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Linda Kehoe
Researcher at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Publications - 29
Citations - 1655
Linda Kehoe is an academic researcher from National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Abstinence. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 29 publications receiving 1606 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda Kehoe include University of New South Wales.
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Multivariate models for predicting abstention following intervention to stop smoking by general practitioners
TL;DR: A model was developed which best describes the likelihood of patients achieving continuous long-term abstinence and shows that five factors together have a 76% accuracy of predicting continuous abstinence to 12 months.
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Controlled evaluation of a general practice-based brief intervention for excessive drinking
TL;DR: The Alcoholscreen Program did not result in a significantly greater reduction in consumption at follow-up than control conditions but patients offered Alcoholscreen reported a significantly great reduction in alcohol-related problems in the period to 6 months follow- up.
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Osteoporosis prevalence and levels of treatment in primary care: the Australian BoneCare Study
TL;DR: The level of recognition and treatment of osteoporosis is not well characterized in primary care, and in a large sample of postmenopausal women attending 927 primary care physicians, 29% of women reported one or more fractures after menopause.
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How healthy are the police? A survey of life‐style factors
TL;DR: The police work-force offers an opportunity to screen for a large number of healthy, young and high risk individuals (particularly men) who are hard to reach in other settings and who rarely visit their general practitioner.
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Evaluation of a national programme to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: effects on consumer awareness, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour in Australia
TL;DR: Australia's National Prescribing Service Ltd's integrated nationwide prescriber and consumer programme is associated with modest but consistent positive changes in consumer awareness, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour to the appropriate use of antibiotics for URTIs.