Published in Med J Aust on March 15, 2010
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Quantifying the impact of transient joint symptoms, chronic joint symptoms, and arthritis: a population-based approach. Arthritis Rheum (2009) 0.93
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A phase II multicentered, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial of the stroke self-management program. Stroke (2011) 0.92
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An assessment of incentive versus survey length trade-offs in a Web survey of radiologists. J Med Internet Res (2013) 0.85
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Patient assessment of medication information leaflets and validation of the Evaluative Linguistic Framework (ELF). Patient Educ Couns (2009) 0.83
Absence of social desirability bias in the evaluation of chronic disease self-management interventions. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2013) 0.82
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Consumer-Focused Health Information Technology Systems Through eHealth Literacy: A Framework for Understanding Users' Needs. JMIR Hum Factors (2015) 0.82
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The inclusion of 'then-test' questions in post-test questionnaires alters post-test responses: a randomized study of bias in health program evaluation. Qual Life Res (2011) 0.81
Self-management programs conducted within a practice setting: who participates, who benefits and what can be learned? Patient Educ Couns (2011) 0.81
Two-year results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial of vertebroplasty for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures. J Bone Miner Res (2014) 0.81
Hip protector use amongst older hospital inpatients: compliance and functional consequences. Age Ageing (2006) 0.80
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Vertebroplasty: a promising but as yet unproven intervention for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures. Med J Aust (2006) 0.78
Systematic review showed measures of individual burden of osteoarthritis poorly capture the patient experience. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 0.78
Recurrent events counted in evaluations of predictive accuracy. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 0.78
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A systematic analysis of the needs of people with HIV in Australia: stakeholder views of the key elements for a healthy life. Sex Health (2016) 0.76
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Experienced physiotherapists as gatekeepers to hospital orthopaedic outpatient care. Comment. Med J Aust (2008) 0.75
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Adaptation of the methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis knowledge questionnaire (MiRAK) for use with parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a qualitative study. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J (2013) 0.75
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