Konrad Jamrozik

Smoking and the Risk of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Cancers for Men and Women in the Asia-Pacific Region (2009)

Alireza Ansary-Moghaddam, Alexandra Martiniuk, Tai-Hing Lam, Konrad Jamrozik, Akiko Tamakoshi, Xianghua Fang, ...

Although smoking is an established causal factor for upper aero digestive tract cancer (UADTC), most of the evidence originates from the West. Thus, we analysed data from 455,409 subjects in the Asia...

Understanding the 'epidemic of heart failure': a systematic review of trends in determinants of heart failure (2009)

Najafi, Farid, Jamrozik, Konrad, Dobson, Annette J.

Aims We conducted a systematic review of recent studies investigating trends in the epidemiology of heart failure (HF). Methods and results We fitted simple linear regression models of rates against...

Polymorphisms of the CRP gene inhibit inflammatory response and increase susceptibility to depression: The Health in Men Study (2009)

Almeida, Osvaldo P, Norman, Paul E, Allcock, Richard, Bockxmeer, Frank Van, Hankey, Graeme J, Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

Background Depression has been associated with chronic changes in the serum concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) in observational studies, but it is unclear if this association is causal or is...

Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women (2009)

Lee, Crystal Man Ying, Barzi, Federica, Woodward, Mark, Batty, G David, Giles, Graham G, Wong, Jean Woo, ...

Background In Caucasian populations, adult height is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and positively related to some cancers. However, there are few data from Asian...

Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women (2009)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Crystal Man Ying Lee, Federica Barzi, Mark Woodward, G David Batty, Graham G Giles, Jean Woo Wong, Konrad Jamrozik, Tai Hing Lam, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Hyeon Chang Kim, Dong Feng Gu, Mary Schooling and...

Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21 000 deaths in 510 000 men and women (2009)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Crystal Man Ying Lee, Federica Barzi, Mark Woodward, G David Batty, Graham G Giles, Jean Woo Wong, Konrad Jamrozik, Tai Hing Lam, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Hyeon Chang Kim, Dong Feng Gu, Mary Schooling and...

Long term survival after evidence based treatment of acute myocardial infarction and revascularisation: follow-up of population based Perth MONICA cohort, 1984-2005 (2009)

Briffa, Tom, Hickling, S., Knuiman, M., Hobbs, M., Hung, J., Sanfilippo, F. M., ...

Objective: To examine trends in long term survival in patients alive 28 days after myocardial infarction and the impact of evidence based medical treatments and coronary revascularisation during or...

Long term survival after evidence based treatment of acute myocardial infarction and revascularisation: follow-up of population based Perth MONICA cohort, 1984-2005 (2009)

Briffa, Tom, Hickling, S., Knuiman, M., Hobbs, M., Hung, J., Sanfilippo, F. M., ...

Objective: To examine trends in long term survival in patients alive 28 days after myocardial infarction and the impact of evidence based medical treatments and coronary revascularisation during or...

The effect of long-term homocysteine-lowering on carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated vasodilation in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis (2008)

Potter, Kathleen, Hankey, Graeme J, Green, Daniel J, Eikelboom, John, Jamrozik, Konrad, Arnolda, Leonard F

Abstract Background Experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that homocysteine (tHcy) may be a causal risk factor for atherosclerosis. B-vitamin supplements reduce tHcy and improve...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Screening in Early Childhood for Risk of Later Mental Health Problems: A Longitudinal Study (2008)

Najman, Jake M., Heron, Michelle A., Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Dingle, Kaeleen, Jamrozik, Konrad, Bor, William, ...

Depression in childhood or adolescence is associated with increased rates of depression in adulthood. Does this justify efforts to detect (and treat) those with symptoms of depression in early...

B-vitamins reduce plasma levels of beta amyloid (2008)

Flicker, L., Martins, R. N., Thomas, J., Acres, John M., Taddei, K., Vasikaran, S. D., ...

Elevated plasma homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), and thus B vitamins may have a role in the prevention of AD. The objective of this study was to determine if tHcy...

B-vitamins reduce plasma levels of beta amyloid (2008)

Flicker, L., Martins, R. N., Thomas, J., Acres, John M., Taddei, K., Vasikaran, S. D., ...

Elevated plasma homocysteine (tHcy) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), and thus B vitamins may have a role in the prevention of AD. The objective of this study was to determine if tHcy...

Attendance for injury at accident and emergency departments in London: a cross-sectional study (2008)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Samarasundera, E., Miracle, R., Blair, M., Sethi, D., Saxena, S., ...

Konrad Jamrozik, Edgar Samarasundera, Rebekah Miracle, Mitch Blair, Dinesh Sethi, Sonia Saxen and Simon Bowen

Cohort Profile: The Health In Men Study (HIMS) (2008)

Norman, P., Flicker, L., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Hankey, G. J., Hyde, Z., Jamrozik, Konrad

Paul E Norman, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Graeme J Hankey, Zoë Hyde and Konrad Jamrozik

Attendance for injury at accident and emergency departments in London: a cross-sectional study (2008)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Samarasundera, E., Miracle, R., Blair, M., Sethi, D., Saxena, S., ...

Konrad Jamrozik, Edgar Samarasundera, Rebekah Miracle, Mitch Blair, Dinesh Sethi, Sonia Saxen and Simon Bowen

Cohort Profile: The Health In Men Study (HIMS) (2008)

Norman, P., Flicker, L., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Hankey, G. J., Hyde, Z., Jamrozik, Konrad

Paul E Norman, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Graeme J Hankey, Zoë Hyde and Konrad Jamrozik

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults' cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Screening in Early Childhood for Risk of Later Mental Health Problems: A Longitudinal Study (2008)

Najman, Jake M., Heron, Michelle A., Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Dingle, Kaeleen, Jamrozik, Konrad, Bor, William, ...

Depression in childhood or adolescence is associated with increased rates of depression in adulthood. Does this justify efforts to detect (and treat) those with symptoms of depression in early...

Screening in early childhood for risk of later mental health problems. A longitudinal study. (2008)

Najman, Jake M., Heron, Michelle A., Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad, Dingle, Kaeleen, Jamrozik, Konrad, Bor, William, ...

Depression in childhood or adolescence is associated with increased rates of depression in adulthood. Does this justify efforts to detect (and treat) those with symptoms of depression in early...

The association between school performance at 14 years and young adults' use of cannabis: An Australian birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., O'Callaghan, Michael J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Najman, Jake M., Mamun, Abdullah Al, Alati, Rosa, ...

This study examines, firstly, the association between school performance at 14 years and frequency of use of cannabis in early adulthood and, secondly, whether this association is explained by family...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Child and adolescent externalizing behavior and cannabis use disorders in early adulthood: An Australian prospective birth cohort study (2008)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., McGee, Tara R., Bor, William, Najman, Jake M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A.

This study examined the association between age of onset and persistence of externalizing behavior and young adults’ cannabis use disorders (CUDs). Data were from a 21 year follow-up of a birth...

Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and both stroke and coronary heart disease in the Asia Pacific region (2007)

Woodward, Mark, Barzi, Federica, Feigin, Valery, Gu, Dongfeng, Huxley, Rachel, Nakamura, Koshi, ...

Background The inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established. Questions remain about the association between HDL...

Association of Maternal Smoking and Alcohol Consumption with Young Adults' Cannabis Use: A Prospective Study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad Reza, Alati, Rosa, Hutchinson, Delyse M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Najman, Jake M., Mamun, Abdullah A., ...

This 2006 study examined 1) whether maternal use of tobacco and consumption of alcohol when a child is 5 and 14 years of age predict cannabis use in young adults, and 2) whether this association is...

Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and both stroke and coronary heart disease in the Asia Pacific region (2007)

Woodward, Matthew, Barzi, Federica, Feigin, Valery, Gu, Dongfeng, Nakamura, Koshi, Patel, Anushka, ...

Background: The inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established. Questions remain about the association between HDL...

Cannabis and anxiety and depression in young adults: A large prospective study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Najman, J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A., Alati, R., Bor, William

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether age of first use or frequency of use of cannabis is associated with anxiety and depression (AD)in young adults, independent of known potential confounders, including the...

Recent changes in heart failure hospitalisations in Australia (2007)

Najafi, F., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad

Aim: To assess trends in admissions of patients with heart failure (HF) to all hospitals in Australia between 1996-1997 and 2003-2004. Methods and results: We carried out a retrospective analysis of...

Maternal partner criminality and cannabis use in young adulthood: Prospective study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Kinner, Stuart A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Najman, Jake, Mamun, Abdullah A.

Objectives: The present study examined whether the experience of the arrest or incarceration of a mother's partner before a child reached 14 years of age was associated with use of cannabis in early...

Temporal trends in the frequency and longer-term outcome of heart failure complicating myocardial infarction (2007)

Najafi, Farid, Dobson, Annette J., Hobbs, Michael, Jamrozik, Konrad

Aims To investigate trends in incidence and long-term outcome of heart failure (HF) developing within 28 days of first-ever acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results We identified all...

The burden of overweight and obesity in the Asia-Pacific region (2007)

Lee, C. M. Y., Martiniuk, A. L. C., Woodward, M., Feigin, Valery, Gu, Dongfeng, Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

The rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg m−2) is, in part, a negative consequence of the increasing economic developments of many lower- and...

Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and both stroke and coronary heart disease in the Asia Pacific region (2007)

Woodward, Matthew, Barzi, Federica, Feigin, Valery, Gu, Dongfeng, Nakamura, Koshi, Patel, Anushka, ...

Background: The inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established. Questions remain about the association between HDL...

Hypertension: its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for morality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific (2007)

Martiniuk, Alexandra L. C., Lee, Crystal M. Y., Lawes, Carlene M. M., Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Suh, Il, Lam, Tai Hing, ...

Objective About half of the world's burden of cardiovascular disease is carried by countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This study aimed to quantify the contribution of hypertension to...

Cannabis and anxiety and depression in young adults: A large prospective study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Najman, J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A., Alati, R., Bor, William

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether age of first use or frequency of use of cannabis is associated with anxiety and depression (AD)in young adults, independent of known potential confounders, including the...

Recent changes in heart failure hospitalisations in Australia (2007)

Najafi, F., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad

Aim: To assess trends in admissions of patients with heart failure (HF) to all hospitals in Australia between 1996-1997 and 2003-2004. Methods and results: We carried out a retrospective analysis of...

Maternal partner criminality and cannabis use in young adulthood: Prospective study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R., Kinner, Stuart A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Najman, Jake, Mamun, Abdullah A.

Objectives: The present study examined whether the experience of the arrest or incarceration of a mother's partner before a child reached 14 years of age was associated with use of cannabis in early...

Temporal trends in the frequency and longer-term outcome of heart failure complicating myocardial infarction (2007)

Najafi, Farid, Dobson, Annette J., Hobbs, Michael, Jamrozik, Konrad

Aims To investigate trends in incidence and long-term outcome of heart failure (HF) developing within 28 days of first-ever acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results We identified all...

The burden of overweight and obesity in the Asia-Pacific region (2007)

Lee, C. M. Y., Martiniuk, A. L. C., Woodward, M., Feigin, Valery, Gu, Dongfeng, Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

The rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg m−2) is, in part, a negative consequence of the increasing economic developments of many lower- and...

Systolic blood pressure diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region (2007)

Kengne, A P., Patel, Ashvin K., Barzi, Federica, Jamrozik, Konrad, Lam, T H., Ueshima, H., ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among participants with and without diabetes from cohorts in the Asia-Pacific region....

Five-year survival from breast cancer in Western Australia over a decade (2007)

Clayforth, C., Fritschi, Lin, McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Ingram, D. M., Sterrett, G., ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether 5-year survival of patients with breast cancer in Western Australia has improved over time. We used a population-based study conducted in the...

A randomised trial of the short-term effect of a minimal nutrition intervention in general practice (2007)

Hickling, Siobhan, Knuiman, Matthew, Jamrozik, Konrad, Hung, Joseph

Objective: To test the effectiveness of a minimal nutrition intervention to increase dietary intake of folate. Method: Randomised controlled trial in the general practice setting of personalised,...

Obesity, Adipokines, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Health in Men Study (2007)

Golledge, Jonathan, Clancy, Paula, Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E.

Background-Obesity is associated with occlusive artery disease but is not considered a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We investigated the association between anthropometric measures...

In men older than 70 years, total testosterone remains stable while free testosterone declines with age. The Health in Men Study (2007)

Yeap, Bu B., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Hyde, Zoe, Norman, Paul E., Chubb, S. A. Paul, Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

Objective: An age-related decline in serum total and free testosterone concentration may contribute to ill health in men, but limited data are available for men > 70 years of age. We sought to...

Systolic blood pressure diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region (2007)

Kengne, A P., Patel, Ashvin K., Barzi, Federica, Jamrozik, Konrad, Lam, T H., Ueshima, H., ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among participants with and without diabetes from cohorts in the Asia-Pacific region....

Five-year survival from breast cancer in Western Australia over a decade (2007)

Clayforth, C., Fritschi, Lin, McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Ingram, D. M., Sterrett, G., ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether 5-year survival of patients with breast cancer in Western Australia has improved over time. We used a population-based study conducted in the...

Temporal Trends in the Frequency and Longer-Term Outcome of Heart Failure Complicating Myocardial Infarction (2007)

Najafi, Farid, Dobson, Anette J., Hobbs, Michael, Jamrozik, Konrad

Aims: To investigate trends in incidence and long-term outcome of heart failure (HF) developing within 28 days of first-ever acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results: We identified all...

Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease With Depression in Later Life (2007)

Almeida, Osvaldo P., Flicker, Leon, Norman, Paul, Hankey, Graeme J., Vasikaran, Samuel, Van Bockxmeer, Frank M., ...

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the association between established cardiovascular risk factors and depression among older men. Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional...

Association of Maternal Smoking and Alcohol Consumption with Young Adults' Cannabis Use: A Prospective Study (2007)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad Reza, Alati, Rosa, Hutchinson, Delyse M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Najman, Jake M., Mamun, Abdullah A., ...

This 2006 study examined 1) whether maternal use of tobacco and consumption of alcohol when a child is 5 and 14 years of age predict cannabis use in young adults, and 2) whether this association is...

Temporal Trends in the Frequency and Longer-Term Outcome of Heart Failure Complicating Myocardial Infarction (2007)

Najafi, Farid, Dobson, Anette J., Hobbs, Michael, Jamrozik, Konrad

Aims: To investigate trends in incidence and long-term outcome of heart failure (HF) developing within 28 days of first-ever acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results: We identified all...

A randomised trial of the short-term effect of a minimal nutrition intervention in general practice (2007)

Hickling, Siobhan, Knuiman, Matthew, Jamrozik, Konrad, Hung, Joseph

Objective: To test the effectiveness of a minimal nutrition intervention to increase dietary intake of folate. Method: Randomised controlled trial in the general practice setting of personalised,...

Obesity, Adipokines, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Health in Men Study (2007)

Golledge, Jonathan, Clancy, Paula, Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E.

Background-Obesity is associated with occlusive artery disease but is not considered a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We investigated the association between anthropometric measures...

Hypertension: its prevalence and population-attributable fraction for morality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific (2007)

Martiniuk, Alexandra L. C., Lee, Crystal M. Y., Lawes, Carlene M. M., Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Suh, Il, Lam, Tai Hing, ...

Objective About half of the world's burden of cardiovascular disease is carried by countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This study aimed to quantify the contribution of hypertension to...

In men older than 70 years, total testosterone remains stable while free testosterone declines with age. The Health in Men Study (2007)

Yeap, Bu B., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Hyde, Zoe, Norman, Paul E., Chubb, S. A. Paul, Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

Objective: An age-related decline in serum total and free testosterone concentration may contribute to ill health in men, but limited data are available for men > 70 years of age. We sought to...

Obesity, adipokines, and abdominal aortic aneurysm: health in men study (2007)

Golledge, Jonathan, Clancy, Paula, Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E.

Background—Obesity is associated with occlusive artery disease but is not considered a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We investigated the association between anthropometric...

National audit of post-operative management in spinal surgery (2006)

McGregor, Alison H, Dicken, Ben, Jamrozik, Konrad

Abstract Background There is some evidence from a Cochrane review that rehabilitation following spinal surgery may be beneficial. Methods We conducted a survey of current post-operative practice...

A comparison of the effect of high- and low-dose fentanyl on the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery in the elderly (2006)

Silbert, Brendan S., Scott, David Andrew, Evered, Lisbeth A., Lewis, Matthew, Kalpokas, Mario V., Maruff, Paul, ...

BACKGROUND: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a common complication for which, despite many clinical investigations, no definitive etiology has...

Teaching evidence-based medicine to undergraduate medical students: A course integrating ethics audit management and clinical epidemiology (2006)

Rhodes, M., Ashcroft, R., Atun, R A., Freeman, G K., Jamrozik, Konrad

A six-week full time course for third-year undergraduate medical students at Imperial College uniquely links evidence-based medicine (EBM) with ethics and the management of change in health services....

Legislative and regulatory measures for preventing alcohol-related drownings and near-drownings (2006)

Diplock, S., Jamrozik, Konrad

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2006; 30 (4):314-317 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Asymptomatic long-term survivors of coronary artery bypass surgery enjoy a quality of life equal to the general population (2006)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among long-term survivors of coronary artery bypass surgery is an important outcome that has been little studied at the population level. Methods A...

National audit of post-operative management in spinal surgery (2006)

McGregor, A H., Dicken, B., Jamrozik, Konrad

© 2006 McGregor et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License...

The epidemiology of colonialism (2006)

Jamrozik, Konrad

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/31066/description#description

A comparison of the effect of high- and low-dose fentanyl on the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery in the elderly (2006)

Silbert, Brendan S., Scott, David Andrew, Evered, Lisbeth A., Lewis, Matthew, Kalpokas, Mario V., Maruff, Paul, ...

BACKGROUND: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a common complication for which, despite many clinical investigations, no definitive etiology has...

Teaching evidence-based medicine to undergraduate medical students: A course integrating ethics audit management and clinical epidemiology (2006)

Rhodes, M., Ashcroft, R., Atun, R A., Freeman, G K., Jamrozik, Konrad

A six-week full time course for third-year undergraduate medical students at Imperial College uniquely links evidence-based medicine (EBM) with ethics and the management of change in health services....

Legislative and regulatory measures for preventing alcohol-related drownings and near-drownings (2006)

Diplock, S., Jamrozik, Konrad

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2006; 30 (4):314-317 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Asymptomatic long-term survivors of coronary artery bypass surgery enjoy a quality of life equal to the general population (2006)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among long-term survivors of coronary artery bypass surgery is an important outcome that has been little studied at the population level. Methods A...

National audit of post-operative management in spinal surgery (2006)

McGregor, A H., Dicken, B., Jamrozik, Konrad

© 2006 McGregor et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License...

The epidemiology of colonialism (2006)

Jamrozik, Konrad

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/31066/description#description

Rural-urban differences in the presentation management and survival of breast cancer in Western Australia (2006)

Mitchell, K J., Fritschi, Lin, Reid, A., McEvoy, S., Ingram, D. M., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

From all women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 1999 in Western Australia, rural and urban women were compared with regard to mode of detection, tumour characteristics at presentation,...

Rural-urban differences in the presentation management and survival of breast cancer in Western Australia (2006)

Mitchell, K J., Fritschi, Lin, Reid, A., McEvoy, S., Ingram, D. M., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

From all women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 1999 in Western Australia, rural and urban women were compared with regard to mode of detection, tumour characteristics at presentation,...

Do Men Care About Their Health? (2006)

Jamrozik, Konrad

http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/publications/Generations%20Review/contentssept2006.pdf

Do Men Care About Their Health? (2006)

Jamrozik, Konrad

http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/publications/Generations%20Review/contentssept2006.pdf

(Review) Body mass index and risk of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region (2006)

Mhurchu, Cliona Ni, Jamrozik, Konrad, Nakamura, Mieko, Patel, Anushka, Rodgers, Anthony, Lam, Tai Hing, ...

Few prospective data from the Asia Pacific region are available relating body mass index to the risk of diabetes. Our objective was to provide reliable age, sex and region specific estimates of the...

Changes in maternal marital status are associated with young adults' cannabis use: evidence from a 21-year follow-up of a birth cohort (2006)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R, Najman, Jake M, Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A, Williams, Gail M, Alati, Rosa

Background Relatively little is known about why almost half of young adults in Australia have used cannabis. Because the upwards trend in use of cannabis has been coincident with an increase in...

Changes in maternal marital status are associated with young adults' cannabis use: evidence from a 21-year follow-up of a birth cohort (2006)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R, Najman, Jake M, Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A, Williams, Gail M, Alati, Rosa

Background Relatively little is known about why almost half of young adults in Australia have used cannabis. Because the upwards trend in use of cannabis has been coincident with an increase in...

Changes in maternal marital status are associated with young adults' cannabis use: evidence from a 21-year follow-up of a birth cohort (2006)

Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R, Najman, Jake M, Jamrozik, Konrad, Mamun, Abdullah A, Williams, Gail M, Alati, Rosa

Background Relatively little is known about why almost half of young adults in Australia have used cannabis. Because the upwards trend in use of cannabis has been coincident with an increase in...

Effectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad

Study objective: UK government policy mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years or more. We evaluated...

Biobank: Who'd bank on it? (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Weller, David P., Heller, Richard F.

The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.

Estimate of deaths attributable to passive smoking among UK adults: Database analysis (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To estimate deaths from passive smoking in employees of the hospitality industry as well as in the general workforce and general population of the United Kingdom. Design Calculation, using...

Increased use of emergency services by older people after health screening (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David, Lawley, Guy

(c) The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society

The Sherbrooke Questionnaire predicts use of emergency services (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David

Background: the National Service Framework for Older People mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years...

A simple lifestyle score predicts survival in healthy elderly men (2005)

Spencer, Carole A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E., Lawrence-Brown, Michael

BACKGROUND: Although improvements in life expectancy have been attributed in part to the adoption of a more prudent lifestyle, few studies have examined the association of lifestyle with survival,...

Migraine and risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage: A population-based case-control study (2005)

Carter, Kristie N., Anderson, Neil E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hankey, Graeme J., Anderson, Craig S.

Objective Evidence exists for an association between migraine and ischaemic stroke, but there is uncertainty about whether migraine is a risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Methods A...

A rapid dietary assessment tool to determine intake of folate was developed and validated (2005)

Hickling, S., Knuiman, M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hung, J.

Background and Objective Estimates of dietary folate intake are currently of considerable interest, but no rapid tools are available to assess dietary intake of folate that are well suited to...

Return to work after coronary artery bypass surgery in a population of long-term survivors (2005)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

Background: Return to paid employment may be facilitated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We assessed work status in a population-based study of long-term outcomes of CABG. Aim: To...

Slaying myths about passive smoking - editorial (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Copyright © 2005 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Predictors of impaired cognitive function in men over the age of 80 years: results from the Health in Men Study (2005)

Flicker, Leon, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Acres, John M., Le, Max T. Q., Tuohy, R. J., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P. Almeida, John Acres, Max T. Q. Le, Raywin J. Tuohy, Konrad Jamrozik, Graeme Hankey and Paul Norman

Assessing the effectiveness of a mammography screening service (2005)

Clayforth, C., Fritschi, L., McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Wylie, E., Threlfall, Timothy J., ...

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2005; 75 (8):631-636 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Effectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad

Study objective: UK government policy mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years or more. We evaluated...

Biobank: Who'd bank on it? (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Weller, David P., Heller, Richard F.

The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.

Estimate of deaths attributable to passive smoking among UK adults: Database analysis (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To estimate deaths from passive smoking in employees of the hospitality industry as well as in the general workforce and general population of the United Kingdom. Design Calculation, using...

Increased use of emergency services by older people after health screening (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David, Lawley, Guy

(c) The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society

The Sherbrooke Questionnaire predicts use of emergency services (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David

Background: the National Service Framework for Older People mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years...

A simple lifestyle score predicts survival in healthy elderly men (2005)

Spencer, Carole A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E., Lawrence-Brown, Michael

BACKGROUND: Although improvements in life expectancy have been attributed in part to the adoption of a more prudent lifestyle, few studies have examined the association of lifestyle with survival,...

Migraine and risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage: A population-based case-control study (2005)

Carter, Kristie N., Anderson, Neil E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hankey, Graeme J., Anderson, Craig S.

Objective Evidence exists for an association between migraine and ischaemic stroke, but there is uncertainty about whether migraine is a risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Methods A...

A rapid dietary assessment tool to determine intake of folate was developed and validated (2005)

Hickling, S., Knuiman, M., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hung, J.

Background and Objective Estimates of dietary folate intake are currently of considerable interest, but no rapid tools are available to assess dietary intake of folate that are well suited to...

Return to work after coronary artery bypass surgery in a population of long-term survivors (2005)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

Background: Return to paid employment may be facilitated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We assessed work status in a population-based study of long-term outcomes of CABG. Aim: To...

Slaying myths about passive smoking - editorial (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Copyright © 2005 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Predictors of impaired cognitive function in men over the age of 80 years: results from the Health in Men Study (2005)

Flicker, Leon, Almeida, Osvaldo P., Acres, John M., Le, Max T. Q., Tuohy, R. J., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P. Almeida, John Acres, Max T. Q. Le, Raywin J. Tuohy, Konrad Jamrozik, Graeme Hankey and Paul Norman

Assessing the effectiveness of a mammography screening service (2005)

Clayforth, C., Fritschi, L., McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Wylie, E., Threlfall, Timothy J., ...

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2005; 75 (8):631-636 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Pathology reporting of breast cancer: Trends in 1989-1999 following the introduction of mammographic screening in Western Australia (2005)

Harvey, J. M., Sterrett, G., McEvoy, S., Fritschi, Lin, Jamrozik, Konrad, Ingram, D. M., ...

Background: A survey of pathology reporting of breast cancer in Western Australia in 1989 highlighted the need for improvement. The current study documents (1) changes in pathology reporting from...

The Coronary Artery Revascularisation in Diabetes (CARDia) trial: Background aims and design (2005)

Kapur, A., Malik, I. S., Bagger, J. P., Anderson, J. R., Kooner, J. S., Thomas, M., ...

Background Patients with diabetes have an increased incidence and severity of ischemic heart disease, which leads to an increased requirement for coronary revascularization. Comparative information...

Pathology reporting of breast cancer: Trends in 1989-1999 following the introduction of mammographic screening in Western Australia (2005)

Harvey, J. M., Sterrett, G., McEvoy, S., Fritschi, Lin, Jamrozik, Konrad, Ingram, D. M., ...

Background: A survey of pathology reporting of breast cancer in Western Australia in 1989 highlighted the need for improvement. The current study documents (1) changes in pathology reporting from...

The Coronary Artery Revascularisation in Diabetes (CARDia) trial: Background aims and design (2005)

Kapur, A., Malik, I. S., Bagger, J. P., Anderson, J. R., Kooner, J. S., Thomas, M., ...

Background Patients with diabetes have an increased incidence and severity of ischemic heart disease, which leads to an increased requirement for coronary revascularization. Comparative information...

Smoking, quitting, and the risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men in the Asia-Pacific region (2005)

Woodward, M., Lam, T. H., Barzi, Federica, Patel, Ashvin K., Gu, D. F., Rodgers, A., ...

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2005; all rights reserved.

Surgical caseload and outcomes for women with invasive breast cancer treated in Western Australia (2005)

Ingram, D. M., McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Fritschi, Lin, Joseph, David, Jamrozik, Konrad

We have assessed the outcomes for all women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in Western Australia during 1989, 1994 and 1999, and compared the results for surgeons who treat 20 or more cases per...

Smoking, quitting, and the risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men in the Asia-Pacific region (2005)

Woodward, M., Lam, T. H., Barzi, Federica, Patel, Ashvin K., Gu, D. F., Rodgers, A., ...

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2005; all rights reserved.

Surgical caseload and outcomes for women with invasive breast cancer treated in Western Australia (2005)

Ingram, D. M., McEvoy, S., Byrne, M. J., Fritschi, Lin, Joseph, David, Jamrozik, Konrad

We have assessed the outcomes for all women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in Western Australia during 1989, 1994 and 1999, and compared the results for surgeons who treat 20 or more cases per...

Rural health turned upside-down (2005)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Weller, David P., Heller, Richard F.

The UK needs to revitalise metropolitan medicine as Australia has done for rural medicine.

Return to Work After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a Population of Long-Term Survivors (2005)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter L.

Background: Return to paid employment may be facilitated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We assessed work status in a population-based study of long-term outcomes of CABG. Aim: To...

Increased use of emergency services by older people after health screening (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David, Lawley, Guy

Background: evaluation of the ‘Keep Well At Home’ (KWAH) Project in West London indicated that a programme of screening persons aged 75 and over had not reduced rates of emergency attendances and...

The Sherbrooke Questionnaire predicts use of emergency services (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David

Background: the National Service Framework for Older People mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years...

Effectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad

Study objective: UK government policy mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years or more. We evaluated...

The Sherbrooke Questionnaire predicts use of emergency services (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David

Background: the National Service Framework for Older People mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years...

Effectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad

Study objective: UK government policy mandates the introduction of ‘intermediate care services’ to reduce emergency admissions to hospital from the population aged 75 years or more. We evaluated...

Increased use of emergency services by older people after health screening (2005)

Walker, Lesley, Jamrozik, Konrad, Wingfield, David, Lawley, Guy

Background: evaluation of the ‘Keep Well At Home’ (KWAH) Project in West London indicated that a programme of screening persons aged 75 and over had not reduced rates of emergency attendances and...

Population based randomised controlled trial on impact of screening on mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm (2004)

Norman, Paul E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Lawrence-Brown, Michael, Le, Max T Q., Spencer, Carole A., Tuohy, Raywin J., ...

A correction has been published for this article. The contents of the correction have been appended to the original article in this reprint. The correction is available online at:...

Surgical management of lung cancer in Western Australia in 1996 and its outcomes (2004)

Mina, Kym, Byrne, Michael J., Ryan, Gerard F., Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Mark, Joseph, David, ...

Background: All cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Western Australia in 1996 in which surgery was the primary treatment, were reviewed. Reported herein are the characteristics of the patients, the...

Population based randomised controlled trial on impact of screening on mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm (2004)

Norman, Paul E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Lawrence-Brown, Michael, Le, Max T Q., Spencer, Carole A., Tuohy, Raywin J., ...

A correction has been published for this article. The contents of the correction have been appended to the original article in this reprint. The correction is available online at:...

Surgical management of lung cancer in Western Australia in 1996 and its outcomes (2004)

Mina, Kym, Byrne, Michael J., Ryan, Gerard F., Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Mark, Joseph, David, ...

Background: All cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Western Australia in 1996 in which surgery was the primary treatment, were reviewed. Reported herein are the characteristics of the patients, the...

Surgical management of lung cancer in Western Australia in 1996 and its outcomes (2004)

Mina, Kym, Byrne, Michael J., Ryan, Gerard, Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Mark, Joseph, David, ...

Background: All cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Western Australia in 1996 in which surgery was the primary treatment, were reviewed. Reported herein are the characteristics of the patients, the...

Research ethics paperwork: what is the plot we seem to have lost? (2004)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Researchers in the United Kingdom now have to submit their study proposals to local research ethics committees using a nationally standardised form. The form overcomes the problem of inconsistencies...

Evaluating curriculum changes in undergraduate cancer education (2004)

Starmer, Darren L., Jamrozik, Konrad, Barton, Michael B., Miles, Sharon E.

Background. Previous studies have indicated that Australian medical schools have not adequately prepared our graduating doctors to care for patients with cancer. The University of Western Australia...

Evaluating curriculum changes in undergraduate cancer education (2004)

Starmer, Darren L., Jamrozik, Konrad, Barton, Michael B., Miles, Sharon E.

Background. Previous studies have indicated that Australian medical schools have not adequately prepared our graduating doctors to care for patients with cancer. The University of Western Australia...

The management of early breast carcinoma before and after the introduction of clinical practice guidelines (2004)

White, Victoria, Pruden, M., Giles, Graham G., Collins, John, Jamrozik, Konrad, Inglis, G., ...

Copyright © 2004 American Cancer Society Published in Cancer, 2004; 101 (3):476-485 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Homocysteine Alzheimer genes and proteins and measures of cognition and depression in older men (2004)

Flicker, L., Martins, Ralph Nigel, Thomas, Jenny, Acres, John M., Taddei, K., Norman, Paul E., ...

The ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE), and the plasma levels of APOE, amyloid β-protein precursor, amyloid β1-40 (Aβ40) and homocysteine (Hcy) have all been correlated with the presence of...

Preventing recurrent events long term after coronary artery bypass graft: Suboptimal use of medications in a population study (2004)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

BACKGROUND: There are few population-based data on long-term management of patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), despite the high risk for future major vascular events among this group....

The management of early breast carcinoma before and after the introduction of clinical practice guidelines (2004)

White, Victoria, Pruden, M., Giles, Graham G., Collins, John, Jamrozik, Konrad, Inglis, G., ...

Copyright © 2004 American Cancer Society Published in Cancer, 2004; 101 (3):476-485 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Homocysteine Alzheimer genes and proteins and measures of cognition and depression in older men (2004)

Flicker, L., Martins, Ralph Nigel, Thomas, Jenny, Acres, John M., Taddei, K., Norman, Paul E., ...

The ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E (APOE), and the plasma levels of APOE, amyloid β-protein precursor, amyloid β1-40 (Aβ40) and homocysteine (Hcy) have all been correlated with the presence of...

Preventing recurrent events long term after coronary artery bypass graft: Suboptimal use of medications in a population study (2004)

Bradshaw, Pamela J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Gilfillan, Ian S., Thompson, Peter Lindsay

BACKGROUND: There are few population-based data on long-term management of patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), despite the high risk for future major vascular events among this group....

Tobacco and cardiovascular disease (2004)

Jamrozik, Konrad

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Tobacco and cardiovascular disease (2004)

Jamrozik, Konrad

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Active and passive smoking and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage - An international population-based case-control study (2004)

Anderson, Craig S., Feigin, Valery, Bennett, Derrick, Lin, Ruey-Bin, Hankey, Graeme, Jamrozik, Konrad

Background and Purpose - This study was undertaken to better clarify the risks associated with cigarette smoking and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Methods - The study included 432 incident cases of...

Surgical management of lung cancer in Western Australia in 1996 and its outcomes (2004)

Mina, Kym, Byrne, Michael J., Ryan, Gerard, Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Mark, Joseph, David, ...

Background: All cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Western Australia in 1996 in which surgery was the primary treatment, were reviewed. Reported herein are the characteristics of the patients, the...

Research ethics paperwork: what is the plot we seem to have lost? (2004)

Jamrozik, Konrad

Researchers in the United Kingdom now have to submit their study proposals to local research ethics committees using a nationally standardised form. The form overcomes the problem of inconsistencies...

Quality, morale and the new contract with GPs (2004)

Weller, David P., Jamrozik, Konrad, Heller, Richard F.

In UK general practice the goodwill that has sustained the GP workforce is waning

Population based randomised controlled trial on impact of screening on mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm. (2004)

Norman, Paul E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Lawrence-Brown, Michael M., Le, Max T. Q., Spencer, Carole A., Tuohy, Raywin J., ...

Objective To assess whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men reduces mortality. Design Population based randomised controlled trial of ultrasound screening, with intention to treat...

Cancer knowledge and skills of interns in Australia and New Zealand in 2001: Comparison with 1990 and between course types (2003)

Barton, Michael B., Tattersall, Martin H., Butow, Phyllis, Crossing, S., Jamrozik, Konrad, Jalaludin, B., ...

Objective: To compare the cancer knowledge and skills of interns in 2001 who graduated from graduate medical program (GMP) courses with those from non-GMP courses, and to compare the cancer knowledge...

Cancer knowledge and skills of interns in Australia and New Zealand in 2001: Comparison with 1990 and between course types (2003)

Barton, Michael B., Tattersall, Martin H., Butow, Phyllis, Crossing, S., Jamrozik, Konrad, Jalaludin, B., ...

Objective: To compare the cancer knowledge and skills of interns in 2001 who graduated from graduate medical program (GMP) courses with those from non-GMP courses, and to compare the cancer knowledge...

Developing a framework for assessment of the environmental determinants of walking and cycling (2003)

Pikora, Terri J., Giles-Corti, Billie, Bull, Fiona C., Jamrozik, Konrad, Donovan, Robert J.

The focus for interventions and research on physical activity has moved away from vigorous activity to moderate-intensity activities, such as walking. In addition, a social ecological approach to...

Is there an association between chronic lung disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion? (2003)

Spencer, C. A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Kelly, Shane, Bremner, Peter, Norman, Paul E.

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2003; 73 (10):787-789 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Developing a framework for assessment of the environmental determinants of walking and cycling (2003)

Pikora, Terri J., Giles-Corti, Billie, Bull, Fiona C., Jamrozik, Konrad, Donovan, Robert J.

The focus for interventions and research on physical activity has moved away from vigorous activity to moderate-intensity activities, such as walking. In addition, a social ecological approach to...

Is there an association between chronic lung disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion? (2003)

Spencer, C. A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Kelly, Shane, Bremner, Peter, Norman, Paul E.

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2003; 73 (10):787-789 at www.interscience.wiley.com

What drives the NHS? (2003)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Heller, R. F., Weller, D. P.

© The Medical Journal of Australia 2003

Don’t push ‘bans’, just live smoke-free (2003)

Jamrozik, Konrad

© 2003 Public Health Association of Australia

What drives the NHS? (2003)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Heller, R. F., Weller, D. P.

© The Medical Journal of Australia 2003

Don’t push ‘bans’, just live smoke-free (2003)

Jamrozik, Konrad

© 2003 Public Health Association of Australia

Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia and outcome of major surgery: A randomised trial (2002)

Rigg, J. A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Myles, Paul S., Silbert, Brendan S., Peyton, P. J., Parsons, R. W., ...

Background Epidural block is widely used to manage major abdominal surgery and postoperative analgesia, but its risks and benefits are uncertain. We compared adverse outcomes in high-risk patients...

Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease: Persistence of excess risk in former smokers (2002)

Fowler, Bess, Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E., Allen, Yvonne

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2002; 26 (3):219-224 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia and outcome of major surgery: A randomised trial (2002)

Rigg, J. A., Jamrozik, Konrad, Myles, Paul S., Silbert, Brendan S., Peyton, P. J., Parsons, R. W., ...

Background Epidural block is widely used to manage major abdominal surgery and postoperative analgesia, but its risks and benefits are uncertain. We compared adverse outcomes in high-risk patients...

Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease: Persistence of excess risk in former smokers (2002)

Fowler, Bess, Jamrozik, Konrad, Norman, Paul E., Allen, Yvonne

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2002; 26 (3):219-224 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Epidural block and outcome after major surgery (2002)

Myles, Paul S., Power, Ian, Jamrozik, Konrad

The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.

Epidural block and outcome after major surgery (2002)

Myles, Paul S., Power, Ian, Jamrozik, Konrad

The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.

Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia in major surgery (2002)

Rigg, J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Myles, P., Silbert, B., Peyton, P.

John Rigg, Konrad Jamrozik, Paul Myles, Brendan Silbert and Phil Peyton

Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia in major surgery (2002)

Rigg, J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Myles, P., Silbert, B., Peyton, P.

John Rigg, Konrad Jamrozik, Paul Myles, Brendan Silbert and Phil Peyton

Underuse of beta-blockers following myocardial infarction: A tale of two cities (2001)

Nicholls, Stephen James, McElduff, P., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hobbs, M., Leitch, J W.

Aims: To measure factors associated with underuse of beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: The Newcastle and Perth collaborating centres of the World Health Organization...

Underuse of beta-blockers following myocardial infarction: A tale of two cities (2001)

Nicholls, Stephen James, McElduff, P., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hobbs, M., Leitch, J W.

Aims: To measure factors associated with underuse of beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: The Newcastle and Perth collaborating centres of the World Health Organization...

Trends in cigarette smoking in 36 populations from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s: Findings from the WHO MONICA Project (2001)

Molarius, A., Parsons, R W., Dobson, A J., Evans, Alun E., Fortmann, S P., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

OBJECTIVES: This report analyzes cigarette smoking over 10 years in populations in the World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA Project (to monitor trends and determinants of cardiovascular disease)....

Trends in cigarette smoking in 36 populations from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s: Findings from the WHO MONICA Project (2001)

Molarius, A., Parsons, R W., Dobson, A J., Evans, Alun E., Fortmann, S P., Jamrozik, Konrad, ...

OBJECTIVES: This report analyzes cigarette smoking over 10 years in populations in the World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA Project (to monitor trends and determinants of cardiovascular disease)....

Why evidence-based medicine? (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad

This chapter considers briefly what counts as ‘evidence’ and describes three historical strands, in medical science generally, in epidemiology and in clinical trials, that have converged to give...

Tobacco's uncounted victims - Editorial (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Le, Max T Q.

http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/contents174.html#21may

Randomized controlled trials need new systems of ethical oversight (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad

New systems of ethical oversight for randomized controlled trials could ease the problems caused by increasingly cumbersome restrictions.

Opportunities for control of coronary heart disease in Australia (2001)

Mcelduff, P., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hobbs, M.

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2001; 25(1):24-30 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Randomized controlled trials need new systems of ethical oversight (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad

New systems of ethical oversight for randomized controlled trials could ease the problems caused by increasingly cumbersome restrictions.

Opportunities for control of coronary heart disease in Australia (2001)

Mcelduff, P., Dobson, A J., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hobbs, M.

Published in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2001; 25(1):24-30 at www.interscience.wiley.com

Why evidence-based medicine? (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad

This chapter considers briefly what counts as ‘evidence’ and describes three historical strands, in medical science generally, in epidemiology and in clinical trials, that have converged to give...

Tobacco's uncounted victims - Editorial (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Le, Max T Q.

http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/contents174.html#21may

Monitoring the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Australia (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Dobson, A., Hobbs, M., McElduff, P., Ring, I., D'Este, K., ...

Monitoring the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Australia examines the feasibility of monitoring the incidence of selected cardiovascular diseases using existing national datasets. Methods for...

Monitoring the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Australia (2001)

Jamrozik, Konrad, Dobson, A., Hobbs, M., McElduff, P., Ring, I., D'Este, K., ...

Monitoring the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Australia examines the feasibility of monitoring the incidence of selected cardiovascular diseases using existing national datasets. Methods for...

Research ethics paperwork: what is the plot we seem to have lost?

Jamrozik, Konrad

The standardisation of applications to local research ethics committees seems likely to make ethical approval less efficient and more time consuming for everyone

Estimate of deaths attributable to passive smoking among UK adults: database analysis

Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To estimate deaths from passive smoking in employees of the hospitality industry as well as in the general workforce and general population of the United Kingdom.

Unsafe driving behaviour and four wheel drive vehicles: observational study

Walker, Lesley, Williams, Jonathan, Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To assess the level of compliance with the new law in the United Kingdom mandating penalties for using a hand held mobile phone while driving, to compare compliance with this law with the...

Research ethics paperwork: what is the plot we seem to have lost?

Jamrozik, Konrad

The standardisation of applications to local research ethics committees seems likely to make ethical approval less efficient and more time consuming for everyone

Estimate of deaths attributable to passive smoking among UK adults: database analysis

Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To estimate deaths from passive smoking in employees of the hospitality industry as well as in the general workforce and general population of the United Kingdom.

Unsafe driving behaviour and four wheel drive vehicles: observational study

Walker, Lesley, Williams, Jonathan, Jamrozik, Konrad

Objective To assess the level of compliance with the new law in the United Kingdom mandating penalties for using a hand held mobile phone while driving, to compare compliance with this law with the...

Anti-smoking education in Oxfordshire general practices

Jamrozik, Konrad, Fowler, Godfrey

A postal questionnaire survey of 360 Oxfordshire general practitioners and health visitors on the subject of anti-smoking education was conducted in May-June 1980. Two mailings produced a response...

Smoking and the Risk of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Cancers for Men and Women in the Asia-Pacific Region

Ansary-Moghaddam, Alireza, Martiniuk, Alexandra, Lam, Tai-Hing, Jamrozik, Konrad, Tamakoshi, Akiko, Fang, Xianghua, ...

Although smoking is an established causal factor for upper aero digestive tract cancer (UADTC), most of the evidence originates from the West. Thus, we analysed data from 455,409 subjects in the Asia...

Is mortality from heart failure increasing in Australia? An analysis of official data on mortality for 1997-2003.

Najafi, Farid, Dobson, Annette J., Jamrozik, Konrad

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether trends in mortality from heart failure (HF) in Australia are due to a change in awareness of the condition or real changes in its epidemiology. METHODS: We carried out a...