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A Woodward

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1 Tumoricidal activity of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in vivo. Nat Med 1999 9.78
2 Dengue fever epidemics in the South Pacific: driven by El Niño Southern Oscillation? Lancet 1996 2.72
3 Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector-borne disease? Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2001 2.71
4 El Niño and the dynamics of vectorborne disease transmission. Environ Health Perspect 1999 2.62
5 Retrofitting houses with insulation to reduce health inequalities: aims and methods of a clustered, randomised community-based trial. Soc Sci Med 2005 2.54
6 After the smoke has cleared: evaluation of the impact of a new national smoke-free law in New Zealand. Tob Control 2008 2.35
7 Estimating lung cancer mortality from residential radon using data for low exposures of miners. Radiat Res 1997 2.08
8 Chronic painful peripheral neuropathy in an urban community: a controlled comparison of people with and without diabetes. Diabet Med 2004 2.03
9 Delayed presentation of an ingested foreign body causing gastric perforation. J Paediatr Child Health 2001 1.83
10 Anonymous linkage of New Zealand mortality and Census data. Aust N Z J Public Health 2000 1.76
11 Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific T cell responses correlate with control of acute HIV-1 infection in macaques. J Infect Dis 1997 1.60
12 Lipid-Enhanced Ethanol Production by Kluyveromyces fragilis. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983 1.59
13 Cardiac arrhythmia and nocturnal hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes--the 'dead in bed' syndrome revisited. Diabetologia 2008 1.57
14 Single strenuous event: does it predispose to inguinal herniation? Hernia 2007 1.52
15 Trial of an intervention to reduce passive smoking in infancy. Pediatr Pulmonol 1987 1.49
16 The effect of eradicating poverty on childhood unintentional injury mortality in New Zealand: a cohort study with counterfactual modelling. J Epidemiol Community Health 2008 1.46
17 Is the hair nicotine level a more accurate biomarker of environmental tobacco smoke exposure than urine cotinine? J Epidemiol Community Health 2002 1.46
18 Cancelled elective operations: an observational study from a district general hospital. J Health Organ Manag 2007 1.45
19 Does the frame affect the picture? A study into how attitudes to screening for cancer are affected by the way benefits are expressed. J Med Screen 1998 1.45
20 Motorcycle accidents in Nottinghamshire. Public Health 1983 1.43
21 Risk of brain tumours in relation to estimated RF dose from mobile phones: results from five Interphone countries. Occup Environ Med 2011 1.43
22 Climate change in the South Pacific region: priorities for public health research. Aust J Public Health 1995 1.42
23 Validation of short term recall of mobile phone use for the Interphone study. Occup Environ Med 2006 1.42
24 Daily mortality in relation to weather and air pollution in Christchurch, New Zealand. Aust N Z J Public Health 2000 1.39
25 Lead based paint hazards in early childhood centres in the Wellington region. N Z Med J 1997 1.38
26 Nicotine in hair of bar and restaurant workers. N Z Med J 2001 1.32
27 Perception of acoustic correlates of major phrasal units by young infants. Cogn Psychol 1992 1.30
28 Chance of free dinner increases response to mail questionnaire. Int J Epidemiol 1985 1.27
29 Retrospective comparison of mesh and sutured repair for adult umbilical hernias. Hernia 2005 1.27
30 National infant mortality rates in relation to gross national product and distribution of income. Lancet 1999 1.17
31 Complications and mortality following stoma formation. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2005 1.17
32 High dose fentanyl anesthesia for coronary artery surgery: plasma fentanyl concentrations and influence of nitrous oxide on cardiovascular responses. Anesth Analg 1979 1.15
33 Passive smoking in children: effect of avoidance strategies, at home as measured by hair nicotine levels. Arch Environ Health 2001 1.14
34 Socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity are both important for anti-tobacco health promotion. Health Educ Behav 2000 1.13
35 Questionnaire and hair measurement of exposure to tobacco smoke. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 2000 1.12
36 The natural history of chronic painful peripheral neuropathy in a community diabetes population. Diabet Med 2006 1.11
37 Public health impacts of global climate change. Rev Environ Health 1998 1.10
38 Two cases of aneurysm of the inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery: a review of treatment. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1987 1.10
39 Childcare in the first 2 years of life reduces the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2007 1.08
40 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutants Resistant to Catabolite Repression: Use in Cheese Whey Hydrolysate Fermentation. Appl Environ Microbiol 1982 1.07
41 Inguinal hernia repair: local or general anaesthesia? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2007 1.04
42 Passive smoking and lung cancer: a cumulative meta-analysis. Aust N Z J Public Health 2001 0.99
43 Conspicuity and bicycle crashes: preliminary findings of the Taupo Bicycle Study. Inj Prev 2008 0.97
44 Inguinal hernia repair: are ASA grades 3 and 4 patients suitable for day case hernia repair? Hernia 2006 0.96
45 Determinants of mobile phone output power in a multinational study: implications for exposure assessment. Occup Environ Med 2009 0.96
46 Paying for mental health and substance abuse care. Health Aff (Millwood) 1994 0.96
47 Risk factors for injury during basic military training. Is there a social element to injury pathogenesis? J Occup Med 1994 0.95
48 Gastric epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Postgrad Med J 2005 0.93
49 A double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effects of omega-3 supplementation in children aged 8-10 years from a mainstream school population. Res Dev Disabil 2010 0.91
50 Income inequality and mortality in Canada and the United States. Third explanation is plausible. BMJ 2000 0.90
51 Smoking and reduced duration of breast-feeding. Med J Aust 1988 0.89
52 Third sector primary care for vulnerable populations. Soc Sci Med 2001 0.89
53 Effects of maternal smoking upon neuropsychological development in early childhood: importance of taking account of social and environmental factors. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1992 0.89
54 El Niño and arboviral disease prediction. Environ Health Perspect 1999 0.88
55 Use of a computer model to identify potential hotspots for dengue fever in New Zealand. N Z Med J 2001 0.88
56 Defining the position of deep inguinal ring in patients with indirect inguinal hernias. Surg Radiol Anat 2006 0.88
57 A serological survey of antibodies to rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (rabbit calicivirus disease) in two rural Central Otago communities. N Z Med J 2001 0.87
58 Comparison of buffered and unbuffered local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: a prospective study. Hernia 2006 0.86
59 Childrens' learning and behaviour and the association with cheek cell polyunsaturated fatty acid levels. Res Dev Disabil 2010 0.86
60 Sources of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in New Zealand homes: findings from a community randomized controlled trial of heater substitutions. Indoor Air 2008 0.85
61 Spontaneous resolution of an inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to surgical drain placement. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2012 0.85
62 A survey of inguinal hernia repair in Wales with special emphasis on laparoscopic repair. Hernia 2007 0.85
63 Mortality and cancer incidence in New Zealand meat workers. Occup Environ Med 2004 0.85
64 A prospective study of proneness to acute respiratory illness in the first two years of life. Int J Epidemiol 1994 0.85
65 Trial fitting of a removable partial denture framework made using computer-aided design and rapid prototyping techniques. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2006 0.84
66 Torsion of the vermiform appendix. J Pediatr Surg 1986 0.84
67 Intensified treatment of type 2 diabetes--positive effects on blood pressure, but not glycaemic control. QJM 2003 0.83
68 Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters? Am J Ind Med 2001 0.83
69 Screening for colorectal cancer using an immunochemical test for faecal occult blood: results of the first 2 years of a South Australian programme. Aust N Z J Surg 1994 0.83
70 Risk assessment for people with mental health problems: a pilot study of reliability in working practice. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2002 0.82
71 Deaths caused by secondhand smoke: estimates are consistent. Tob Control 2004 0.82
72 How the NHMRC got its fingers burnt. Med J Aust 1997 0.82
73 Acute respiratory illness in the first year of primary school related to previous attendance at child care. Aust N Z J Public Health 1996 0.80
74 Smoking hygiene: a study of attitudes to passive smoking. N Z Med J 1999 0.80
75 Local anesthetic hernia repair in overweight and obese patients. World J Surg 2009 0.80
76 Domestic fire injuries treated in New Zealand hospitals 1988-1995. N Z Med J 2000 0.79
77 The use of nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy to monitor the bioelectromagnetic effects of a weak pulsed magnetic field in real time. Bioelectromagnetics 2000 0.79
78 Anatomical differentiation of direct and indirect inguinal hernias: Is it worthwhile in the modern era? Clin Anat 2010 0.79
79 Mutation rates at the glycophorin A and HPRT loci in uranium miners exposed to radon progeny. Occup Environ Med 1996 0.78
80 Anal implantation metastases. Br J Surg 1986 0.78
81 Relationship between nutritional status, dietary intake patterns and plasma lipoprotein concentrations in rural black South Africans. Hum Nutr Clin Nutr 1985 0.78
82 The association of fatty acid deficiency symptoms (FADS) with actual essential fatty acid status in cheek cells. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2010 0.77
83 Neurological injuries in South Australia: the influence of distance on management and outcome. Aust N Z J Surg 1984 0.77
84 Head injuries in country and city. A study of hospital separations in South Australia. Med J Aust 1984 0.77
85 A medium term analysis of the subjective efficacy of treatment for women with detrusor instability and low bladder compliance. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1998 0.76
86 Phorbol ester induces phosphorylation of the 80 kilodalton murine interleukin 1 receptor at a single threonine residue. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991 0.76
87 Which patients should undergo laparoscopy? Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988 0.76
88 Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1999 0.75
89 Effect of gastric resection, Roux-en-Y diversion and vagotomy on gastric emptying in the rat. Br J Surg 1994 0.75
90 Changing substance abuse treatment. Health Aff (Millwood) 1993 0.75
91 Randomized trial of modified Bassini versus Shouldice inguinal hernia repair. Br J Surg 1995 0.75
92 Local anaesthetic inguinal hernia repair performed under supervision: early and long-term outcomes. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2009 0.75
93 Oral erythromycin improves gastrointestinal motility and transit after subtotal but not total gastrectomy for cancer. Br J Surg 1998 0.75
94 Passive smoking: what are the limits to liberty? Med J Aust 1996 0.75
95 Reporting drug abuse in the emergency department. JAMA 2000 0.75
96 Time trends in motorcycle accidents in Britain. J Epidemiol Community Health 1983 0.75
97 Randomized study of the value of laparoscopy before appendicectomy. Br J Surg 1994 0.75
98 Passive smoking, as measured by hair nicotine, and severity of acute lower respiratory illnesses among children. Tob Induc Dis 2002 0.75
99 Herniography for groin pain of uncertain origin. Br J Surg 1997 0.75
100 Familial female femoral herniation. Hernia 2013 0.75
101 Screening for colorectal cancer. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of South Australian GPs. Med J Aust 1994 0.75
102 Cervical spine fracture following a motor vehicle accident. J Emerg Med 1988 0.75
103 Principles of the epidemiological approach to QEP. IARC Sci Publ 1999 0.75
104 The health insurance industry: past, present, and future. Healthspan 1986 0.75
105 Anaesthetic preference and outcomes for elective inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of public and private hospitals. Hernia 2012 0.75
106 Quantitative identification of banded human chromosomes. Clin Genet 1982 0.75
107 The implications of subspecialisation on the management and outcome of surgery for rectal carcinoma. Dig Surg 2002 0.75
108 Private health insurance and the underinsured. Healthspan 1987 0.75
109 A weak pulsed magnetic field affects adenine nucleotide oscillations, and related parameters in aggregating Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae. Bioelectrochem Bioenerg 1999 0.75
110 Local versus general anaesthesia with Prolene Hernia System mesh for inguinal hernia repair: early and long-term outcomes. Dig Surg 2008 0.75
111 Closed renal trauma in children. Aust N Z J Surg 1982 0.75
112 Dependence of marital problems on parental family history. J Abnorm Psychol 1974 0.75
113 Environmental health. Hazardous environments: local and global. Lancet 1998 0.75
114 The U.S. health insurance industry: an alternative view. Int J Health Serv 1978 0.75
115 Do tertiary-trained nurses smoke less than hospital-trained nurses? Community Health Stud 1987 0.75
116 Small bowel volvulus and pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 0.75
117 Commentary: current smoking issues: risks to women and the promotion of tobacco. Community Health Stud 1984 0.75
118 Utilisation rates in capitated primary care centres serving low income populations. N Z Med J 2000 0.75
119 Health care planning in urban areas: the Nottingham workshop. World Hosp 1982 0.75
120 Role of two-dimensional echocardiography in early diagnosis of suspected acute dissection of ascending aorta. Indian Heart J 1993 0.75
121 Transformations of positive and negative information in a modified learining-set task. J Exp Psychol 1966 0.75
122 Why do Australians live longer than New Zealanders? Health Educ Behav 2000 0.75
123 The research and development agenda for cancer prevention and education in Australia. Asia Pac J Public Health 1991 0.75
124 Severity of injuries in road crashes. A comparison of injured occupants of forward control vehicles and conventional passenger cars. Med J Aust 1986 0.75
125 The Nanny State strikes back: the South Australian Tobacco Products Control Act Amendment Act, 1988. Community Health Stud 1989 0.75
126 Future perspectives, unresolved issues and research needs. IARC Sci Publ 1999 0.75
127 Poverty--still a health hazard. N Z Med J 2000 0.75
128 Tobacco control in Australia. Tob Control 2003 0.75
129 Quantitative estimation and prediction of human cancer risk: its history and role in cancer prevention. IARC Sci Publ 1999 0.75
130 Cotinine in urine of smoker's infants. Lancet 1984 0.75
131 Determination of isosorbide dinitrate and its mononitrate metabolites in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography-thermal energy analysis. J Chromatogr 1983 0.75
132 An evaluation of freestanding alcoholism treatment for Medicare recipients. Addiction 1993 0.75