The Daffodil Centre: Recent submissions
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Modelling health benefits of a sugar sweetened beverage tax across different socioeconomic groups in Australia: a cost-effectiveness analysis study
Published 2017Background A sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in Mexico has been effective in reducing consumption of SSBs, with larger decreases for low-income households. The health and financial effects across socioeconomic groups ...Article -
A case-control study of melanomas of the soles and palms (Australia and Scotland)
Published 1999OBJECTIVES: Because the factors that influence risk of acral melanomas on the soles and palms in White populations are unknown, we investigated these in a multi-center case-control study. METHODS: Cases of melanoma of the ...Article -
Cervical cancer and hormonal contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of individual data for 16,573 women with cervical cancer and 35,509 women without cervical cancer from 24 epidemiological studies
Published 2007BACKGROUND: Combined oral contraceptives are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a cause of cervical cancer. As the incidence of cervical cancer increases with age, the public-health implications ...Article -
Assessing the effectiveness of decision aids for decisionmaking in prostate cancer testing: a systematic review
Published 2015Background Prostate cancer is a leading disease affecting men worldwide. Conflicting evidence within the literature provides little guidance to men contemplating whether or not to be screened for prostate cancer. This ...Article