1998 Research Publications

Public Health

Books and Chapters

Beilin, L.J., Burke, V. and Divitini, M.L. Hypertension (high blood pressure), The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 10-19 (1998)

Burke, V., Knuiman, M.W. and Welborn, T.A. Overweight and obesity, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 20-31 (1998)

Dimmitt, S.B., Knuiman, M.W. and Welborn, T.A. Triglyceride and HDL cholesterol levels, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 43-50 (1998)

Divitini, M.L. and Ryan, G. Lung function, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 83-91 (1998)

Gibson, B.E., Bogduk, N., Ryan, G.A. and Sparke, L. Neck injury research needs: an Australian perspective, Frontiers in head and neck trauma: clinical and biomechanical, eds N. Yoganandan, F.A. Pintar, S.J. Larson, A. Sances, Amsterdam, IOS Press, 1: pp 730-738 (1998)

James, A.L. and Divitini, M.L. Asthma, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 92-98 (1998)

Knuiman, M.W., Cullen, K.J., Bulsara, M.K., Welborn, T.A. and Hobbs, M.S.T. Mortality trends, 1965 to 1989, in Busselton, the site of repeated health surveys and interventions, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 108-122 (1998)

Knuiman, M.W., Divitini, M.L., Watts, G.F. and Welborn, T.A. Multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 73-80 (1998)

Musk, A.W. and Divitini, M.L. Smoking and bronchitis, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 99-107 (1998)

Puddey, I.B., Divitini, M.L. and Knuiman, M.W. Coronary heart disease risk: the contrasting effects of alcohol and smoking, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 59-72 (1998)

Welborn, T.A. and Knuiman, M.W. Cholesterol and coronary heart disease, The Busselton study: mapping population health. Cardiovascular and respiratory disease risk factors in Busselton, Austra, ed T.A. Welborn, North Sydney, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1: pp 32-42 (1998)

Journal Articles

Arnold-Reed, D.E., Holman, C.D.J., Codde, J. and Unwin, E. Effects of smoking and unsafe alcohol consumption on Aboriginal life expectancy, Medical Journal of Australia, 168:2, p 95 (1998)

Bartholomew, H.C. and Knuiman, M.W. Longitudinal analysis of the effect of smoking cessation on cardiovascular risk factors in a community sample: the Busselton Study, Journal of Cardiovascular Risk, 5:4, pp 263-271 (1998)

Brameld, K.J., Holman, C.D.J., Bass, A.J., Codde, J.P. and Rouse, I.L.Hospitalisation of the elderly during the last year of life: an application of record linkage in Western Australia 1985-1994, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 52:11, pp 740-744 (1998)

Bull, F.C. and Jamrozik, K. Advice on exercise from a family physician can help sedentary patients to become active, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 15:2, pp 85-94 (1998)

Coles, K.A., Plant, A.J., Riley, T.V. and Smith, D.W. Cardiovascular disease: an infectious aetiology?, Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 9:1, pp 17-27 (1998)

Davis, P.S. and Rees, C.S. Mental health services in Perth nursing homes, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22:2, pp 227-231 (1998)

Davis, T.M.E., Parsons, R.W., Broadhurst, R.J., Hobbs, M.S.T. and Jamrozik, K.Arrhythmias and mortality after myocardial infarction in diabetic patients: Relationship to diabetes treatment., Diabetes Care, 21:4, pp 637-640 (1998)

de Klerk, N. H., Beilby, J., Hobbs, M.S.T., Musk, A.W., Ambrosini, G.L., Eccles, J.L., Hansen, J., Olsen, N., Watts, V.L., Lund, H.G. and Pang, S.C. Vitamin A and cancer prevention II: comparison of the effects of retinol and beta-carotene, International Journal of Cancer, 75:3, pp 362-367 (1998)

de Klerk, N.H. and Musk, A.W. Silica, compensated silicosis, and lung cancer in Western Australian goldminers, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55:4, pp 243-248 (1998)

Dobson, A.J., Kuulasmaa, K., Moltchanov, V., Evans, A., Fortmann, S.P., Jamrozik, K., Sans, S. and Tuomilehto, J. Changes in cigarette smoking among adults in 35 populations in the mid-1980s, Tobacco Control, 7:1, pp 14-21 (1998)

Donovan, R., Holman, C.D.J., Corti, B. and Jalleh, G. Community Perceptions of Health Promotion Priorities in Western Australia, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 8:3, pp 202-204 (1998)

Donovan, R.J., Jones, S., Holman, C.D.J. and Corti, B. Assessing the reliability of a stage of change scale, Health Education Research, 13:2, pp 285-291 (1998)

Dore, G.J., Li, Y., Plant, A.J. and Kaldor, J.M. Trends in infectious disease mortality in Australia, 1979-1994, Medical Journal of Australia, 168:12, pp 601-604 (1998)

Eikelboom, J.W., Baker, R.I., Parsons, R., Taylor, R.R. and van Bockxmeer, F.M. No Association Between the 20210 G/A Prothrombin Gene Mutation and Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 80:6, pp 878-880 (1998)

English, D.R., Armstrong, B.K., Kricker, A., Winter, M.G., Heenan, P.J. and Randell, P.L. Case-control study of sun exposure and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, International Journal of Cancer, 77:3, pp 347-353 (1998)

English, D.R., Armstrong, B.K. and Kricker, A. Reproducibility of reported measurements of sun exposure in a case-control study, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 7: pp 857-863 (1998)

English, D.R., Armstrong, B.K., Kricker, A., Winter, M.G., Heenan, P.J. and Randell, P.L.. Demographic characteristics, pigmentary and cutaneous risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin a case-control study, International Journal of Cancer, 76:5, pp 628-634 (1998)

Fitzgerald, P.E.B. and Knuiman, M.W. Estimation in regressive logistic regression analyses of familial data with missing outcomes, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 40:3, pp 305-316 (1998)

Fitzgerald, P.E.B. and Knuiman, M.W. Interpretation of regressive logistic regression coefficients in analyses of familial data, Biometrics, 54:3, pp 909-920 (1998)

Holland, A.J.A., Bell, R., Ibach, E.G., Parsons, R.W., Vu, H.T.V. and House, A.K.Prognostic factors in elective aortic reconstructive surgery, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68:1, pp 16-20 (1998)

Holman, C.D.J., Corti, B., Donovan, R.J. and Jalleh, G. Association of the Health-promoting Workplace with Trade Unionism and Other Industrial Factors, American Journal of Health Promotion, 12:5, pp 325-334 (1998)

Hulse, G.K., Milne, E., English, D.R. and Holman, C.D.J. Assessing the relationship between maternal opiate use and neonatal mortality, Addiction, 93:7, pp 1033-1042 (1998)

Hulse, G.K., Milne, E., English, D.R. and Holman, C.D.J. Assessing the relationship between maternal opiate use and antepartum haemorrhage, Addiction, 93:10, pp 1553-1558 (1998)

Hunt, J.M., Gless, G.L. and Straton, J.A.Y. Pap smear screening at an urban Aboriginal health service: report of a practice audit and an evaluation of recruitment strategies, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22:6, pp 720-725 (1998)

Jamrozik, K.D. and Tait, R.J. A new health education strategy to reduce smoking among young people, Tobacco Control, 7:2, p 194 (1998)

Knuiman, M.W., Divitini, M.L., Buzas, J.S. and Fitzgerald, P.E.B. Adjustment for regression dilution in epidemiological regression analyses, Annals of Epidemiology, 8:1, pp 56-63 (1998)

Knuiman, M.W., Vu, H.T.V. and Bartholomew, H.C. Multivariate risk estimation for coronary heart disease: the Busselton Health Study, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22:7, pp 747-753 (1998)

Lefroy, R.B. An unusual form of memory loss, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 17:1, pp 42-43 (1998)

Lefroy, R.B. Will the hostel survive?, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 17:2, p 56 (1998)

Leng, G.C., Fowler, B. and Ernst, E. Exercise for intermittent claudication, The Cochrane Library, 1: pp 1-13 (1998)

MacIntyre, C.R. and Plant, A.J. Preventability of incident cases of tuberculosis in recently exposed contacts, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2:1, pp 56-61 (1998)

MacIntyre, C.R. and Plant, A.J. Tuberculosis in South-East Asian refugees after resettlement - Can prevention be improved by better policy and practice?, Preventive Medicine, 27:6, pp 815-820 (1998)

MacIntyre, C.R., Plant, A.J., Yung, A. and Streeton, J.A. Missed opportunities for prevention of tuberculosis: in reply, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2:4, pp 346-347 (1998)

MacIntyre, C.R. and Plant, A.J. Impact of policy and practice on the effectiveness of contact screening for tuberculosis, Preventive Medicine, 27:6, pp 830-837 (1998)

Mak, D.B. and Holman, C.D.J. Age at first episode of venereal syphilis in an Aboriginal population: an application of survival analysis, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22:6, pp 704-708 (1998)

Mak, D.B., McDermott, R., Plant, A.J. and Scrimgeour, D. The contribution of community health surveys to Aboriginal health in the 1990s, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22:6, pp 645-647 (1998)

Musk, A.W., Beilby, J., Hobbs, M.S.T., de Klerk, N. H., Ambrosini, G.L., Eccles, J.L., Hansen, J., Olsen, N.J., Watts, V.L., Lund, H.G. and Pang, S.C.Vitamin A and cancer prevention I: observations in workers previously exposed to asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia, International Journal of Cancer, 75:3, pp 355-361 (1998)

Norman, P.E., Semmens, J.B., Lawrence-Brown, M.D. and Holman, C.D.J. Long term relative survival after surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Western Australia: population based study, BMJ: British Medical Journal, 317:7162, pp 852-856 (1998)

Ouhtit, A., Nakazawa, H., Armstrong, B.K., Kricker, A., Tan, E., Yamasaki, H. and English, D.R. UV-Radiation-Specific p53 Mutation Frequency in Normal Skin as a Predictor of Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 90:7, pp 523-531 (1998)

Plant, A.J. and Rushworth, R.L. "Death by proxy": ethics and classification in epidemiology, Social Science and Medicine, 47:9, pp 1147-1153 (1998)

Rigg, J., Silbert, B., Cokis, C., Collins, K., Glass, D.D., Jamrozik, K., Leslie, K., Myles, P., Peyton, P. and Poustie, S. Improving the evidence base for anaesthesia, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 26: pp 658-661 (1998)

Rigg, J.R.A. and Jamrozik, K. Outcome after general or regional anaesthesia in high-risk patients, Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 11: pp 327-331 (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Legge, M. and Rosman, D. Age related changes in drivers' crash risk and crash type, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 30:3, pp 379-387 (1998)

Semmens, J.B., Lawrence-Brown, M.M.D., Fletcher, D.R., Rouse, I.L. and Holman, C.D.J. The quality of surgical care project: a model to evaluate surgical outcomes in Western Australiausing population-based record linkage, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68:6, pp 397-403 (1998)

Semmens, J.B., Norman, P.E., Lawrence-Brown, M.M.D., Bass, A.J. and Holman, C.D.J. Population-based record linkage study of the incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in Western Australia in 1985-1994, British Journal of Surgery, 85:5, pp 648-652 (1998)

Semmens, J.B., Lawrence-Brown, M.M.D., Norman, P.E., Codde, J.P. and Holman, C.D.J. The quality of surgical care project: benchmark standards of open resection for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Western Australia, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68:6, pp 404-410 (1998)

Sparrow, L.E., Eldon, M.J., English, D.R. and Heenan, P.J. p16 and p21 (WAF1) protein expression in melanocytic tumors by immunohistochemistry, American Journal of Dermatopathology, 20:3, pp 255-261 (1998)

Straton, J.A.Y. An invitation letter is insufficient to encourage women who are underscreened or have never been screened to attend for cervical screening, Evidence-Based Health Policy and Management, 2:3, p 66 (1998)

Threlfall, T.J., English, D.R. and Rouse, I.L. Prostate cancer in Western Australia: trends in incidence and mortality from 1985 to 1996, Medical Journal of Australia, 169:1, pp 21-24 (1998)

Toussaint, S., Mak, D. and Straton, J. Marnin business: anthropological interpretations of cervical screening among Australian Aboriginal women, Australian Journal of Primary Health Interchange, 4:2, pp 43-52 (1998)

Wang, A., Ackland, T., Hall, S., Gilbey, H. and Parsons, R. Functional recovery and timing of hospital discharge after primary total hip arthroplasty, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 68:8, pp 580-583 (1998)

Conference Publications

Cercarelli, R. A comparison of police and hospital reported crashes and injuries, Road Safety Conference 1998Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Wellington, Land Transport Safety Authority, 2: pp 155-158 (1998)

Le Sueur, H., Straton, J.A.Y. and Hammond, I.G. Management of high-grade cervical abnormalities in rural and urban women in Western Australia, Community Nurses Conference 1998, Canning Bridge, WA, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, 1: pp 111-115 (1998)

Rosman, D.L. and Ryan, G.A. Are recent Australian cars safer or are they just bigger?, 1998 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Bron, France, International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact, 1: pp 43-55 (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Hendrie, D. and Mullan, N. The use of an injury cost database to evaluate vehicle design changes in Australia, 42nd Annual Proceedings Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Des Plaines, IL, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1: pp 45-56 (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Hendrie, D. and Lyle, G. Estimating the Costs of Injuries Predicted by ANCAP Tests, Road Safety Conference 1998, Wellington, Land Transport Safety Authority, 2: pp 151-154 (1998)

Ryan, G.A. Road Accident Prevention Research Unit, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Transportation Traffic Safety and Health: Man and Machine. Second International Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1996, Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, II: pp 137-148 (1998)

Ryan, G.A. and Dyke, P.M. Not applicable to E4, Measuring the Burden of Injury, Perth, Road Accident Prevention Research Unit, The University of Western Australia, 1: pp 1-220 (1998)

Others

Brameld, K.J. and Holman, C.D.J. Preliminary needs analysis for Parkinson's Disease patients, :4/98, pp 1-10, Perth (1998)

Brameld, K.J. and Lawrence, D.L. A Guide to using the Relative Survival Facility., :5/98, pp 1-14, Perth (1998)

Cercarelli, L.R. The role of police and hospital data in road safety research and strategy development, :RR 75, pp 1-22, Perth (1998)

Cercarelli, L.R., Hendrie, D., Ryan, G.A., Legge, M. and Kirov, C. Roadsafety risk factors survey: results of the fourth survey, :RR 62, pp 1-57, Perth (1998)

Cercarelli, L.R., Kirov, C., Legge, M. and Rosman, D. Reported Road Crashes in Western Australia: Data for 1997, :RR 72, pp 1-46, Perth (1998)

Clarkson, J., Corti, B., Pikora, T., Jalleh, G. and Donovan, R.J. Organisational Survey 1992-1997 Volume 1: Methodology and Executive Summary, :1/98, pp 1-32, Perth (1998)

Clarkson, J.P., Corti, B., Pikora, T., Jalleh, G. and Donovan, R.J. Organisational Survey 1992-1997. Volume 2: The Effects of Healthway on Sponsored Organisations, :2/98, pp 1-32, Perth (1998)

Clarkson, J.P., Corti, B., Pikora, T., Jalleh, G. and Donovan, R.J. Organisational Survey 1992-1997. Volume 4: Relationships Between Healthway and Sponsored Organisations, :4/98, pp 1-33, Perth (1998)

Clarkson, J.P., Corti, B., Donovan, R.J., Pikora, T., Jalleh, G. and Wood, L. Play Hard Drink Safe Project Evaluation Report, :5/98, pp 1-51, Perth (1998)

Clarkson, J.P., Corti, B., Pikora, T., Jalleh, G. and Donovan, R.J. Organisational Survey 1992-1997. Volume 3: Healthy Environment Policies in Sponsored Organisations, :3/98, pp 1-31, Perth (1998)

Cooper, L. and Ryan, G.A. The risk of injury associated with travel from school by bus and other modes of transport: an analysis of data for Western Australia, :RR 63, pp 1-25, Perth (1998)

Cooper, L. and Ryan, G.A. Drink Driving in Western Australia, 1998. Current Situation and Measures to Reduce Drink Driving Related Crashes, :RR 70, pp 1-81, Perth (1998)

Corti, B., Wood, L., Clarkson, J. and Donovan, R.J. Healthway's health promotion priorities: A review., :8/98, pp 1-71, Perth (1998)

Donovan, R.J., Jalleh, G., Clarkson, J.P., Corti, B. and Pikora, T. Sponsorship Monitor Evaluation Results 1997/98, :9/98, pp 1-50, Perth (1998)

Finn, J.C, Holman, C.D.J, Jamrozik, K., Cobain, T. and McCloy, C. Use of blood products in Adults in Western Australiafrom July 1994 to June 1995, :3/98, pp 1-92, Perth (1998)

Finn, J.C., Holman, C.D.J. and Codde, J. Trends in first-time hospital admissions and cumulative length of stay in the first year in Perth Metropolitan Hospitals in 1989-1997, :2/98, pp 1-69, Perth (1998)

Hendrie, D. and Kirov, C. Bicycle crashes and injuries in Western Australia, :RR 60, pp 1-63, Perth (1998)

Hendrie, D. and Ryan, G.A. Review of road safety targets in Western Australia, :RR 65, pp 1-15, Perth (1998)

Hendrie, D., Cooper, L., Ryan, G.A. and Kirov, C. Review of the random breath testing program in Western Australiain 1996/97, :RR 67, pp 1-81, Perth (1998)

Jalleh, G., Hamilton, A., Clarkson, J., Donovan, R.J. and Corti, B. Healthy Food Choices at Healthway Sponsored Events, :6/98, pp 1-21, Perth (1998)

Pikora, T., Corti, B., Clarkson, J., Jalleh, G. and Donovan, R.J. Evaluation of the Smoke-free Policy at the WACA Ground, :7/98, pp 1-13, Perth (1998)

Plant, A. Investigating disease outbreaks, Handbook of Public Health Methods, 1: pp 585-590, Sydney (1998)

Plant, A. Communicable disease control, Handbook of Public Health Methods, 1: pp 591-602, Sydney (1998)

Rosman, D. The Western Australian Road injury Database: 10 Years of Linked Road Crash and Injury Data, :RR 77, pp 1-52, Perth (1998)

Rosman, D.L., Ferrante, A.M. and Marom, Y. Drink-driving arrests and alcohol-related crashes: results from the linkage of Western Australian arrest and crash records (1987-1995)., :RR 71, pp 1-52, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Stallard, R. and Legge, M. Bicycle lighting and conspicuity., :RR 55, pp 1-37, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Spittle, J.A. and Cooper, L. Truck crashes in Western Australia1988 - 1992, :RR 69, pp 1-71, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Hendrie, D., Mullan, N. and Lyle, G. Application of the Road Injury Cost Database to ANCAP Testing., :RR 73, pp 1-45, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A. and Legge, M. Road crashes involving persons aged 60 years and over, Western Australia, 1987 to 1997, :RR 68, pp 1-30, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A., Cercarelli, L.R. and Mullan, N. Road safety in the rural and remote regions of Western Australia, :RR 64, pp 1-24, Perth (1998)

Ryan, G.A. Motorcycle crashes in Western Australia1987 - 1997, :RR 66, pp 1-15, Perth (1998)

Straton, J.A.Y., Le Sueur, H.L., Cooper, L.M. and Dickinson, J.A. Cervical screening in general practice: Identification of eligible women., :Project 3605, pp 1-13, Perth (1998)

Watson, N.A., Holman, C.D.J., Jamrozik, K., Threlfall, T.J. and Kricker, A. Trends in the incidence, surgical management and survival of breast cancer patients over a 13 year period in Western Australia: 1982-1994, :1/98, pp 1-25, Perth (1998)