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John B. Saunders
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 254
Citations - 31811
John B. Saunders is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brief intervention & Alcohol dependence. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 248 publications receiving 28512 citations. Previous affiliations of John B. Saunders include Royal Prince Alfred Hospital & University of Birmingham.
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Interpretation of items in the audit questionnaire
TL;DR: Caution is necessary before using individual AUDIT items as measures of consequences in population surveys, and the possibility of false positives in total scores should be borne in mind.
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Predictors and outcomes of transfers from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis.
TL;DR: It is difficult to predict the transfer to HD for incident PD patients who commence HD with a central venous catheter, who have a higher risk of mortality and a lower likelihood of undergoing renal transplantation.
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Changing attitudes and beliefs of staff working in methadone maintenance programs
TL;DR: It is found a statistically significant and meaningful reduction in support for abstinence‐oriented policies had occurred by 1992 and there was no change in staff?s support for the punishment of illicit drug use or their knowledge of the risks and benefits of methadone maintenance.
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Balancing validity, utility and public health considerations in disorders due to addictive behaviours.
Dan J. Stein,Joël Billieux,Henrietta Bowden-Jones,Jon E. Grant,Naomi A. Fineberg,Susumu Higuchi,Wei Hao,Karl Mann,Hisato Matsunaga,Marc N. Potenza,Hans-Jürgen Rumpf,David Veale,Rajat Ray,John B. Saunders,Geoffrey M. Reed,Vladimir Poznyak +15 more
TL;DR: An update on behavioural addictions is provided, emphasizing recent work undertaken during the development of the ICD11, and addressing the question of whether it is useful to have a separate section on disorders due to addictive behaviours in this classification.
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Meaning of craving in research on addiction.
TL;DR: This line of investigation to problem drinkers who sought a goal of controlled drinking versus abstinence, to professionals involved in the addictions area, and to university students found significant differences in meaning among the problem drinkers.