2005 STEP Peer-reviewed journal publications

Barratt AL, Howard K, Irwig L, Salkeld G, Houssami N. A model of the outcomes of screening mammography: information to support informed choices BMJ 2005; 330: 936-8. [abstract]

Barratt AL. Cancer screening: benefits, harms and making an informed choice. Australian Family Physician 2005; 35(1/2): 1-4 [abstract]

Brennan M, French J, Houssami N, Kirk J, Boyages J. Breast cancer in young women. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34(10): 851-855 [abstract]

Brennan M, Houssami N, French J. Management of benign breast conditions. Part 1 - painful breasts. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 143-146 [abstract]

Brennan M, Houssami N, French J. Management of benign breast conditions – breast lumps & lesions. Part 2. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 253-255 [abstract]

Brennan M, Houssami N, French J. Management of benign breast conditions. Part 3. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34(5): 353-5 [abstract]

Caldwell PHY, Craig JC, Butow PN. Barriers to Australian physicians’ and paediatricians’ involvement in randomized controlled trial participation. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182: 59-68 [abstract]

Caldwell PHY, Edgar D, Hodson E, Craig JC. Bedwetting and toileting problems in children. MJA 2005; 182(4): 190-5 [abstract]

Chen K, Craig JC, Shumack S. Oral retinoids for the prevention of skin cancers in solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Dermatology 2005; 152(3): 518-523 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Houssami N, Apruzzese, Bassetti AE, Brancato B, Carozzi F, Catarzi S, Lamberini MP, Marcelli G, Pellizzoni R, Pesce B, Risso G, Russo F, Scorsolini A. Categorizing breast mammographic density: Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of BI-RADS density categories. The Breast 2005; 14(4): 269-275 [abstract]

Craig J, Hodson E, Mitchell R, Webster AC. Cochrane renal group report. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2005; 45(4): 775-779

Davey HM, Armstrong BK, Butow PN. An exploratory study of cancer patients’ views on doctor-provided and independent written prognostic information. Patient Education & Counselling 2005 Mar; 56(3): 349-355 [abstract]

Deeks JJ, Macaskill P, Irwig L. The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005; 58(9): 882-893. [abstract]

Doust JA, Pietrzak E, Dobson A, Glasziou P. How well does B-type natriuretic peptide predict death and cardiac events in patients with heart failure: systematic review. BMJ. 2005; 330(7492): 625-633 [abstract]

Doust JA, Pietrzak E, Sanders S, Glasziou PP. Identifying studies for systematic reviews of diagnostic tests was difficult due to the poor sensitivity and precision of methodologic filters and the lack of information in the abstract. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005; 58(5): 444-9 [abstract]

Durkan A, Hodson EM, Willis NS, Craig JC. Non-corticosteriod treatment for nephrotic syndrome in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2): CD002290, 2005 [abstract]

Glasziou P, Irwig L, Mant D. Monitoring in chronic disease: A rational approach. [[i||]]; 330: 644-8

Harrison JD, Young JM, Butow P, Salkeld G, Solomon M. Is it worth the risk? A systematic review of instruments that measure risk propensity for use in a health setting. Social Science and Medicine 2005; 60: 1385-1396 [abstract]

Hodson E, Craig J, Willis N. Evidence based management of steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology 2005; 20: 1523-1530 [abstract]

Hodson E, Jones CA, Webster A, Strippoli G, Barclary PG, Kable K, Vimalachandra D, Craig JC. Antiviral medications to prevent cytomegalovirus disease and early death in recipients of solid-organ transplants: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2005; 365: 2105-2115 [abstract]

Houssami N, Brennan M, French J, Fitzgerald P. Breast imaging in general practice. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34(6): 467-473 [abstract]

Houssami N, Ciatto S, Ambrogetti D, Catarzi S, Risso G, Bonardi R, Irwig L. Florence-Sydney Breast Biopsy Study: Sensitivity of ultrasound-guided versus freehand fine needle biopsy of palpable breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment 2005; 89(1): 55-59 [abstract]

Houssami N, French J, Brennan M, Ahern V, Ung O. Breast Cancer - New & emerging technologies for diagnosis and management. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34(8): 657-661 [abstract]

Houssami N, Irwig L, Simpson JM, McKessar M, Blome S, Noakes J. The influence of knowledge of mammograph findings on the accuracy of breast ultrasound in symptomatic women. The Breast Journal 2005; 11: 167-172 [abstract]

Houssami N, Irwig L, Ung O. Review of complex breast cysts: Implications of cancer detection and clinical practice. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2005; 75: 1080-1085 [abstract]

Howard K, Salkeld G, Irwig L, Adelstein B. High participation rates are not necessary for cost-effective colorectal cancer screening. Journal of Medical Screening 2005; 12: 96-102 [abstract]

Lehman R, Doust J, Glasziou P. Cardiac impairment or heart failure? [Editorial]. BMJ 2005; 331(7514): 415-6.

Lobb EA, Butow PN, Meiser B, Barratt A, Tucker K. Differences in individual approaches: Communication in the familial breast cancer consultation and the effect on patient outcomes. Journal of Genetic Counseling 2005; 14(1): 43-53 [abstract]

Lord SJ, Howard K, Allen F, Marinovich L, Burgess D, King R, Atherton J. A systematic review and economic analysis of drug-eluting coronary stents available in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 183(9): 464-471 [abstract]

McCaffery KJ, Irwig L. Australian women’s needs and preferences for information about HPV in cervical screening. Journal of Medical Screening 2005; 12: 134-141 [abstract]

Salkeld G, Solomon M, Butow P, Short L. Discrete choice experiment to measure patient preferences for the surgical management of colorectal cancer. British Journal of Surgery 2005; 92: 742-7 [abstract]

Singh-Grewal D, Macdessi J, Craig JC. Circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract infection in boys: a systematic review of randomized trials and observational studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005; 90(8): 953-958 [abstract]

Spurling G, Doust J. Identifying health centers in Honduras infested with Rhodnius prolixus using the seroprevalence of Chagas’ disease in children younger than 13 years. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 73(2): 307-8 [abstract]

Strippoli GFM, Craig J. Hypothesis versus Association: the optimal hemoglobin target debate (Editorial). American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2005; 46(5): 970-973

Strippoli GFM, Craig MC, Schena FP, Craig JC. Antihypertensive agents for the primary prevention of diabetic nephropathy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2005; 16(10): 3081-2091 [abstract]

Tew K, Irwig L, Matthews A, Crowe P, Macaskill P. Review article: Meta-analysis of sentinel node imprint cytology in breast cancer. British Journal of Surgery 2005; 92: 1068-1080 [abstract]

Waller J, McCaffery KJ, Nazroo JN, Wardle J. Making sense of information about HPV in cervical screening: a qualitative study. British Journal of Cancer 2005; 92(2): 265-70 [abstract]

Webster AC, Woodroffe RC, Taylor RS, Chapman JR, Craig JC. Tacrolimus versus cyclosporin as primary immunosuppression for kidney transplant recipients: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomised trial data. BMJ 2005; 331: 810. [abstract]