A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis.
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Jin, K., Ding, D., Gullick, J., Koo, F., & Neubeck, L. (2015)
A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association JAHA, 4(12), https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.115.002568
Background-—Chinese form a large proportion of the immigrant population in Western countries. There is evidence that Chinese
immigrants experience an increased risk of coronar...
A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol
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Redfern, J., Usherwood, T., Harris, M. F., Rodgers, A., Hayman, N., Panaretto, K., …Peiris, D. (2014)
A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol. BMJ Open, 4(2), Article e004523. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004523
Introduction Fewer than half of all people at highest risk of a cardiovascular event are receiving and adhering to best practice recommendations to lower their risk. In this p...
What football teaches us about researching complex health interventions
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Clark, A. M., Briffa, T. G., Thirsk, L., Neubeck, L., & Redfern, J. (2012)
What football teaches us about researching complex health interventions. BMJ, 345(dec14 12), e8316-e8316. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8316
Football and healthcare are both complex adaptive systems. Alex Clark and colleagues wonder how and why football scores more highly when it comes to introducing interventions.
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in an ambulant population aged ≥65 years (SEARCH-AF stroke prevention study): a cross-sectional study protocol
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Lowres, N., Freedman, S. B., Redfern, J., McLachlan, A., Krass, I., Bennett, A., …Neubeck, L. (2012)
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in an ambulant population aged ≥65 years (SEARCH-AF stroke prevention study): a cross-sectional study protocol. BMJ Open, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001355
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke and may often be asymptomatic. AF is commonly undiagnosed until patients present with sequelae, su...
The CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) replication trial: study protocol
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Neubeck, L., Redfern, J., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., Hare, D., & Freedman, S. (2008)
The CHOICE (Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events) replication trial: study protocol. BMC cardiovascular disorders, 8(25), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-25
Background: although morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) are high, only a minority of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors accesses an effective secon...