2007 STEP Peer-reviewed journal publications

Campbell D, Walker R, Mathew T, Craig J. Commentary on Influence of industry of renal guideline development Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2007; 2(2): 211 [pubmed link]

Chan S, Deeks J, Macaskill P, Irwig L. Three methods to construct predictive models using logistic regression and likelihood ratios to facilitate adjustment for pretest probability give similar results. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Published online 16 July 2007

Chapman S, Barratt A, Holding S. The news is [not] all good: misrepresentations and inaccuracies in Australian news media reports on prostate cancer screeniing. Medical Journal of Australia 2007;187(9):507-10 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Brancato B, Risso G, Ambrogetti D, Bulgaresi P, Maddau C, Turco P, Houssami N. Accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of axillary lymph nodes as a triage test in breast cancer staging. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2007; 103(1): 85-91 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Catarzi S, Lamberini MP, Risso G, Saguatti G, Abbattista T, Martinelli F, Houssami N. Interval breast cancers in screening: the effect of mammography review method on classification. Breast. 2007 Dec;16(6):646-52. Epub 2007 Jul 10 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Houssami N, Ambrogetti D, Bianchi S, Bonardi R, Brancato B, Catarzi S, Risso GG. Accuracy and underestimation of malignancy of breast core needle biopsy: the Florence experience of over 4000 consecutive biopsies. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2007; 101: 291-297 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Houssami N, Ambrogetti D, Bonardi R, Collini G, Rosselli Del Turco M. Minority Report - false negative breast assessment in women recalled for suspicious screening mammography: imaging and pathological features, and associated delay in diagnosis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2007 Sep;105(1):37-43 [abstract]

Ciatto S, Houssami N. Breast imaging and needle biopsy in women with clinically evident breast cancer: does combined imaging change overall diagnostic sensitivity? Breast. 2007 Aug;16(4):382-6 [abstract]

Clarke, JA. The professional development of Nursing through different aspects of the caring practices of nurses: nursing the patient person in a Geriatric Assessment Unit. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science. 2007 Sep;21(3):362-70. [abstract]

Davey E, Irwig L, Macaskill P, Chan S F, D’Assuncao J, Richards A, Farnsworth A. Cervical Cytology Reading Times: A Comparison between ThinPrep Imager and Conventional Methods. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2007 Sep;35(9):550-4. [abstract]

Davey E, Irwig L, Macaskill P, Chan SF, D’Assuncao J, Richards A, Farnsworth A. More histological high-grade cervical disease is detected by the ThinPrep Imager than by conventional cytology: a prospective study. BMJ 2007 Jul 7;335(7609):31. Epub 2007 Jun 29.
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Davey HM, Barratt AL, Butow PN, Deeks JJ. A one-item question with a Likert or Visual Analog Scale adequately measured current anxiety. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2007; 60(4): 356-360 [abstract]

Fung AT, Reid SE, Jones MP, Healey PR, McCluskey PJ, Craig JC. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing latanoprost with brimonidine in the treatment of open angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension or normal tension glaucoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2007; 91: 62-68 [abstract]

Gunasekera H, Knox S, Morris P, Britt H, McIntyre P, Craig JC. The spectrum and management of otitis media in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a national study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2007; 26(8):689-92 [abstract]

Haysom L, Williams R, Hodson E, Roy LP, Lyle D, Craig JC. Early Chronic Kidney Disease In Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children: Remoteness, Socioeconomic Disadvantage or Race? Kidney International 2007; 71(8): 787-794 [abstract]

Hewitson P, Glasziou P, Irwig L, Towler B, Watson E. Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD001216

Hodson EM, Jones CA, Strippoli GFM, Webster AC, Craig JC. Immunoglobulins, vaccines or interferon for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD005129.
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Hodson, E., Wheeler, D., Vimalchandra, D., Smith, G., Craig, J. Interventions for primary vesicoureteric reflux. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD001532 [abstract]

Hodson, E., Willis, N., Craig, J. Antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis in children. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD003772
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Hodson, E., Willis, N., Craig, J. Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001533.
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Houssami N, Given-Wilson R. Incorporating new technologies into clinical practice without evidence of effectiveness in prospective studies: Computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast screening reinforces the need for better initial evaluation. The Breast (Editorial) 2007; 16(3): 219-221 [PubMed link]

Houssami N, Ciatto S, Ellis I, Ambrogetti D. Underestimation of malignancy of breast core needle biopsy: Concepts and precise overall and category-specific estimates. Cancer 2007; 109(3): 487-495 [abstract]

Houssami N, Ciatto S, Ellis I. Breast core needle biopsy (CNB): Underestimation and uncertainty at the ‘borderline’ reflects complexity of breast disease. Cancer. Accepted for publication in March 2007

Houssami N, Wilson R. Should women at high risk of breast cancer have screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? Breast2007; 16(1): 2-4. [Pubmed link]

Houssami N, Ciatto S, Bilous M, Vezzosi V, Bianchi S. Borderline breast core needle histology: Predictive values for malignancy in lesions of uncertain malignant potential (B3) British Journal of Cancer 2007; 96: 1253-1257 [abstract]

Howard K, McCaffery K, Salkeld G, Irwig L. HPV triage testing or repeat Pap smear for the management of atypical squamous cells (ASCUS) on Pap smear: Is there evidence of process utility? Health Economics 2007 Sep 3 [Epub ahead of print] [abstract]

Irwig L, Biesheuvel C, Bossuyt P. Observed differences in diagnostic test accuracy between patient subgroups: is it real or due to reference standard misclassification? Clinical Chemistry ? Clinical Chemistry 2007 Oct;53(10):1725-9. [abstract]

Jepson RG, Craig JC. A systematic review of the evidence for cranberries and blueberries in UTI prevention. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2007; 51(6):738-745 [abstract]

Lee, A., Cooper, M., Craig, J., Knight, J., Keneally, J. Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on postoperative renal function in adults with normal renal function. Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD002765. [abstract]

Lee, B., Simpson, J., Craig, J., Bhuta, T. Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD003265.
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Lord SJ, Lei WA, Craft P, Cawson JN, Morris I, Walleser S, Griffiths A, Parker S, and Houssami N. A systematic review of the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an addition to mammography and ultrasound in screening young women at high risk of breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 2007 Sep;43(13):1905-17. Epub 2007 Aug 2 [abstract]

Maione A, Nicolucci A, Craig JC, Tognoni G, Moschetta A, Palasciano G, Pugliese G, Procaccini DA, Gesualdo L, Pellegrini F, Strippoli GFM, Steering Committee dello studio LIRICO. [Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers and combined therapy in microalbuminuric patients with one or more cardiovascular risk factors. Protocol of the Long-term Impact of RAS Inhibition on Cardiorenal Outcomes randomized trial (LIRICO).]Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia 2007 Sep-Oct;24(5):446-56
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Maione A, Nicolucci A, Craig JC, Tognoni G, Moschetta A, Palasciano G, Pugliese G, Procaccini DA, Gesualdo L, Pellegrini F, Strippoli GF; for the LIRICO study group. Protocol of the Long-term Impact of RAS Inhibition on Cardiorenal Outcomes (LIRICO) randomized trial.
Journal of Nephrology. 2007 Nov-Dec;20(6):646-55.
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Mathieu E, Barratt AL, Davey HM, McGeechan K, Howard K, Houssami N. Informed choice in mammography screening: a randomized trial of a decision aid for 70 year old women. Annals Internal Medicine. 2007 Oct 22;167(19):2039-46.
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McCaffery K, Irwig L, Bossuyt P. Patient decision aids to support clinical decision making: evaluating the decision or the outcomes of the decision. Medical Decision Making. 2007 Sep-Oct;27(5):619-25. Epub 2007 Sep 14.
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McCaffery KJ, Shepherd HL, Trevena L, Juraskova I, Barratt A, Butow PN, Hazell KC, Tattersall MHN. Shared Decision Making in Australia. Zeitschrift für ärztliche Fortbildung und Qualitätssicherung. 2007;101(4):205-11.
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McLeod JG, Barnett MH, Macaskill P, Williams DB. Long-term prognosis of multiple sclerosis in Australia. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2007; 256(1-2): 35-38 [abstract]

Morrow A, Craig J, Quine S. Health professionals' perceptions of feeding related quality of life in children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Accepted for publication in Child: Care, Health & Development 2007; 33(5):529-538.
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Morrow, A., Quine, S., O Loughlin, E., Craig, J. Different priorities: A comparison of parents' and health professionals' perceptions of quality of life in quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Archives of disease in childhood. 2007 Oct 11 [Epub ahead of print]
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Nassar N, Roberts CL, Raynes-Greenow CH, Barratt A. Development and pilot-testing of a decision aid for women with a breech-presenting baby. Midwifery 2007; 23(1): 38-47 [abstract]

Playford EG, Craig JC, Iredell J. Carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care unit patients: risk factors for acquisition, infection and their consequences. Journal of Hospital Infection 2007; 65: 204-211 [abstract]

Raynes-Greenow CH, Roberts CL, McCaffery K, Clarke J. Knowledge and decision-making for labour analgesia of Australian primiparous women. Midwifery 2007; 23(2): 139-145 [abstract]

Roder DM, Houssami N, Farshid G, et al. Population screening and intensity of screening are associated with reduced breast cancer mortality: Evidence of efficacy of mammography screening in Australia. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, published online 24 May 2007. [abstract]

Del Turco MR, Mantellini P, Ciatto S, Bonardi R, Martinelli F, Lazzari B, and Houssami N. Full field digital versus screen film mammography: A retrospective study of comparative accuracy in concurrent screening cohorts. AJR American Journal of Roentgenterology 2007 Oct;189(4):860-6. [abstract]

Salkeld G, Henry D, Hill S, Lang D, Freemantle N, D’Assuncao J. What drives health-care spending priorities? An international survey of health-care professionals. PLoS Med 2007; 4(2): e94. Published online 20 Feb
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Strippoli, G., Tognoni, G., Navaneethan, S., Nicolucci, A., Craig, J. Haemoglobin targets: we were wrong, time to move on. Lancet. 2007; 369:346-50.
Comment on Phrommintikul’s paper Mortality and target haemoglobin concentrations in anaemic patients with chronic kidney disease treated with erythropoietin: a meta-analysis. Lancet 2007; 369: 346-350 [abstract]

Tang BMP, Eslick GD, Craig JC, McLean AS. Accuracy of procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis in critically ill patients: A systematic reveiw and meta-analysis. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2007; 7: 210-217 [abstract]

Tong A, Craig JC. Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ). Accepted this paper for publication in the [[i||International Journal for Quality in Health Care[[i|| 2007; 19(6):349-357. Epub 2007 Sep 14
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Troni GM, Cariaggi M P, Bulgaresi P, Houssami N, Ciatto S. Reliability of sparing papanicolaou test conventional reading in cases reported as 'No Further Review' at AutoPap-assisted cytological screening: Survey of 30,658 cases with follow-up cytological screening. Cancer 2007; 111: 93-98 [abstract]

Turner M. Sphygmomanometer calibration – why, how and how often? Australian Family Physician 2007. Oct;36(10):834-8
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Vanbelleghem H, Vanholder R, Levin NW, Becker G, Craig JC, Ito S, Lau J, Locatelli F, Zoccali C, Solez K, Hales M, Lameire N, Eknoyan G. The kidney disease: improving global outcomes (KDIGO) website: comparison of guidelines as a tool for harmonization. Kidney International 2007; 71: 1054-1061 [abstract]

Waller J, McCaffery, KJ, Kitchener H, Nazroo JN, Wardle, J. Women’s experiences of repeated HPV testing in the context of cervical screening: a qualitative study. Psycho-oncology 2007; 16(3): 196-204 [abstract]

Webster A, Craig J,Chapman J, Simpson J, Jones M. Identifying high risk groups and quantifying absolute risk of cancer after kidney transplantation: a cohort study of 15,183 recipients. American Journal of Transplantation 2007; 7:2140-2151. Epub 2007 Jul 19.
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Williams G, Macaskill P, Chan SF, Karplus TE, Yung W, Hodson E, Craig JC. Comparative accuracy of renal duplex sonographic parameters in the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis: paired and unpaired analysis. American Journal of Roentgenology 2007; 188(3): 798-811 [abstract]

Williams G, Fletcher JT, Alexander SI, Craig JC. Disease of the month: Vesicoureteric reflux. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Accepted 12 July 2007.

Williams G, Sureshkumar P, Chan C, Macaskill P, Craig JC Ordering of renal tract imaging by pediatricians after urinary tract infection in children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43 (4): 280-288 [abstract]