Publications
Staff publications and commissioned reports
Over the past 20 years, the staff at HTanalysts have accumulated a record of high quality publications. The selection of work presented here demonstrates the breadth of their experience - spanning the basic and applied sciences, clinical medicine, pharmaco-economics and health technology assessment.
2000-2009 | 1989-1999
Merlo G, Campbell S, Weston AR (2009)
Photoselective vaporisation for benign prostatic hyperplasia HSAC report 2009; 2(11) view publication
Tan JT, Nurbaya S, Gardner D, Ye S, Tai ES, Ng DPK, (2009)
Genetic variation in KCNQ1 associates with fasting glucose and β-cell function: A study of 3,734 subjects comprising three ethnicities living in Singapore. Diabetes 2009 58:6 (1445-1449)
Merlin T, Weston AR, Tooher R (2009)
Extending an evidence hierarchy to include topics other than treatment: revising the Australian 'levels of evidence'. BMC Medical Research Methodology 9: 34-44
Paech D, Weston AR (2009)
Systematic review update: 64-slice or higher computed tomography angiography in the investigation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. HSAC Report; 2(12) view publication
Paech D, Coleman K, Weston AR (2009)
Horizon Scan: Microvolt t-wave alternans test. ANZHSN
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Arora N, Weston A (2009)
Intestinal transplants: a rapid literature scan HSAC Report 2009; 2(7)
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Mernagh P, Suebwongpat A, Silverberg J, Weston A (2009)
Cost-effectiveness of using recombinant human TSH prior to radioiodine ablation for thyroid cancer: the Canadian perspective Value in Health 2010 13 (2) pages to be advised.
Paech D, Weston A
Screening for the early detection of acoustic neuroma in patients with asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss: a rapid literature scan of MRI and other surveillance methods HSAC Report 2009; 2(1).
Tan J.T., Dorajoo R., Seielstad M., et al. (2008)
FTO variants are associated with obesity in the Chinese and Malay populations in Singapore. Diabetes 2008 57:10 (2851-2857)
Tan J.T., Tan L.S.M., Chia K.S., Chew S.K., Tai E.S. (2008)
A family history of type 2 diabetes is associated with glucose intolerance and obesity-related traits with evidence of excess maternal transmission for obesity-related traits in a South East Asian population. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2008 82:2 (268-275)
Elliott L, Coleman K, Suebwongpat A, Norris S
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): systematic reviews of prevention, diagnosis and management. HSAC Report 2008; 1(9).
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Ali W, Suebwongpat A, Weston A (2008)
The effectiveness of digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices for adults with hearing loss: A systematic review of the literature. HSAC Report 1(4).
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Norris S , Harvey C, Elliott L, Standfield L, Riordan J, Hall S, Day R, Nash P, Thiru K, Robertson J, Palmer T (2008)
Health related utility of Australian rheumatoid arthritis patients correlates with HAQ but not total tender and swollen joint counts. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference, Seoul, Korea.
Lewis S, Campbell S, Proudfoot E, Weston AR, Cotter T, Bishop J (2008)
Alcohol as a Cause of Cancer. Sydney, Cancer Institute NSW.
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Pereira J, Weston A, Mernagh P, Silva R, Barbosa P, Rodrigues E, Carrilho F, Rodrigues F, Cruz-Ferreira T, Limbert E
Economic evaluation of using recombinant human TSH prior to radioiodine ablation for thyroid cancer in Portugal. Conference presentation European Thyroid Association, Greece, 2008.
Campbell S, Norris S, Standfield L, Suebwongpat A (2008)
Screening for postnatal depression within the Well Child Tamariki Ora Framework: An economic analysis of implementation of a screening programme. HSAC Report; 1(2).
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Welberry H, Edwards C, Weston A, Harvey C, Wilson C, Böll S, Lo M, Bishop J (2008)
Cancer Research in NSW 2001–2006.Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW.
Campbell S, Suebwongpat A, Standfield L, Weston A (2008)
Systematic review update and economic evaluation for the New Zealand setting: Subcutaneous insulin pump therapy. HSAC Report; 1(3).
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Broadstock M, Brinson D, Weston A (2008)
The effectiveness of compulsory, residential treatment of chronic alcohol or drug addiction in non-offenders. HSAC Report; 1(1).
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Pereira J; Mernagh P, Silva AR; Limbert E; Weston A (2007)
Analise custo-utilidade do uso da TSH human recombinante antes de ablacao com radioiodo na neoplasia de tiroide. Conference presentation 10th Portugese Conference on Health Economics, November.
Gibson PR, Weston AR, Shann A, Florin T, Lawrance I, Macrae F, Radford-Smith G (2007)
Relationship between disease severity, quality of life and health-care resource use in a cross-section of Australian patients with Crohn's disease. J Gastro Hepatol 22(8): 1306-12.
Elliott L, Lloyd A, Ziegler J, Ffrench R (2006)
Protective immunity against hepatitis C virus infection. Immunol Cell Biol 84 (3):239-49
Mernagh P, Campbell S, Dietlein M, Luster M, Mazzaferri E, Weston AR (2006)
Cost-effectiveness of using recombinant thyroid stimulating hormone (rhTSH) prior to radioiodine ablation for thyroid cancer, compared with treating patients in a hypothyroid state: the German perspective Eur J Endocrin 155(3):405-14.
Weston AR (2006)
Systematic literature review: Study designs suitable for evaluating the impact of existing mammography screening services upon mortality. Commissioned by Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and National Breast Cancer Centre.
[CONFIDENTIAL]
Norris S, Mernagh P, Campbell S, Batey R, Dore G (2006)
Cost-effectiveness of pegylated-interferon alpha-2B plus ribavin treatment in patients with mild chronic hepatitis C (manuscript in preparation).
S Campbell, C Harvey, S O’Sullivan, P FitzGerald, S Norris (2006)
Survey of prostate cancer research in Australia. Commissioned by Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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Standfield LB, Weston AR, Campbell SC (2006)
Review of ambulatory/outpatient chemotherapy and haematology services in NSW 2005. Commissioned by Cancer Institute NSW
[CONFIDENTIAL, however summary report available here]
Coleman KA, Weston AR, Mernagh P (2005)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the screening of women at high risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and technology brief. Commissioned by National Breast Cancer Centre.
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Weston AR, Coleman KA, Standfield L, Norris SK (2005)
Microwave cancer therapy: a systematic review. NHMRC commissioned systematic review.
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Coleman KA, Weston AR, Norris SK (2005)
New technology briefing: Ductal lavage for the early detection or diagnosis of breast cancer .Commissioned by National Breast Cancer Centre.
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Weston AR, Gibson PR, Florin T, Macrae F, Radford-Smith G, Shann A, Lawrance I (2005)
Quantifying the relationship between disease severity, Utility and health care resource use in Crohn’s disease. Value in Health Suppl.8(6): A4.
Norris SK, Coleman KA (2005)
Clinical and cost effectiveness of SIRT for colorectal liver metastases Italian Journal of Public Health (Suppl 1), 2(2): 272.
Merlin T, Weston A, Tooher R (2005)
Revising a national standard: redevelopment of the Australian NHMRC evidence hierarchy. Italian Journal of Public Health (Suppl 1), 2(2): 156.
Weston AR, Jackson TJ, Blamey S (2005)
The diagnosis of appendicitis in adults by ultrasonography or computed tomography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Tech Assess Health Care, 21 (3): 368–379.
Mudge MAC, Davey P, Coleman KA , Montgomery W, Croker VS, Mullen K and Castle DJ (2005)
A comparison of olanzapine versus risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia – a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. Int J Psych in Clin Pract 9 (1): 3–15.
Blamey S, Barraclough B, Delbridge L, Mernagh P, Standfield L, Weston A (2005)
Using recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone for the diagnosis of recurrent thyroid cancer. ANZ J Surg, 75: 10-20.
Weston AR, FitzGerald P (2004)
Discrete Choice Experiment to Derive Willingness-to-Pay for Methyl Aminolevulinate Photodynamic Therapy versus Simple Excision Surgery in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma. Pharmacoeconomics 22(18): (1195–1208).
Coleman KA, Norris SK, Weston AR, Proudfoot EM (2004)
Hormone replacement therapy for women at or after the menopause: a systematic review. NHMRC Health Advisory Committee commissioned systematic review.
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Coleman KA, Standfield LB, Weston AR (2004)
The utilisation of established frameworks in assessing and applying non-intervention/non-randomised evidence. NHMRC Health Advisory Committee commissioned systematic review
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Price D, Honeybourne D, Little P, Mayon-White R, Read RC, Thomas M, Wale M, FitzGerald P, Weston AR, Winchester CC (2004)
Letter to editor: Community-acquired pneumonia mortality: A potential link to antibiotic prescribing. Respiratory Medicine 98(8): 801-803.
MSAC Assessment Report (2004)
Faecal occult blood testing for population health screening. Standfield L, Dyer S, Tilden D, Mernagh P, FitzGerald P on behalf of supporting committee 18.
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Edwards C, Bishop J, Hawkins R, Standfield L, Weston A (2004)
NSW Cancer Research review - Developing the Cancer Institute NSW Research Strategy. COSA Annual Conference.
Price D, Honeybourne D, Little P, Mayon-White R, Read RC, Wale M, FitzGerald P, Weston AR (2004)
Community-acquired pneumonia mortality: A potential link to antibiotic prescribing. Respiratory Medicine 98(1): 17-24.
Campbell S, Rowe J, Jackson CJ, Gallery EDM (2004)
Interaction of co-cultured decidual endothelial cells and cytotrophoblasts in pre-eclampsia. Biol Reprod 71 (1): 24–252.
Galettis A, Campbell S, Morris JM, Jackson CJ, Twigg S, Gallery EDM (2004)
Monocyte adhesion to decidual endothelium is increased in pregnancies complicated by Type 1 diabetes but not by gestational diabetes. Diabetes Care 27 (10): 2514–2515.
Aristides M, Weston AR, FitzGerald P, Le Reun C, Maniadakos N (2004)
Patient preference and willingness-to-pay for Humalog Mix25 relative to Humulin 30/70: A multi-country application of a discrete choice experiment. Value in Health 7(4) 442-454.
Crameri RM, Cooper P, Sinclair PJ, Bryant G, Weston A (2004)
Effect of load during electrical stimulation training in spinal cord injury. Musc Nerve 29(1): 104-111.
MSAC Assessment Report (2003)
M2AÒ Capsule Endoscopy - for the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in adult patients. Standfield L, Dyer S, Tilden D, Mernagh P, on behalf of supporting committee 1057.
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MSAC Assessment Report 1044 (2003)
OSTASE - immunoassay for the mass measurement of serum bone alkaline phosphatase. Review undertaken by Coleman K , Barr E, Wortley S, Ghersi D, on behalf of supporting committee 1044.
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Rowe J, Campbell S, Gallery EDM. (2003)
Increased nitric oxide production from decidual endothelial cells from pre-eclamptic women. Hypertens Preg 22:63-75.
MSAC Horizon Scanning Brief No. 3 (2003)
Diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for coronary artery disease. review undertaken by Marinovich L, Barr E, and Coleman K, on behalf of the Review Group.
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Campbell S, Rowe J, Jackson CJ, Gallery EDM (2003)
In vitro migration of cytotrophoblasts through a decidual endothelial cell monolayer: the role of matrix metalloproteinases. Placenta 24:306-15.
MSAC Assessment Report 1056 (2003)
LeukoScanÒ - For use in diagnostic imaging of the long bones and feet in patients with suspected osteomyelitis, including those with diabetic foot ulcers. Review undertaken by Standfield L, Isaacson W, Mernagh P, Tilden D, Weston AR, on behalf of supporting committee 1056.
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MSAC Assessment Report Reference 14 (2003)
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. Review undertaken by Belcher J, Coleman K and Eckermann S, on behalf of the supporting committee.
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MSAC Assessment Report 1049 (2002)
M-VAX™ – a treatment for patients with advanced stage III melanoma. Review undertaken by Weston AR, Standfield L, Hillman A; on behalf of supporting committee 1049.
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Castle D, Mullen K, Coleman K, Davey P (2002)
Meta-analysis of olanzapine and risperidone using a common comparator: Effect of comparator dose on results. Schizophrenia Research 53(3):suppl 1; 274.
Aristides M, Tilden D, Robinson P, Weston A, Davey P, Aldridge G (2002)
A decision-analytic model to compare the cost of methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy with standard treatments in the UK for difficult-to-treat basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratoses. Value in Health. 5(30): 245-46.
Byles J.E., Tavener, M.A., FitzGerald, P.E.B., Nair, B.R., Higginbotham, N., Jackson, C.L., Heller, R.F., Newbury, J.W (2002)
A check-list for comprehensive health assessment for the over 70’s. Australasian Journal on Ageing 21: 14-20.
FitzGerald, P.E.B (2002)
Extended generalized estimating equations for familial binary data with incomplete families. Biometrics 58, 718-726.
Norris SK, Weston AR, Aristides M, Hristova L, Lees L (2002)
Australian post-marketing surveillance of clarithromycin in 3152 patients with mild-to-moderate respiratory tract infection. International Clinical Trials Conference, October, 2002.
Croker V, Montgomery W, Mullen K, Coleman K, Davey P (2002)
How to compare the safety and efficacy of antipsychotic therapies with a lack of head-to-head trial evidence: the example of olanzapine versus quetiapine. Presented at: European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference, Barcelona, Spain.
MSAC Assessment Report 1048 (2002)
Intradiscal electrothermal anuloplasty. A treatment for patients with chronic lower back pain due to anular disruption of contained herniated discs. Review undertaken by Weston AR, Isaacson W, Standfield L; on behalf of supporting committee 1048.
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Crameri RM, Weston A (2002)
Effects of electrical stimulation-induced leg training on skeletal muscle adaptability in spinal cord injury. Scand J Med & Sci Spt 12: 316-22.
MSAC Assessment Report 1043 (2002)
Thyrogen™ (thyrotropin alfa) as a diagnostic agent for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Weston AR, Standfield L, Mernagh P; on behalf of supporting committee 1043.
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McNeill J and Coleman KA (2001)
A meta-analysis of the observed safety and efficacy of ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs) available in Australia on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS). High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia 23: 51.
Price D, Honeybourne D, Little P, Mayon-White R, Read RC, Wale M, FitzGerald P, Weston AR (2001)
Recent trends in GP antibiotic prescribing: A potential link to increased community-acquired pneumonia mortality. Thorax suppl.
MSAC Assessment Report 1030 (2001)
Low intensity ultrasound treatment for the acceleration of bone fracture healing - Exogen™ bone growth stimulator. Review undertaken by Weston AR, Davey P, Tilden D, Jackson D; on behalf of supporting committee 1030.
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MSAC Assessment Report 1012 (2001)
Vertebral axial decompression therapy for chronic back pain. Review undertaken by Norris SK, Burridge J; on behalf of supporting committee 1012.
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Rowe J, Campbell S, Gallery EDM (2001)
Plasma from preeclamptic women stimulates decidual endothelial cell growth and prostacyclin but not nitric oxide production: close correlation of prostacyclin and thromboxane production. J Soc Gynecol Invest 8:32-8.
Gallery EDM, Campbell S, Ilkovski B, Sinosich MJ, Jackson C (2001)
A novel in vitro co-culture system for the study of maternal decidual endothelial cell-trophoblast interactions in human pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 108:1-3.
Scott RJ, McPhillips M, Meldrum CJ, FitzGerald P.E, Spigelman AD, Tucker K, Kirk J and the Hunter Family Cancer Service (2001)
Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer in 95 families: Differences and similarities between mutation positive and mutation negative kindreds. American Journal of Human Genetics 68: 118-127.
Sug Yoon S, Heller RF, Levy C, Wiggers J, FitzGerald PE (2001)
Knowledge of stroke risk factors, warning symptoms, and treatment among an Australian urban population. Stroke 32: 1926-1930.
Thompson JR, FitzGerald P, Willoughby MLN, Armstrong BK (2001)
Maternal folate supplementation in pregnancy and protection against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood: a case-control study. The Lancet 358: 1935-1940.
Crameri RM, Weston AR, Rutkowski S, Middleton JW, Davis GM, Sutton JR (2000)
Effects of electrical stimulation leg training during the acute phase of spinal cord injury: a pilot study. Eur J App Physiol. 83: 409-15.
Rowe J, Campbell S, Gallery EDM (2000)
Effects of hypoxia on regulation of prostanoid production in decidual endothelial cells in normal and preeclamptic pregnancy. J Soc Gynecol Invest 7:118-24.
Volker D, FitzGerald P, Major G, Garg M (2000)
Efficacy of fish oil concentrate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 27: 2343-2346.
Volker D, FitzGerald P, Garg ME (2000)
The eicosapentaenoic to docosahexaenoic acid ratio of diets affects the pathogenesis of arthritis in Lew/SSN rats. Journal of Nutrition, 130: 559-565.
Norris SK, Davey P, Graham-Clarke, P (1999)
Use of coronary heart disease risk factor instruments to predict final outcomes in trials of female hormone replacement therapy. Proceedings of the 1st International Clinical Trials Symposium.
FitzGerald P, Knuiman MW, Divitini M, Bartholomew H (1999)
Effect of dichotomisation of a continuous variable on the estimation of familial odds-ratios. Journal of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 4(4): 321-327.
FitzGerald P, Knuiman MW (1999)
The use of conditional and marginal odds-ratios for analysing familial aggregation of binary data. Genetic Epidemiology 18: 193-202.
Jorde R, Sundsfjord J, FitzGerald P, Bønaa KH (1999)
Serum calcium and cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. Hypertension, 34: 484-490.
Jones GA, Norris SK & Henderson Z (1999)
Conduction velocities and membrane properties of different classes of rat septohippocampal neurons recorded in vitro. J Physiol 517 ( Pt 3):867-77.
Coleman KA and Mitrofanis J (1999)
Does the perireticular thalamic nucleus project to the neocortex? Anatomy and Embryology (Berl) 200(5): 521-531.
Gallery EDM, Rowe J, Campbell S (1999)
In vitro human decidual endothelial cell thromboxane secretion in preeclampsia is not altered. Hypertension in Pregnancy 1999;18:219-27.
Knuiman MW, Divitini ML, Buzas JS. FitzGerald PEB (1998)
Adjustment for regression dilution in epidemiological regression analyses. Annals of Epidemiology 8, 56-63.
FitzGerald, P. and Knuiman, MW (1998)
Interpretation of coefficients in regressive logistic regression. Biometrics 54, 909-920.
FitzGerald, P. and Knuiman, MW (1998)
Estimation in regressive logistic regression analyses of familial data with missing outcomes. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Statistics 40, 305-316.
Gallery EDM, Campbell S, Arkell J, Nguyen M, Jackson CJ (1998)
Preeclamptic decidual microvascular endothelial cells express lower levels of matrix metalloproteinase-1 than normals. Microvascular Research 57:340-6.
Mars M, Govender S, Weston A, Naicker V, Chuturgoon A (1998)
High intensity exercise - a cause of lymphocyte apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Comms. 249 (2): 366-370.
Gibson AS, Lambert MI, Weston AR, Myburgh KH, Emms M, Kirby P, Marinaki AM, Owen PE, Derman W, Noakes TD (1998)
Exercise-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in an elite athlete. Clin J Spts Med 8(1):52-55.
Norris SK, King AE (1997)
Electrophysiological effects of the anticonvulsant remacemide hydrochloride and its metabolite ARL12495AA on rate CA1 hippocampal neuron in vitro. Neuropharmacology 37: 951-959.
Coleman KA, Baker GE and Mitrofanis J (1997)
Topography of fibre organisation of the corticofugal pathways in rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology 381: 143-157.
Norris SK & King AE (1997)
The stereo-isomers of the anticonvulsant ARL 12495AA limit sustained repetitive firing and modify action potential properties of rat hippocampal neurons in vitro. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 281: 1191-1198.
Weston AR, Wilson GR, Noakes TD, Myburgh KH (1996)
Skeletal muscle buffering capacity is higher in the superficial vastus than in the soleus of spontaneously running rats. Acta Physiol Scand 157:211-16.
Coleman KA and Mitrofanis J (1996)
Organisation of the visual reticular thalamic nucleus of the rat. European Journal of Neuroscience 8: 388-404.
Gallery EDM, Rowe J, Campbell S (1996)
Alteration of in vitro human decidual endothelial cell growth, endothelin-1 and prostaglandin secretion, by growth factors and intracellular calcium. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes EFA 1996;54:411-8.
Gallery EDM, Rowe J, Campbell S, Hawkins T (1995)
Secretion of prostaglandins and endothelin-1 by decidual endothelial cells from normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies: Comparison with human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol 173:1557-62.
Gallery EDM, Rowe J, Campbell S, Hawkins T (1995)
Effect of serum on secretion of prostacyclin and endothelin-1 by decidual endothelial cells from normal and preeclamptic pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 173:918-23.
Mitrofanis J, Lozsadi DA, Coleman KA (1995)
Evidence for a projection from the perireticular thalamic nucleus to the dorsal thalamus in the adult rat and ferret. Journal of Neurocytology 24: 891-902.
Riordan PJ & FitzGerald PEB (1994)
Outcome measures in split mouth caries trials and their statistical evaluation. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 22: 192-7.
Jelfs P, Giles G, Shugg D, Bonnett A, Coates M, Durling G, FitzGerald P & Ring I (1994)
The incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Australia in 1989. Medical Journal of Australia 61:182-7.
Moore DP, Weston AR, Hughes JMB, Oakley CM, Cleland JGF (1993)
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in heart failure. N Engl J Med 328: 1424-5.
Norris SK, Boden, PR & Woodruff GN (1993)
Agonists selective for NK1 and NK3 tachykinin receptors excite sub-populations of neurons in the rat medial habenula nucleus in vitro. Eur J Pharmacol 234; 223-228.
Halse, S.A., James I.R., FitzGerald P.E., Diepeveen D.A. & Munro D.R (1993)
Survival and shooting mortality in Pacific Black Ducks and Grey Teal. Journal of Wildlife Management.
Moore DP, Weston AR, Hughes JMB, Oakley CM, Cleland JGF (1992)
Effect of increasing inspired oxygen concentration on exercise in chronic heart failure. Lancet 339: 850-53.
Moore DP, Weston AR, Jones HA, Hughes JMB, Oakley CM, Cleland JGF (1991)
Non-invasive determination of cardiac output: a re-breathing method developed for use in heart failure. Eur Heart J 12: 102.
Averill RLW, Grattan DR & Norris SK (1991)
Posterior pituitary lobectomy chronically attenuates the nocturnal surge of prolactin in early pregnancy. Endocrinology 128: 705-709.
Weston AR (1991)
Lower leg stress fractures NZ J Spts Med 19(2) 30-2.
Weston AR, Macfarlane DJ, Hopkins W (1989)
Physical activity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic children J Asthma 26(5) 279-86.