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DR KERRIE SANDERS



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Organization: Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Position: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Deakin University 31-May-1979
Graduate Diploma in Dietetics Deakin University 31-May-1980
Masters Human Nutrition Deakin University 26-May-1994
Graduate Certificate Health Economics Monash University 11-May-2006
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 05-Dec-1998

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Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

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Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Primary care prevention of falls and fractures in the elderly by annual vitamin D supplementation Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2003
Male osteoporosis: a population based study in geelong Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2004
Validation of international assessment tool for osteoporosis Chief Investigator ANZ BONE & MINERAL SOCIETY Christine and T Jack Martin Research Travel Grant 01/11/2004
The Vital D study - mental health substudy Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2008
Does An Annual High Dose Vitamin D Supplement Decrease Healthcare Utilisation in Older Women? Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2008
Osteo-cise: Better Bones for Life Chief Investigator ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS Wicking Trust 01/04/2008

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in depression


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Hypotheses
    Volume: 69
    Page numbers: 1316-1319
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  • Fracture Risk (FRISK) Score (letter)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Radiology
    Volume: 245
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 298
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  • The potential role of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine in slowing bone resorption in early post-menopausal women: A pilot study.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Translational Research
    Volume: 150
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 215
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  • The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Osteoporosis International
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1033-46
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Fracture Risk (FRISK) Score: Geelong Osteoporosis Study
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Radiology
    Volume: 241
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 190-196
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  • Half the burden of fragility fractures in the community occur in women without osteoporosis.  When is fracture prevention cost-effective?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Bone
    Volume: 38
    Page numbers: 694-700
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Maintaining a healthy weight during menopause.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Osteoblast
    Volume: Autumn 2005
    Page numbers: 5-6
    Publisher: Osteoporosis Australia(Glebe)
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  • The human cost of fracture
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Osteoporosis International
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 2046-2052
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag London(Godalming)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Beta-Adrenergic Blockers Reduce the Risk of Fracture Partly by Increasing Bone Mineral Density: Geelong Osteoporosis Study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Bone & Mineral Research
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 19-24
    Publisher: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research(Washington DC)
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  • Hormone therapy and risk of non-vertebral fracture. Geelong Osteoporosis Study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Osteoporosis International
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 434-438
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag London(Godalming)
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  • Seasonal periodicity of serum vitamin D and parathyroid hormone, bone resorption, and fractures: The Geelong Osteoporosis study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Bone & Mineral Research
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 752-758
    Publisher: American Society of Bone and Mineral Research(Washington DC)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Falls and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Archives of Internal Medicine
    Volume: 162
    Page numbers: 2381
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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  • Fracture rates lower in rural than urban communities: the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
    Volume: 56
    Page numbers: 466-470
    Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group(London)
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  • Fracture thresholds revisited. Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
    Volume: 55
    Page numbers: 642-646
    Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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  • Preventing Osteoporosis - outcomes of the Australian prevention summit.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 176
    Issue: 15 April Supplement
    Page numbers: S1-S16
    Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd(Sydney)
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  • Statin use and fracture risk
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Archives of Internal Medicine
    Volume: 162
    Page numbers: 2379-2380
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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  • Statin use, bone mineral density and fracture risk: Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Archives of Internal Medicine
    Volume: 162
    Page numbers: 537-540
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Assessment of fracture risk
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Densitometry
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 283-289
    Publisher: Humana Press(New Jersey)
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  • Lifetime and Five-Year Age-Specific Risks of First and Subsequent Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Osteoporosis International
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 16-23
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag London(Godalming)
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  • Vitamin D status of women in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study: association with diet and casual exposure to sunlight
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 175
    Page numbers: 401-405
    Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd(Sydney)
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