western australia

Summary

Summary: A state in western Australia. Its capital is Perth. It was first visited by the Dutch in 1616 but the English took possession in 1791 and permanent colonization began in 1829. It was a penal settlement 1850-1888, became part of the colonial government in 1886, and was granted self government in 1890. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1329)

Top Publications

  1. ncbi The molecular epidemiology and evolution of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 in Western Australia
    S Monecke
    Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, D 01307 Dresden, Germany
    Clin Microbiol Infect 15:770-6. 2009
  2. ncbi Association of sociodemographic characteristics of children with intellectual disability in Western Australia
    Helen Leonard
    Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, P O Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, Australia Disability Services Commission, Western Australia, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 60:1499-513. 2005
  3. ncbi Deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer in Western Australia
    J Girschik
    Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, B Block, Ground Floor, Hospital Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 19:879-85. 2008
  4. ncbi Outcomes of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a population-based study in Western Australia
    Joanne Colvin
    Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Health Service, Perth, Australia
    Pediatrics 116:e356-63. 2005
  5. ncbi Risk factors for isolated talipes equinovarus in Western Australia, 1980-1994
    M Carey
    School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:238-45. 2005
  6. ncbi Mortality in a cohort of opiate and amphetamine users in Perth, Western Australia
    Anne Bartu
    Drug and Alcohol Office, Mt Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
    Addiction 99:53-60. 2004
  7. ncbi Colonization of ephemeral water bodies in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia by assemblages of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): role of environmental factors, habitat, and disturbance
    Scott Carver
    School of Animal Biology M085, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
    Environ Entomol 38:1585-94. 2009
  8. ncbi Impact of dryland salinity on population dynamics of vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Ross River virus in inland areas of southwestern Western Australia
    A Jardine
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, M431, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    J Med Entomol 45:1011-22. 2008
  9. ncbi The mortality of women exposed environmentally and domestically to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    A Reid
    Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, M431, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Occup Environ Med 65:743-9. 2008
  10. ncbi HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among West African immigrant women in Western Australia
    Peter D Drummond
    School of Psychology, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
    Sex Health 5:251-9. 2008

Research Grants

  1. DNA Variants and AAA Disease
    Philip S Tsao; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. 4th Western Pacific Helicobacter Congress
    Barry Marshall; Fiscal Year: 2002
  3. CHILDRENS CANCER GROUP--COMPETITIVE GRANT RENEWAL
    David Baker; Fiscal Year: 2002
  4. Tobacco Control in S.Africa: Prevention and Capacity Bu*
    Ken Resnicow; Fiscal Year: 2006
  5. International Society Environmental Epidemiology 2003
    Irva Hertz Picciotto; Fiscal Year: 2003
  6. FAILURE TIME METHODS FOR FAMILY DISEASE STUDIES
    David Glidden; Fiscal Year: 2003
  7. Rett syndrome: determinants of outcome and burden
    Helen Leonard; Fiscal Year: 2007
  8. BURPPE:BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Training Program
    Martha Werler; Fiscal Year: 2007
  9. Dietary Glycemic Load, Obesity, and Birth Defect Risks
    Martha Werler; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications232 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi The molecular epidemiology and evolution of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 in Western Australia
    S Monecke
    Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, D 01307 Dresden, Germany
    Clin Microbiol Infect 15:770-6. 2009
    ..Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-12' (WA MRSA-12) were recovered from 72 patients living in the Perth area in Western Australia. These isolates were found to belong to multilocus sequence type 8, and had a USA300-like pulsed-field gel ..
  2. ncbi Association of sociodemographic characteristics of children with intellectual disability in Western Australia
    Helen Leonard
    Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, P O Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, Australia Disability Services Commission, Western Australia, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 60:1499-513. 2005
    ..Furthermore, many of the sociodemographic correlates identified in this study, particularly in the mild/moderate category of ID, are potentially modifiable, opening up opportunities for primary prevention...
  3. ncbi Deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer in Western Australia
    J Girschik
    Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, B Block, Ground Floor, Hospital Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 19:879-85. 2008
    ..However, there are still nearly 400 deaths from NMSC in Australia annually. We aimed to investigate the accuracy of NMSC death coding and to describe the characteristics of these deaths and the potential for prevention...
  4. ncbi Outcomes of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a population-based study in Western Australia
    Joanne Colvin
    Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Health Service, Perth, Australia
    Pediatrics 116:e356-63. 2005
    ..METHODS: A retrospective study of all cases of CDH in Western Australia from 1991 to 2002 was conducted...
  5. ncbi Risk factors for isolated talipes equinovarus in Western Australia, 1980-1994
    M Carey
    School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:238-45. 2005
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  6. ncbi Mortality in a cohort of opiate and amphetamine users in Perth, Western Australia
    Anne Bartu
    Drug and Alcohol Office, Mt Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
    Addiction 99:53-60. 2004
    ..This study compares the hazard of death among opiate and amphetamine using clients who accessed drug treatment with individuals who had no specialist treatment contact between 1985 and 1998...
  7. ncbi Colonization of ephemeral water bodies in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia by assemblages of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): role of environmental factors, habitat, and disturbance
    Scott Carver
    School of Animal Biology M085, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
    Environ Entomol 38:1585-94. 2009
    ..of ephemeral water bodies by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Wheatbelt region of southwest Western Australia, an area substantially affected by an expanding anthropogenic salinization...
  8. ncbi Impact of dryland salinity on population dynamics of vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Ross River virus in inland areas of southwestern Western Australia
    A Jardine
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, M431, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    J Med Entomol 45:1011-22. 2008
    ..camptorhynchus, and the scarce and uneven distribution of the human population in the region...
  9. ncbi The mortality of women exposed environmentally and domestically to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    A Reid
    Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, M431, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Occup Environ Med 65:743-9. 2008
    ..Women are more likely to have obtained their asbestos exposure domestically or from their environment...
  10. ncbi HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among West African immigrant women in Western Australia
    Peter D Drummond
    School of Psychology, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
    Sex Health 5:251-9. 2008
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate knowledge about HIV and attitudes towards condom use in West African refugees who had settled in Perth, Western Australia, within the past 5 years.
  11. ncbi Increase in type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents in Western Australia
    Sarah K McMahon
    Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 180:459-61. 2004
    OBJECTIVES: To document diagnosis rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in Western Australia over the past 12 years, the clinical characteristics of these patients and any comorbidities...
  12. ncbi Hospitalisations due to interpersonal violence: a population-based study in Western Australia
    Lynn B Meuleners
    Centre for Population Health Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 188:572-5. 2008
    ..To quantify the impact on the Western Australian health care system of hospitalisations due to interpersonal violence, and to identify risk factors for a repeat hospital admission for interpersonal violence...
  13. ncbi Malignant pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas in former miners and millers of crocidolite at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    G Berry
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
    Occup Environ Med 61:e14. 2004
    ..To report the number of malignant pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas that have occurred in former Wittenoom crocidolite workers to the end of 2000, and to compare this with earlier predictions...
  14. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones, Western Australia
    Geoffrey W Coombs
    Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:241-7. 2006
    Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first reported in Western Australia in the early 1990s from indigenous peoples living in remote areas...
  15. ncbi Primary malignant bone tumours in Western Australia, 1972-1996
    John B Blackwell
    Bone Tumour Registry of Western Australia, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
    Pathology 37:278-83. 2005
    To study the incidence of primary malignant bone tumours in Western Australia (WA) from 1972 to 1996 using the database of the WA Bone Tumour Registry (BTR) and to compare these rates with those in the United States of America (USA)...
  16. ncbi Predicted mortality from malignant mesothelioma among women exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    A Reid
    Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Occup Environ Med 66:169-74. 2009
    ..women and girls were documented to have lived at the blue asbestos mining and milling town of Wittenoom in Western Australia between 1943 and 1992...
  17. ncbi Relation between intrauterine growth and subsequent intellectual disability in a ten-year population cohort of children in Western Australia
    Helen Leonard
    Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, West Perth, Australia
    Am J Epidemiol 167:103-11. 2008
    ..Using population-based record linkage, singleton Caucasian and Aboriginal children born in Western Australia in 1983-1992 and alive in 2002 with ID of unknown cause (n = 2,625) were compared with children without ID (..
  18. ncbi Mycobacterial lymphadenitis in Western Australia
    S C Pang
    Chest Service, Health Department of Western Australia, Perth
    Tuber Lung Dis 73:362-7. 1992
    The records of 172 patients with culture-positive mycobacterial lymphadenitis in Western Australia between January 1972 and December 1989 inclusive have been reviewed. Of the 118 children under 7 years of age, the disease was caused by M...
  19. ncbi Aboriginal mothers, breastfeeding and smoking
    Dawn Gilchrist
    Goldfields South-East Health Region, Western Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 28:225-8. 2004
    ..Targeted antenatal smoking cessation programs are needed for Aboriginal mothers...
  20. ncbi Dietary patterns identified using factor analysis and prostate cancer risk: a case control study in Western Australia
    Gina Leslie Ambrosini
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Ann Epidemiol 18:364-70. 2008
    ..We investigated empirical dietary patterns and prostate cancer risk in Western Australia (WA) using a population-based case-control study.
  21. ncbi Mental health promotion and illness prevention in Western Australia: a study of service capacity
    Sue Robinson
    The Centre for Mental Health Services Research Incorporated, 7 Field Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
    Health Promot Int 17:263-72. 2002
    ..mental health promotion, mental health promotion and illness prevention (MHPIP) remain underdeveloped in Western Australia. The aim of this study was to explore the current state of MHPIP in Western Australia and to highlight some ..
  22. ncbi The incidence and management of priapism in Western Australia: a 16 year audit
    C M Earle
    Keogh Institute for Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Int J Impot Res 15:272-6. 2003
    The objective of the study was to conduct a retrospective audit of patients who presented with priapism in Western Australia during the years 1985-2000...
  23. ncbi Premorbid personality traits are associated with post-stroke behavioral and psychological symptoms: a three-month follow-up study in Perth, Western Australia
    Kathryn R Greenop
    WA Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:1063-71. 2009
    ..This study sought to investigate further the relationship between premorbid personality and a number of common post-stroke behavioral and psychological symptoms in a three-month follow-up study...
  24. ncbi Factors influencing women's decisions for choice of surgery for Stage I and Stage II breast cancer in Western Australia
    B Mastaglia
    School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Western Australia, Australia
    J Adv Nurs 35:836-47. 2001
    ..Internal and external factors have been reported to influence decision-making by women for breast cancer surgery...
  25. ncbi Supportive and palliative care needs of families of children with life-threatening illnesses in Western Australia: evidence to guide the development of a palliative care service
    Leanne Monterosso
    Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
    Palliat Med 21:689-96. 2007
    ..To obtain feedback from families of children receiving palliative and supportive care about their care needs in hospital and in community settings...
  26. ncbi Antivenom dosing in 35 patients with severe brown snake (Pseudonaja) envenoming in Western Australia over 10 years
    Justin M Yeung
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Med J Aust 181:703-5. 2004
    ..The authors now use 10 ampoules as an initial dose in severe brown snake envenoming...
  27. ncbi Pre-school child oral health in rural Western Australia
    E Kruger
    The Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley
    Aust Dent J 50:258-62. 2005
    ..This study aimed to assess caries experience, dental health behaviour and dental service utilization among a sample of pre-school children in a rural community in Western Australia.
  28. ncbi C-reactive protein and interleukin-18 levels in relation to coronary heart disease: prospective cohort study from Busselton Western Australia
    Joseph Hung
    School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Heart Lung Circ 17:90-5. 2008
    ..We investigated the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels and risk of CHD in men and women without initial cardiovascular disease...
  29. ncbi Ovarian cancer in Western Australia (1982-1998): trends in surgical intervention and relative survival
    Crystal L Laurvick
    Centre for Health Services Research, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Gynecol Oncol 88:141-8. 2003
    We aimed to review the utilisation and trends in surgical procedures for the primary management of ovarian cancer and the survival outcomes of patients surgically treated in Western Australia.
  30. ncbi Gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats in Perth, Western Australia
    T R McGlade
    Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, South Street, Murdoc, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
    Vet Parasitol 117:251-62. 2003
    ..The majority (64.5%) of cat owners were aware that feline parasites could be transmitted to humans, however less than half (42.8%) were aware of the modes of transmission to humans...
  31. ncbi Epizootic activity of Murray Valley encephalitis and Kunjin viruses in an aboriginal community in the southeast Kimberley region of Western Australia: results of mosquito fauna and virus isolation studies
    Annette K Broom
    Arbovirus Surveillance and Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:277-83. 2003
    ..annual surveys of flavivirus activity in the community of Billiluna in the southeast Kimberley region of Western Australia between 1989 and 2001 [corrected]...
  32. ncbi Breast cancer in Western Australia: clinical practice and clinical guidelines
    Suzanne P McEvoy
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:305-9. 2004
    OBJECTIVES: To review changes in patterns of care for women with early invasive breast cancer in Western Australia from 1989 to 1999, and compare management with recommendations in the 1995 National Health and Medical Research Council ..
  33. ncbi Rural-urban differences in the presentation, management and survival of breast cancer in Western Australia
    K J Mitchell
    School of Population Health, M431, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
    Breast 15:769-76. 2006
    From all women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 1999 in Western Australia, rural and urban women were compared with regard to mode of detection, tumour characteristics at presentation, diagnostic investigations, treatment and ..
  34. ncbi Findings on potential teratogens from a case-control study in Western Australia
    Martha M Werler
    Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 43:443-7. 2003
    ..To examine, in Western Australian women, pregnancy use of drugs that have been found to be associated with birth defect risks in other studies...
  35. ncbi Rapidly increasing prevalence of eosinophilic oesophagitis in Western Australia
    S Cherian
    Department of Histopathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine KEMH PMH, Perth, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 91:1000-4. 2006
    ..To assess the prevalence of eosinophilic oesophagitis in a tertiary paediatric gastroenterology clinic population...
  36. ncbi Investigation of the southern limits of Murray Valley encephalitis activity in Western Australia during the 2000 wet season
    Annette K Broom
    Arbovirus Surveillance and Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2:87-95. 2002
    b>Western Australia experienced its worst-ever outbreak of the mosquito-borne Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus during the 2000 wet season...
  37. ncbi Pathology reporting of breast cancer: trends in 1989-1999, following the introduction of mammographic screening in Western Australia
    J M Harvey
    School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia UWA and PathCentre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
    Pathology 37:341-6. 2005
    A survey of pathology reporting of breast cancer in Western Australia in 1989 highlighted the need for improvement...
  38. ncbi Inequalities in breast cancer reconstructive surgery according to social and locational status in Western Australia
    S E Hall
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, 6009, Crawley, WA, Australia
    Eur J Surg Oncol 29:519-25. 2003
    To study the effects of demographic, locational and social status and the possession of private health insurance in Western Australia on the likelihood of women receiving breast reconstructive surgery after surgery for breast cancer.
  39. ncbi The invasive pest species Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) reported in a harbour in southern Western Australia
    J McDonald
    School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
    Mar Pollut Bull 49:868-70. 2004
  40. ncbi Two possible mechanisms for survival and initiation of Murray Valley encephalitis virus activity in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
    A K Broom
    Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 53:95-9. 1995
    ..tremulus. Both mechanisms are discussed with respect to environmental conditions...
  41. ncbi A seven-year retrospective analysis of students entering medicine via a Rural Student Recruitment program in Western Australia
    Ashleigh Emery
    Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 17:316-20. 2009
    ..was an initiative to address the low number of rural students enrolled in medicine at the University of Western Australia. RSR identifies students throughout rural and remote areas of Australia interested in pursuing a career in ..
  42. ncbi High prevalence Giardia duodenalis assemblage B and potentially zoonotic subtypes in sporadic human cases in Western Australia
    Rongchang Yang
    Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
    Int J Parasitol 40:293-7. 2010
    ..Fecal samples from sporadic human clinical cases of giardiasis in Western Australia were analysed at two loci; 18S rRNA and glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), and G...
  43. ncbi Medical record linkage in Australia: this is as good as it gets
    Graham G Giles
    Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
    ANZ J Surg 75:259. 2005
  44. ncbi Invasive species can't cover their tracks: using microsatellites to assist management of starling (Sturnus vulgaris) populations in Western Australia
    Lee Ann Rollins
    Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
    Mol Ecol 18:1560-73. 2009
    ..One population consisted of all sampling sites from the expansion front in Western Australia, where control efforts are focused...
  45. ncbi An inclusive approach to raising standards in general practice: working with a 'community of practice' in Western Australia
    Moyez Jiwa
    Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 9:13. 2009
    ..There is evidence to suggest that the information relayed to specialists at the time of referral could be improved...
  46. ncbi Diversity and abundance of photosynthetic sponges in temperate Western Australia
    Marie Louise Lemloh
    Abteilung Zoologie, Biologisches Institut, Universitat Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
    BMC Ecol 9:4. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to compare the percentages of photosynthetic sponges in temperate Western Australia (WA) with previously published data on tropical regions, and to determine the abundance and diversity of ..
  47. ncbi The relationship between remoteness and trauma deaths in Western Australia
    Daniel M Fatovich
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    J Trauma 67:910-4. 2009
    Mortality from trauma in rural areas is increased compared with the urban environment. We aimed to describe the relationship between trauma deaths and various categories of remoteness in rural areas, in Western Australia (WA).
  48. ncbi [Identification and mortality of Italian emigrants returning to Italy after having worked in the crocidolite mines at Wittenoon Gorge, Western Australia]
    E Merler
    Unitá Operativa di Epidemiologia, Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Azienda Ospedaliera di Careggi, Firenze, Italia
    Epidemiol Prev 24:255-61. 2000
    The crocidolite mine at Wittenoom Gorge, Western Australia, has been active from 1943 to 1966, and managed by Australian Blue Asbestos Ltd (ABA). Migrants constituted the large majority of workers...
  49. ncbi A clinicopathologic review of lethal nonmelanoma skin cancers in Western Australia
    Richard C Nolan
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Nedlands and Fremantle
    J Am Acad Dermatol 52:101-8. 2005
    ..Three squamous cell carcinomas were reclassified as adenosquamous carcinoma. CONCLUSION: Lethal NMSC occurs in the elderly and consists mainly of 3 types of deeply invasive cancers...
  50. ncbi Effectiveness of the black spot programs in Western Australia
    Lynn B Meuleners
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, WA, Australia
    Accid Anal Prev 40:1211-6. 2008
    This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Black Spot Programs in Western Australia. Reduction in crash rate at the treated locations and the economic benefits of these treatments were assessed...
  51. ncbi Increasing 'active prevalence' of cancer in Western Australia and its implications for health services
    Kate J Brameld
    Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:164-9. 2002
    To measure the active and total prevalence of cancer in Western Australia from 1990-98 and to examine trends in utilisation of hospital services by prevalent cancer patients.
  52. ncbi Population genetics of commercial and feral honey bees in Western Australia
    Nadine C Chapman
    School of Biological Sciences A12, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    J Econ Entomol 101:272-7. 2008
    ..diseases in the eastern states, the borders of the state of Western Australia were closed to the import of bees for breeding and other purposes > 25 yr ago...
  53. ncbi Current value of historical and ongoing surveillance for disease freedom: surveillance for bovine Johne's disease in Western Australia
    P A J Martin
    Department of Agriculture and Food, PO Box 1231, Bunbury, Western Australia 6231, Australia
    Prev Vet Med 84:291-309. 2008
    ..In the state of Western Australia (WA) the main surveillance evidence supporting Free Zone status in the national bovine Johne's disease (BJD) ..
  54. ncbi Cancer incidence among women and girls environmentally and occupationally exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia
    Alison Reid
    Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
    Int J Cancer 122:2337-44. 2008
    ..Forty years after the asbestos mine and mill at Wittenoom were closed, there is a high toll from cancer among the former female residents of the town and company workers...
  55. ncbi Leaf water relations during summer water deficit: differential responses in turgor maintenance and variation in leaf structure among different plant communities in south-western Australia
    Patrick J Mitchell
    School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia and Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Based Management of Dryland Salinity, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Plant Cell Environ 31:1791-802. 2008
    ..These correlations suggest that leaf structure is a prerequisite for cellular mechanisms to be effective in adjusting to water deficit...
  56. ncbi Radiographic interpretation and treatment decisions among dental therapists and dentists in Western Australia
    P J Riordan
    Health Department of Western Australia, Perth
    Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 19:268-71. 1991
    All dentists and dental therapists employed in the Community Dental Services in Western Australia were invited to participate in a questionnaire study to find out about their use of radiographs and opinions and knowledge about the ..
  57. ncbi Access block causes emergency department overcrowding and ambulance diversion in Perth, Western Australia
    D M Fatovich
    University of Western Australia, Australia
    Emerg Med J 22:351-4. 2005
    ..We systematically evaluated the relationship between access block, ED overcrowding, ambulance diversion, and ED activity...
  58. ncbi Adolescent quality of life: a school-based cohort study in Western Australia
    Lynn B Meuleners
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia
    Pediatr Int 45:706-11. 2003
    ..is a school-based longitudinal study which aims to investigate the factors affecting QOL of adolescents in Western Australia over a 6-month period...
  59. ncbi Men's health promotion by general practitioners in a workplace setting
    Samar Aoun
    Western Australia Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, Bunbury, Western Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 10:268-72. 2002
    ..education and screening was undertaken throughout rural industries in 1999/2000 in the south-west of Western Australia. Five hundred and twenty-five men aged 40-65 years participated from 27 industries...
  60. ncbi Unequal access to breast-conserving surgery in Western Australia 1982-2000
    Sonja E Hall
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    ANZ J Surg 74:413-9. 2004
    ..the effects of demographic, locational and social disadvantage and the possession of private health insurance in Western Australia on the likelihood of women with breast cancer receiving breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy.
  61. ncbi Fragility and crash over-representation among older drivers in Western Australia
    Lynn B Meuleners
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    Accid Anal Prev 38:1006-10. 2006
    ..contribution of fragility and crash over-representation to serious injuries per crash-involved driver in Western Australia. Police-reported crashes for the period 1998-2003 were extracted from the Western Australian Road Injury ..
  62. ncbi Rickettsia felis in fleas, Western Australia
    Drew Schloderer
    Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, South Str, Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:841-3. 2006
    ..The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer ..
  63. ncbi Fulfilling prophecy? Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Indigenous people in Western Australia
    Michael R Wright
    Communicable Disease Control Directorate, PO Box 8172, Stirling Street, Perth, WA 6849
    Med J Aust 183:124-8. 2005
    To compare trends and rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of Western Australia.
  64. ncbi Community attitudes towards performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Western Australia
    G A Jelinek
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Hospital Avenue, Western Australia 6009, Nedlands, Australia
    Resuscitation 51:239-46. 2001
    ..to determine the attitudes of the Western Australian community towards performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the factors affecting these attitudes...
  65. ncbi Supporting an emerging workforce: characteristics of rural and remote therapy assistants in Western Australia
    Ivan Lin
    Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 15:334-9. 2007
    ..As an aid to planning and support of TA programs in rural and remote Western Australia (WA), the number, locality and a range of practice variables of rural and remote TAs in WA were determined.
  66. ncbi Life expectancy among people with cerebral palsy in Western Australia
    E Blair
    TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 43:508-15. 2001
    ..This may be the result of improved neonatal care enabling the survival of infants with increasingly severe disabilities...
  67. ncbi Comparison of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score with organ failure scores to predict hospital mortality
    K M Ho
    Department of Intensive Care, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
    Anaesthesia 62:466-73. 2007
    ..total of 1311 consecutive adult patients in a tertiary 22-bed multidisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) in Western Australia were considered...
  68. ncbi Adverse drug reactions in older Australians, 1981-2002
    Christel L Burgess
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    Med J Aust 182:267-70. 2005
    ..The sharp increase in ADRs from anticoagulants warrants attention to revised clinical guidelines...
  69. ncbi Asbestos-related disease from recycled hessian superphosphate bags in rural Western Australia
    Arthur W Musk
    School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley
    Aust N Z J Public Health 30:312-3. 2006
    ..IMPLICATIONS: The risk of developing an asbestos-related disease is not restricted to any specific social or employment groups within the Australian community...
  70. ncbi What is the impact of missing Indigenous status on mortality estimates? An assessment using record linkage in Western Australia
    Glenn K Draper
    Epidemiology Branch, Department of Health, Western Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 33:325-31. 2009
    ..The analysis aimed to assess the Indigenous status of an increasing number of deaths not coded with a useable Indigenous status from 1997 to 2002 and its impact on reported recent gains in Indigenous mortality...
  71. ncbi Fine-scale comparative phylogeography of a sympatric sister species triplet of subterranean diving beetles from a single calcrete aquifer in Western Australia
    M T Guzik
    Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
    Mol Ecol 18:3683-98. 2009
    Calcrete aquifers in the arid Yilgarn region of central Western Australia are a biodiversity hotspot for stygofauna...
  72. ncbi Benefits of swimming pools in two remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia: intervention study
    Deborah Lehmann
    Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, Australia
    BMJ 327:415-9. 2003
    ..To determine the health impact of swimming pools built with the aim of improving quality of life and reducing high rates of pyoderma and otitis media...
  73. ncbi Understanding, beliefs and perspectives of Aboriginal people in Western Australia about cancer and its impact on access to cancer services
    Shaouli Shahid
    Centre for International Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA 6845, Australia
    BMC Health Serv Res 9:132. 2009
    ..This research explored Western Australian (WA) Aboriginal peoples' perceptions, beliefs and understanding of cancer...
  74. ncbi Molecular diversity of rumen methanogens from sheep in Western Australia
    Andre Denis G Wright
    CSIRO Livestock Industries, Centre for Environment and Life Sciences, Wembley, Western Australia 6913, Australia
    Appl Environ Microbiol 70:1263-70. 2004
    ..These unique sequences appear to represent a novel group of rumen archaea that are atypical for the rumen environment...
  75. ncbi Factors associated with dental admissions for children aged under 5 years in Western Australia
    L Slack-Smith
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 94:517-23. 2009
    ..There is limited literature describing dental admissions in preschool children. This paper describes dental hospital admissions and associated factors in children aged under 5 years...
  76. ncbi Health-related behaviours as predictors of mortality and morbidity in Australian Aborigines
    V Burke
    University of Western Australia School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, Box X2213 GPO, Perth 6847, Australia
    Prev Med 44:135-42. 2007
    ..To examine predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in Aboriginal Australians...
  77. ncbi Point-of-care testing of capillary glucose in the exclusion and diagnosis of diabetes in remote Australia
    Julia V Marley
    The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia, Broome, WA, Australia
    Med J Aust 186:500-3. 2007
    ..To determine the utility of point-of-care (POC) capillary blood glucose measurements in the diagnosis and exclusion of diabetes in usual practice in primary health care in remote areas...
  78. ncbi Television, computer use, physical activity, diet and fatness in Australian adolescents
    Valerie Burke
    University of Western Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Perth Hospital Unit
    Int J Pediatr Obes 1:248-55. 2006
    ..To examine sedentary behaviours (including television viewing, playing computer games and computer use), diet, exercise and fitness in relation to overweight/obesity in Australian adolescents...
  79. ncbi Alcohol intake and incidence of coronary disease in Australian aborigines
    V Burke
    University of Western Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, Box X2213 GPO, Perth 6847, Australia
    Alcohol Alcohol 42:49-54. 2007
    ..To examine risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in relation to alcohol in a cohort of Australian Aborigines...
  80. ncbi Alcohol intake and incidence of coronary disease in Australian aborigines
    V Burke
    School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, Perth, Australia
    Alcohol Alcohol 42:119-24. 2007
    ..To examine risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in relation to alcohol in a cohort of Australian Aborigines...
  81. ncbi The impact of driver distraction on road safety: results from a representative survey in two Australian states
    S P McEvoy
    The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Inj Prev 12:242-7. 2006
    ..To quantify the prevalence and effects of distracting activities while driving...
  82. ncbi Characteristics and outcome of type 2 diabetes in urban Aboriginal people: the Fremantle Diabetes Study
    T M E Davis
    School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia, Australia
    Intern Med J 37:59-63. 2007
    ..The Aboriginal patients died 18 years or younger than their Anglo-Celt counterparts. Specialized, culturally-sensitive and sustainable programmes are urgently needed to improve the management of diabetes in urban Aboriginal communities...
  83. ncbi At-risk children: a demographic analysis of the children of clients attending mental health community clinics
    Kathy Ahern
    School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Int J Ment Health Nurs 12:223-8. 2003
    ..the demographic characteristics of dependent children of adults presenting at mental health clinics in Western Australia. A survey of clients who attended the clinics indicated that half reported having had children...
  84. ncbi Oral health in rural and remote Western Australian indigenous communities: a two-year retrospective analysis of 999 people
    K Smith
    The Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
    Int Dent J 57:93-9. 2007
    ..This study examines the oral health status and oral health behaviours of Aboriginal people attending rural and remote dental clinics...
  85. ncbi Male erectile dysfunction: its prevalence in Western australia and associated sociodemographic factors
    Kew Kim Chew
    Keogh Institute for Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    J Sex Med 5:60-9. 2008
    This is a report of a population-based cross-sectional observational study in Western Australia (WA) on male erectile dysfunction (ED).
  86. ncbi An Aboriginal-driven program to prevent, control and manage nutrition-related "lifestyle" diseases including diabetes
    Michael Gracey
    Unity of First People of Australia, Perth, Western Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 15:178-88. 2006
    ..management and care program was introduced in four remote, discrete communities in the far north of Western Australia (WA) in order to attempt to prevent these disorders through community-based lifestyle modification...
  87. ncbi Subclinical thyroid dysfunction as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
    John P Walsh
    Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
    Arch Intern Med 165:2467-72. 2005
    ..There have been few large epidemiological studies examining the association between thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. In particular, it is uncertain if subclinical hypothyroidism is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease...
  88. ncbi Determinants of carotid intima-medial thickness in an urban Australian Aboriginal population
    Pamela J Bradshaw
    School of Population Health University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    Atherosclerosis 192:218-23. 2007
    ..We studied the determinants of carotid atherosclerosis in urban-dwelling Australian Aboriginals at high risk of atherosclerotic mortality and morbidity...
  89. ncbi Patient views on the management of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the Kimberley: a qualitative study
    Christine M Mincham
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 11:260-5. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Participants focused on issues closely related to effective and ineffective management of RF/RHD. The lessons learned are indicators for health staff attempting to improve the quality of management that people receive...
  90. ncbi Rural general practitioner experience of work-related violence in australia
    Helen Tolhurst
    Discipline of General Practice, School of Medical Practice and Population Health, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 11:231-6. 2003
    ..METHOD: Six focus groups were held with GPs from rural Western Australia and from two rural Divisions of General Practice in New South Wales and Victoria...
  91. ncbi Screening for diabetic retinopathy in remote Australia: a program description and evaluation of a devolved model
    Donna B Mak
    Kimberley Public Health Unit, Derby, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 11:224-30. 2003
    ..To describe the diabetic retinopathy screening program operating in the Kimberley and evaluate recruitment into and the quality and timeliness of, the screening procedure...
  92. ncbi Prevalence of intellectual disability in Western Australia
    Helen Leonard
    Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Western Australia
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 17:58-67. 2003
    Record linkage of multiple sources was used to ascertain children with intellectual disability born in Western Australia between 1983 and 1992. The prevalence was 14.3 per 1000, 10.6 per 1000 for children with mild or moderate and 1...
  93. ncbi Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease: persistence of excess risk in former smokers
    Bess Fowler
    Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley
    Aust N Z J Public Health 26:219-24. 2002
    ..To determine the age-standardised prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and associated risk factors, particularly smoking...
  94. ncbi Respiratory morbidity and lung function in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia
    Marieke W Verheijden
    Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Respirology 7:247-53. 2002
    ..communities, one from the central desert (n = 84) and another from the tropical north (n = 209) of Western Australia. RESULTS: Compared with the tropical community, chest tightness and dyspnoea were more frequent and forced ..
  95. ncbi So far and yet so close: quality of management of diabetes in Australian and Canadian Indigenous communities
    Donna B Mak
    Kimberley Public Health Unit, Derby, Western Australia, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 12:206-9. 2004
    ..To compare quality of clinical management of Indigenous people with diabetes in remote areas of Australia and Canada...
  96. ncbi Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Indigenous Western Australians: comparison between urban and remote rural populations
    Helen M Windsor
    NHMRC Helicobacter Research Laboratory, Microbiology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    Med J Aust 182:210-3. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of H. pylori in the two Indigenous communities was two to three times higher than that in the non-Indigenous Australian population and higher than that shown in previous studies in Indigenous Australians...
  97. ncbi Invasive pneumococcal disease in the Kimberley, 1995-2001
    Donna B Mak
    School of Public Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
    Aust J Rural Health 12:237-40. 2004
    ..To describe the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the Kimberley and examine whether cases could have been prevented by vaccination...
  98. ncbi The prevalence of aspirin intolerant asthma (AIA) in Australian asthmatic patients
    H Vally
    Asthma and Allergy Research Institute Inc, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma, University of Western Australia, Pert, Australia
    Thorax 57:569-74. 2002
    ..The prevalence of AIA among Australian asthmatic patients has not previously been reported...
  99. ncbi The contribution of passengers versus mobile phone use to motor vehicle crashes resulting in hospital attendance by the driver
    Suzanne P McEvoy
    The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201 Missenden Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    Accid Anal Prev 39:1170-6. 2007
    ..A case-control study ('passenger study') was performed in Perth, Western Australia in 2003 and 2004...
  100. ncbi The effects of socioeconomic status, accessibility to services and patient type on hospital use in Western Australia: a retrospective cohort study of patients with homogenous health status
    Rachael E Moorin
    Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health ACERH, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    BMC Health Serv Res 6:74. 2006
    ....
  101. ncbi Factors associated with the initiation of breast-feeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth
    C Binns
    School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 7:857-61. 2004
    ..To identify the prevalence of breast-feeding at discharge and the determinants of breast-feeding initiation amongst Aboriginal women...

Research Grants26

  1. DNA Variants and AAA Disease
    Philip S Tsao; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..well as in a complementary cohort of equally well-phenotyped AAA patients and controls- participants of the Western Australia Screening Study (WASS)...
  2. 4th Western Pacific Helicobacter Congress
    Barry Marshall; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..LOCATION: The Congress will be held at the Sheraton Perth Hotel, Perth, Western Australia. TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS: Gastroenterologist-physician and surgeon, Research Scientist, Postdoctoral ..
  3. CHILDRENS CANCER GROUP--COMPETITIVE GRANT RENEWAL
    David Baker; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..for Children (PMH) is the sole tertiary university affiliated paediatric teaching hospital for the State of Western Australia and provides the only multidisciplinary paediatric oncology service in the state, which has a population of ..
  4. Tobacco Control in S.Africa: Prevention and Capacity Bu*
    Ken Resnicow; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..other on a Harm Minimization model (KEEP LEFT), developed by the principal investigator with colleagues from Western Australia. Approximately 36 Schools will be randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups...
  5. International Society Environmental Epidemiology 2003
    Irva Hertz Picciotto; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Perth, Western Australia, on the 24-26 September 2003...
  6. FAILURE TIME METHODS FOR FAMILY DISEASE STUDIES
    David Glidden; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Method (3) will be applied to a family study of coronary heart disease in Western Australia. Well-documented, user-friendly programs will be developed and made publicly available.
  7. Rett syndrome: determinants of outcome and burden
    Helen Leonard; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Feedback to families on study progress will be given through the study Web site. ..
  8. BURPPE:BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Training Program
    Martha Werler; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  9. Dietary Glycemic Load, Obesity, and Birth Defect Risks
    Martha Werler; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....