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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bayesian model averaging for harmful algal bloom prediction.

29 Sep 2009 Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a worldwide problem that have been increasing in frequency and extent over the past several decades. HABs severely damage aquatic ecosystems by destroying benthic habitat, reducing invertebrate and fish populations, ... Read more...

Dietary fat intake and risk of skin cancer: a prospective study in Australian adults.

29 Sep 2009 Although intakes of dietary fat have been associated with both basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin, the evidence is sparse and inconsistent. This study prospectively investigated the association between total ... Read more...

Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice.

22 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The 1996 Australian National Firearms Agreement introduced strict access limitations. However, reports on the effectiveness of the new legislation are conflicting. This study, accessing all cases of suicide 1997-2004, explores factors ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Queensland'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transfusion for trauma in Australia. 30 Oct 2009
• Bayesian model averaging for harmful algal bloom prediction. 29 Sep 2009
• Dietary fat intake and risk of skin cancer: a prospective study in Australian adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Who uses firearms as a means of suicide? A population study exploring firearm accessibility and method choice. 22 Sep 2009
• Melioidosis in south-eastern Queensland. 5 Sep 2009
• Severe Queensland tick typhus complicated by diabetes in south-eastern Queensland. 5 Sep 2009
• Improved water quality can ameliorate effects of climate change on corals. 30 Aug 2009
• "Everyone should buttonhole": a novel technique for a regional Australian renal service. 30 Aug 2009
• Methods and preliminary results for a data linkage project to determine long-term survival after intensive care unit admission. 30 Aug 2009
• The association between preoperative eGFR and outcomes in cardiac surgical patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Routine replacement versus clinical monitoring of peripheral intravenous catheters in a regional hospital in the home program: A randomized controlled trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Improved hospital-level risk adjustment for surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• Determination of halogenated natural products in passive samplers deployed along the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland/Australia. 13 Aug 2009
• The Queensland experience of participation in a national drug use evaluation project, Community-Acquired Pneumonia Towards Improving Outcomes Nationally (CAPTION). Aug 2009
• Envenoming by the rough-scaled snake (Tropidechis carinatus): a series of confirmed cases. Aug 2009
• Starting at strengths . . .an Indigenous early years intervention. Aug 2009
• Early evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland. Aug 2009
• Water conservation in surgery: a comparison of two surgical scrub techniques demonstrating the amount of water saved using a 'taps on/taps off' technique. 30 Jul 2009
• Regional differences among employed nurses: a Queensland study. 30 Jul 2009
• At work or play: a comparison of private property vehicle crashes with those occurring on public roads in north Queensland. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Queensland'

Definition: A state in northeastern Australia. Its capital is Brisbane. Its coast was first visited by Captain Cook in 1770 and its first settlement (penal) was located on Moreton Bay in 1824. The name Cooksland was first proposed but honor to Queen Victoria prevailed. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p996 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p441)

Descriptor UI: D011793

Alternative terms: Queensland;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.338.520;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: a state of Australia