Prof Amanda Thrift - Researcher Profile

Biography

Amanda works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BIOSTATISTICS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2007

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1995

BSC (HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Book Chapters

Thrift, A., Gall, S., Brown, A., 2010, Burden of cardiovascular diseases among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: mortality, hospitalization and risk factors, in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, eds Victor R. Preedy and Ronald R. Watson, Springer, New York United States, pp. 919-931.

Thrift, A., Srikanth, V., 2010, Stroke: epidemiology and pathology, in Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, eds Howard M Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood and Kenneth Woodhouse, Elsevier Inc, United States, pp. 1-7.

Sturm, J., Mackay, M., Thrift, A., 2009, Stroke among women, ethnic groups, young adults, and children, in Handbook of Clinical Neurology, eds Marc Fisher, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 337-353.

Donnan, G., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., Sturm, J., 2008, The epidemiology of stroke, in Seminars in Clinical Neurology, eds Theodore L. Munsat, Demos Medical, New York United States, pp. 1-8.

Paul, S., Thrift, A., 2008, The epidemiology of stroke in women, in Women and Stroke Research, eds Jean T. Candolotti and Jason E. Burnside, Nova Science Publishers, New York United States, pp. 25-56.

Srikanth, V., Saling, M., Thrift, A.G., 2006, Vascular Cognitive Impairment, in Neurobiology of Disease, eds Sid Gilman, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 223-233.

Paul, S., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., 2005, Smoking and cardiovascular diseases, in Molecular Mechanisms of Tobacco-Induced Diseases, eds Xing Li Wang and David A. Scott, Nova Science Publishers, New York United States, pp. 207-250.

Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., Saling, M., Donnan, G.A., 2004, Early risk of cognitive impairment after a single non-aphasic stroke, in Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease, eds B. Vellas, L.J. Fitten, B. Winblad, H. Feldman, M. Grundman, E. Giacobini, A. Kurz, Serdi, France, pp. 140-145.

Journal Articles

Andrew, N.E., Thrift, A.G., Cadilhac, D., 2013, The prevalence, impact and economic implications of atrial fibrillation in stroke: what progress has been made?, Neuroepidemiology [E], vol 40, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 227-239.

Phan, T.G., Thrift, A.G., Cadilhac, D., Srikanth, V., 2012, A plea for the use of systematic review methodology when writing guidelines and timely publication of guidelines, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 42, issue 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1369-1371.

Thrift, A.G., Vickrey, B.G., 2012, Advances in health policy and outcome 2010 and 2011, Stroke [P], vol 43, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 300-301.

Kim, J., Gall, S.L., Dewey, H.M., MacDonell, R.A., Sturm, J.W., Thrift, A.G., 2012, Baseline smoking status and the long-term risk of death or nonfatal vascular event in people with stroke: a 10-year survival analysis, Stroke [P], vol 43, issue 12, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 3173-3178.

Trobbiani, K., Freeman, K., Arango, M., Lalor, E., Jenkinson, D., Thrift, A.G., 2012, Comparison of stroke warning sign campaigns in Australia, England, and Canada, International Journal of Stroke [E], vol e, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-4.

Thrift, A.G., Arabshahi, S., 2012, Is stroke incidence in low- to middle-income countries driven by economics?, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 7, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 307-308.

Thrift, A.G., Tong, B., Senes, S., Waters, A., Lalor, E., 2012, No evidence for an epidemic of stroke with the ageing of the population, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 38, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 268-273.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2012, Organized blood pressure control programs to prevent stroke in Australia: would they be cost-effective?, Stroke [P], vol 43, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1370-1375.

Thrift, A.G., Srikanth, V., Nelson, M.R., Kim, J., Fitzgerald, S.M., Gerraty, R.P., Bladin, C., Phan, T.G., Cadilhac, D., 2012, Risk factor management in survivors of stroke: a double-blind, cluster randomised-controlled trial, International Journal of Stroke [E], vol e, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Williams, M., Srikanth, V., Bird, M., Thrift, A.G., 2012, Urinary symptoms and natural history of urinary continence after first-ever stroke - a longitudinal population-based study, Age And Ageing [P], vol 41, issue 3, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 371-376.

Kim, H., Miller, A.A., Drummond, G.R., Thrift, A.G., Arumugam, T., Phan, T.G., Srikanth, V.K., Sobey, C.G., 2012, Vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: role of cerebral hypoperfusion and oxidative stress, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology [P], vol 385, issue 10, Springer, Germany, pp. 953-959.

Thrift, A., Cadilhac, D., Eades, S., 2011, Excess risk of stroke in Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, Stroke [P], vol 42, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1501-1502.

Leach, M., Gall, S., Dewey, H., MacDonell, R., Thrift, A., 2011, Factors associated with quality of life in 7-year survivors of stroke, Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry [P], vol 82, issue 12, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1365-1371.

Thrift, A., Evans, R., Kalyanram, K., Kartik, K., Fitzgerald, S., Srikanth, V., 2011, Gender-specific effects of caste and salt on hypertension in poverty: A population-based study, Journal of Hypertension [P], vol 29, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd, United States, pp. 443-450.

Heeley, E., Wei, J., Carter, K., Islam, M., Thrift, A., Hankey, G., Cass, A., Anderson, C., 2011, Socioeconomic disparities in stroke rates and outcome: Pooled analysis of stroke incidence studies in Australia and New Zealand, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 10-14.

Cumming, T., Thrift, A., Collier, J., Churilov, L., Dewey, H., Donnan, G., Bernhardt, J., 2011, Very early mobilization after stroke fast-tracks return to walking Further results from the phase II AVERT randomized controlled trial, Stroke [P], vol 42, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 153-158.

Thrift, A., 2010, Case-control studies: The importance of design and conduct, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 34, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 264-266.

Thrift, A., 2010, Design and methods of population surveys, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 34, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 267-269.

Azarpazhood, M., Etermadi, M., Donnan, G., Mokhber, N., Majdi, M., Ghayour-Morbarhan, M., Ghandehary, K., Farzadfard, M., Kiani, R., Panahandeh, M., Thrift, A., 2010, Excessive incidence of stroke in iran: Evidence from the mashhad stroke incidence study (MSIS), a population-based study of stroke in the middle east, Stroke [P], vol 41, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. e3-e10.

Thrift, A., Srikanth, V., Evans, R., 2010, How generalisable is INTERSTROKE?, Lancet [P], vol 376, issue 9752, The Lancet Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1538-1539.

Thrift, A., Kim, J., 2010, Missed opportunities to prevent stroke recurrence, Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology [P], vol 37, issue 8, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 773-774.

Thrift, A.G., Srikanth, V., Fitzgerald, S.M., Kalyanram, K., Kartik, K., Hoppe, C.C., Walker, K.Z., Evans, R.G., 2010, Potential roles of high salt intake and maternal malnutrition in the development of hypertension in disadvantaged populations, Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physio..., vol 37, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 78-90.

Cadilhac, D.A., Lannin, N., Anderson, C., Levi, C., Faux, S., Price, C., Middleton, S., Lim, J., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., 2010, Protocol and pilot data for establishing the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 5, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 217-226.

Gall, S., Donnan, G., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., 2010, Re: Sex differences in presentation, severity, and management of stroke in a population-based study, Neurology [P], vol 75, issue 7, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, p. 671.

Gall, S., Donnan, G., Dewey, H., Macdonell, R., Sturm, J., Gilligan, A.K., Srikanth, V., Thrift, A., 2010, Sex differences in presentation, severity, and management of stroke in a population-based study, Neurology [P], vol 74, issue 12, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 975-981.

Thrift, A., 2010, Systematic review of observational studies, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 34, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 262-263.

Cadilhac, D., Dewey, H., Voss, T., Carter, R., Thrift, A., 2010, The health loss from ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: Evidence from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Health and Quality of Life Outcomes [P], vol 8, issue Art No: 49, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2009, Estimating the long-term costs of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke for Australia: new evidence derived from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke [P], vol 40, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 915-921.

Gall, S., Dewey, H., Sturm, J., Macdonell, R., Thrift, A., 2009, Handicap 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study, Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 27, issue 2, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 123-130.

Gall, S., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., 2009, Smoking cessation at 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 32, issue 3, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 196-200.

Thrift, A., 2009, Types of randomised controlled trials, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 33, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 317-320.

Sorbello, D., Dewey, H., Churilov, L., Thrift, A., Collier, J., Donnan, G., Bernhardt, J., 2009, Very early mobilisation and complications in the first 3 months after stroke: further results from phase II of A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT), Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 28, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 378-383.

Bernhardt, J., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., Collier, J., Donnan, G., 2008, A very early rehabilitation trial for stroke (AVERT): phase II safety and feasibility, Stroke [P], vol 39, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 390-396.

Fitzgerald, S.M., Srikanth, V., Evans, R.G., Thrift, A.G., 2008, Benefits and challenges in stroke research in developing countries, Brain Impairment, vol 9, issue 2, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 198-204.

Tay-Teo, K., Moodie, M., Bernhardt, J., Thrift, A.G., Collier, J., Donnan, G., Dewey, H., 2008, Economic evaluation alongside a Phase II, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of very early rehabilitation after stroke (AVERT), Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 26, issue 5, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 475-481.

Pearce, D., Cadilhac, D., Pierce, R., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., 2008, Estimating the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in community-based, long-term stroke survivors using a validated predictive model, Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 26, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 441-446.

Thrift, A.G., Dewey, H.M., Sturm, J.W., Srikanth, V., Gilligan, A.K., Gall, S.L., Macdonell, R.A.L., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2008, Incidence of stroke subtypes in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS): Differences between men and women, Neuroepidemiology [P], vol 32, issue 1, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 11-18.

Anderson, J., Saling, M., Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., Donnan, G.A., 2008, Individuals with first-ever clinical presentation of a lacunar infarction syndrome: Is there an increased likelihood of developing mild cognitive impairment in the first 12 months after stroke?, Journal of Neuropsychology, vol 2, issue 2, The British Psychological Society, United Kingdom, pp. 373-385.

Bernhardt, J., Chitravas, N., Meslo, I., Thrift, A., Indredavik, B., 2008, Not all stroke units are the same: a comparison of physical activity patterns in Melbourne, Australia, and Trondheim, Norway, Stroke [P], vol 39, issue 7, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 2059-2065.

Azarpazhooh, M., Nicol, M., Donnan, G., Dewey, H., Sturm, J., Macdonell, R., Pearce, D., Thrift, A., 2008, Patterns of stroke recurrence according to subtype of first stroke event: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 3, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 158-164.

Thrift, A.G., Srikanth, V., 2008, Risk Factors for Dementia, Neuroepidemiology, vol 31, issue 1, Neuroepidemiology, Switzerland, p. 1.

Cumming, T., Collier, J., Thrift, A., Bernhardt, J., 2008, The effect of very early mobilization after stroke on psychological well-being, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine [P], vol 40, issue 8, Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation, Sweden, pp. 609-614.

Thrift, A., Hayman, N., 2007, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the burden of stroke, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 2, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 57-59.

stapleton, j., Thrift, A.G., Saling, M., Srikanth, V., 2007, How useful are the MMSE and IQCODE in diagnosing cognitive impairment and dementia in stroke patients, Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease, vol 12, Editions SERDI, France, pp. 117-121.

Chitravas, N., Dewey, H., Nicol, M., Harding, D., Pearce, D., Thrift, A., 2007, Is prestroke use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors associated with better outcome?, Neurology [P], vol 68, issue 20, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1687-1693.

Bernhardt, J., Indredavik, B., Dewey, H., Langhorne, P., Lindley, R., Donnan, G., Thrift, A., Collier, J., 2007, Mobilisation 'in bed' is not mobilisation, Neurology [P], vol 24, issue 1, S. Karger AG, Australia, pp. 157-158.

Pandian, J.D., Srikanth, V., Read, S., Thrift, A.G., 2007, Poverty and stroke in India: A time to act, Stroke [P], vol 38, issue 11, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 3063-3069.

Paul, S.L., Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., 2007, The large and growing burden of stroke, Current Drug Targets [P], vol 8, issue 7, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 786-793.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2007, Why invest in a national public health program for stroke?. An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications, Health Policy [P], vol 83, issue 2-3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd., Shannon, Republic of Ireland, pp. 287-294.

Bernhardt, J., Dewey, H., Collier, J., Thrift, A., Lindley, R., Moodie, M., Donnan, G., 2006, A very early rehabilitation trial (AVERT), International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 1, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 169-171.

Paul, S.L., Thrift, A.G., 2006, Control of hypertension 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study, Hypertension, vol 48, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 260-265.

Thrift, A.G., Dewey, H.M., Sturm, J.W., Paul, S.L., Gilligan, A.K., Srikanth, V., Macdonell, R.A.L., McNeil, J.J., Macleod, M., Donnan, G.A., 2006, Greater incidence of both fatal and nonfatal strokes in disadvantaged areas: the Northeast Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study, Stroke, vol 37, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 877-882.

Srikanth, V., Quinn, S.J., Donnan, G.A., Saling, M., Thrift, A.G., 2006, Long-term cognitive transitions, rates of cognitive change, and predictors of incident dementia in a population-based first-ever stroke cohort, Stroke, vol 37, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 2479-2483.

Paul, S.L., Dewey, H.M., Sturm, J.W., Macdonell, R.A.L., Thrift, A.G., 2006, Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant medication at 5-years poststroke in the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study, Stroke, vol 37, issue 11, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 2854-2855.

Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., Fryer, J.L., Saling, M., Dewey, H.M., Sturm, J.W., Donnan, G.A., 2006, The validity of brief screening cognitive instruments in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia after first-ever stroke, International Psychogeriatrics, vol 18, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 295-305.

Srikanth, V., Saling, M., Thrift, A.G., Donnan, G.A., 2005, Cerebrovascular disease and dementia, Drugs of Today, vol 41, issue 12, Prous Science, Barcelona Spain, pp. 815-825.

Thrift, A.G., 2005, Determinants of Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) five years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Journal of The Neurological Sciences, vol 238, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, p. S55.

Mihalopoulos, C., Cadilhac, D., Moodie, M., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., Carter, R., 2005, Development and application of Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke (MORUCOS): an Australian economic model for stroke, International Journal Of Technology Assessment In Health Care [P], vol 21, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 499-505.

Reid, C.M., Thrift, A.G., 2005, Hypertension 2020: confronting tomorrow's problem today, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, vol 32, issue 5-6, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 374-376.

Nicol, M., Thrift, A., 2005, Knowledge of risk factors and warning signs of stroke., Vascular Health and Risk Management [P], vol 1, issue 2, Dove Medical Press Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 137-147.

paul, S., Sturm, J., Dewey, H., Donnan, G., Macdonell, R., Thrift, A., 2005, Long-term outcome in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study: predictors of quality of life at 5 years after stroke, Stroke [P], vol 36, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 2082-2086.

Srikanth, V., Anderson, J.F., Donnan, G.A., Saling, M., Didus, E., Alpitsis, R., Dewey, H., MacDonell, R.A., Thrift, A., 2005, Progressive Dementia after first ever stroke: A community based follow up study, Neurology [P], vol 64, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 932-933.

Gilligan, A., Thrift, A., Sturm, J., Dewey, H., Macdonell, R., Donnan, G., 2005, Stroke units, tissue plasminogen activator, aspirin and neuroprotection: which stroke intervention could provide the greatest community benefit?, Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 20, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 239-244.

Dewey, H.M., Thrift, A.G., Mihalopoulos, C., Carter, R., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2004, 'Out of pocket' costs to stroke patients during the first year after stroke - results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incident Study, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, vol 11, issue 2, Churchill Livingstone, UK, pp. 134-137.

Srikanth, V., Anderson, J., Saling, M., Donnan, G.A., Didus, E., Alpitsis, R., Dewey, H.M., Macdonell, R.A., Thrift, A.G., 2004, Progressive dementia after first-ever stroke: a community-based follow-up study, Neurology, vol 63, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 785-792.

Sturm, J.W., Donnan, G.A., Dewey, H.M., Macdonell, R.A.L., Gilligan, A.K., Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., 2004, Quality of life after stroke-the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 35, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 2340-2345.

Sturm, J.W., Donnan, G.A., Dewey, H.M., Macdonell, R.A.L., Gilligan, A.K., Venkatesan, S., Thrift, A.G., 2004, Quality of life after stroke: the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 35, issue 10, The American Heart Association, Dallas USA, pp. 2340-2345.

Dewey, H.M., Sturm, J.W., Donnan, G.A., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Thrift, A.G., 2003, Incidence and outcome of subtypes of ischaemic stroke: Initial results from the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS), Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 15, issue 1-2, Karger, Switzerland, pp. 133-139.

Srikanth, V., Thrift, A.G., Saling, M., Anderson, J., Dewey, H.M., Macdonell, R.A., Donnan, G.A., 2003, Increased risk of Cognitive Impairment 3 Months After Mild to Moderate First-Ever Stroke, Stroke, vol 34, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1136-1143.

Dewey, H.M., Thrift, A.G., Mihalopoulos, C., Carter, R., Macdonell, R.A.L., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2003, Lifetime cost of stroke subtypes in Australia: findings from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 34, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 2502-2507.

Siritho, S., Thrift, A.G., McNeil, J.J., You, R.X., Davis, S.M., Donnan, G.A., 2003, Risk of ischemic stroke among users of the oral contraceptive pill, Stroke, vol 34, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, America, pp. 1575-1580.

Sturm, J.W., Dewey, H.M., Donnan, G.A., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Thrift, A.G., 2002, Handicap After Stroke: How Does it Relate to Disability, Perception of Recovery, and Stroke Subtype?, Stroke, vol 33, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA, pp. 762-768.

Dewey, H.M., Thrift, A.G., Mihalopoulos, C., Carter, R.A., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2002, Informal Care for Stroke Survivors - Results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 33, issue 4, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, US, pp. 1028-1033.

Thrift, A.G., Donnan, G.A., McNeil, J.J., 2002, Reduced Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Dynamic Recreational Exercise but Not with Heavy Work Activity, Stroke, vol 33, issue 1, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, US, pp. 559-564.

Thrift, A.G., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2002, Reduced frequency of high cholestrol levels among patients with intracerebral haemorrhage, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, vol 9, issue 4, Ege University Press, Turkey, pp. 376-380.

Dewey, H., Thrift, A., Mihalopoulos, C., Carter, R.A., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G., 2001, Cost of stroke in Australia from a societal perspective. Results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 32, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore USA, pp. 2409-2416.

Thrift, A.G., Dewey, H., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2001, Incidence of the major stroke subtypes: Initial fundings from the North East Melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 32, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore USA, pp. 1732-1738.

Thrift, A.G., Dewey, H.M., Macdonell, R.A.L., McNeil, J.J., Donnan, G.A., 2000, Stroke Incidence on the East Coast of Australia: The North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke, vol 31 issue 9, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia PA USA, pp. 2087-2092.

Thrift, A.G., Donnan, G.A., McNeil, J.J., 1999, Heavy drinking, but not moderate or intermediate drinking, increases the risk of intracerebral hemorrage, Epidemiology, vol 10 issue 3, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 307-312.

Thrift, A.G., Evans, R.G., Donnan, G.A., 1999, Hypertension and the risk of intracerebral haemorrhage: special considerations in patients with renal disease, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 14, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 2291-2292.

Dewey, H.M., Donnan, G.A., Freeman, E.J., Sharples, C.M., Macdonell, R.A., McNeil, J.J., Thrift, A.G., 1999, Interrater reliability of the National Institutes of Health stroke scale: rating by neurologists and nurses in a community-based stroke incidence study, Cerebrovascular Diseases, vol 9 issue 6, Karger, Basel Switzerland, pp. 323-327.

Thrift, A.G., McNeil, J.J., Forbes, A.B., Donnan, G.A., 1999, Risk of primary intracerebral haemorrhage associated with aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: case control study, British Medical Journal, vol 318 issue 7186, British Medical Association, London UK, pp. 759-764.

Thrift, A.G., McNeil, J.J., Forbes, A.B., Donnan, G.A., 1998, Three important subgroups of hypertensive persons at greater risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, Hypertension, vol 31 no 6, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore USA, pp. 1223-1229.

You, R.X., McNeil, J.J., O'Malley, H.M., Davis, S.M., Thrift, A.G., Donnan, G.A., 1997, Risk factors for Stroke due to cerebral infarction in young adults, Stroke, vol 28, American Heart Association, Dallas Texas, pp. 1913-1918.

Grants

Title:

A population-based cohort study of brain ageing - rates of brain structural change, functional effects , and mechanisms.

Investigators:

Srikanth, V, Blizzard, L, Thrift, A, Phan, T, Muench, G, Robinson, S

Funding:

(2008 - 2012). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $0.00

(2008 - 2012). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $1,256,600.00

Title:

Building capacity for Public Health Research in rural disadvantaged India, using a cohort of mothers and babies.

Investigators:

Thrift, A, Srikanth, V, Evans, R, Kalyanram, K, Kartik, K

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Australia India Institute. $45,617.00

Title:

Shared Team Approach between Nurses and Doctors for Improved Risk Factor Management (STAND FIRM).

Investigators:

Thrift, A, Cadilhac, D, Nelson, M, Srikanth, V, Bladin, C, Gerraty, R, Fitzgerald, S, Phan, T

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $1,415,000.00

Title:

A case control study of hypertension in the setting of poverty, overcrowding and infection.

Investigators:

Thrift, A, Srikanth, V, Evans, R

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $534,340.80

Title:

NHMRC Research Fellowship.

Investigators:

Thrift, A

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $230,310.00

(2012 - 2016). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $702,795.00

(2013 - 2017). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC). $590,785.00