Robert Scragg

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the epidemiological literature looking for diseases that have a higher frequency in at least two Polynesian groups than in Europeans living in the same geographic areas, but are not at high frequency in Polynesia entirely because of high levels of known environmental risk factors, and are known to be inherited in other ethnic groups.

TL;DR: Cholecystectomy in general was not associated with the risk of post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus in patients with AP, and two or more repeated attacks of AP (or other biliary events) were associated with a significantly increased risk of PPDM.

TL;DR: Findings show the 'Get Checked' programme was successful in engaging practice and community-based specialist nurses in the community management of diabetes and has revealed positive relationships between nurses and doctors, extended roles for nurses and the importance of engaging nurse in the design of health care programmes.

TL;DR: There was no evidence that the association between SIDS and the risk factors considered was different in the high and low risk groups delineated by the CID score, and health care resources should be spent on promoting and evaluating good child care practices for all, rather than identifying and promoting special interventions for those in thehigh risk category.

TL;DR: The vitamin D deficiency prediction model performed well and demonstrates its potential as a tool that can be integrated into clinical practice for the prediction of vitamin D deficiencies.