Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Trends in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Australia: A critical analysis
Published 2022Population trends in PSA testing and prostate cancer incidence do not perfectly correspond. We aimed to better understand relationships between trends in PSA testing, prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Australia ...Article -
The impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes among people at low risk of cardiovascular disease
Published 2022This study aimed to explore the impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes for people who were not at high risk of cardiovascular disease receiving a hypothetical blood pressure reading of 135/85 ...Article -
Considering health equity when moving from evidence-based guideline recommendations to implementation: a case study from an upper-middle income country on the GRADE approach
Published 2017The availability of evidence-based guidelines does not ensure their implementation and use in clinical practice or policy making. Inequities in health have been defined as those inequalities within or between populations ...Open AccessArticle -
Home hemodialysis: a comprehensive review of patient-centered and economic considerations
Published 2017Internationally, the number of patients requiring treatment for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) continues to increase, placing substantial burden on health systems and patients. Home hemodialysis (HD) has fluctuated in its ...Open AccessArticle -
Considering potential benefits, as well as harms, from the COVID-19 disruption to cancer screening and other healthcare services.
Published 2022Since 2020, hundreds of thousands of more deaths than expected have been observed across the globe. Amid the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, current research priorities are to control the spread of infection and ...Open AccessArticle