Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a home exercise programme of strength and balance
retraining exercises in reducing falls and injuries in elderly women. Design: Randomised …

Background and Methods. Osteoporosis is a common problem whose management is
controversial. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 ) in the …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether written advice from general
practitioners increases physical activity among sedentary people more than verbal advice …

BACKGROUND: This qualitative study was part of a broader randomized controlled trial
which showed that written exercise advice (green prescription) from a general practitioner (GP) …

… Tilyard is the executive director of BPAC Inc , a not-for-profit organization, who developed the
tool with … Tilyard contributed to trial execution. All authors contributed to trial design, funding …

Objective Recently, the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using screening
strategies based on elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was reported. AAA was …

Steadily rising rates of antimicrobial resistance, in a range of common bacterial pathogens,
are a major threat to human health in New Zealand in the near future. The single largest …

AIM: To examine differences in morbidity and rates of hospital admission between diabetes
patients and patients without diabetes in New Zealand. METHODS: A 1123 and 11,325 …

Background Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for stroke and heart disease but there is
limited information on its prevalence in New Zealand primary care or the treatment provided to …

Osteoporosis is a complex multi-factorial disease where environment, diet and genetics
play a role in determining susceptibility. Patients with existing vertebral fracture have a …