Tim Adair

Where there is no hospital: improving the notification of community deaths.

Tim Adair, Megha Rajasekhar, Khin Sandar Bo, John Hart, Viola Kwa, Md Ashfaqul Amin Mukut, Matthew Reeve, Nicola Richards, Margarita Ronderos-Torres, Don de Savigny, Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Medicine

BACKGROUND: Globally, an estimated two-thirds of all deaths occur in the community, the majority of which are not attended by a ph..

Addressing critical knowledge and capacity gaps to sustain CRVS system development.

Tim Adair, Nicola Richards, Avita Streatfield, Megha Rajasekhar, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Medicine

BACKGROUND: Improving civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems requires strengthening the capacity of the CRVS workf..

Cause of death decomposition of cohort survival comparisons.

Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Tim Adair, Stefano Mazzuco

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Life expectancy is most commonly measured for a period (corresponding to mortality within a given year) or for a specific birth co..

Assessing the quality of cause of death data in six high-income countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan and Switzerland

Lene Mikkelsen, Kim Moesgaard Iburg, Tim Adair, Thomas Furst, Michael Hegnauer, Elena von der Lippe, Lauren Moran, Shuhei Nomura, Haruka Sakamoto, Kenji Shibuya, Annelene Wengler, Stephanie Willbond, Patricia Wood, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Public Health

OBJECTIVES: To assess the policy utility of national cause of death (COD) data of six high-income countries with highly developed ..

Is the long-term decline in cardiovascular-disease mortality in high-income countries over? Evidence from national vital statistics

Alan D Lopez, Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: The substantial decline in cardiovascular-disease (CVD) mortality in high-income countries has underpinned their incre..

Estimating the pattern of causes of death in Papua New Guinea

Urarang Kitur, Tim Adair, Ian Riley, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a diverse country with high mortality and evidence of increased prevalence of non-communicab..

Patterns of All-Cause Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Urarang Kitur, Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2019  |  Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health

Slower increase in life expectancy in Australia than in other high income countries: the contributions of age and cause of death

Alan D Lopez, Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Estimating Adult Mortality in Papua New Guinea, 2011

Urarang Kitur, Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2019  |  Population Health Metrics

The setting of the rising sun? A recent comparative history of life expectancy trends in Japan and Australia

Tim Adair, Rebecca Kippen, Mohsen Naghavi, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS ONE

On the estimation of population cause-specific mortality fractions from in-hospital deaths

Gail M Williams, Ian Douglas Riley, Riley H Hazard, Hafizur R Chowhury, Nurul Alam, Peter Kim Streafield, Veronica Tallo, Diozele Sanvictores, Marilla Lucero, Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Medicine

Investigation of garbage code deaths to improve the quality of cause-of-death in Brazil: results from a pilot study.

Raquel Barbosa de Lima, Ashley Frederes, Maria Fatima Marinho, Carolina Cândida da Cunha, Tim Adair, Elisabeth Barboza França

Journal article  |  2019  |  Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

INTRODUCTION: Reliable cause-of-death statistics are an important source of information on trends and differentials in population ..

How useful are registered birth statistics for health and social policy? A global systematic assessment of the availability and quality of birth registration data

David E Phillips, Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2018  |  Population Health Metrics

Saving lives through certifying deaths: assessing the impact of two interventions to improve cause of death data in Peru

Janet Miki, Rasika Rampatige, Nicola Richards, Tim Adair, Juan Cortez-Escalante, Javier Vargas-Herrera

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Public Health

Progress towards reducing premature NCD mortality

Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Global Health

Comparing tariff and medical assistant assigned causes of death from verbal autopsy interviews in Matlab, Bangladesh: implications for a health and demographic surveillance system

Riley H Hazard, Nurul Alam, Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Tim Adair, Saidul Alam, Peter Kim Streatfield, Ian Douglas Riley, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2018  |  Population Health Metrics

Estimating the completeness of death registration: An empirical method

Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

Riley H Hazard, Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Tim Adair, Adnan Ansar, AM Quaiyum Rahman, Saidul Alam, Nurul Alam, Rasika Rampatige, Peter Kim Streatfield, Ian Douglas Riley, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Health Services Research

Equity in disease prevention: Vaccines for the older adults - a national workshop, Australia 2014

C Raina MacIntyre, Robert Menzies, Elizabeth Kpozehouen, Michael Chapman, Joanne Travaglia, Michael Woodward, Lisa Jackson Pulver, Christopher J Poulos, David Gronow, Timothy Adair

Journal article  |  2016  |  Vaccine

Unmet demand for training among mature age Australians: Prevalence, differentials and perceived causes

Tim Adair, Emma Lourey, Philip Taylor

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australasian Journal on Ageing

Wearable silver nanowire dry electrodes for electrophysiological sensing

Amanda C Myers, He Huang, Yong Zhu

Journal article  |  2015  |  RSC Advances

How physically active are senior Australians? Evidence from national data

T ADAIR

Report  |  2015

Measuring Subnational Under-5 Mortality: Lessons From a Survey in the Eastern Indonesian District of Ende

Jerico F Pardosi, Timothy Adair, Chalapati Rao, Soewarta Kosen, Ingan U Tarigan

Journal article  |  2014  |  Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Downsizing decisions of senior Australians: What are the motivating and discouraging factors?

T Adair, R Williams, T Menyen

Report  |  2014

Disengagement of mature age people from the labour force

T ADAIR, E Lourey

Report  |  2014

Health conditions and employment among senior Australians: What are the enablers and barriers to continued engagement in the labour force?

R WILLIAMS, T Menyen, T Adair

Report  |  2014

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (vol 380, pg 2095, 2012)

R Lozano, M Naghavi, K Foreman, Mohammad A AlMazroa, Ziad A Memish

Journal article  |  2013  |  The Lancet

Understanding Senior Australians and their Communities

T Menyen, T ADAIR

Report  |  2013

Securing your future: decision making in housing, health, finances and employment

R WILLIAMS, E Lourey, T Adair, T Menyen

Report  |  2013

Age discrimination in the labour market

T Adair, J Temple, L Ortega, R Williams

Report  |  2013

A juggling act: Older carers and paid work in Australia

T Adair, R Williams, P Taylor

Report  |  2013

100 years of mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia: the role of tobacco consumption

T Adair, D Hoy, Z Dettrick, AD Lopez

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Workforce transitions and retirement planning: findings from a cross-sectional survey of Australian pre-retirees

T Adair, J Temple, L Ortega

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING

Access to Health Services and Early Age Mortality in Ende, Indonesia

T Adair, JF Pardosi, C Rao, S Kosen, IU Tarigan

Journal article  |  2012  |  The Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Training workshop to improve the use of existing datasets.

Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pacific Health Dialogue

Improving the utilisation of demographic and health surveys as a source of health information.

Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pacific health dialog

In many countries, existing health data sources are underutilised to inform health decision-making. Improving the capacity of publ..

Building the evidence base for health policy: guidelines for understanding and utilising basic health information.

Tim Adair

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pacific Health Dialogue

Tobacco consumption and pancreatic cancer mortality: what can we conclude from historical data in Australia?

Tim Adair, Damian Hoy, Zoe Dettrick, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2012  |  European Journal of Public Health

Mortality from diabetic renal disease: a hidden epidemic

Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Chris Bain, Suhail AR Doi

Journal article  |  2012  |  The European Journal of Public Health

THE IMPACT OF THE STOPPING RULE ON SEX RATIO OF LAST BIRTHS IN VIETNAM

Nguyen Pham Bang, Timothy Adair, Peter S Hill, Chalapati Rao

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Biosocial Science

Barriers to mature age labour force engagement in Australia: report on the 2011-12 national survey on the barriers to employment for mature age people

J Temple, L Ortega, T ADAIR

Report  |  2012

Tuberculosis mortality differentials in Indonesia during 2007-2008: evidence for health policy and monitoring

C Rao, S Kosen, D Bisara, Y Usman, T Adair, S Djaja, S Suhardi, S Soemantri, AD Lopez

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Reconstruction of long-term tobacco consumption trends in Australia and their relationship to lung cancer mortality

Tim Adair, Damian Hoy, Zoe Dettrick, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2011  |  Cancer Causes & Control

Trends in oral, pharyngeal and oesophageal cancer mortality in Australia: the comparative importance of tobacco, alcohol and other risk factors

Tim Adair, Damian Hoy, Zoe Dettrick, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Using historical vital statistics to predict the distribution of under-five mortality by cause.

Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Yohannes Kinfu

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Medicine & Research

BACKGROUND: Cause-specific mortality data is essential for planning intervention programs to reduce mortality in the under age fiv..

Utility of local health registers in measuring perinatal mortality: A case study in rural Indonesia

Leona Burke, Dwi Linna Suswardany, Keryl Michener, Setiawaty Mazurki, Timothy Adair, Catur Elmiyati, Chalapati Rao

Journal article  |  2011  |  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Ageing and the Barriers to Mature Age Labour Force Participation in Australia

T ADAIR, J Temple

Report  |  2011

Mortality in Central Java: results from the indonesian mortality registration system strengthening project.

Chalapati Rao, Soeharsono Soemantri, Sarimawar Djaja, undefined Suhardi, Timothy Adair, Yuana Wiryawan, Lamria Pangaribuan, Joko Irianto, Soewarta Kosen, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Research Notes

BACKGROUND: Mortality statistics from death registration systems are essential for health policy and development. Indonesia has re..

MATERNAL SOCIOECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEX RATIO AT BIRTH IN VIETNAM

Bang Nguyen Pham, Timothy Adair, Peter S Hill

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Biosocial Science

Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis

Emmanuela Gakidou, Krycia Cowling, Rafael Lozano, Christopher JL Murray

Journal article  |  2010  |  The Lancet

Mortality patterns in Vietnam, 2006: Findings from a national verbal autopsy survey.

Anh D Ngo, Chalapati Rao, Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Timothy Adair, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Research Notes

BACKGROUND: Accurate nationally representative statistics on total and cause-specific mortality in Vietnam are lacking due to inco..

Changes in certification of diabetes with cardiovascular diseases increased reported diabetes mortality in Australia and the United States

Timothy Adair, Chalapati Rao

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Estimated causes of death in Thailand, 2005: implications for health policy

Yawarat Porapakkham, Chalapati Rao, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Theo Vos, Timothy Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2010  |  Population Health Metrics

Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods

Warangkana Polprasert, Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Yawarat Porapakkham, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2010  |  Population Health Metrics

ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF DATA FOR ANALYSING THE SEX RATIO AT BIRTH IN VIET NAM

Nguyen Pham Bang, Chalapati Rao, Timothy Adair, Peter S Hill, Wayne Hall

Journal article  |  2010  |  Asian Population Studies

The burden of premature mortality in Thailand, 2005: new estimates from corrected vital registration

Y Porapakkham, C Rao, J Pattaraarchachai, W Polprasert, T Vos, T ADAIR, A Lopez

Journal article  |  2010  |  Population Health Metrics

UNMET NEED FOR CONTRACEPTION AMONG HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN IN LESOTHO AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION

Timothy Adair

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Biosocial Science

HIV status and age at first marriage among women in Cameroon

Timothy Adair

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Biosocial Science

Men's condom use in higher-risk sex: Trends in five sub-Saharan African countries

T Adair

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Population Research

Birth attendant utilization in the Indonesian mega-urban regions of Jabodetabek, Bandung and Surabaya

T Adair

Journal article  |  2007  |  Asian Population Studies

Child outpatient care utilisation in the mega-urban regions of Jabotabek, Bandung and Surabaya

T ADAIR

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Population

Access to health services by elderly Indonesians in a period of rapid policy change

Jeromey Temple, Tim Adair

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING

Improving the quality of external cause of death data in Brazil: evaluation and validation of a new form to investigate garbage codes

Adauto Martins Soares Filho, Raquel Barbosa de Lima, Edgar Merchan-Hamann, Maria de Fátima Marinho de Souza, Lene Mikkelsen, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Tim Adair

Journal article

Abstract Background: Accurate cause of death (COD) data are essential for policy and planning. Garbage codes (GCs), such a..

Widening inequalities in premature mortality in Australia, 2006-16

Tim Adair, Alan Lopez

Journal article  |  Australian Population Studies

Background  Increases in Australia’s life expectancy have slowed since 2003. Within this context, it is important to analyse wheth..