health information systems... - The UK smoking time-warp: roll on 1989! Targets for the prevalence of smoking in 2010 are embarrassingly modestKonrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RP, UK
Med J Aust 180:266-7. 2004 - Suspected child abuse: false positives or false negatives?Richard F Heller
Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
Med J Aust 181:240-1. 2004 - Biobank: who'd bank on it?Konrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
Med J Aust 182:56-7. 2005 - What drives the NHS?Konrad Jamrozik
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College of Charing Cross, London, UK
Med J Aust 179:575-6. 2003
Research Grants
- Colorectal Cancer Screening - Primary Care StrategiesDavid Weller; Fiscal Year: 2006....