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Carlo Marra

Professor of Pharmacy
Verified email at otago.ac.nz
Cited by 18287

Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial

…, M Sadatsafavi, M Najafzadeh, CA Marra… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Mobile (cell) phone communication has been suggested as a method to improve
delivery of health services. However, data on the effects of mobile health technology on …

Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly persons

…, B Patel, J Marin, KM Khan, CA Marra - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Background There is increasing recognition that the use of certain medications contributes
to falls in seniors. Our objective was to update a previously completed meta-analysis looking …

A comparison of generic, indirect utility measures (the HUI2, HUI3, SF-6D, and the EQ-5D) and disease-specific instruments (the RAQoL and the HAQ) in rheumatoid …

CA Marra, JC Woolcott, JA Kopec, K Shojania… - Social science & …, 2005 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, chronic disease where health-related quality of life (HRQL)
is one of the main goals of therapy. As such, instruments used to measure HRQL in …

Antibiotic use in children is associated with increased risk of asthma

F Marra, CA Marra, K Richardson, LD Lynd… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Antibiotic exposure in early childhood is a possible contributor to the increasing
asthma prevalence in industrialized countries. Although a number of published studies …

International comparison of cost of falls in older adults living in the community: a systematic review

…, MC Ashe, T Liu-Ambrose, KM Khan, CA Marra - Osteoporosis …, 2010 - Springer
Our objective was to determine international estimates of the economic burden of falls in
older people living in the community. Our systematic review emphasized the need for a …

Evaluating health-related quality-of-life studies in paediatric populations: some conceptual, methodological and developmental considerations and recent applications

…, AH Alamgir, AH Anis, MJ FitzGerald, CA Marra - …, 2005 - Springer
Although numerous paediatric-based health-related quality-of-life (HR-QOL) instruments are
currently in use, there still remain conceptual, methodological and developmental issues to …

Does antibiotic exposure during infancy lead to development of asthma?: a systematic review and metaanalysis

F Marra, L Lynd, M Coombes, K Richardson, M Legal… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the association between antibiotic exposure in the first year of life
and the development of childhood asthma. Design Metaanalysis of observational studies …

The economic impact of obstructive sleep apnea

N AlGhanim, VR Comondore, J Fleetham, CA Marra… - Lung, 2008 - Springer
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases healthcare utilization and is associated
with reduced work performance and occupational injuries. The economic burden related to …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring health-related quality of life in tuberculosis: a systematic review

N Guo, F Marra, CA Marra - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide. In recent years,
increasing efforts have been dedicated to assessing the health-related quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] The independent contribution of executive functions to health related quality of life in older women

JC Davis, CA Marra, M Najafzadeh, T Liu-Ambrose - BMC geriatrics, 2010 - Springer
Background Cognition is a multidimensional construct and to our knowledge, no previous
studies have examined the independent contribution of specific domains of cognition to health …