APrf Oliver Frank

School of Medicine

College of Health


I have been in clinical general practice since 1978, and was a partner in a practice from 1988 until 2009. Exchanges of practice with English GPs in 1993-1994 in Nottingham and in 2000-2001 in Bristol allowed me to compare the British NHS with the Australian health system as a practitioner working within those systems.My PhD was awarded in 2006 for a thesis based on a randomised controlled trial of automated opportunistic reminders to general practitioners about preventive activities. I designed and conducted the trial and programmed a general practice computer system to generate the automated reminders. In 2006 I started an academic career part time, with the balance of my time continuing to be spent in clinical practice. My professional and academic interests are in prevention, clinical informatics, quality of care and health services. I lead a research program that is developing and evaluating the benefits of automatically presenting targeted individualised education, information and advice about preventive and other care to people who are attending their general practitioner or practice nurse.I have served and continue to serve on a range of professional and government committees and boards related to my interests.

I am interested in the benefits of providing education, information and advice to people who have made appointments for consultations in their general medical practice (family practice).

We have developed technology that automatically generates targeted personalised education, information and advice based on the person's current health status, and that is presented to the person automatically before booked appointments. This encourages and enables the person to act immediately with a minimum of additional time, effort or cost. Our software applies  algorithms about recommended preventive and other care to data in the patient’s electronic clinical record to generate relevant education, information and advice.

We have tested his strategy in increase the performance of preventive care for a range of conditions. We have also used it to help to recruit participants for research studies that are being conducted in or via general practice.

Date Position Institution name
2006 - ongoing University Senior Research Fellow University of Adelaide
1978 - ongoing General practitioner Self

Date Institution name Country Title
1998 - 2006 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
1971 - 1976 University of Adelaide Australia MBBS

Date Title Institution name Country
2011 Fellow Australasian College of Health Informatics Australia
1984 Fellow Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Australia
1980 Full Member Australian Society of Hypnosis Australia
1979 Family Planning Certificate Family Planning Association of South Australia Australia

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2025 Gebreyohannes, E. A., Thornton, C., Thiessen, M., de Vries, S. T., Q Andrade, A., Kalisch Ellett, L., . . . Lim, R. (2025). Co-Designing a Consumer-Focused Digital Reporting Health Platform to Improve Adverse Medicine Event Reporting: Protocol for a Multimethod Research Project (the ReMedi Project). JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e60084-1-e60084-10.
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2025 Frank, O. R., Eaton, J., Wilkinson, D., Wallace, M., Muir, J., Amirtouri, R., & Taklif, T. (2025). Letters. Australian Journal of General Practice, 54(3), 87-89.
2025 Frank, O. R. (2025). GP researchers need support and guidance in designing studies and in reporting their findings, including from journal editors and reviewers. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 54(3), 3 pages.
2024 Gregory, J., Neale, R. E., Frank, O., & Gordon, L. G. (2024). It is time to update sun safety campaigns to recognise population diversity: Findings from two citizens' juries in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35(3), 609-616.
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2024 Gonzalez-Chica, D., Frank, O., Edwards, J., Hoon, E., de Oliveira Bernardo, C., Knieriemen, A., & Stocks, N. (2024). Effectiveness of patient reminders on influenza vaccination coverage among adults with chronic conditions: A feasibility study in Australian general practices.. Preventive Medicine, 184, 107983-1-107983-7.
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2024 Horwood, A., Glenister, K., Gray, S., Bourke, L., McGrath, R., Simmons, D., . . . Muir, J. (2024). Letters. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53(8), 518-519.
2023 Bernardo, C., Hoon, E., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Frank, O., Black-Tiong, S., & Stocks, N. (2023). Management of physical and psychological trauma resulting from motor vehicle accidents in Australian general practice: a mixed-methods approach. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), 167-1-167-11.
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2023 Sweetman, A., Frank, O., Stocks, N., Mukherjee, S., & Lack, L. (2023). General practitioner management of comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea. Australian Journal of General Practice, 52(9), 607-612.
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2023 Stone, L., Frank, O., & Tam, C. W. M. (2023). Effect of an Individualized Audit and Feedback Intervention on Rates of Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging Requests.. JAMA, 329(2), 175.
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2022 Frank, O. (2022). Clinical software packages can be improved to help general practitioners to increase provision of preventive care. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(3), 204-206.
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2022 Frank, O. (2022). General practitioners need practical help to ensure that every patient with hepatitis C is offered curative treatment. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51(3), 103.
2022 Frank, O. (2022). Letters: General practitioners need practical help to ensure that every patient with hepatitis C is offered curative treatment. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51(3), 103.
2022 Frank, O. (2022). The best time to reduce the dose or to stop a medicine is when it is about to be re-prescribed. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51(5), 295.
2022 Shute, R., Blacker, N., Dias, M., Frank, O., & Roughead, E. (2022). Changing the way we treat tinnitus. Journal Of Military And Veterans Health, 31(1), 32-39.
2022 Parker, S. M., Barr, M., Stocks, N., Denney-Wilson, E., Zwar, N., Karnon, J., . . . Harris, M. (2022). Preventing chronic disease in overweight and obese patients with low health literacy using eHealth and teamwork in primary healthcare (HeLP-GP): a cluster randomised controlled trial.. BMJ Open, 12(11), 1-14.
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2021 Holden, C. A., Turnbull, D., Frank, O. R., & Olver, I. (2021). General practice perspectives on a bowel cancer screening quality improvement intervention using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Public Health Research and Practice, 31(3), 1-9.
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2021 Grivell, N., Haycock, J., Redman, A., Vakulin, A., Zwar, N., Stocks, N., . . . Hoon, E. (2021). Assessment, referral and management of obstructive sleep apnea by Australian general practitioners: a qualitative analysis. BMC Health Serv Res, 21(1), 1248.
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2021 Frank, O., Tam, C. M., & Rhee, J. (2021). Is it time to stop using statistical significance?. Aust Prescr, 44(1), 16-18.
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2021 Sweetman, A., Knieriemen, A., Hoon, E., Frank, O., Stocks, N., Natsky, A., . . . McEvoy, R. D. (2021). Implementation of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia pathway in primary care. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 107, 106484-1-106484-2.
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2021 Haycock, J., Grivell, N., Redman, A., Saini, B., Vakulin, A., Lack, L., . . . Hoon, E. (2021). Primary care management of chronic insomnia: a qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Australian general practitioners. BMC Family Practice, 22(1), 1-11.
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2021 Mikaeel, R. R., Symonds, E. L., Kimber, J., Smith, E., Horsnell, M., Uylaki, W., . . . Young, J. P. (2021). Young-onset colorectal cancer is associated with a personal history of type 2 diabetes. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17(1), 131-138.
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2020 Holden, C. A., Frank, O., Caruso, J., Turnbull, D., Reed, R. L., Miller, C. L., & Olver, I. (2020). From participation to diagnostic assessment: a systematic scoping review of the role of the primary healthcare sector in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.. Aust J Prim Health, 26(3), 191-206.
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2020 Holden, C. A., Frank, O., Li, M., Manocha, R., Caruso, J., Turnbull, D., . . . Olver, I. (2020). Engagement of General Practice in an Australian Organised Bowel Cancer Screening Program: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge and Practice.. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 21(7), 2099-2107.
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2020 Frank, O., Stocks, N., & Del Mar, C. (2020). Does point-of-care testing in general practice for leucocyte and differential count change use of antimicrobial medicines? A pilot study. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, 26(5), 4 pages.
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2020 Moffat, A. K., Westaway, K. P., Apajee, J., Frank, O., Shute, R., Weston, C., . . . Roughead, E. E. (2020). Impact of a patient-specific national programme aimed at increasing the use of emollient moisturisers to reduce the risk of skin tears: a longitudinal cohort study.. BMJ open, 10(10), e039579.
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2020 Haycock, J., Grivell, N., Redman, A., Saini, B., Vakulin, A., Lack, L., . . . Hoon, E. (2020). Primary Care Management of Chronic Insomnia: A Qualitative Analysis of the Attitudes and Experiences of Australian General Practitioners.
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2019 Frank, O. (2019). No more <i>P</i> values. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 48(4), 168.
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2019 Westaway, K., Blacker, N., Shute, R., Allin, R., Elgebaly, Z., Frank, O., . . . Roughead, E. (2019). Combination psychotropic medicine use in older adults and risk of hip fracture. Australian Prescriber, 42(3), 93-96.
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2019 Frank, O., De Oliveira Bernardo, C., González-Chica, D. A., Macartney, K., Menzies, R., & Stocks, N. (2019). Pneumococcal vaccination uptake among patients aged 65 years or over in Australian general practice. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 16(4), 965-971.
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2018 Westaway, K., Frank, O., Shute, R., Moffat, A., LeBlanc, V., Rowett, D., . . . Roughead, E. (2018). Gathering tips from carers to support people with dementia: an adaptation of the TOP 5 program for community use. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 16(2), 128-135.
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2018 Frank, O., & Rowett, D. (2018). Facilitating respectful interprofessional communication: how do we get there?. Journal of pharmacy practice and research, 48(4), 303-305.
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2018 McNeil, J., Nelson, M., Woods, R., Lockery, J., Wolfe, R., Reid, C., . . . Murray, A. (2018). Effect of aspirin on all-cause mortality in the healthy elderly. New England Journal of Medicine, 379(16), 1519-1528.
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2018 McNeil, J., Wolfe, R., Woods, R., Tonkin, A., Donnan, G., Nelson, M., . . . Murray, A. (2018). Effect of aspirin on cardiovascular events and bleeding in the healthy elderly. New England Journal of Medicine, 379(16), 1509-1518.
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2018 Kumar, S., Woodward-Kron, R., Frank, O., Knieriemen, A., & Lau, P. (2018). Patient-directed reminders to improve preventive care in general practice for patients with type 2 diabetes A proof of concept. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 47(6), 383-388.
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2018 Kumar, S., Woodward-Kron, R., Frank, O., Knieriemen, A., & Lau, P. (2018). Patient-directed reminders to improve preventive care in general practice for patients with type 2 diabetes: A proof of concept. Australian Journal of General Practice, 47(6), 383-388.
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2017 Westaway, K., Frank, O., Husband, A., McClure, A., Shute, R., & Curtis, J. (2017). Minimising fracture risk in older people taking long-term oral corticosteroids. Journal of pharmacy practice and research, 47(2), 158-162.
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2017 Frank, O. (2017). Discharge summary quality assessment tool. Australian Family Physician, 46(4), 184.
2017 Frank, O., Stocks, N., & Knieriemen, A. (2017). Providing “just-in-time” preventive care advice. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(3), 276.
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2017 Liaw, S., Kearns, R., Taggart, J., Frank, O., Lane, R., Tam, M., . . . Harris, M. (2017). The informatics capability maturity of integrated primary care centres in Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 105, 89-97.
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2016 Frank, O. (2016). My Health Record: repository or communication tool?. Public Health Research Practice, 26(2), 1 page.
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2016 Vukicevic, R., Neffe, A. T., Gebauer, T., Frank, O., Schossig, M., & Lendlein, A. (2016). Mechanical Properties of Architectured Gelatin-Based Hydrogels on Different Hierarchical Levels. MRS ADVANCES, 1(27), 1995-2001.
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2015 Frank, O. R., & Stocks, N. P. (2015). A bowel cancer screening plan at last. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 202(4), III-IV.
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2015 Young, J., Win, A., Rosty, C., Flight, I., Roder, D., Young, G., . . . Price, T. (2015). Rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer in Australia over two decades: Report and review. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 30(1), 6-13.
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2015 Frank, O. R., & Stocks, N. P. (2015). A bowel cancer screening plan at last. Medical Journal of Australia, 202(4), iii-iv.
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2015 Mnatzaganian, G., Karnon, J., Moss, J., Elshaug, A., Metz, M., Frank, O., & Hiller, J. (2015). Informing disinvestment with limited evidence: cobalamin deficiency in the fatigued. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 31(3), 188-196.
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2015 Westaway, K., Frank, O., Husband, A., McClure, A., Shute, R., Edwards, S., . . . Rowett, D. (2015). Medicines can affect thermoregulation and accentuate the risk of dehydration and heat-related illness during hot weather. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 40(4), 363-367.
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2014 Westaway, K. P., Alderman, C. P., Frank, O. R., Husband, A. J., Rowett, D., & Le Blanc, T. (2014). Optimising therapy for patients with neuropathic pain. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(1), 44-47.
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2014 Frank, O., Aylward, P., & Stocks, N. (2014). Development of pre-consultation prevention summary and reminder sheets for patients: Preliminary study of acceptability and sustainability. Australian Family Physician, 43(5), 310-314.
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2014 Westaway, K., Frank, O., Husband, A., Rowet, D., Rossi, S., Blanc, T., & Shute, R. (2014). Safe use of statins in elderly people. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 44(3), 138-142.
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2013 Stocks, N., & Frank, O. (2013). Study design of ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE): A randomized, controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 36(2), 555-564.
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2013 Newman, L., & Frank, O. (2013). The rhetoric and reality of e-health: A critical assessment of the benefits of e-health in primary health care. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 19(4), 265-269.
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2013 Johnson, D., Frank, O., Pond, D., & Stocks, N. (2013). Older people with mild cognitive impairment: their views about assessing driving safety. Australian Family Physician, 42(5), 317-320.
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2013 Bell, J., Blacker, N., LeBlanc, V., Alderman, C., Phillips, A., Rowett, D., . . . Husband, A. (2013). Prescribing for older people with chronic renal impairment. Australian Family Physician, 42(1), 24-28.
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2013 Ried, K., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2013). Aged garlic extract reduces blood pressure in hypertensives: a dose-response trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67(1), 64-70.
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2012 Frank, O. (2012). Hospitals are not an appropriate setting in which to provide catch-up immunisations. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48(12), 1106-1107.
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2012 Ried, K., Sullivan, T., Fakler, P., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2012). Effect of cocoa on blood pressure. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012(8), 1-84.
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2012 Stocks, N., Allan, J., Frank, O., Williams, S., & Ryan, P. (2012). Improving attendance for cardiovascular risk assessment in Australian general practice: an RCT of a monetary incentive for patients. BMC Family Practice, 13(1), 1-6.
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2012 Bell, J., Blacker, N., Edwards, S., Frank, O., Alderman, C., Karan, L., . . . Rowett, D. (2012). Osteoporosis pharmacological prevention and management in older people. Australian Family Physician, 41(0003), 110-+.
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2012 Bell, J., Mezrani, C., Blacker, N., Tammy, L., Frank, O., Alderman, C., . . . Shute, R. (2012). Anticholinergic and sedative medicines Prescribing considerations for people with dementia. Australian Family Physician, 41(1-2), 45-49.
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2011 Frank, O. (2011). A fistful of prescriptions: is there a better way?. Australian Family Physician, 40(9), 659.
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2011 Frank, O., Stocks, N., & Aylward, P. (2011). Patient acceptance and perceived utility of pre-consultation prevention summaries and reminders in general practice: pilot study. BMC Family Practice, 12(1), 40-1-40-8.
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2011 Stocks, N., Frank, O., Linn, A., Anderson, K., & Meertens, S. (2011). Vertical integration of teaching in Australian general practice - a survey of regional training providers. Medical Journal of Australia, 194(Suppl. 11), S75-S78.
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2011 Ried, K., Sullivan, T., Fakler, P., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2011). Effect of chocolate on blood pressure. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1, 1-7.
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2011 Frank, O. (2011). Care continuity starts with GPs. Australian Doctor, (22-APRIL), 25.
2010 Ried, K., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2010). Chocolate and blood pressure. Chocolate dose may be too much.. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 341.
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2010 Ried, K., Sullivan, T., Fakler, P., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2010). Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 8(39), 1-11.
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2010 Reid, K., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2010). Chocolate and blood pressure: Chocolate dose may be too much. British Medical Journal, 341(7768), 318.
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2010 Ried, K., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2010). Aged garlic extract lowers blood pressure in patients with treated but uncontrolled hypertension: A randomised controlled trial. Maturitas, 67(2), 144-150.
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2009 Frank, O. (2009). General and relative time in urban general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 191(2), 125.
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2009 Ried, K., Frank, O., & Stocks, N. (2009). Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 9(1), 1-12.
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2008 Ried, K., Frank, O., Stocks, N., Fakler, P., & Sullivan, T. (2008). Effect of garlic on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 8(13), 1-12.
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2008 Frank, O. (2008). Wishful thinking. Australian Doctor, (29/AUG.), 23.
2008 Frank, O. (2008). Big step to improving patient care. Australian Doctor, (12/SEPT.), 2.
2007 Frank, O. (2007). Nurse questions [3]. Australian Doctor, (6/JULY), 25.
2007 Frank, O. (2007). In a paper bind [5]. Australian Doctor, (23/MAR.), 21.
2007 Frank, O. (2007). GP-free TV [2]. Australian Doctor, (29/JUNE), 23.
2007 Kenny, L. M., Goergen, S. K., & Mandel, C. J. (2007). Towards the appropriate use of diagnostic imaging. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 187(8), 473.
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2006 Frank, O. (2006). Item 291. Australian Family Physician, 35(9), 663.
2006 Frank, O. (2006). Fatness. Australian Family Physician, 35(8), 567-568.
2006 Frank, O., & Agzarian, J. (2006). Making CO2 cryotherapy more economical. Australian Family Physician, 35(11), 839.
2005 Frank, O., Litt, J., & Beilby, J. (2005). Preventive activities during consultations in general practice : influences on performance. Australian Family Physician, 34(6), 508-512.
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2004 Frank, O., Litt, J., & Beilby, J. (2004). Opportunistic electronic reminders : improving performance of preventive care in general practice. Australian Family Physician, 33(1/2), 87-90.
2004 Frank, O., Litt, J., & Beilby, J. (2004). Opportunistic electronic reminders: Improving performance of preventive care in general practice. Australian Family Physician, 33(1-2), 87-90.
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1999 Frank, O., & May, F. W. (1999). Outcomes of an educational-outreach service for community medical practitioners: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (multiple letters) [4]. Medical Journal of Australia, 171(7), 388-389.
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1998 Baker, H., Leevy, C. B., DeAngelis, B., Frank, O., & Baker, E. R. (1998). Cobalamin (vitamin B<sub>12</sub>) and holotranscobalamin changes in plasma and liver tissue in alcoholics with liver disease. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION, 17(3), 235-238.
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1997 Ekedahl, R., Frank, O., & Hallin, R. G. (1997). Peripheral afferents with common function cluster in the median nerve and somatotopically innervate the human palm. BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN, 42(5), 367-376.
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1997 Frank, O. (1997). Registers, recalls and reminders. Australian Family Physician, 26(1), 42-47.
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1997 Frank, O. (1997). Practice compared--payment systems.. Australian family physician, 26(10), 1229.
1996 Frank, O., & Kidd, M. (1996). A guide to computer-generated prescriptions. Australian Family Physician, 25(7), 1162-1163.
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1996 Frank, O. (1996). Preventing falls in the elderly at home: a community-based program. The Medical Journal of Australia, 165(4), 238.
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1996 Baker, H., DeAngelis, B., Baker, E., Khalil, M., & Frank, O. (1996). Human plasma patterns during 14 days ingestion of vitamin E, beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, and their various combinations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION, 15(2), 159-163.
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1994 HALLIN, R. G., EKEDAHL, R., & FRANK, O. (1994). ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF RANVIER NODE CLUSTERING IN HUMAN SENSORY NERVE FASCICLES. SOMATOSENSORY AND MOTOR RESEARCH, 11(4), 295-304.
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1992 Frank, O. (1992). Capitation: a service by another name. Australian Family Physician, 21(3), 270-272.
1991 Frank, O. (1991). Medical reference filing systems. Australian Family Physician, 20(1), 57-59.
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1991 HALLIN, R. G., EKEDAHL, R., & FRANK, O. (1991). SEGREGATION BY MODALITY OF MYELINATED AND UNMYELINATED FIBERS IN HUMAN SENSORY NERVE FASCICLES. MUSCLE & NERVE, 14(2), 157-165.
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1991 REDDI, A. S., JYOTHIRMAYI, G. N., DEANGELIS, B., KABARIA, V., FRANK, O., & BAKER, H. (1991). VITAMIN AND MICRONUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS IN CYCLOSPORINE-INDUCED RENAL TUMOR FROM DIABETIC RATS. LIFE SCIENCES, 49(21), 1531-1537.
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1990 REDDI, A. S., JYOTHIRMAYI, G. N., LEEVY, C. B., DEANGELIS, B., FRANK, O., & BAKER, H. (1990). EFFECT OF GENETIC DIABETES AND ALCOHOL ON TISSUE CARNITINE AND INOSITOL CONCENTRATIONS IN MICE. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM, 25(2-3), 137-141.
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1989 Bungey, J., Pols, R., Mortimer, K., Frank, O., & Skinner, H. (1989). Screening alcohol & drug use in a general practice unit: a comparison of computerised and traditional methods. Community Health Studies, 13(4), 471-483.
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1988 Frank, O., & Coulthard, K. (1988). Paracetamol for fever in children. Australian Family Physician, 17(9), 771.
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1988 BAKER, H., DEANGELIS, B., & FRANK, O. (1988). VITAMINS AND OTHER METABOLITES IN VARIOUS SERA COMMONLY USED FOR CELL CULTURING. EXPERIENTIA, 44(11-12), 1007-1010.
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1987 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., & DEANGELIS, B. (1987). PLASMA VITAMIN-B12 TITERS AS INDICATORS OF DISEASE SEVERITY AND MORTALITY OF PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM, 22(1), 1-5.
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1987 FRANK, O. R. (1987). A SURFEIT OF DOCTORS. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 147(4), 212.
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1986 BAKER, H., SCHOR, S. M., MURPHY, B. D., DEANGELIS, B., FEINGOLD, S., & FRANK, O. (1986). BLOOD VITAMIN AND CHOLINE CONCENTRATIONS IN HEALTHY DOMESTIC CATS, DOGS, AND HORSES. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 47(7), 1468-1471.
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1986 BAKER, H., HANDELMAN, G. J., SHORT, S., MACHLIN, L. J., BHAGAVAN, H. N., DRATZ, E. A., & FRANK, O. (1986). COMPARISON OF PLASMA ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL AND GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL LEVELS FOLLOWING CHRONIC ORAL-ADMINISTRATION OF EITHER ALL-RAC-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE OR RRR-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE IN NORMAL ADULT MALE-SUBJECTS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 43(3), 382-387.
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1986 Frank, O. R. (1986). Accidents in childhood.. Medical Journal of Australia, 144(12), 671.
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1985 FRANK, O. (1985). COMPUTERS FOR MEDICAL OFFICES - LEUDTKE,P, LEUDTKE,R. COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDIES, 9(3), 303.
1985 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., & HUTNER, S. H. (1985). SOME ACTIONS OF SULFONYLUREAS CHARTED WITH PROTOZOAN REAGENTS. NUTRITION REPORTS INTERNATIONAL, 32(3), 727-735.
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1984 BAKER, H., & FRANK, O. (1984). SENSORY NEUROPATHY FROM PYRIDOXINE ABUSE. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 310(3), 197.
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1984 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., CHEN, T., FEINGOLD, S., DEANGELIS, B., & BAKER, E. (1984). VITAMIN CONTENT OF SOME NORMAL HUMAN-BRAIN SEGMENTS. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 11(4), 419-435.
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1980 FRANK, O., & BAKER, H. (1980). VITAMIN PROFILE IN RATS FED STOCK OR LIQUID ETHANOLIC DIETS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 33(2), 221-226.
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1980 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., DEANGELIS, B., & FEINGOLD, S. (1980). PLASMA TOCOPHEROL IN MAN AT VARIOUS TIMES AFTER INGESTING FREE OR ACETYLATED TOCOPHEROL. NUTRITION REPORTS INTERNATIONAL, 21(4), 531-536.
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1979 NAKAH, A. E., FRANK, O., LOURIA, D. B., QUINONES, M. A., & BAKER, H. (1979). VITAMIN PROFILE OF HEROIN-ADDICTION. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 69(10), 1058-1060.
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1978 ALBRECHT, A. M., BIEDLER, J. L., BAKER, H., FRANK, O., & HUTNER, S. H. (1978). BIOPTERIN CONTENT OF HUMAN NEUROBLASTOMA-CELLS IN CULTURE. RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS IN CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY, 19(2), 377-380.
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1978 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., RUSOFF, I. I., MORCK, R. A., & HUTNER, S. H. (1978). PROTEIN QUALITY OF FOODSTUFFS DETERMINED WITH TETRAHYMENA-THERMOPHILA AND RAT. NUTRITION REPORTS INTERNATIONAL, 17(5), 525-536.
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1978 KAPLINSKY, N., DEUTSCH, V., ZAHAV, V. H., & FRANK, O. (1978). MEDIASTINAL BLEEDING DURING ANTICOAGULANT TREATMENT SIMULATING DISSECTING HEMATOMA. HAREFUAH, 94(5-6), 172-173.
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1978 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., TUMA, D. J., BARAK, A. J., SORRELL, M. F., & HUNTER, S. H. (1978). ASSAY FOR FREE AND TOTAL CHOLINE ACTIVITY IN BIOLOGICAL-FLUIDS AND TISSUES OF RATS AND MAN WITH TORULOPSIS-PINTOLOPESSI. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 31(3), 532-540.
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1977 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., ZETTERMAN, R., & HUTNER, S. H. (1977). POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF POTENTIATION OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS INDUCED BY HIGH NICOTINIC-ACID, CHOLINE, AND ETHIONINE. NUTRITION REPORTS INTERNATIONAL, 15(5), 607-618.
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1977 FRANK, O. (1977). DOUBLE-BLIND COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF 150 MG FLURBIPROFEN DAILY AND 75 MG INDOMETHACIN DAILY IN TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHROSIS OF HIP-JOINT. CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION, 5(1), 91-98.
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1976 SORRELL, M. F., BAKER, H., TUMA, D. J., FRANK, O., & BARAK, A. J. (1976). POTENTIATION OF ETHANOL FATTY LIVER IN RATS BY CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF NICOTINIC-ACID. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA, 450(2), 231-238.
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1976 MULLER, M. M., FUCHS, H., SCHWARZMEIER, J. D., OBIDITSCHMAYER, I., FREILINGER, G., & FRANK, O. (1976). BIOCHEMISTRY OF BENIGN SYMMETRIC LIPOMATOSIS (ADENOLIPOMATOSIS LAUNOIS-BENSAUDE, MADELUNGS DISEASE). WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 88(3), 94-101.
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1976 FRANK, O., LUISADAOPPER, A., SORRELL, M. F., ZETTERMAN, R., & BAKER, H. (1976). EFFECTS OF A SINGLE INTOXICATING DOSE OF ETHANOL ON VITAMIN PROFILE OF ORGANELLES IN RAT-LIVER AND BRAIN. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 106(5), 606-614.
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1975 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., ZETTERMAN, R. K., RAJAN, K. S., TENHOVE, W., & LEEVY, C. M. (1975). INABILITY OF CHRONIC-ALCOHOLICS WITH LIVER-DISEASE TO USE FOOD AS A SOURCE OF FOLATES, THIAMIN AND VITAMIN-B6. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 28(12), 1377-1380.
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1975 FRANK, O., KLICPERA, M., KOLARZ, G., & SCHERAK, O. (1975). PRELIMINARY RESULTS WITH A NEW NON-STEROIDAL ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG. WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 87(13), 427-430.
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1974 FRANK, O., & MULLER, M. M. (1974). BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF FRUCTOSE-INDUCED HYPERURICEMIA. WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 86(23), 731-734.
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1974 BAKER, H., FRANK, O., BACCHI, C. J., & HUTNER, S. H. (1974). BIOPTERIN CONTENT OF HUMAN AND RAT FLUIDS AND TISSUES DETERMINED PROTOZOOLOGICALLY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 27(11), 1247-1253.
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1974 FRANK, O., & TIDL, G. (1974). PREVALENCE OF DISORDERS OF LIPID METABOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES. WIENER MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 124(37), 527-530.
1974 FRANK, O., & KLEMMAYER, K. (1974). TREATMENT OF SEVERE COXARTHROSIS WITH KETOPROFEN. SCHWEIZERISCHE RUNDSCHAU FUR MEDIZIN PRAXIS, 63(33), 1003-1004.
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1974 FRANK, O., & KLEMMAYE, K. (1974). DRUG THERAPY OF HIP JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH A COMBINATION OF OXYPHENBUTAZONE AND PREDNISOLONE. WIENER MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 124(1-2), 13-15.
1974 FRANK, O. (1974). INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING INCIDENCE OF DISORDERS OF LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE-METABOLISM IN PRIMARY GOUT AND SYMPTOMLESS HYPERURICEMIA. WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 86(9), 252-257.
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1974 FRANK, O., KLEMMAYER, K., LORENZ, W., & MERTH, K. (1974). INFLAMMATORY AFFECTION OF CERVICAL SPINE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. WIENER MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 124(41), 598-600.
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1974 SORRELL, M. F., BAKER, H., BARAK, A. J., & FRANK, O. (1974). RELEASE BY ETHANOL OF VITAMINS INTO RAT-LIVER PERFUSATES. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 27(7), 743-745.
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1973 BAKER, H., LUISADAO, A., SORRELL, M. F., THOMSON, A. D., & FRANK, O. (1973). INHIBITION BY NICOTINIC-ACID OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS AND ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE IN ETHANOL-TREATED RATS. EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, 19(1), 106-112.
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1971 FRANK, O., LUISADAO, A., SORRELL, M. F., THOMSON, A. D., & BAKER, H. (1971). VITAMIN DEFICITS IN SEVERE ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER OF MAN CALCULATED FROM MULTIPLE REFERENCE UNITS. EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, 15(2), 191-&.
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1965 FRANK, O. (1965). ANFANG UND ENTWICKLUNG DER REPROGRAPHISCHEN TECHNIKEN DEM ANDENKEN VON FRITS DONKER DUYVIS GEWIDMET. REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE LA DOCUMENTATION, 32(1), 7-&.
1965 CHERRICK, G. R., BAKER, H., FRANK, O., & LEEVY, C. M. (1965). OBSERVATIONS ON HEPATIC AVIDITY FOR FOLATE IN LAENNECS CIRRHOSIS. JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE, 66(3), 446-+.
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1958 FRANK, O. (1958). SOME METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION OF CATALOG CARDS. UNESCO BULLETIN FOR LIBRARIES, 12(2-3), 43-49.
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1952 FRANK, O., & LACHNIT, V. (1952). *DIE NIERENTUBULI IM INTRAVITALMIKROSKOP. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIV FUR EXPERIMENTELLE PATHOLOGIE UND PHARMAKOLOGIE, 214(2), 507-512.
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1952 FRANK, O., LACHNIT, V., & NEUMAYR, A. (1952). *DER EINFLUSS VON VITAMIN-B12 AUF DIE BLEIPORPHYRINURIE. ACTA HAEMATOLOGICA, 8(1-2), 42-52.
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Year Citation
2021 Frank, O., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Bernardo, C. D. O., Hoon, E., & Stocks, N. (2021). Using automated reminders before consultations to prompt adult at-risk patients to ask about pneumococcal vaccination. In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH Vol. 27 (pp. XV). CSIRO PUBLISHING.
1997 Jeffery, D. R., & Frank, O. (1997). Effects of cytokines and trophic factors on astrocyte ability to support neuronal growth. In NEUROLOGY Vol. 48 (pp. 5106). LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN PUBL.
1988 BERNER, Y., MORSE, R., FRANK, O., BAKER, H., & SHIKE, M. (1988). VITAMIN PLASMA-LEVELS IN LONG-TERM ENTERAL FEEDING PATIENTS. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Vol. 47 (pp. 769). AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION.
1988 BERNER, Y., MORSE, R., FRANK, O., BAKER, H., & SHIKE, M. (1988). VITAMIN PLASMA-LEVELS IN LONG-TERM ENTERAL FEEDING PATIENTS. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 36 (pp. A754). SLACK INC.
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1984 SHILS, M. E., BAKER, H., & FRANK, O. (1984). EFFICACY OF THE AMA-FDA ADULT PARENTERAL MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA IN HOME TPN(HTPN) PATIENTS. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Vol. 39 (pp. 680). AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION.
1984 SHILS, M. E., BAKER, H., & FRANK, O. (1984). EFFICACY OF THE AMA-FDA ADULT PARENTERAL MULTIVITAMIN FORMULA IN HOME TPN (HTPN) PATIENTS. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 32 (pp. A635). SLACK INC.
1983 DEBARI, V. A., FRANK, O., BAKER, H., & NEEDLE, M. A. (1983). INTRACELLULAR LEVELS OF WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS IN THE POLYMORPHONUCLEAR NEUTROPHILS OF CHRONIC-HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 31 (pp. A241). SLACK INC.
1981 FRANK, O., CHEN, T., & BAKER, H. (1981). VITAMIN TITERS IN PRIMARY COLON ADENOCARCINOMA. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Vol. 34 (pp. 637). AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION.
1981 FRANK, O., CHEN, T., & BAKER, H. (1981). VITAMIN TITERS IN PRIMARY COLON ADENOCARCINOMA. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 29 (pp. A624). SLACK INC.
1978 VANDERHOOF, J. A., FRANK, O., TUMA, D. J., BAKER, H., & SORRELL, M. F. (1978). VITAMIN LEVELS AFTER JEJUNOILEAL BYPASS. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 26 (pp. A666). SLACK INC.
1977 FRANK, O., JASLOW, S. P., THIND, I., DEANGELIS, B., & BAKER, H. (1977). SUPERIORITY OF PERIODIC INTRAMUSCULAR VITAMINS OVER DAILY ORAL VITAMINS IN MAINTAINING NORMAL VITAMIN TITERS IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 25 (pp. A536). SLACK INC.
1977 FRANK, O., JASLOW, S. P., THIND, I., DEANGELIS, B., & BAKER, H. (1977). SUPERIORITY OF PERIODIC INTRAMUSCULAR VITAMINS OVER DAILY ORAL VITAMINS IN MAINTAINING NORMAL VITAMIN TITERS IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Vol. 30 (pp. 630). AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION.
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1976 FRANK, O. (1976). TREATMENT OF ACUTE GOUTY ARTHRITIS. In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Vol. 14 (pp. 290). WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO.
1976 FRANK, O. (1976). NUTRITIONAL STATE AND PURINE METABOLISM. In JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Vol. 14 (pp. 289-290). WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO.
1975 FRANK, O., ZETTERMAN, R., RAJAN, K. S., & BAKER, H. (1975). IMPAIRED UTILIZATION BY CHRONIC-ALCOHOLICS OF YEAST AS A SOURCE OF FOLATES. In CLINICAL RESEARCH Vol. 23 (pp. A458). SLACK INC.
1975 LUDWIG, H., MENZEL, J., STEFFEN, C., EBERL, R., FRANK, O., THUMB, N., . . . FREILINGER, H. (1975). COLLAGEN-ANTICOLLAGEN IMMUNE-COMPLEXES IN JOINTS IN PRIMARY CHRONIC POLYARTHRITIS. In WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT Vol. 87 (pp. 103). SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN.
1975 FRANK, O., ZETTERMAN, R., RAJAN, K. S., & BAKER, H. (1975). IMPAIRED UTILIZATION BY CHRONIC-ALCOHOLICS OF YEAST AS A SOURCE OF FOLATES. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Vol. 28 (pp. 419). AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION.
1973 MULLER, M. M., & FRANK, O. (1973). LIPID AND PURINE METABOLISM IN BENIGN SYMMETRIC LIPOMATOSIS. In ISRAEL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Vol. 9 (pp. 1106). ISRAEL JOURNAL MED SCIENCES.
1973 FRANK, O. (1973). OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING INCIDENCE OF DISTURBANCE OF LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN GOUT. In ISRAEL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Vol. 9 (pp. 1095). ISRAEL JOURNAL MED SCIENCES.
1962 LEEVY, C. M., BAKER, H., FRANK, O., & ZIFFNER, H. (1962). OBSERVATIONS ON AN ALKALI RESISTANT THERMOSTABLE HEMOPOIETIC PRINCIPLE IN LIVER. In ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE Vol. 56 (pp. 686-+). AMER COLL PHYSICIANS.
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1962 FRANK, O., ZEFFER, H., LEEVY, C. M., & BAKER, H. (1962). METABOLIC LESIONS INDUCED BY THALIDOMIDE. In JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE Vol. 60 (pp. 875-+). MOSBY-ELSEVIER.
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Year Citation
2020 Matthews, K., Frank, O., & Devlin, E. (2020). Australian GPs might support the 'open-label' prescription of 'inert' placebo medicines. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH. CSIRO PUBLISHING.
2019 Hoon, E., Grivell, N., Haycock, J., Vakulin, A., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., Stocks, N., . . . McEvoy, R. D. (2019). Managing sleep disorders: A qualitative study exploring current practices, knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. Sydney, AUSTRALIA: WILEY.
2017 Liaw, S. -T., Kearns, R., Taggart, J., Frank, O., Lane, R., Tam, M., . . . Harris, M. (2017). eHealth and Integrated Primary Health Care Centres. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. UBIQUITY PRESS LTD.
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2008 Authors: Cox M, Frank O, Osti O, Merlin T, Atkinson R, Jezukaitis P. Title: Clinical guidelines for best practice management of acute and chronic whiplash-associated disorders. Description: N/A. Extent: N/A.

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2006 Frank, O. R. (2006). Opportunistic reminders and other influences on the performance of preventive activities in consultations in general practice.

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2024 Gebreyohannes, E. A., Thornton, C., Thiessen, M., de Vries, S. T., Q Andrade, A., Kalisch Ellett, L., . . . Lim, R. (2024). Co-Designing a Consumer-Focused Digital Reporting Health Platform to Improve Adverse Medicine Event Reporting: Protocol for a Multimethod Research Project (the ReMedi Project) (Preprint).
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2017 - 2019 Member Clinical and Technical Board Advisory Committee Australian Digital Health Agency Australia
2015 - ongoing Member RACGP Expert Committee – eHealth and Practice Systems Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Australia
2014 - ongoing Member Strategy Group, SA Cancer Service SA Health Australia
2013 - ongoing Member eHealth network, RACGP National Faculty of Specific Interests Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Australia
2012 - ongoing Member Northern Region GP Council Northern Health Network Australia
2011 - ongoing Member National Bowel Cancer Screening Program State Reference Group SA Health Australia
2010 - ongoing Member Writing group, MATES quality use of medicines program Department of Veterans’ Affairs Australia

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