Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Systematic medical assessment, referral and treatment for diabetes care in China using lay family health promoters: Protocol for the SMARTDiabetes cluster randomised controlled trial
Published 2016-08-17Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) affects 113.9 million people in China, the largest number of any country in the world (JAMA 310:948-59, 2013). T2DM prevalence has risen dramatically from around 1 % in the 1980s to now ...Open AccessArticle -
The harms of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation in women compared with men with type 2 diabetes: An observational analysis of the ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron modified release Controlled Evaluation) trial
Published 2016-01-01Objectives: In general populations, the adverse effects of smoking on coronary risk have been demonstrated to be greater in women than in men; whether this is true for individuals with diabetes is unclear. Design: Cohort ...Open AccessArticle -
Designing a Healthy Food Partnership: Lessons from the Australian Food and Health Dialogue
Published 2016-07-27Background: Poor diets are a leading cause of disease burden worldwide. In Australia, the Federal Government established the Food and Health Dialogue (the Dialogue) in 2009 to address this issue, primarily through food ...Open AccessArticle -
The State of Salt: How state-based initiatives can drive national action on salt reduction in Australia
Published 2016-05-31High dietary salt intake is the primary modifiable cause of hypertension, an important biomedical risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Population salt reduction is therefore potentially one of the most efficient and ...Open AccessArticle -
Reliable Quantification of the Potential for Equations Based on Spot Urine Samples to Estimate Population Salt Intake: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Published 2016-09-21BACKGROUND: Methods based on spot urine samples (a single sample at one time-point) have been identified as a possible alternative approach to 24-hour urine samples for determining mean population salt intake. OBJECTIVE: ...Open AccessArticle