Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Willingness of blood donors in Australia to provide additional data and blood sample for health research
Published 2021Background:Many blood collection agencies are generating important data on donor health outcomes using large-scale blood donor cohort studies. Such studies can be very effective when donors provide access to linkage of ...Article -
Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment Approaches for Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in Newly-Arrived Migrants from Endemic Countries in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review
Published 2018We aimed to evaluate the evidence on screening and treatment for two parasitic infections—schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis—among migrants from endemic countries arriving in the European Union and European Economic ...Open AccessArticle -
Prevention and assessment of infectious diseases among children and adult migrants arriving to the European Union/European Economic Association: a protocol for a suite of systematic reviews for public health and health systems
Published 2017Introduction The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is developing evidence-based guidance for voluntary screening, treatment and vaccine prevention of infectious diseases for newly arriving migrants to the ...Open AccessArticle -
Optimising care for children with kidney disease
Published 2017The theme for World Kidney Day in 2016 was “kidney disease and children: act early to prevent it”. Given the adverse effect of renal replacement therapy—dialysis and transplantation—on quality of life and health ...Article -
Evaluation of the Incremental Value of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Published 2022Coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) are used to help assess patients’ cardiovascular status and risk. However, their best use in risk assessment beyond traditional cardiovascular factors in primary prevention is ...Open AccessArticle