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Gwyneth Rees

Researcher at University of Melbourne

Publications -  70
Citations -  2346

Gwyneth Rees is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetic retinopathy. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 70 publications receiving 1984 citations. Previous affiliations of Gwyneth Rees include Johns Hopkins University & Western General Hospital.

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The psychometric validity of the NEI VFQ-25 for use in a low-vision population

TL;DR: The native NEI VFQ-25 is a better performing instrument when split into visual functioning and socioemotional scales, and these scales possess valid parameters for assessment of the impact of low vision in this population.
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Are obesity and anthropometry risk factors for diabetic retinopathy? The diabetes management project.

TL;DR: People with diabetes with higher BMI and larger neck circumference are more likely to have DR and more severe stages of DR, and data suggest that obesity is an independent risk factor for DR.
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Supporting informality: team working and integrated care records

TL;DR: Findings from an ethnographic study of the work of Adult and Care of the Elderly Community Mental Health Teams are reported in the context of the deployment of an Electronic Medical Record to highlight the importance of informal discussions and provisional judgments in the process by which teams achieve consensual clinical management decisions over time.
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A family history of breast cancer: women's experiences from a theoretical perspective.

TL;DR: The potential impact of personal experience on risk perception, illness representations and decision-making is discussed and systematic research in this area may improve predictions of outcome of cancer genetic counselling and inform the clinical process.