Published in BMC Public Health on June 09, 2014
Patterns of HIV, TB, and non-communicable disease multi-morbidity in peri-urban South Africa- a cross sectional study. BMC Infect Dis (2015) 1.03
Why the communicable/non-communicable disease dichotomy is problematic for public health control strategies: implications of multimorbidity for health systems in an era of health transition. Int Health (2015) 0.90
Recreational drug use among individuals living with HIV in Europe: review of the prevalence, comparison with the general population and HIV guidelines recommendations. Front Microbiol (2015) 0.84
Patient Preferences for Features of Health Care Delivery Systems: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Health Serv Res (2015) 0.83
Quality of integrated chronic disease care in rural South Africa: user and provider perspectives. Health Policy Plan (2017) 0.78
Physical multimorbidity and psychosis: comprehensive cross sectional analysis including 242,952 people across 48 low- and middle-income countries. BMC Med (2016) 0.78
Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: results from a cross sectional study. BMC Fam Pract (2016) 0.77
EXPERTS 1-experiences of long-term life-limiting conditions among patients and carers: protocol for a qualitative meta-synthesis and conceptual modelling study. BMJ Open (2015) 0.76
Health Care Seeking Behavior in Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Bridging knowledge to develop an action plan for integrated care for chronic diseases in Greece. Int J Integr Care (2015) 0.75
The Pan-University Network for Global Health: framework for collaboration and review of global health needs. Global Health (2016) 0.75
"I don't have options but to persevere." Experiences and practices of care for HIV and diabetes in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study of patients and family caregivers. Int J Equity Health (2016) 0.75
High prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. BMC Res Notes (2016) 0.75
Community mental health care worldwide: current status and further developments. World Psychiatry (2016) 0.75
Perceptions on diabetes care provision among health providers in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study. Health Policy Plan (2016) 0.75
'Whom will I give him to? The difficulty is mine' : Psychosocial difficulties experienced by care givers of patients with epilepsy in Cape Town, South Africa. J Health Psychol (2015) 0.75
Developing, delivering and evaluating primary mental health care: the co-production of a new complex intervention. BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
"It is always HIV/AIDS and TB": Home-based carers' perspectives on epilepsy in Cape Town, South Africa. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being (2016) 0.75
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 41.47
We need minimally disruptive medicine. BMJ (2009) 5.35
The double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in developing countries. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 5.07
Multimorbidity patterns: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol (2014) 2.61
Distribution of hyperglycaemia and related cardiovascular disease risk factors in low-income countries: a cross-sectional population-based survey in rural Uganda. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 2.52
Multimorbidity and quality of life: a closer look. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2007) 2.28
Cumulative complexity: a functional, patient-centered model of patient complexity can improve research and practice. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 2.16
Chronic noncommunicable diseases and HIV-AIDS on a collision course: relevance for health care delivery, particularly in low-resource settings--insights from South Africa. Am J Clin Nutr (2011) 1.98
Chronic diseases: what happens when they come in multiples? Br J Gen Pract (2007) 1.91
Multimorbidity in primary care: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 1.68
Tuberculosis comorbidity with communicable and non-communicable diseases: integrating health services and control efforts. Lancet Infect Dis (2013) 1.62
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 1.57
Effect of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy on dysglycemia and insulin sensitivity in South African HIV-infected patients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 1.52
The challenges of multimorbidity from the patient perspective. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.35
'You say treatment, I say hard work': treatment burden among people with chronic illness and their carers in Australia. Health Soc Care Community (2013) 1.33
COPD and the risk of tuberculosis--a population-based cohort study. PLoS One (2010) 1.27
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes as economic and developmental challenges in Africa. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (2013) 1.23
Overwhelmed patients: a videographic analysis of how patients with type 2 diabetes and clinicians articulate and address treatment burden during clinical encounters. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.19
Impact of body mass index on prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care: cohort study. Fam Pract (2013) 1.13
Cardiovascular disease: the new epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Vascular (2011) 1.00
Association between short leukocyte telomere length and HIV infection in a cohort study: No evidence of a relationship with antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 0.97
The role of diabetes on the clinical manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis. Trop Med Int Health (2012) 0.94
The 2011 United Nations high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases: the Africa agenda calls for a 5-by-5 approach. S Afr Med J (2012) 0.90
Decreased chronic morbidity but elevated HIV associated cytokine levels in HIV-infected older adults receiving HIV treatment: benefit of enhanced access to care? PLoS One (2013) 0.86
A theoretical lens for revealing the complexity of chronic care. Perspect Biol Med (2013) 0.81
Reorienting women's health in low- and middle-income countries: the case of depression and Type 2 diabetes. Glob Health Action (2014) 0.79
Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. Lancet (2011) 15.18
Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases. Nature (2007) 7.86
Age and association of kidney measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease. JAMA (2012) 7.20
Population-level effect of HIV on adult mortality and early evidence of reversal after introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi. Lancet (2008) 5.93
Effect of concurrent sexual partnerships on rate of new HIV infections in a high-prevalence, rural South African population: a cohort study. Lancet (2011) 5.58
Effect of valsartan on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med (2010) 5.46
Low-glycemic index diets in the management of diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care (2003) 5.44
The rising prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Diabetes Care (2002) 4.52
Effect of nateglinide on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med (2010) 4.38
Systematic review of cost effectiveness studies of telemedicine interventions. BMJ (2002) 3.94
Noninvasive markers of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Validating the European Liver Fibrosis Panel and exploring simple markers. Hepatology (2008) 3.60
Prednisolone or pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.47
Comparison of hemodialysis, hemofiltration, and acetate-free biofiltration for ESRD: systematic review. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 3.37
Qualitative research and the problem of judgement: lessons from interviewing fellow professionals. Fam Pract (2002) 2.79
Enhanced liver fibrosis test can predict clinical outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease. Gut (2010) 2.66
Follow-up of blood-pressure lowering and glucose control in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.64
Understanding patients' experiences of treatment burden in chronic heart failure using normalization process theory. Ann Fam Med (2011) 2.59
Factors affecting the uptake of screening: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a genotypic and a phenotypic strategy for screening for haemochromatosis. J Hepatol (2005) 2.58
A population-based study of the incidence and outcomes of diagnosed chronic kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 2.55
AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures. Med J Aust (2010) 2.44
Individual patient education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 2.43
Glucose indices, health behaviors, and incidence of diabetes in Australia: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Diabetes Care (2007) 2.30
Frequency and impact of nonadherence to immunosuppressants after renal transplantation: a systematic review. Transplantation (2004) 2.26
The impact of adult mortality on household dissolution and migration in rural South Africa. AIDS (2004) 2.25
The effects of high HIV prevalence on orphanhood and living arrangements of children in Malawi, Tanzania, and South Africa. Popul Stud (Camb) (2007) 2.24
Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs. Med J Aust (2009) 2.24
Cumulative complexity: a functional, patient-centered model of patient complexity can improve research and practice. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 2.16
A lowered salt intake does not compromise iodine status in Cape Town, South Africa, where salt iodization is mandatory. Nutrition (2012) 2.08
Gender, migration and HIV in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One (2010) 1.96
Managing depression in primary care: another example of the inverse care law? Fam Pract (2002) 1.93
Distance, rurality and the need for care: access to health services in South West England. Int J Health Geogr (2004) 1.90
Observation plans in longitudinal studies with time-varying treatments. Stat Methods Med Res (2008) 1.89
Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis. PLoS Med (2011) 1.89
Profile: the Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Int J Epidemiol (2012) 1.85
Multimorbidity, control and treatment of noncommunicable diseases among primary healthcare attenders in the Western Cape, South Africa. S Afr Med J (2015) 1.81
Uncovering treatment burden as a key concept for stroke care: a systematic review of qualitative research. PLoS Med (2013) 1.79
Insulin response in relation to insulin sensitivity: an appropriate beta-cell response in black South African women. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.78
The global cardiovascular diseases risk pattern in a peri-urban working-class community in South Africa. The Mamre study. Ethn Dis (2004) 1.73
Risk scores for type 2 diabetes can be applied in some populations but not all. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.68
Comparison of the Framingham and United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study cardiovascular risk equations in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes from the Fremantle Diabetes Study. Med J Aust (2009) 1.67
Performance of serum marker panels for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol (2005) 1.65
Migration, sexual behaviour, and HIV risk: a general population cohort in rural South Africa. Lancet HIV (2015) 1.63
Rising diabetes prevalence among urban-dwelling black South Africans. PLoS One (2012) 1.62
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to diabetes in South Africa in 2000. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.61
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 1.57
Decline in kidney function before and after nephrology referral and the effect on survival in moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 1.54
Certification of diabetes-related mortality: the need for an international guideline. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.54
Prevalence and determinants of stunting and overweight in 3-year-old black South African children residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Public Health Nutr (2005) 1.53
Effect of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy on dysglycemia and insulin sensitivity in South African HIV-infected patients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 1.52
Population differences in immune responses to Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination in infancy. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.52
Trends in HIV counseling and testing uptake among married individuals in Rakai, Uganda. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.52
From compliance to concordance: barriers to accomplishing a re-framed model of health care interactions. Soc Sci Med (2004) 1.52
HIV neuropathy in South Africans: frequency, characteristics, and risk factors. Muscle Nerve (2010) 1.51
The harmful consequences of elevating the doctor-patient relationship to be a primary goal of the general practice consultation. Fam Pract (2004) 1.50
Consensus report: the current role of self-monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol (2011) 1.50
Excessive weight gain following therapy for hyperthyroidism--a major problem. S Afr Med J (2003) 1.46
How do the Australian guidelines for lipid-lowering drugs perform in practice? Cardiovascular disease risk in the AusDiab Study, 1999-2000. Med J Aust (2008) 1.45
Refining the criteria for stalled fertility declines: an application to rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1990-2005. Stud Fam Plann (2008) 1.45
Established users and the making of telecare work in long term condition management: implications for health policy. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.42
Individual, household and community factors associated with HIV test refusal in rural Malawi. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.41
Chronic kidney disease and measurement of albuminuria or proteinuria: a position statement. Med J Aust (2012) 1.40
Hypertension and diabetes: poor care for patients at community health centres. S Afr Med J (2008) 1.38
Diet and blood pressure in South Africa: Intake of foods containing sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in three ethnic groups. Nutrition (2005) 1.37
Trade and the nutrition transition: strengthening policy for health in the Pacific. Ecol Food Nutr (2011) 1.35
Development and validation of instruments measuring body image and body weight dissatisfaction in South African mothers and their daughters. Public Health Nutr (2005) 1.34
Measuring compliance with drug regimens after renal transplantation: comparison of self-report and clinician rating with electronic monitoring. Transplantation (2004) 1.33
Determinants of insulin-resistant phenotypes in normal-weight and obese Black African women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.31
Glucose, lipid, and blood pressure control in Australian adults with type 2 diabetes: the 1999-2000 AusDiab. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.31
Outpatient adherence to beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.31
Embedding effective depression care: using theory for primary care organisational and systems change. Implement Sci (2010) 1.30
Prenatal dexamethasone exposure induces changes in nonhuman primate offspring cardiometabolic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.28
Research capacity building: a US-South African partnership. Glob Health Promot (2011) 1.28
Building a measurement framework of burden of treatment in complex patients with chronic conditions: a qualitative study. Patient Relat Outcome Meas (2012) 1.26
Translating research for evidence-based public health: key concepts and future directions. J Epidemiol Community Health (2012) 1.26
Guideline for management of postmeal glucose. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis (2008) 1.26
Community hospitals: an under-recognized resource for palliative care. J R Soc Med (2004) 1.26
Effectiveness of gestational diabetes treatment: a systematic review with quality of evidence assessment. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2012) 1.26
A patient decision aid to support shared decision-making on anti-thrombotic treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation: randomised controlled trial. Qual Saf Health Care (2007) 1.22
BCG vaccination induces different cytokine profiles following infant BCG vaccination in the UK and Malawi. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.21
Health information seeking and use outside of the medical encounter: is it associated with race and ethnicity? Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.21
Unpacking the recommended indicator for concurrent sexual partnerships. AIDS (2012) 1.20
Modifiable risk factors for non-adherence to immunosuppressants in renal transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 1.20
Overwhelmed patients: a videographic analysis of how patients with type 2 diabetes and clinicians articulate and address treatment burden during clinical encounters. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.19
Differential effects of abdominal adipose tissue distribution on insulin sensitivity in black and white South African women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 1.18
Mobile VCT: reaching men and young people in urban and rural South African pilot studies (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043). AIDS Behav (2013) 1.17
Teenage fertility rates falling in South Africa. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.16
The answer to diabetes prevention: science, surgery, service delivery, or social policy? Am J Public Health (2006) 1.15
Outcomes in patients on home haemodialysis in England and Wales, 1997-2005: a comparative cohort analysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.13
Determinants of hypertension care and control among peri-urban Black South Africans: the HiHi study. Ethn Dis (2007) 1.11
The relationship between perceived discrimination and Generalized Anxiety Disorder among African Americans, Afro Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites. J Anxiety Disord (2010) 1.10
The role of HbA1c in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in Australia. Med J Aust (2012) 1.10
Perceptions of anal sex in rural South Africa. Cult Health Sex (2008) 1.07
Child mortality in rural Malawi: HIV closes the survival gap between the socio-economic strata. PLoS One (2010) 1.06
Gender differentials in the impact of parental death: Adolescent's sexual behaviour and risk of HIV infection in rural South Africa. Vulnerable Child Youth Stud (2010) 1.05
High-levels of acquired drug resistance in adult patients failing first-line antiretroviral therapy in a rural HIV treatment programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One (2013) 1.05
Comparisons of metabolic syndrome definitions in four populations of the Asia-Pacific region. Metab Syndr Relat Disord (2008) 1.04
Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies. BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 1.04
Variation in hepatitis C services may lead to inequity of heath-care provision: a survey of the organisation and delivery of services in the United Kingdom. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.04
Stroke, multimorbidity and polypharmacy in a nationally representative sample of 1,424,378 patients in Scotland: implications for treatment burden. BMC Med (2014) 1.04
The cost of diabetes in adults in Australia. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2013) 1.03