2002 STEP Peer-reviewed journal publications
Barratt A, Irwig L, Glasziou P, Salkeld G, Houssami N. Benefits, harms and costs of screening mammography in women 70 years and over: a systematic review. MJA 2002; 176:266-272 [abstract]
Barratt AL, Mannes P, Irwig L, Trevena L, Craig J, Rychetnik L. [Glossary] Cancer screening. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2002; 56: 899-902
Berry G, Smith CL, Macaskill P, Irwig L. Analytic methods for comparing two dichotomous screening or diagnostic tests applied to two populations of differing disease prevalence when individuals negative on both tests are unverified. Statistics in Medicine 2002; 21: 853-862 [abstract]
Caldwell P, Butow P, Craig JC. Pediatricians' attitudes towards randomized controlled trials involving children. Journal of Pediatrics 2002; 141: 798-803
Craig J, Barratt A, Cumming R, Irwig L, Salkeld G. A feasibility study of the early detection and treatment of renal disease by mass screening. Internal Medicine Journal 2002; 32: 6-14 [abstract]
Craig JC, Higgins G, Mitchell R. Cochrane Renal Group Report. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2002; 40: 856-860
Croft E, Barratt A, Butow P. Information about tests for breast cancer: what are we telling people? Journal of Family Practice 2002; 51: 858-860 [abstract]
Davey HM, Barratt AL, Davey E, Butow PN, Redman S, Houssami N, Salkeld G. Medical tests: women’s reported and preferred decision making roles and preferences for information on benefits, side effects and false results. Health Expectations 2002; 5: 330-340. [abstract]
Empson M, Lassere M, Craig JC, Scott JR. Recurrent pregnancy loss with antiphospholipid antibody: a systematic review of therapeutic trials. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 99: 135-144 [abstract]
Houssami N, Irwig L, Loy C. Accuracy of combined breast imaging in young women. The Breast 2002; 11: 36-40 [abstract]
Houssami N, Ciatto S, Irwig L, Simpson JM, Macaskill P. The comparative sensitivity of mammography and ultrasound in women with breast symptoms: an age-specific analysis. The Breast 2002; 11: 125-130 [abstract]
Irwig L, Bossuyt P, Glasziou P, Gatsonis C, Lijmer J. Designing studies to ensure that estimates of test accuracy are transferable. [[i||BMJ]2002; 324: 669-71
Irwig L, Macaskill P, Houssami N. Evidence relevant to the investigation of breast symptoms: the triple test. The Breast 2002; 11: 215-220. [abstract]
Lee B, Bhuta T, Craig J, Simpson J. Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane Renal Group. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 1, 2002 [abstract]
Lobb E, Butow P, Meiser B, Barratt A, Gaff C, Young MA, Kirk J, Graeme Suthers, Tucker K. Tailoring communication in consultations with women from high risk breast cancer families. British Journal of Cancer 2002; 87:502-8. [abstract]
Lobb E, Butow P, Meiser B, Barratt A, Kirk J, Gattas M, Haan E, Tucker K. The use of audiotapes in consultations with women from high risk breast cancer families: A randomised trial. Journal of Medical Genetics 2002; 39: 697-703
Macaskill P, Walter S, Franco EL, Irwig L. Assessing the Gain in Diagnostic Performance when Combining Two Diagnostic Tests. Statistics in Medicine 2002; 21: 2527-2546. [abstract)]
Meiser B, Butow P, Friedlander M, Barratt A, Schnieden V, Watson M, Brown J, Tucker K. Psychological impact of genetic testing in women from high-risk breast cancer families. European Journal of Cancer 2002; 38: 2025-2031 [abstract]
Michael M, Hodson EM, Craig JC, Martin S, Moyer VA. Short compared with standard duration of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002; 87: 118-123 [abstract]