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Robert G. Cumming
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 524
Citations - 42107
Robert G. Cumming is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 97, co-authored 515 publications receiving 38309 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert G. Cumming include University of New South Wales & Neuroscience Research Australia.
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High rates of AIDS-related mortality among older adults in rural Kenya.
TL;DR: Greater efforts are needed to integrate older people into the HIV response and to better understand the specific vulnerabilities and challenges faced by this group.
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BMI: a simple, rapid and clinically meaningful index of under-nutrition in the oldest old?
Michelle Miller,Jolene Thomas,Ian D. Cameron,Jian Sheng Chen,Philip Sambrook,Lyn March,Robert G. Cumming,Stephen R. Lord +7 more
TL;DR: BMI has predictive ability in the area of fracture and all-cause mortality for residents of aged care facilities and is a simple and rapid indicator of nutritional status rendering it a useful nutrition screen and goal for nutrition intervention.
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Temporal Changes in Androgens and Estrogens Are Associated With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Older Men.
Benjumin Hsu,Robert G. Cumming,Vasi Naganathan,Fiona M. Blyth,David G. Le Couteur,Vasant Hirani,Louise M. Waite,Markus J. Seibel,David J. Handelsman +8 more
TL;DR: Dynamic temporal changes in serum T, cFT, DHT, and E2 (but not E1, LH, FSH, and SHBG) in older men are associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in distinct patterns.
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A multivariate regression model predicted falls in residents living in intermediate hostel care
Jian Sheng Chen,Lyn March,Jennifer Schwarz,Jane Zochling,J. Makaroff,Y. Y. Sitoh,Tse Chiang Lau,Stephen R. Lord,Ian D. Cameron,Robert G. Cumming,Philip N. Sambrook +10 more
TL;DR: The assessment tool and falls risk score could identify individuals in this frail elderly population at high risk of falls based on a multivariate regression model in a prospective cohort study of intermediate care residents.
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Student-centred Course Evaluation in a Four-year, Problem Based Medical Programme: Issues in collection and management of feedback
TL;DR: The student-centred, open evaluation system in the medical program at the University of Sydney has been developed with the fundamental aim of maintaining and improving programme quality as mentioned in this paper, with the goal of maintaining a clear educational rationale, use a variety of methods and be managed with a sensitivity to the needs of students and teachers.