Max Bulsara

Does smoking status affect the likelihood of consulting a doctor about respiratory symptoms? A pilot survey in Western Australia (2009)

Jiwa, Moyez, Arnet, Hayley, Halkett, Georgia, Smith, Marthe, O'Connor, Moira, Rhodes, Julia, ...

Abstract Background Smokers attribute respiratory symptoms, even when severe, to everyday causes and not as indicative of ill-health warranting medical attention. The aim of this pilot study was to...

Does smoking status affect the likelihood of consulting a doctor about respiratory symptoms? A pilot survey in Western Australia (2009)

Jiwa, Moyez, Arnet, Hayley, Halkett, Georgia, Smith, Marthe, O'Connor, Moira, Rhodes, J., ...

Background: Smokers attribute respiratory symptoms, even when severe, to everyday causes and not as indicative of ill-health warranting medical attention. The aim of this pilot study was to conduct a...

Referring patients to specialists: A structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs (2008)

Jiwa, Moyez, Gordon, Michael, Arnet, Hayley, Ee, Hooi, Bulsara, Max, Colwell, Brigitte

Abstract Background In Australia and in the United Kingdom (UK) access to specialists is sanctioned by General Practitioners (GPs). It is important to understand how practitioners determine which...

The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviors (2008)

McCormack, Gavin R., Giles-Corti, Billie, Bulsara, Max

Background. The presence and mix of destinations is an important aspect of the built environment that may encourage or discourage physical activity. This study examined the association between the...

Evaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: Design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western Australia (2008)

Giles-Corti, Billie, Knuiman, Matthew, Timperio, Anna, Van Niel, Kimberly, Pikora, Terri J., Bull, Fiona C.L., ...

Objectives. To describe the design and baseline results of an evaluation of the Western Australian government's pedestrian-friendly subdivision design code (Liveable Neighborhood (LN) Guidelines)....

Knowledge and Attitudes of Men to Prostate Cancer (2008)

Arnold-Reed, Diane, Hince, Dana, Bulsara, Max, Ngo, Hanh, Eaton, M, Wright, A, ...

Objective: To ascertain the current level of understanding about prostate cancer (PCa), including treatment options and potential side effects of treatment, among older men. Design and Setting:...

Opportunistic Screening in General Practice for Chlamydia Trachomatis in Young Men (2008)

Hince, Dana, Arnold-Reed, Diane, Brett, Tom, Mak, Donna, Moorhead, Robert, Bulsara, Max

Study Objective: There is little information available regarding the prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis in young men in the general population. The community based rate of infection is...

Referring patients to specialists: a structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs (2008)

Jiwa, Moyez, Gordon, M., Arnet, Hayley, Ee, H., Bulsara, Max, Colwell, B.

BACKGROUND: In Australia and in the United Kingdom (UK) access to specialists is sanctioned by General Practitioners (GPs). It is important to understand how practitioners determine which patients...

Referring patients to specialists: A structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs (2008)

Jiwa, Moyez, Gordon, Michael, Arnet, Hayley, Ee, Hooi, Bulsara, Max, Colwell, Brigitte

Background: In Australia and in the United Kingdom (UK) access to specialists is sanctioned by General Practitioners (GPs). It is important to understand how practitioners determine which patients...

Prevalence of Structural Central Nervous System Abnormalities in Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (2008)

Ho, Margaret S, Weller, Narelle J, Ives, F Jay, Carne, Christine L, Murray, Katherine, Driesen, Rohan I. Vanden, ...

Objective: To characterize the effects of severe hypoglycemia on the developing brain in children with early-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Study design: Children diagnosed with T1DM before...

Ablate and pace strategy for atrial fibrillation: long-term outcome of AIRCRAFT trial (2007)

Lim, Kang-Teng, Davis, Michael J.E., Powell, Anne, Arnolda, Leonard, Moulden, Kath, Bulsara, Max, ...

Aims To determine long-term effects of atrioventricular junction ablation and pacing (AVJAP) on cardiac function and quality of life. Methods and results Prospective follow-up was performed on...

Trends in sudden infant death syndrome in Australia from 1980 to 2002 (2007)

Tursan D'Espaignet, Edouard, Bulsara, Max, Wolfenden, Luke, Byard, Roger William, Stanley, Fiona J.

Analysis was undertaken of trends in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Australia from 1980 to 2002 using Australian Bureau of Statistics data. The results showed a decline in the SIDS mortality...

Trends in sudden infant death syndrome in Australia from 1980 to 2002 (2007)

Tursan D'Espaignet, Edouard, Bulsara, Max, Wolfenden, Luke, Byard, Roger William, Stanley, Fiona J.

Analysis was undertaken of trends in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Australia from 1980 to 2002 using Australian Bureau of Statistics data. The results showed a decline in the SIDS mortality...

Constructing indices representing supportiveness of the physical environment for walking using the Rasch measurement model (2006)

McCormack, Gavin R, Mâsse, Louise C, Bulsara, Max, Pikora, Terri J, Giles-Corti, Billie

Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to use the Rasch model to 1) assess the psychometric properties of a physical environmental audit instrument and 2) to develop indices of...

Correlates of distances traveled to use recreational facilities for physical activity behaviors (2006)

McCormack, Gavin R, Giles-Corti, Billie, Bulsara, Max, Pikora, Terri J

Abstract Background Information regarding how far people are willing to travel to use destinations for different types of recreational physical activity behaviors is limited. This study examines the...

Development of a reliable measure of walking within and outside the local neighbourhood: RESIDE's neighborhood physical activity questionnarire. (2006)

Giles-Corti, Billie, Timperio, Anna, Cutt, Hayley, Pikora, Terri, Bull, Fiona, Knuiman, Matthew, ...

Background: The RESIDential Environment project (RESIDE) is a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of a new residential design code on walking. Objective: To develop a reliable measure of walking...

Development of a reliable measure of walking within and outside the local neighbourhood: RESIDE's neighborhood physical activity questionnarire. (2006)

Giles-Corti, Billie, Timperio, Anna, Cutt, Hayley, Pikora, Terri, Bull, Fiona, Knuiman, Matthew, ...

Background: The RESIDential Environment project (RESIDE) is a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of a new residential design code on walking. Objective: To develop a reliable measure of walking...

Mortality in an Australian cohort of textile workers (2004)

Fritschi, Lin, Lakhani, Ramzan, Nadon, Louise, Bulsara, Max

Background Workers in the textile industry may be exposed to textile dusts, a wide range of chemicals and electromagnetic radiation. Aim To investigate the risk of mortality in a cohort of textile...

Compound heterozygous hemochromatosis genotype predicts increased iron and erythrocyte indices in women (2000)

Rossi, Enrico, Olynyk, John K., Cullen, Digby J., Papadopoulos, George, Bulsara, Max, Summerville, Lesa, ...

Background: Women who inherit heterozygosity for the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene may have increased serum iron indices and hemoglobin and are less likely to develop iron deficiency compared with...

Compound heterozygous hemochromatosis genotype predicts increased iron and erythrocyte indices in women (2000)

Rossi, Enrico, Olynyk, John K., Cullen, Digby J., Papadopoulos, George, Bulsara, Max, Summerville, Lesa, ...

Background: Women who inherit heterozygosity for the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene may have increased serum iron indices and hemoglobin and are less likely to develop iron deficiency compared with...

Pregnancy after breast cancer: population based study

Ives, Angela, Saunders, Christobel, Bulsara, Max, Semmens, James

Objectives To identify women who survived breast cancer and subsequently conceived and to determine the rate of pregnancy (proportion), management, outcome of the cancer, and outcome of the first...

Assessing Liver Fibrosis with Serum Marker Models

Rossi, Enrico, Adams, Leon A, Bulsara, Max, Jeffrey, Gary P

Chronic liver disease is characterised by liver fibrosis, which may lead to cirrhosis. Conventional serum-based liver function tests do not give information on either the presence or the rate of...

Active commuting in a university setting: Assessing commuting habits and potential for modal change

Shannon, Tya, Giles-Corti, Billie, Pikora, Terri, Bulsara, Max, Shilton, Trevor, Bull, Fiona

This paper describes the results of an online survey that examined commuting patterns, potential for change and barriers and motivators affecting transport decisions in a University population...