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R W Sanson-Fisher

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1 The accuracy of self-reported health behaviors and risk factors relating to cancer and cardiovascular disease in the general population: a critical review. Am J Prev Med 1999 3.05
2 Response bias in a study of general practice. Fam Pract 1988 2.93
3 Breaking bad news: consensus guidelines for medical practitioners. J Clin Oncol 1995 2.50
4 Factors associated with waiting time for surgery. Med J Aust 1998 2.46
5 Measuring general practitioners' attitudes towards medical care. Fam Pract 1987 2.22
6 Determinants of non-compliance with short term antibiotic regimens. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987 1.93
7 Community action for health promotion: a review of methods and outcomes 1990-1995. Am J Prev Med 1997 1.86
8 Testing the equivalence of translations of widely used response choice labels: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.86
9 Cancer patient satisfaction with care. Cancer 1990 1.73
10 Cancer and communication: information-giving in an oncology clinic. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1981 1.70
11 Australian oncologists' self-reported knowledge and attitudes about non-traditional therapies used by cancer patients. Med J Aust 2000 1.66
12 Prevalence and characteristics of women who have had a hysterectomy in a community survey. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1991 1.63
13 An examination of self- and telephone-administered modes of administration for the Australian SF-36. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.59
14 General practitioners' detection of patients' smoking status. Med J Aust 1989 1.59
15 How well do medical oncologists' perceptions reflect their patients' reported physical and psychosocial problems? Data from a survey of five oncologists. Cancer 1998 1.57
16 Detection of patients with high alcohol intake by general practitioners. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1986 1.49
17 Perceived needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer: rural versus urban location. Aust N Z J Public Health 2000 1.48
18 A community study of delay in presenting with signs of melanoma to medical practitioners. Arch Dermatol 1991 1.48
19 Screening for melanoma: a community survey of prevalence and predictors. Med J Aust 1991 1.47
20 Strategies to increase preventive care in general practice. Med J Aust 1991 1.41
21 Evaluating interns' performance using simulated patients in a casualty department. Med J Aust 1989 1.38
22 The effectiveness of two smoking cessation programmes for use in general practice: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ 1990 1.38
23 Is there consensus between breast cancer patients and providers on guidelines for breaking bad news? Behav Med 1999 1.31
24 Effectiveness of three community based strategies to promote screening for cervical cancer. J Med Screen 1994 1.20
25 The accuracy of Pap smear utilization self-report: a methodological consideration in cervical screening research. Health Serv Res 1991 1.18
26 Evaluation of interventions to improve solar protection in primary schools. Health Educ Q 1993 1.15
27 Translating learning principles into practice: a new strategy for learning clinical skills. Med Educ 2002 1.14
28 Environmental hazards in the homes of older people. Age Ageing 1997 1.14
29 A controlled trial of educational strategies to teach medical students brief intervention skills for alcohol problems. Prev Med 1997 1.13
30 Accidents in older people living at home: a community-based study assessing prevalence, type, location and injuries. Aust N Z J Public Health 2000 1.13
31 Simulated patients and the assessment of medical students' interpersonal skills. Med Educ 1980 1.12
32 An empirical method for determining an appropriate interval length for recording behavior. J Appl Behav Anal 1980 1.11
33 Randomized controlled trial of a computer strategy to increase general practitioner preventive care. Prev Med 1999 1.10
34 Detection of alcohol-related problems in general practice. J Stud Alcohol 1992 1.10
35 The physical and psycho-social experiences of patients attending an outpatient medical oncology department: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 1999 1.10
36 Are we there yet? The state of the evidence base for guidelines on breaking bad news to cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2009 1.09
37 Understanding the patient: a neglected aspect of medical eduction. Soc Sci Med Med Psychol Med Sociol 1979 1.09
38 Training medical students to empathize: an experimental study. Med J Aust 1978 1.08
39 Behaviour patterns within a general hospital psychiatric unit: an observational study. Behav Res Ther 1979 1.08
40 A workplace intervention for increasing outdoor workers' use of solar protection. Am J Public Health 1994 1.06
41 Measuring quality of life in cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 1989 1.06
42 A cost-benefit analysis of the average smoker: a government perspective. Aust N Z J Public Health 1996 1.06
43 Behavioural analysis of ward rounds within a general hospital psychiatric unit. Behav Res Ther 1979 1.04
44 Interactional skills of students from traditional and non-traditional medical schools before and after alcohol education. Med Educ 2001 1.01
45 Community views about the role of general practitioners in disease prevention. Fam Pract 1989 1.00
46 Long-term effects of empathy training on the interview skills of medical students. Patient Couns Health Educ 1981 1.00
47 Print material content and design: is it relevant to effectiveness? Health Educ Res 2003 0.99
48 A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative strategies for the prevention of heart disease. Med J Aust 1988 0.98
49 Teaching medical students alcohol intervention skills: results of a controlled trial. Med Educ 1999 0.98
50 Smoking by adolescents: large revenue but little for prevention. Aust J Public Health 1995 0.98
51 Breaking bad news. 2: What evidence is available to guide clinicians? Behav Med 1998 0.97
52 Comparison of a quantity-frequency method and a diary method of measuring alcohol consumption. J Stud Alcohol 1990 0.97
53 Studies of child safety restraint use in motor vehicles--some methodological considerations. Accid Anal Prev 1988 0.95
54 The Needs Assessment for Advanced Cancer Patients (NA-ACP): a measure of the perceived needs of patients with advanced, incurable cancer. a study of validity, reliability and acceptability. Psychooncology 2005 0.94
55 Identifying medical school learning needs: a survey of Australian interns. Educ Health (Abingdon) 2001 0.94
56 Breaking bad news. 1: Current best advice for clinicians. Behav Med 1998 0.93
57 A skin cancer training programme: evaluation of a postgraduate training for family doctors. Med Educ 1995 0.93
58 Identifying hazards and risk opportunity in child farm injury. Aust J Public Health 1992 0.93
59 A cost-effective approach to the development of printed materials: a randomized controlled trial of three strategies. Health Educ Res 2004 0.93
60 The validity and reliability of an interactive computer tobacco and alcohol use survey in general practice. Addict Behav 2010 0.92
61 Interns' identification of patients' health risks in a casualty department. Med J Aust 1988 0.92
62 Frequency of cervical smear-tests among patients of general practitioners. Med J Aust 1988 0.92
63 Communicating with patients: surgeons' perceptions of their skills and need for training. Aust N Z J Surg 1997 0.92
64 Interventions in preschools to increase the use of safety restraints by preschool children. Pediatrics 1987 0.91
65 Recall, retention, utilisation and acceptability of written health education materials. Aust J Public Health 1995 0.91
66 The relationships between high-risk and problem drinking and the occurrence of work injuries and related absences. J Stud Alcohol 1994 0.90
67 Current state of medical-advice-seeking behaviour for symptoms of colorectal cancer: determinants of failure and delay in medical consultation. Colorectal Dis 2012 0.89
68 A comparison of two retrospective measures of weekly alcohol consumption: diary and quantity/frequency index. Alcohol Alcohol 1999 0.88
69 Delay in consulting a medical practitioner about rectal bleeding. J Epidemiol Community Health 1992 0.88
70 Screening for melanoma by primary health care physicians: a cost-effectiveness analysis. J Med Screen 1996 0.87
71 The relative effectiveness of educational and behavioral instruction programs for patients with NIDDM: a randomized trial. Diabetes Educ 1996 0.87
72 Interns' performances with simulated patients at the beginning and the end of the intern year. J Gen Intern Med 1992 0.87
73 Observations on the behaviour of patients in a state mental hospital and a general hospital psychiatric unit: a comparative study. Behav Res Ther 1981 0.86
74 Psychosocial factors related to parental restraint of pre-school children in motor vehicles. Accid Anal Prev 1988 0.86
75 The prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in rural Australia. Emerg Med J 2010 0.86
76 Promotion of attendance for mammographic screening through general practice: a randomised trial of two strategies. Med J Aust 1992 0.86
77 The prevalence of drug use in urban aboriginal communities. Addiction 1994 0.85
78 Evaluating a new approach to selecting medical students. Med Educ 1985 0.85
79 Effects of intervention on antibiotic compliance in patients in general practice. Med J Aust 1987 0.85
80 Computers in community-based drug and alcohol clinical settings: are they acceptable to respondents? Drug Alcohol Depend 1998 0.85
81 Patient-provider interactions and patient outcomes. Diabetes Educ 1989 0.85
82 The process and content of general-practice consultations that involve prescription of antibiotic agents. Med J Aust 1987 0.85
83 Interventions with retailers to reduce cigarette sales to minors: a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Public Health 1997 0.85
84 Which common clinical conditions should medical students be able to manage by graduation? A perspective from Australian interns. Med Teach 2002 0.84
85 Behavioural alcohol research: new directions or more of the same? Addiction 1997 0.84
86 Solar protection behaviours: a study of beachgoers. Aust J Public Health 1993 0.83
87 Prevalence and frequency of health service use: associations with occupational prestige and educational attainment. Aust J Public Health 1995 0.83
88 Psychological distress in cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy treatment. Support Care Cancer 2012 0.82
89 Collecting cancer risk factor data from hospital outpatients: use of touch-screen computers. Cancer Detect Prev 2000 0.82
90 Filtering effects in reporting work injuries. Accid Anal Prev 1989 0.82
91 The effects of gender on diagnosis of psychological disturbance. J Behav Med 1991 0.82
92 Antibiotic and benzodiazepine prescribing by general practice trainees. Med J Aust 1994 0.82
93 Construction and validation of a questionnaire to measure the health beliefs of general practice patients. Fam Pract 1987 0.82
94 Benzodiazepine prescribing by GP registrars. A trial of educational outreach. Aust Fam Physician 2000 0.81
95 Experts' agreement on the relative effectiveness of 29 smoking reduction strategies. Prev Med 1997 0.81
96 Agreement between two measures of alcohol consumption. J Stud Alcohol 1987 0.81
97 The reliability and stability of a quantity-frequency method and a diary method of measuring alcohol consumption. Drug Alcohol Depend 1991 0.80
98 Mass mailing campaigns to promote screening for cervical cancer: do they work, and do they continue to work? Aust N Z J Public Health 1996 0.80
99 Self-reported long-term outcomes of hysterectomy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991 0.80
100 The prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of high-risk and problem drinking at an industrial worksite. Br J Addict 1990 0.79
101 An exploration of screening practices for prostate cancer and the associated community expenditure. Br J Urol 1998 0.79
102 Team care: an analysis of verbal behavior during patient rounds in a rehabilitation hospital. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1986 0.79
103 Patient or treatment centre? Where are efforts invested to improve cancer patients' psychosocial outcomes? Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2011 0.78
104 Preventive and other interactional skills of general practitioners, surgeons, and physicians: perceived competence and endorsement of postgraduate training. Prev Med 2001 0.78
105 The development of a new methodology to assess perceived needs among indigenous Australians. Soc Sci Med 1995 0.78
106 Skin cancer prevention, early detection, and management: current beliefs and practices of Australian family physicians. Cancer Detect Prev 1996 0.78
107 Australian developments in medical education about alcohol. J R Soc Med 1993 0.78
108 Increasing women's compliance with opportunistic cervical cancer screening: a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med 1992 0.78
109 Increased focus on the teaching of interactional skills to medical practitioners. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 1996 0.77
110 Breaking bad news. 3: Encouraging the adoption of best practices. Behav Med 1998 0.77
111 Solar protection issues for schools: policy, practice and recommendations. Aust J Public Health 1991 0.77
112 Evaluation of an educational program in rational prescribing for GP trainees. Aust Fam Physician 1995 0.76
113 Agreement between HADS classifications and single-item screening questions for anxiety and depression: a cross-sectional survey of cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2014 0.76
114 Cancer patients' willingness to answer survey questions about life expectancy. Support Care Cancer 2012 0.75
115 Assessing women's health needs. Med J Aust 1988 0.75
116 Behavioral mapping to plan a new emergency center. J Ambul Care Manage 1985 0.75
117 General practice smoking cessation. Aust J Public Health 1993 0.75
118 Early detection of colorectal cancer: a profile of current practice. Cancer Detect Prev 1992 0.75
119 The rapid-smoking technique: therapeutic effectiveness. Behav Res Ther 1981 0.75
120 The Validity Of A Behavioral Rating Scale: Application Of A Psychophysical Technique. Multivariate Behav Res 1977 0.75
121 The rapid-smoking technique: subject characteristics and treatment outcome. Behav Res Ther 1982 0.75
122 Smoking by adolescents: three years later, there's even larger revenue but little for prevention. Aust N Z J Public Health 1998 0.75
123 The way we teach medical students professional skills. Med Teach 1985 0.75
124 Print material as a public health education tool. Aust N Z J Public Health 1998 0.75
125 The rapid-smoking technique: some physiological effects. Behav Res Ther 1980 0.75
126 Aspirin use in children: heeding the warning? Aust J Public Health 1992 0.75
127 A preliminary exploration of the interactional skills of trainee surgeons. Aust N Z J Surg 1998 0.75
128 The reliability and stability of the Mortimer-Filkins test. J Stud Alcohol 1992 0.75
129 A behavioural programme for the management of anorexia nervosa. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1978 0.75
130 Standardized interviews in psychiatry: issues of reliability. Br J Psychiatry 1981 0.75
131 General practitioners and the provision of Papanicolaou smear-tests: current practice, knowledge and attitudes. Med J Aust 1990 0.75
132 Surgeons' opinions about the NHMRC clinical practice guidelines for the management of early breast cancer. Med J Aust 1998 0.75
133 Training experiences immediately after medical school. Med Educ 1997 0.75
134 Breast self-examination and breast examination by a health care provider: prevalence and predictors of screening in a randomly selected sample of Australian women. Med J Aust 1990 0.75
135 Researchers' views about priorities for research on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Drug Alcohol Rev 1998 0.75
136 Factors relating to cervical screening in New South Wales, Australia. Health Place 1999 0.75
137 Drug research: a comparison of ongoing research and perceived research priorities. Br J Addict 1990 0.75
138 Reacquisition and transfer of motor skills with sensory feedback reduction. J Mot Behav 1969 0.75
139 General practitioners' role in preventive medicine: scenario analysis using smoking as a case study. Addiction 1998 0.75