Cardiovascular health and retinal microvascular geometry in Australian 11-12 year-olds by Liu, M, Lycett, K, Wake, M, He, M, Kerr, JA, Saffery, R, Juonala, M, Olds, T, Dwyer, T, Burgner, DP, Wong, TY

Incidence of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal Australians: an 11-year prospective cohort study by Wang Zhiqiang, Hoy Wendy E, Si Damin

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Prevalence and determinants of influenza vaccination in Australians aged 40 years and over--a national survey. by Horby, P, Williams, A, Burgess, M, Wang, H

Socioeconomic variation in injury hospitalisations in Australian children ≤ 16 years: a 10-year population-based cohort study by Rebecca Seah, Reidar P. Lystad, Kate Curtis, Rebecca Mitchell

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YAG Capsulotomy Rates in Patients Following Cataract Surgery and Implantation of New Hydrophobic Preloaded Intraocular Lens in an Australian Cohort: 3-Year Results by Agarwal S, Thornell E

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Polydrug use in Australian 12-14 year olds from 2006 to 2017: an examination of drug use profiles, emotional control problems, and family relationship characteristics by Adrian B. Kelly, Andrew Munnings, Xiang Zhao, Bosco Rowland, Kristin R. Laurens, Marilyn Campbell, Joanne Williams, Jen A. Bailey, Callula Killingly, Julie Abimanyi-Ochom, Peter Kremer, John W. Toumbourou

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Teaching Practical Legal Problem Solving Skills: Preparing Law Students for the Realities of Legal Life by Celia Hammond

“…“ABSENCE OF A LARGER VISION” Tan Le, 1998 Young Australian of the Year, wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald on 3 March 1999: Let me illustrate from my experience. …”
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Diet Quality of Australian Children and Adolescents on Weekdays versus Weekend Days: A Secondary Analysis of the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2011–2012 by Dimity C. Dutch, Rebecca K. Golley, Brittany J. Johnson

“…Primary analyses included 2584 Australian 2–17-year-olds. There were small differences in discretionary choices intake and diet quality between weekdays and weekends in all age subgroups. …”
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Widespread Introduction of a High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay: Assessing the Impact on Patients and Health Services by Jaimi H. Greenslade, William Parsonage, Laura Foran, Louise McCormack, Sarah Ashover, Tanya Milburn, Sara Berndt, Martin Than, David Brain, Louise Cullen

“…This equated to a cost saving of over 9 million Australian dollars per year. There was no increase in diagnosis of AMI, invasive cardiac procedures or ward admissions. …”
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Transition from Primary to Secondary School Mathematics: Students’ Perceptions by Catherine Attard

“…During a longitudinal case study on engagement in Australian middle school years mathematics, 20 students in their first year of secondary school in Western Sydney, New South Wales, were asked about their experiences of the transition to secondary school in relation to their experiences of mathematics teaching and learning. …”
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Australian attitudes to early and late abortion. by de Crespigny, L, Wilkinson, D, Douglas, T, Textor, M, Savulescu, J

“…DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: An anonymous online survey of 1050 Australians aged 18 years or older (stratified by sex, age and location) using contextualised questions, conducted between 28 and 31 July 2008. …”

The health benefits of autonomous vehicles: public awareness and receptivity in Australia by Simone Pettigrew, Zenobia Talati, Richard Norman

“…Methods: Quantitative and qualitative data were generated via a national online survey of a broad range of Australians aged 16 years and over (n=1,624). Results: There were neutral levels of receptiveness and very low salience of health benefits, but more substantial levels of prompted awareness of positive health outcomes. …”
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Communicating with older people about physical activity by Simone Pettigrew, Michelle I. Jongenelis, Rajni Rai, Ben Jackson, Robert U. Newton

“…Methods: A survey administered to 1,200 Australians aged 50+ years assessed effects of the public service advertisement on: motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic); perceived believability, relevance, and effectiveness; and feelings elicited (e.g. interest, hope, guilt). …”
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Reducing crash risk for young drivers: Protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to improve young driver sleep by Simon S. Smith, Kalina R. Rossa, Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo, Cassandra L. Pattinson, Dwayne L. Mann, Shannon L. Edmed, Paul M. Salmon, Karen A. Sullivan

“…Background: Road trauma is a leading cause of death and disability for young Australians (15–24 years). Young adults are overrepresented in crashes due to sleepiness, with two-thirds of their fatal crashes attributed to sleepy driving. …”
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Emergency Access and Impact of Injuries Caused by Electrocution and Lightning by Basri Lenjani, Agron Dogjani, Nehat Baftiu, Luljeta Abdullahu, Nimet Orgusha, Dardan Lenjani, Zenel Lenjani

“…Injuries can range from minor,  moderate, to severe, and fatal injuries are just as likely to occur at home as in the workplace, with around 20 Australians dying each year from electric shock. The purpose of this paper is to study how well-trained healthcare professionals in both pre-hospital and hospital settings are in treating patients in the case of electric shock and injuries caused by lightning, including the triage, assessment, monitoring, treatment, and transport with medical care in pre-hospital settings The research was conducted based on data obtained from assessments of health care professionals based on anamnestic data, the status of vital parameters, monitoring, medical procedures, system-level injuries, type of health care delivery, and location. …”
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Most Australians do not meet recommendations for dairy consumption: findings of a new technique to analyse nutrition surveys by James C. Doidge, Leonie Segal

“…Abstract Objective: To describe the pattern of dairy consumption in Australians aged 12 years and over, and assess the extent to which the population meets national recommendations. …”
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Sexually active older Australian's knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and safer sexual practices by Anthony Lyons, Wendy Heywood, Bianca Fileborn, Victor Minichiello, Catherine Barrett, Graham Brown, Sharron Hinchliff, Sue Malta, Pauline Crameri

“…Methods: A total of 2,137 Australians aged 60 years and older completed the survey, which included 15 questions assessing knowledge of STIs and safer sexual practices. …”
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Supplemental Carnosine in Type 2 Diabetes by Kirthi Menon, Barbora de Courten, Dianna J. Magliano, Zanfina Ademi, Danny Liew, Ella Zomer

“…Dynamic multistate life table models were constructed in order to estimate both clinical outcomes and costs of Australians aged 18 years and above with and without type 2 diabetes over a ten-year period, 2020 to 2029. …”
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Testing campaign slogans designed to motivate older people to be more physically active by Simone Pettigrew, Michelle I Jongenelis, Liyuwork M Dana, Rajni Rai, Ben Jackson, Robert U Newton

“…Study type: Online experiment Methods: A total of 1200 Australians aged 50 years and older (50% female, mean age 65 years) were recruited to complete an online survey, with respondents randomised to answer a series of questions on a video featuring one of the five slogan conditions. …”
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Natural History of Oral HPV Infection among Indigenous South Australians by Xiangqun Ju, Sneha Sethi, Annika Antonsson, Joanne Hedges, Karen Canfell, Megan Smith, Gail Garvey, Richard M. Logan, Lisa M. Jamieson

“…A longitudinal cohort study design, with baseline (2018), 12-month, and 24-month data obtained from Indigenous Australians aged 18+ years in South Australia, was performed. …”
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