Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Dec 2007
Analysis of primary prevention services for cardiovascular disease in Australia's community pharmacies.
To analyse the prevalence and factors associated with the provision of primary preventive services for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Australia's community pharmacies. ⋯ The configuration and size of Australia's community pharmacies were associated with providing primary preventive services for CVD.
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Dec 2007
A survey of suppression of public health information by Australian governments.
It is cause for concern when a democratically elected government suppresses embarrassing information by hindering public health research or the publication of research findings. We conducted a survey of Australian public health academics to estimate the level of acts of suppression of research by Australian governments, to characterise these events, and to gather views on what interventions might be effective in curbing them. ⋯ Systemic interventions are necessary to preserve the integrity of public health research conducted with government involvement.