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Robert Rush

Professor of Human Physiology, Flinders University
Verified email at flinders.edu.au
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[HTML][HTML] How evidence-based is an'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P

P Wilson, R Rush, S Hussey, C Puckering, F Sim… - BMC medicine, 2012 - Springer
Background Interventions to promote positive parenting are often reported to offer good
outcomes for children but they can consume substantial resources and they require rigorous …

Extremity vascular injuries on the battlefield: tips for surgeons deploying to war

BW Starnes, AC Beekley, JA Sebesta… - Journal of Trauma …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recent events have refocused attention on certain principles regarding the
surgical management of casualties on the battlefield. Extremity vascular injuries …

Dopamine β-hydroxylase in health and disease

RA Rush, LB Geffen - CRC Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory …, 1980 - Taylor & Francis
The existence of dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH)(3, 4 dihydroxyphenylethylamine,
ascorbate: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.14. 17.1) was first demonstrated in mammalian …

Contribution of preterm delivery to perinatal mortality.

RW Rush, MJ Keirse, P Howat, JD Baum, AB Anderson… - Br Med J, 1976 - bmj.com
A detailed retrospective analysis was made of the records of 486 preterm infants, who
accounted for 5-1% of all births during 1973 and 1974. Whereas preterm delivery did not …

Modeling developmental language difficulties from school entry into adulthood: Literacy, mental health, and employment outcomes

J Law, R Rush, I Schoon, S Parsons - 2009 - ASHA
Purpose Understanding the long-term outcomes of developmental language difficulties is
key to knowing what significance to attach to them. To date, most prognostic studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Rasch fit statistics and sample size considerations for polytomous data

AB Smith, R Rush, LJ Fallowfield, G Velikova… - BMC medical research …, 2008 - Springer
Background Previous research on educational data has demonstrated that Rasch fit
statistics (mean squares and t-statistics) are highly susceptible to sample size variation for …

Reversal of Disease-Related Pathologies in the Fragile X Mouse Model by Selective Activation of GABAB Receptors with Arbaclofen

…, FR Postma, C Brynczka, R Rush… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and
autism, results from the transcriptional silencing of FMR1 and loss of the mRNA translational …

[HTML][HTML] Emotional distress in cancer patients: the Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study

V Strong, R Waters, C Hibberd, R Rush… - British journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
Abstract To:(1) estimate the prevalence of clinically significant emotional distress in patients
attending a cancer outpatient department and (2) determine the associations between …

A randomized controlled trial of cervical cerclage in women at high risk of spontaneous preterm delivery

RW Rush, S Isaacs, K McPherson… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 1984 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of cervical suture on pregnancy outcome was studied in 194 women with a high
risk (approximately 30%) of having a late abortion or a preterm delivery. The women were …

[PDF][PDF] Better off dead: suicidal thoughts in cancer patients

J Walker, RA Waters, G Murray… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Purpose Cancer is associated with an increased risk of suicide and attempted suicide.
However, we do not know how many cancer patients have thoughts that they would be …