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Professor Mark Weatherall, Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit

mark Weatheral Mark works as a consultant geriatrician for Capital and Coast Health DHB with special interest in ortho-geriatrics, urinary incontinence and the rehabilitation of older adults. He also has particular expertise in applied statistics including meta-analysis of health care interventions. Mark is also the 4th year convenor for undergraduate teaching in the Department of Medicine.

Within the RTRU, Mark teaches REHB 704 Neurological Rehabilitation and REHB 707 Rehabilitation for the Elderly.

Email mark.weatherall@otago.ac.nz

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Publications

Doppen, M., Black, M., Braithwaite, I., Bong, J., Eathorne, A., Kirton, L., … Walton, M., Hills, T., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Kearns, C. (2023). Skin-to-deltoid-muscle distance at three recommended sites for intramuscular vaccination in a population with obesity: An observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 67-76. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, H. K., McNaughton, A. A., Hobman, A., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., & Fingleton, J. (2023). Taking charge after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled feasibility trial of a psychologically informed self-management intervention. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 317-325. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393644

Doppen, M., Kearns, C., Weatherall, M., Kearns, N., McIntyre, P., Hills, T., & Beasley, R. (2023). When should a longer needle be used for intramuscular injection in obese patients? A combined analysis of New Zealand data. Vaccine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.018

Hobman, A., Levack, W. M. M., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Fingleton, J., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, A. A., & McNaughton, H. K. (2023). Prevention of re-hospitalization for acute exacerbations: Perspectives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 207-218. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393645

Kayes, N., Cummins, C., Weatherall, M., Smith, G., Te Ao, B., Elder, H., … Kersten, P. (2023). Randomised pragmatic waitlist trial with process evaluation investigating the effectiveness of peer support after brain injury: Protocol. BMJ Open, 13, e069167. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069167

Doppen, M., Black, M., Braithwaite, I., Bong, J., Eathorne, A., Kirton, L., … Walton, M., Hills, T., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Kearns, C. (2023). Skin-to-deltoid-muscle distance at three recommended sites for intramuscular vaccination in a population with obesity: An observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 67-76. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Doppen, M., Kearns, C., Weatherall, M., Kearns, N., McIntyre, P., Hills, T., & Beasley, R. (2023). When should a longer needle be used for intramuscular injection in obese patients? A combined analysis of New Zealand data. Vaccine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.018

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Hobman, A., Levack, W. M. M., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Fingleton, J., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, A. A., & McNaughton, H. K. (2023). Prevention of re-hospitalization for acute exacerbations: Perspectives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 207-218. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393645

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Kearns, C., Houghton, C., Dickinson, E., Hatter, L., Bruce, P., Krishnamoorthy, S., Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R. (2023). What variables should inform needle length choice for deltoid intramuscular injection? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 13, e063530. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063530

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Levack, W. M. M., Weatherall, M., McNaughton, H. K., McNaughton, A. A., Hobman, A., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., & Fingleton, J. (2023). Taking charge after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled feasibility trial of a psychologically informed self-management intervention. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18, 317-325. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S393644

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Baggott, C., Hardy, J. K., Sparks, J., Sabbagh, D., Beasley, R., Weatherall, M., & Fingleton, J. (2022). Epinephrine (adrenaline) compared to selective beta-2-agonist in adults or children with acute asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thorax, 77, 563-572. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217124

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Barthow, C., Hood, F., Crane, J., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Parry-Strong, A., & Krebs, J. (2022). A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic and a prebiotic examining metabolic and mental health outcomes in adults with pre-diabetes. BMJ Open, 12, e055214. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055214

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Barthow, C., Pullon, S., Weatherall, M., & Krebs, J. (2022). They're sicker than we think: An exploratory study profiling the cardio-metabolic health in a sample of adults with pre-diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 221-228. doi: 10.1071/HC22068

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Doppen, M., Mirjalili, A., Harwood, M., Eathorne, A., Braithwaite, I., Bong, J., … Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R., & Hills, T. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination and the skin to deltoid MUSCLE distance in adults with diabetes. Vaccine: X. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100248

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Harper, J., Kearns, N., Bird, G., McLachlan, R., Eathorne, A., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2022). Audit of oxygen administration to achieve a target oxygen saturation range in acutely unwell medical patients. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 98, 461-465. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139511

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Hatter, L., Houghton, C., Bruce, P., Holliday, M., Eathorne, A., Pavord, I., … Hancox, R. J., Braithwaite, I., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the Novel START and PRACTICAL study teams. (2022). Asthma control with ICS-formoterol reliever versus maintenance ICS and SABA reliever therapy: A post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 9(1), e001271. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001271

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Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Thompson, S. G., Weatherall, M., & Ranta, A. (2022). Documented incontinence after stroke: A secondary analysis of a cohort study: Reducing Ethnic and Geographic Inequities to Optimise New Zealand Stroke Care (REGIONS Care). New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 43-53. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Hills, T., Paterson, A., Woodward, R., Middleton, F., Carlton, L. H., McGregor, R., … Weatherall, M., … McIntyre, P., … Mirjalili, S. A. (2022). The effect of needle length and skin to deltoid muscle distance in adults receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine, 40, 4827-4834. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.06.070

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Kearns, N., Bruce, P., Williams, M., Doppen, M., Black, M., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2022). Repeated dose budesonide/formoterol compared to salbutamol in adult asthma: A randomised cross-over trial. European Respiratory Journal, 60, 2102309. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02309-2021

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Kearns, N., Williams, M., Bruce, P., Black, M., Kearns, C., Sparks, J., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2022). Single dose of budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler compared to salbutamol pMDI for speed of bronchodilator onset in asthma: A randomised cross-over trial. Thorax. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2022-219052

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McKinlay, E., Hilder, J., Hood, F., Morgan, S., Barthow, C., Gray, B., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Crane, J., Krebs, J., & Pullon, S. (2022). Uncertainty and certainty: Perceptions and experiences of prediabetes in New Zealand primary care: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(2), 138-145. doi: 10.1071/HC21066

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Parry Strong, A., Wright-McNaughton, M., Weatherall, M., Hall, R. M., Coppell, K. J., Barthow, C., & Krebs, J. D. (2022). Very low carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 14837. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dom.14837

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Shortt, N., Martin, A., Kersey, K., Shortt, G., Vakalalabure, I., Barber, L., … Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R., Semprini, A., on behalf of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand's Pharmacy Research Network. (2022). Efficacy of a 3% kānuka oil cream for the treatment of moderate-to-severe eczema: A single blind randomised vehicle-controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine, 51, 101561. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101561

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Te Ao, B., Harwood, M., Fu, V., Weatherall, M., McPherson, K., Taylor, W. J., … Thomson, T., … Ranta, A., Hanger, C., … McNaughton, H. (2022). Economic analysis of the 'Take Charge' intervention for people following stroke: Results from a randomised trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 36(2), 240-250. doi: 10.1177/02692155211040727

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Amataiti, T. A., Hood, F., Krebs, J. D., Weatherall, M., & Hall, R. M. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on diet and lifestyle behaviours for pregnant women with diabetes. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 45, 404-411. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.07.011

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Bird, G., Braithwaite, I., Harper, J., Koorevaar, I., van den Berg, M., Maijers, I., … Jennings, L., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2021). Rhinothermy delivered by nasal high flow therapy in the treatment of the common cold: A randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11(11), e047760. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047760

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Cait, A., Mooney, A., Poyntz, H., Shortt, N., Jones, A., Gestin, A., … Weatherall, M., … Gasser, O. (2021). Potential association between dietary fibre and humoral response to the seasonal influenza vaccine. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 765528. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.765528

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Fu, V., Weatherall, M., & McNaughton, H. (2021). Estimating the minimal clinically important difference for the Physical Component Summary of the Short Form 36 for patients with stroke. Journal of International Medical Research, 49(12). doi: 10.1177/03000605211067902

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Harper, J. C. P., Semprini, R., Kearns, N. A., Hatter, L., Bird, G. E., Braithwaite, I., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2021). Determination of oxygen saturation compared to a prescribed target range using continuous pulse oximetry in acutely unwell medical patients. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 21, 332. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01700-6

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Harper, J., Kearns, N., Bird, G., Braithwaite, I., Eathorne, A., Shortt, N., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2021). Automatic versus manual oxygen titration using a novel nasal high-flow device in medical inpatients with an acute illness: A randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8, e000843. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000843

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Hatter, L., Bruce, P., Braithwaite, I., Holliday, M., Fingleton, J., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2021). ICS-formoterol reliever versus ICS and short-acting β2-agonist reliever in asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ERJ Open Research, 7, 00701-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00701-2020

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Kearns, N., Shortt, N., Kearns, C., Eathorne, A., Holliday, M., Mackle, D., … Semprini, A., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Braithwaite, I. (2021). How big is your bubble? Characteristics of self-isolating household units ('bubbles') during the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 period in New Zealand: A cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 11, e042464. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042464

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Kung, S., Doppen, M., Black, M., Braithwaite, I., Kearns, C., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Kearns, N. (2021). Underestimation of COVID-19 mortality during the pandemic. ERJ Open Research, 7, 00766-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00766-2020

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McNaughton, H., Weatherall, M., McPherson, K., Fu, V., Taylor, W. J., McRae, A., Thomson, T., … Harwood, M., Ranta, A., Hanger, C., & Riley, J. (2021). The effect of the Take Charge intervention on mood, motivation, activation and risk factor management: Analysis of secondary data from the Taking Charge after Stroke (TaCAS) trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(7), 1021-1031. doi: 10.1177/0269215521993648

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Prentice, J., Weatherall, M., Grainger, R., & Levack, W. (2021). 'Tell someone who cares': Participation action research on workplace engagement of caregivers in aged residential care, NZ. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40, e109-e115. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12876

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Saito, Y., Tomori, K., Sawada, T., Takahashi, S., Nakatsuka, S., Sugawara, H., … Weatherall, M., & Levack, W. (2021). Determining whether occupational therapy goals match between pairs of occupational therapists and their clients: A cross-sectional study. Disability & Rehabilitation, 43(6), 828-833. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1643417

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Baggott, C., Hansen, P., Hancox, R. J., Hardy, J. K., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., … Fingleton, J., on behalf of the PRACTICAL discrete choice experiment study team. (2020). What matters most to patients when choosing treatment for mild-moderate asthma? Results from a discrete choice experiment. Thorax, 75, 842-848. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214343

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Baggott, C., Hardy, J., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Hall, D., Vohlidkova, A., Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R., on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2020). Self-titration of inhaled corticosteroid and β2-agonist in response to symptoms in mild asthma: A pre-specified analysis from the PRACTICAL randomised controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal, 56, 2000170. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00170-2020

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Baggott, C., Reddel, H. K., Hardy, J., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Corin, A., … Reid, J., … Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., … on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2020). Patient preferences for symptom-driven or regular preventer treatment in mild to moderate asthma: Findings from the PRACTICAL study, a randomised clinical trial. European Respiratory Journal, 55, 1902073. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02073-2019

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Foliaki, S., Pulu, V., Denison, H., Weatherall, M., & Douwes, J. (2020). Pacific meets west in addressing palliative care for Pacific populations in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 19, 100. doi: 10.1186/s12904-020-00604-2

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Fu, V., Weatherall, M., McPherson, K., Taylor, W., McRae, A., Thomson, T., … Harwood, M., Ranta, A., Hanger, C., … McNaughton, H. (2020). Taking charge after stroke: A randomized controlled trial of a person-centered, self-directed rehabilitation intervention. International Journal of Stroke, 15(9), 954-964. doi: 10.1177/1747493020915144

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Hardy, J., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Baggott, C., Fingleton, J., Semprini, A., Holliday, M., Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., & Harwood, M. (2020). Combination budesonide/formoterol inhaler as sole reliever therapy in Māori and Pacific people with mild and moderate asthma. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 68-79. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Harper, J. C. P., Kearns, N. A., Maijers, I., Bird, G. E., Braithwaite, I., Shortt, N. P., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2020). Closed-loop oxygen control using a novel nasal high-flow device: A randomized crossover trial. Respiratory Care, 65(12), 08087. doi: 10.4187/respcare.08087

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Kearns, N., Maijers, I., Harper, J., Beasley, R., & Weatherall, M. (2020). Inhaled corticosteroids in acute asthma: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 8(2), 605-617.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.08.051

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Maijers, I., Kearns, N., Harper, J., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2020). Oral steroid-sparing effect of high dose inhaled corticosteroids in asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 55(1901147). doi: 10.1183/13993003.01147-2019

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Pavord, I. D., Holliday, M., Reddel, H. K., Braithwaite, I., Ebmeier, S., Hancox, R. J., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the Novel START Study Team. (2020). Predictive value of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in adults with mild asthma: A prespecified subgroup analysis of an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8, 671-680. doi: 10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30053-9

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Pilcher, J. M., Thayabaran, D., Ebmeier, S., Williams, M., Back, G., Collie, H., … Bibby, S., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2020). The effect of 50% oxygen on PtCO2 in patients with stable COPD, bronchiectasis, and neuromuscular disease or kyphoscoliosis: Randomised cross-over trials. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 20, 125. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-1132-z

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Pilcher, J., Ploen, L., McKinstry, S., Bardsley, G., Chien, J., Howard, L., … Beckert, L., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2020). A multicentre prospective observational study comparing arterial blood gas values to those obtained by pulse oximeters used in adult patients attending Australian and New Zealand hospitals. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 20, 7. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-1007-3

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Poot, B., Nelson, K., Zonneveld, R., & Weatherall, M. (2020). Potentially inappropriate medicine prescribing by nurse practitioners in New Zealand. Journal of the American Association for Nurse Practitioners, 32(3), 220-228. doi: 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000239

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Adams, M., Weatherall, M., & Bell, E. (2019). A cohort study of the association between psychosocial factors and pain in patients with Spinal Cord Injury and stroke. NeuroRehabilitation, 45(3), 419-427. doi: 10.3233/nre-192872

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Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y. K. D., & Mann, S. (2019). Blood pressure and hypertension in people living at high altitude in Nepal. Hypertension Research, 42, 284-291. doi: 10.1038/s41440-018-0138-x

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Beasley, R., Harper, J., Bird, G., Dunphy, H., Semprini, A., Pavord, I. D., … Weatherall, M. (2019). Dose-response relationship of ICS/fast-onset LABA as reliever therapy in asthma. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 19, 264. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-1014-4

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Beasley, R., Holliday, M., Reddel, H. K., Braithwaite, I., Ebmeier, S., Hancox, R. J., … Weatherall, M., for the Novel START Study Team, including Fingleton, J., Semprini, A., & Reid, J. (2019). Controlled trial of budesonide–formorterol as needed for mild asthma. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(21), 2020-2030. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901963

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Hardy, J., Baggott, C., Fingleton, J., Reddel, H. K., Hancox, R. J., Harwood, M., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2019). Budesonide-formoterol reliever therapy versus maintenance budesonide plus terbutaline reliever therapy in adults with mild to moderate asthma (PRACTICAL): A 52-week, open-label, multicentre, superiority, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 394, 919-928. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31948-8

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Hay-Smith, E. J., Englas, K., Dumoulin, C., Ferreira, C. H. J., Frawley, H., & Weatherall, M. (2019). The Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) in a systematic review of exercise-based rehabilitation effectiveness: Completeness of reporting, rater agreement, and utility. European Journal of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(3), 342-352. doi: 10.23736/s1973-9087.19.05791-5

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