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Does walkable neighbourhood design influence the association between objective crime and walking?This study examined associations between objective crime and walking, controlling for the characteristics of walkable neighbourhoods.
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'I can sit and talk to her': Aboriginal people, chronic low back pain and healthcare practitioner communicationChronic low back pain (CLBP) is a complex issue to manage in primary care and under-researched in Aboriginal populations.
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Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climateThis review article examines risks and benefits of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for the environment and human welfare.
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Essentials of adolescent sexual and reproductive healthThe general practitioner has an important role in promoting sexual health in adolescents. A proactive approach with high-quality support is essential.
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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic functionAdults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D...
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Maternal vitamin D deficiency alters fetal brain development in the BALB/c mouse.Prenatal exposure to vitamin D is thought to be critical for optimal fetal neurodevelopment, yet vitamin D deficiency is apparent in a growing proportion of...
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Biodiesel exhaust: The need for a systematic approach to health effects researchBiodiesel is a generic term for fuel that can be made from virtually any plant or animal oil via transesterification of triglycerides with an alcohol...
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Defining the appropriate waiting time between multiple-breath nitrogen washout measurementsThis letter addresses the recommendations by the American Thoracic Society & European Respiratory Society in 2005, that patients must wait 15-60mins between...
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Detection of biofilm in bronchoalveolar lavage from children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasisThe presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in lower airway specimens from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is well established.
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Pterygium and conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence in young Australian adults: The Raine studySun exposure is associated with several ophthalmic diseases, including pterygium which may develop in adolescence.