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  1. Australian state influenza notifications and school closures in 2019

    Article • F1000Research, November 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Justin Clark

  2. Cochrane acute respiratory infections group's stakeholder engagement project identified systematic review priority areas

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  3. Resistance decay in individuals after antibiotic exposure in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Medicine, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  4. Educational interventions to improve people’s understanding of key concepts in assessing the effects of health interventions: a systematic review

    Article • Systematic Reviews, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Elizabeth Gibson

  5. Is antimicrobial administration to food animals a direct threat to human health? A rapid systematic review.

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  6. Systemic corticosteroids for acute otitis media in children

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  7. Probiotics for preventing acute otitis media in children

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, January 2018, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  8. What’s the uptake? Pragmatic RCTs may be used to estimate uptake, and thereby population impact of interventions, but better reporting of trial recruitment processes is needed

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  9. Prevalence of incidental breast cancer and precursor lesions in autopsy studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Cancer, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  10. Guideline: An expert panel strongly recommends against arthroscopic knee surgery for degenerative knee disease

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, October 2017, American College of Physicians

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  11. An Australian general practice based strategy to improve chronic disease prevention, and its impact on patient reported outcomes: evaluation of the preventive evidence into practice cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  12. Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  13. Clinician-targeted interventions to influence antibiotic prescribing behaviour for acute respiratory infections in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  14. Discrepant Expectations About Benefits and Harms—Reply

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, August 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  15. Antibiotics for acute respiratory infections in general practice: comparison of prescribing rates with guideline recommendations

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, July 2017, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  16. Shared decision making in Australia in 2017

    Article • Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, June 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  17. Findings of an Observational Study of Neuraminidase Inhibitors Highly Sensitive to Decision to Exclude 1652 Treated Patients

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  18. A qualitative study exploring high school students’ understanding of, and attitudes towards, health information and claims

    Article • Health Expectations, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  19. Determining the gaps between Cochrane reviews and trials of effectiveness of interventions for acute respiratory infections: an audit

    Article • Systematic Reviews, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  20. Preparing Parents to Make An Informed Choice About Antibiotic Use for Common Acute Respiratory Infections in Children: A Randomised Trial of Brief Decision Aids in a Hypothetical Scenario

    Article • The Patient Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  21. Clinicians’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, March 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  22. Parents’ Expectations and Experiences of Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Infections in Primary Care

    Article • The Annals of Family Medicine, March 2017, Annals of Family Medicine

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  23. Using theory to explore facilitators and barriers to delayed prescribing in Australia: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and the Behaviour Change Wheel

    Article • BMC Family Practice, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  24. Adverse events in patients taking cephalosporins versus placebo for any indication

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 2016, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  25. Acute sinusitis and sore throat in primary care

    Article • Australian Prescriber, August 2016, NPS MedicineWise

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  26. Systemic corticosteroids for acute otitis media in children

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  27. Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care

    Article • BMJ, July 2016, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  28. Clinician-targeted interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews

    Article • June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  29. Addressing resistance to antibiotics in systematic reviews of antibiotic interventions

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  30. A systematic review of the public's knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic resistance–authors' response

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  31. The impact of health literacy and life style risk factors on health-related quality of life of Australian patients

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  32. Neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis of regulatory and mortality data

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, May 2016, National Institute for Health Research

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  33. General Practitioner Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme Study (GAPS): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMC Family Practice, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  34. Urinary alkalisation for symptomatic uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2016, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  35. Educational interventions to improve people’s understanding of key concepts in assessing the effects of health interventions: a systematic review protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  36. Acupuncture in Australia

    Article • Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, February 2016, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  37. Implementing guidelines to routinely prevent chronic vascular disease in primary care: the Preventive Evidence into Practice cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2015, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  38. Interventions to facilitate shared decision making to address antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in primary care

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  39. A guide to performing a peer review of randomised controlled trials

    Article • BMC Medicine, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  40. Corticosteroids for the common cold

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  41. A systematic review of the public's knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic resistance

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  42. Can consumers learn to ask three questions to improve shared decision making? A feasibility study of the ASK (AskShareKnow) Patient-Clinician Communication Model®intervention in a primary health-care setting

    Article • Health Expectations, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  43. Oseltamivir for influenza

    Article • The Lancet, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  44. Adverse events in patients taking macrolide antibiotics versus placebo for any indication

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, August 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  45. Autoinflation: an effective nondrug intervention for glue ear

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, July 2015, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  46. Antibiotics for preventing recurrent sore throat

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  47. Parents’ beliefs and knowledge about the management of acute otitis media: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Family Practice, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  48. The match between common antibiotics packaging and guidelines for their use in Australia

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, June 2015, Wiley

    Associate Professor Treasure Madeleine McGuire, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  49. Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  50. Not in my backyard: a systematic review of clinicians' knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic resistance

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  51. Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity and duration of acute respiratory infections

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Antonio Jose Grande, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  52. What is the effect of a formalised trauma tertiary survey procedure on missed injury rates in multi-trauma patients? Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  53. Antibiotics for Children With Acute Otitis Media

    Article • JAMA, April 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  54. Prevalence of incidental prostate cancer: A systematic review of autopsy studies

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  55. Identified health concerns and changes in management resulting from the Healthy Kids Check in two Queensland practices

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, April 2015, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  56. Identified health concerns and changes in management resulting from the Healthy Kids Check in two Queensland practices

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, April 2015, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  57. Antibiotic Resistance: What are the Opportunities for Primary Care in Alleviating the Crisis?

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, February 2015, Frontiers

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  58. Patients’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, February 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  59. Single Patient Open Trials (SPOTs)

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  60. Common harms from amoxicillin: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials for any indication

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, November 2014, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Associate Professor Treasure Madeleine McGuire, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  61. Copayments for general practice visits

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, November 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  62. Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, November 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  63. Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, November 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  64. Does health literacy affect patients’ receipt of preventative primary care? A multilevel analysis

    Article • BMC Family Practice, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  65. Safety and Efficacy of Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Children

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  66. Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children under two years of age

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  67. Identified health concerns and changes in management resulting from the Healthy Kids Check in two Queensland practices

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, October 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  68. Neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza complications

    Article • The Lancet, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Jeremy Howick

  69. The Connection Between Evidence-Based Medicine and Shared Decision Making

    Article • JAMA, October 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  70. Risk of bias in industry-funded oseltamivir trials: comparison of core reports versus full clinical study reports

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2014, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  71. Statistical and methodological concerns about the beneficial effect of neuraminidase inhibitors on mortality

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  72. Review: Primary care–based general health checks improve surrogate but not clinical outcomes

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, June 2014, American College of Physicians

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  73. Liaise with pathologists to refine understanding of the prostate-specific antigen test

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, June 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  74. Preventing Otitis Media with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: More Data than Certainty?

    Article • May 2014, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  75. Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in adults and children

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Jeremy Howick

  76. Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  77. Brief Training of Student Clinicians in Shared Decision Making: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  78. Shared decision making for acute respiratory infections in primary care

    Article • January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  79. Revenue effects of practice nurse-led care for chronic diseases

    Article • Australian Health Review, January 2014, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  80. Antibiotics for sore throat

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  81. Urinary alkalisation for uncomplicated urinary tract infection

    Article • October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  82. The antibiotic crisis: charting Australia's path towards least resistance

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  83. A Prospective Evaluation of Missed Injuries in Trauma Patients, Before and After Formalising the Trauma Tertiary Survey

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  84. Antimicrobial stewardship: what’s it all about?

    Article • Australian Prescriber, August 2013, NPS MedicineWise

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  85. Exercise for acute respiratory infections

    Article • June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Antonio Jose Grande, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  86. Should we screen for prostate cancer? A re-examination of the evidence

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, June 2013, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  87. Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections

    Article • April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  88. Review: Serenoa repens does not improve symptom scale scores in benign prostatic hyperplasia

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2013, American College of Physicians

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  89. Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children

    Article • January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  90. Preventive evidence into practice (PEP) study: implementation of guidelines to prevent primary vascular disease in general practice protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • Implementation Science, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  91. Patients’ expectations of acute low back pain management: implications for evidence uptake

    Article • BMC Family Practice, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  92. Outcomes and opportunities: a nurse-led model of chronic disease management in Australian general practice

    Article • Australian Journal of Primary Health, January 2013, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  93. Corticosteroids as standalone or add-on treatment for sore throat

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  94. Antivirals for Treatment of Influenza

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 2012, American College of Physicians

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  95. Procalcitonin: Hope in the Fight against Antibiotic Resistance?

    Article • September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  96. Exploring the understanding of evidence-based concepts in people with type 2 diabetes

    Article • International Journal of General Medicine, September 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  97. When financial incentives do more good than harm: a checklist

    Article • BMJ, August 2012, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  98. A dog walking on its hind legs? Implications of the CareTrack study

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, July 2012, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  99. Analysis of decisions made in meta-analyses of depression screening and the risk of confirmation bias: A case study

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  100. The Imperative to Share Clinical Study Reports: Recommendations from the Tamiflu Experience

    Article • PLoS Medicine, April 2012, PLOS

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  101. Do you think it's a disease? a survey of medical students

    Article • BMC Medical Education, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  102. Does Bradford's Law of Scattering predict the size of the literature in Cochrane Reviews?

    Article • Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA, April 2012, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

    Ms Lisa M Kruesi, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  103. The effect of tertiary surveys on missed injuries in trauma: a systematic review

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  104. Can emergency physicians improve quality of care by using checklists and going HOME?

    Article • Emergency Medicine Australasia, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  105. Does Oseltamivir Really Reduce Complications of Influenza?

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  106. Immunoglobulin treatment for respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  107. Three questions that patients can ask to improve the quality of information physicians give about treatment options: A cross-over trial

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  108. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  109. Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children

    Article • June 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  110. Body-site distribution of skin cancer, pre-malignant and common benign pigmented lesions excised in general practice

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor David C. Whiteman, Professor Chris B Del Mar, Monika Janda

  111. Antibiotics and Acute Otitis Media in Children

    Article • JAMA, March 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  112. New investments in primary care in Australia

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  113. Advising patients to increase fluid intake for treating acute respiratory infections

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 2011, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  114. Increasing access to consumer health organisations among patients with chronic disease – a randomised trial of a print-based intervention

    Article • Primary Health Care Research & Development, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  115. Commentary: but what should journals actually do to keep industry sponsored research unbiased?

    Article • BMJ, October 2010, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  116. Citation, citation, citation

    Article • British Journal of General Practice, August 2010, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  117. Urinary tract infections in healthy women: a revolution in management?

    Article • BMC Family Practice, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  118. Using N-of-1 Trials to Improve Patient Management and Save Costs

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell

  119. Evidence-based practice in action: how can your medical librarian help?

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, April 2010, BMJ

    Ms Lisa M Kruesi, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  120. Stakeholders' views on the routine use of n-of-1 trials to improve clinical care and to make resource allocation decisions for drug use

    Article • Australian Health Review, January 2010, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell

  121. Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in healthy adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ, December 2009, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  122. Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Clinical Otolaryngology, December 2009, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  123. Is primary care research a lost cause?

    Article • BMJ, November 2009, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  124. Consumer health organisations for people with diabetes and arthritis: who contacts them and why?

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  125. Systemic corticosteroids for acute sinusitis

    Article • October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  126. Corticosteroids for the common cold

    Article • October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  127. Possible harms of oseltamivir—a call for urgent action

    Article • The Lancet, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  128. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review

    Article • BMJ, September 2009, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  129. Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ, August 2009, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  130. N-of-1 Randomized Trials to Assess the Efficacy of Gabapentin for Chronic Neuropathic Pain

    Article • Pain Medicine, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  131. Excluding serious illness in feverish children in primary care: restricted rule-out method for diagnosis

    Article • BMJ, April 2009, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  132. Cost of treating otitis media in Australia

    Article • Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  133. Prospective study of skin surgery in smokers vs. nonsmokers

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  134. Telephone Counseling for Physical Activity and Diet in Primary Care Patients

    Article • American Journal of Preventive Medicine, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Nicholas Graves

  135. Letters to the Editor

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Ms Lisa M Kruesi, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  136. Interventions to prevent transmission of the common cold

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  137. Factors Associated With the Number of Lesions Excised for Each Skin Cancer

    Article • Archives of Dermatology, November 2008, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor David C. Whiteman, Professor Chris B Del Mar, Monika Janda

  138. Once-daily amoxicillin eradicates group a beta-hemolytic strep as well as penicillin twice a day

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  139. Do case conferences between general practitioners and specialist palliative care services improve quality of life? A randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN 52269003)

    Article • Palliative Medicine, October 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell

  140. Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research

    Article • BMC Family Practice, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  141. Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of a clinical pharmacy intervention in 52 nursing homes

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  142. Reviews

    Article • British Journal of General Practice, June 2008, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  143. The Logan Healthy Living Program: A cluster randomized trial of a telephone-delivered physical activity and dietary behavior intervention for primary care patients with type 2 diabetes or hypertension from a socially disadvantaged community — Rationale...

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Nicholas Graves

  144. Dressings and topical agents containing hyaluronic acid for wound healing

    Article • April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  145. Antibiotic use results in resistance even for individual children

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  146. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review

    Article • BMJ, November 2007, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  147. Interventions for the interruption or reduction of the spread of respiratory viruses

    Article • October 2007, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  148. Prescribing antibiotics in primary care

    Article • BMJ, August 2007, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  149. Long-term changes in management following n-of-1 trials of stimulants in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell

  150. Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  151. Transparent Development of the WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines

    Article • PLoS Medicine, May 2007, PLOS

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  152. Prolotherapy injections for chronic low-back pain

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  153. Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children

    Article • January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  154. Celecoxib compared with sustained-release paracetamol for osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials

    Article • Rheumatology, January 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Dr Jane Nikles

  155. WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines for pharmacological management of sporadic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  156. Otitis media

    Article • October 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  157. Immunoglobulin treatment for respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Article • October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  158. Antibiotics for sore throat

    Article • October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  159. Exercise for overweight or obesity

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  160. Interventions for the interruption or reduction of the spread of respiratory viruses

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  161. Safety of neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, August 2006, Informa Healthcare

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  162. Topical analgesia for acute otitis media

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  163. Improving Prescribing Practices in Primary Care

    Article • PLoS Medicine, June 2006, PLOS

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  164. An n-of-1 Trial Service in Clinical Practice: Testing the Effectiveness of Stimulants for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Article • PEDIATRICS, June 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell, Dr Jane Nikles

  165. Colorectal Cancer Screening with Faecal Occult Blood Testing: Community Intention, Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviour

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, March 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  166. Clinical Thinking

    Article • January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  167. Reducing occupational psychological distress: a randomized controlled trial of a mailed intervention

    Article • Health Education Research, November 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  168. Evidence-based practice: Where next? What, now?

    Article • Emergency Medicine Australasia, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  169. Guaiac versus immunochemical tests: faecal occult blood test screening for colorectal cancer in a rural community

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  170. Clever searching for evidence

    Article • BMJ, May 2005, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  171. Injured Limbs Recover Better with Early Mobilization and Functional Bracing Than with Cast Immobilization

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, May 2005, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  172. Psychological interventions for overweight or obesity

    Article • April 2005, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  173. The Role of Paracetamol in Chronic Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach

    Article • American Journal of Therapeutics, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  174. Do Individualized Medication Effectiveness Tests (N-of-1 Trials) Change Clinical Decisions About Which Drugs to Use for Osteoarthritis and Chronic Pain?

    Article • American Journal of Therapeutics, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Jane Nikles, Professor Chris B Del Mar

  175. Community perceptions of suspicious pigmented skin lesions: are they accurate when compared to general practitioners?

    Article • Cancer Detection and Prevention, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  176. Teaching evidence based medicine

    Article • BMJ, October 2004, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  177. The state of primary-care research

    Article • The Lancet, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  178. Proliferationstherapie zur Behandlung chronischer Kreuzschmerzen

    Article • Praxis, September 2004, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  179. Would general practitioners support a population-based colorectal cancer screening programme of faecal-occult blood testing?

    Article • Internal Medicine Journal, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  180. Meeting in the middle: improving communication in primary health care consultations with people with an intellectual disability

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, September 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  181. The view from two sides: a qualitative study of community and medical perspectives on screening for colorectal cancer using FOBT

    Article • Preventive Medicine, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Monika Janda

  182. Immunostimulating agents for the prevention of acute otitis media

    Article • July 2004, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  183. Community Perceptions of Specific Skin Features of Possible Melanoma

    Article • Health Education Journal, June 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  184. Antibiotics for sore throat

    Article • April 2004, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  185. Prolotherapy injections for chronic low-back pain

    Article • April 2004, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  186. “Drink plenty of fluids”: a systematic review of evidence for this recommendation in acute respiratory infections

    Article • BMJ, February 2004, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  187. Why do doctors use treatments that do not work?

    Article • BMJ, February 2004, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  188. Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children

    Article • January 2004, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  189. Randomised control trial of a smoking cessation intervention directed at men whose partners are pregnant

    Article • Preventive Medicine, January 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  190. How many conditions can a GP screen for?

    Article • BMJ, November 2003, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  191. Evaluation of aid to diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions in general practice: controlled trial randomised by practice

    Article • BMJ, August 2003, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  192. Primary-care research is not a lost cause

    Article • The Lancet, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  193. Formal liaison between GPs and specialist teams may improve patient satisfaction, but has a limited effect on clinical outcomes

    Article • Evidence-based Healthcare, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar, Geoffrey Mitchell

  194. Knowledge, Attitude and Intentions Related to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Faecal Occult Blood Tests in a Rural Australian Population

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, January 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  195. Self-help organisations: A qualitative study of successful collaboration with general practice

    Article • Australian Journal of Primary Health, January 2003, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  196. Dissemination of an Efficacious Antenatal Smoking Cessation Program in Public Hospitals in Australia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Health Education & Behavior, October 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  197. Are Tryptophan and 5-Hydroxytryptophan Effective Treatments for Depression? A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, August 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  198. Antibiotika zur Behandlung der akuten Otitis media bei Kindern

    Article • Praxis, January 2002, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  199. Acute otitis media

    Article • Western Journal of Medicine, December 2001, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  200. Review: some non-antibiotic treatments are effective for relieving acute sore throat

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, May 2001, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  201. Are antibiotics effective for adults and children with acute sore throats?

    Article • Western Journal of Medicine, February 2001, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  202. Socio-demographic correlates of screening intention for colorectal cancer

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  203. Predictors of an antibiotic prescription by GPs for respiratory tract infections: a pilot

    Article • Family Practice, October 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  204. Amoxicillin resolved otitis media symptoms in young children better than did placebo at day 4 but not at day 11

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, September 2000, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  205. Review: early mobilisation may be better than bed rest for medical conditions and after surgery

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, May 2000, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  206. Enforced bedrest

    Article • The Lancet, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  207. Evidence based case report: Asymptomatic haematuria ... in the doctor

    Article • BMJ, January 2000, BMJ

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  208. Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing more careful evaluation

    Article • The Lancet, October 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  209. Skin cancer screening by australian family physicians

    Article • American Journal of Preventive Medicine, August 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  210. Women's Knowledge About the Physical and Emotional Changes Associated with Menopause

    Article • Women & Health, June 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  211. Psychologic distress in women with abnormal findings in mass mammography screening

    Article • Cancer, March 1999, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  212. Should we now hold back from initially prescribing antibiotics for acute otitis media?

    Article • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, February 1999, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  213. Antibiotics for sore throats?

    Article • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, December 1998, Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  214. Patterns of excision and referral from primary care of melanocytic lesions

    Article • Melanoma Research, December 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  215. Methodology of morbidity and treatment data collection in general practice in Australia: a comparison of two methods

    Article • Family Practice, January 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  216. The menopause and hormone replacement therapy: Australian general practitioners' self-reported opinions, attitudes and behaviour

    Article • Family Practice, January 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  217. Women's Perceptions and Experience of Menopause: A Focus Group Study

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  218. Teaching consultation skills by videotaping interviews: A study of student opinion

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 1992, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Chris B Del Mar

  219. Otitis Media

    Article • Wiley

    Professor Chris B Del Mar