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Alfred Health research outcomes are published in a wide range of peer reviewed journals. 

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The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with today's treatment paradigm

Razavi H, Waked I, Sarrazin C, Myers RP, Idilman R, Calinas F, Vogel W, Mendes Correa MC, Hézode C, Lázaro P, Akarca U, Aleman S, Balik I, Berg T, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Brandão Mello CE, Bruggmann P, Buti M, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christensen P

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 34-59

Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden

Wedemeyer H, Duberg AS, Buti M, Rosenberg WM, Frankova S, Esmat G, Örmeci N, Van Vlierberghe H, Gschwantler M, Akarca U, Aleman S, Balik I, Berg T, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Brandão Mello CE, Bruggmann P, Calinas F, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christens

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 60-89

Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

Bruggmann P, Berg T, Øvrehus AL, Moreno C, Brandão Mello CE, Roudot-Thoraval F, Marinho RT, Sherman M, Ryder SD, Sperl J, Akarca U, Balik I, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Buti M, Calinas F, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christensen PB, Clausen M, Coelho HS, C

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 5-33

Enhanced antiviral treatment efficacy and uptake in preventing the rising burden of hepatitis C-related liver disease and costs in Australia

Sievert W, Razavi H, Estes C, Thompson AJ, Zekry A, Roberts SK, Dore GJ

(2014), J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 29 Suppl 1, 1-9

Vitamin D level and sustained virologic response to interferon-based antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kitson MT, Sarrazin C, Toniutto P, Eslick GD, Roberts SK

(2014), J Hepatol, 61(6), 1247-52

ITPA genotype protects against anemia during peginterferon and ribavirin therapy but does not influence virological response

Holmes JA, Roberts SK, Ali RJ, Dore GJ, Sievert W, McCaughan GW, Crawford DH, Cheng WS, Weltman MD, Bonanzinga S, Visvanathan K, Sundararajan V, Desmond PV, Bowden DS, Matthews GV, Thompson AJ; CHARIOT Study Group

(2014), Hepatology, 59(6), 2152-60

Distribution of interferon lambda-3 gene polymorphisms in Australian patients with previously untreated genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C: Analysis from the PREDICT and CHARIOT studies

Roberts SK, Mitchell J, Leung R, Booth D, Bollipo S, Ostapowicz G, Sloss A, McCaughan GW, Dore GJ, Thompson A, Crawford DH, Sievert W, Weltman M, Cheng W, George J; Australian Liver Association Clinical Research Network

(2014), J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 29(1), 179-84

Proximal and distal gastro-oesophageal reflux in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis

Lee AL, Button BM, Denehy L, Roberts SJ, Bamford TL, Ellis SJ, Mu FT, Heine RG, Stirling RG, Wilson JW

(2014), Respirology, 19(2), 211-7

Increased risk of colorectal neoplasia in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: a matched case-control study

Gory I, Brown G, Wilson J, Kemp W, Paul E, Roberts SK

(2014), Scand J Gastroenterol, 49(10), 1230-6

Industrial, not fruit fructose intake is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients

Kitson MT, Kemp W, Roberts SK, Murnane L

(2014), J Hepatol, 60(3), 676-7

A phase 2 study of allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells for luminal Crohn’s disease refractory to biologic therapy

Forbes GM, Sturm MJ, Leong RW, Sparrow MP, Segarajasingam D, Cummins AG, Phillips M, Herrmann RP

(2014), Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 12(1), 64-71

Risk factors for intraprocedural and clinically significant delayed bleeding after wide-field endoscopic mucosal resection of large colonic lesions

Burgess NG, Metz AJ, Williams SJ, Singh R, Tam W, Hourigan LF, Zanati SA, Brown GJ, Sonson R, Bourke MJ

(2014), Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 12(4), 651-661

Delving into disability in Crohn’s disease: dysregulation of molecular pathways may explain skeletal muscle loss in Crohn’s disease

van Langenberg DR, Della Gatta P, Hill B, Zacharewicz E, Gibson PR, Russell AP

(2014), J Crohns Colitis, 8(7), 626-34

Relationship between disease severity and quality of life and assessment of health care utilization and cost for ulcerative colitis in Australia: a cross-sectional, observational study

Gibson PR, Vaizey C, Black CM, Nicholls R, Weston AR, Bampton P, Sparrow M, Lawrance IC, Selby WS, Andrews JM, Walsh AJ, Hetzell DJ, Macrrae FA, Moore GT, Weltmann MD, Leong RW, Fan T

(2014), J Crohns Colitis, 8(7), 598-606

Factors associated with physical and cognitive fatigue in patients with Crohn’s disease: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

van Langenberg DR, Gibson PR

(2014), Inflamm Bowel Dis, 20(1), 115-25

Objectively measured muscle fatigue in Crohn's disease: correlation with self-reported fatigue and associated factors for clinical application

van Langenberg DR, Della Gatta P, Warmington SA, Kidgell DJ, Gibson PR, Russell AP

(2014), J Crohns Colitis, 8(2), 137-46

A diet low in FODMAPs reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

Halmos EP, Power VA, Shepherd SJ, Gibson PR, Muir JG

(2014), Gastroenterology, 146(1), 67-75

Dietary sorbitol and mannitol: food content and distinct absorption patterns between healthy individuals and patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Yao CK, Tan HL, van Langenberg DR, Barrett JS, Rose R, Liels K, Gibson PR, Muir JG

(2014), J Hum Nutr Diet, 27 Suppl 2, 263-75

Subcutaneous golimumab induces clinical response and remission in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis

Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Marano C, Zhang H, Strauss R, Johanns J, Adedokun OJ, Guzzo C, Colombel JF, Reinisch W, Gibson PR, Collins J, Järnerot G, Hibi T, Rutgeerts P; PURSUIT-Maintenance Study Group

(2014), Gastroenterology, 146(1), 85-95

Subcutaneous golimumab maintains clinical response in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis

Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Marano C, Zhang H, Strauss R, Johanns J, Adedokun OJ, Guzzo C, Colombel JF, Reinisch W, Gibson PR, Collins J, Järnerot G, Rutgeerts P; PURSUIT-Maintenance Study Group

(2014), Gastroenterology, 146(1), 96-109