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Alexandra Martiniuk
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 156
Citations - 4811
Alexandra Martiniuk is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 138 publications receiving 4126 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexandra Martiniuk include University of Toronto & Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Prevention and management of chronic disease: a litmus test for health-systems strengthening in low-income and middle-income countries
Badara Samb,Nina Desai,Sania Nishtar,Shanti Mendis,Henk Bekedam,Anna Wright,Justine Hsu,Alexandra Martiniuk,Francesca Celletti,Kiran Patel,Fiona Adshead,Martin McKee,Timothy G Evans,Ala Alwan,Carissa F. Etienne +14 more
TL;DR: Evidence is emerging that chronic disease interventions could contribute to strengthening the capacity of health systems to deliver a comprehensive range of services-provided that such investments are planned to include these broad objectives.
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The effects of diabetes on the risks of major cardiovascular diseases and death in the Asia-Pacific region
Mark Woodward,F. Zhang,Federica Barzi,Wen-Harn Pan,Hirotsugu Ueshima,Anthony Rodgers,Alexandra Martiniuk,Stephen MacMahon +7 more
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Hypertension: its prevalence and population attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region
Alexandra Martiniuk,Alexandra Martiniuk,Crystal Man Ying Lee,Carlene M.M. Lawes,Hirotsugu Ueshima,Il Suh,Tai Hing Lam,Dongfeng Gu,Valery L. Feigin,Konrad Jamrozik,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Mark Woodward +11 more
TL;DR: In the Asia-Pacific region, up to 66% of some subtypes of CVD can be attributed to hypertension, underscoring the immense impact that blood pressure- lowering strategies could have in this populous region.
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The burden of overweight and obesity in the Asia-Pacific region
Crystal Man Ying Lee,Alexandra Martiniuk,Mark Woodward,Valery L. Feigin,DF F. Gu,K. D. Jamrozik,Tai Hing Lam,C. Ni Mhurchu,Wen-Harn Pan,I. I. Suh,H. Ueshema,Jean Woo,Rachel R. Huxley +12 more
TL;DR: It is apparent that overweight and obesity is endemic in much of the region, prevalence ranging from less than 5% in India to 60% in Australia, and that consequences of overweight andesity for health and the economy of many of these countries are likely to increase in coming years.
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Brain Gains: a literature review of medical missions to low and middle-income countries.
TL;DR: There is significant scope for improvement in mission planning, monitoring and evaluation as well as global and/or national policies regarding foreign medical missions.