G I Town
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Town G
Biomarkers
. 2013 Jul;
6(1):15-8.
PMID: 23886052
Air quality in Christchurch has been debated widely over the last 30 years and at present there is a Draft Plan from the Canterbury Regional Council which has the main...
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Thomson C, Wickens K, Miller J, Ingham T, Lampshire P, Epton M, et al.
Clin Exp Allergy
. 2012 Mar;
42(4):560-7.
PMID: 22417214
Background: New Zealand has one of the highest rates of asthma and atopy. Selenium has been implicated in the aetiology of asthma, and associations between low selenium status and asthma...
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Town G, Crane J
Chron Respir Dis
. 2006 Aug;
3(3):167-9.
PMID: 16916011
This article summarizes the recent history of respiratory research in New Zealand which was triggered by an epidemic of asthma mortality in the 1980s and which led to the rapid...
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Laing R, Coles C, Chambers S, Frampton C, Jennings L, Karalus N, et al.
Intern Med J
. 2004 Mar;
34(3):91-7.
PMID: 15030455
Aims: To identify variation in the management of -community-acquired pneumonia between two New Zealand hospitals and the factors that may account for any differences. Methods: A 12-month, prospective two-centre study...
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Lim W, van der Eerden M, Laing R, Boersma W, Karalus N, Town G, et al.
Thorax
. 2003 May;
58(5):377-82.
PMID: 12728155
Background: In the assessment of severity in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), the modified British Thoracic Society (mBTS) rule identifies patients with severe pneumonia but not patients who might be suitable...
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Iles S, Hodges A, Darley J, Frampton C, Epton M, Beckert L, et al.
QJM
. 2003 Mar;
96(3):211-5.
PMID: 12615985
Background: The Geneva and Wells pre-test probability scores are intended to replace empirical assessment of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). The effect of clinical experience on the inter-rater variability...
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McGowan J, Hider R, Chacko E, Town G
Aust N Z J Public Health
. 2002 Mar;
26(1):23-9.
PMID: 11895020
Aims: Winter air pollution in Christchurch is dominated by particulate matter from solid fuel domestic heating. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between particulate air pollution...
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Murdoch D, Laing R, Mills G, Karalus N, Town G, Mirrett S, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2001 Sep;
39(10):3495-8.
PMID: 11574562
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia but is undoubtedly underdiagnosed. Isolation of S. pneumoniae from blood is specific but lacks sensitivity, while isolation of S. pneumoniae...
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Egermayer P, Inder A, Town G
N Z Med J
. 2001 Sep;
114(1136):336-8.
PMID: 11548101
Aims: To identify the actual duration of warfarin therapy received by patients being treated for venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to that initially intended. To determine the incidence of major haemorrhage...