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Research services
- Data collection
The
Busselton Health Study Testing facility houses core infrastructure
suitable for large-scale epidemiological studies or smaller focused
research projects.
Our multi-skilled
research staff have skills in:
- Community promotion of your study
- Participant recruitment, scheduling and liason
- Questionnaire design, formatting and administration
- Phlebotomy (including venepuncture), specimen
labeling, processing, and shipping
- Bioassays by PathWest laboratories in Busselton and
Perth
- Anthropometry (Height, Weight, BMI, % Body Fat,
Skinfold, Waist, Hip and Neck measures)
- Bone Densitometry & Body Composition studies
(GE Lunar Prodigy)
- Respiratory
testing (Spirometry, Methacholine Challenges, Bronchodilator
Challenges, Forced Oscillation Technique, Exhaled Nitric Oxide, Sleep
Apnoea screening)
- Skin Prick testing (Atopy)
- Cardiovascular testing (Blood Pressure, Carotid
Ultrasound & Bruits, Ankle-Brachial Index, Pulse Wave
Velocity, ECG)
- Cognitive assessments
- Physical and mobility assessments
- Visual acuity, Retinal Photography, Tonometry and
Refraction assessments
- Audiometry and Tympanometry
- Other testing upon request
All
data are collected according to strict protocols and world best
practice & guidelines. We invite you to contact a
BPMRI-affiliated researcher to discuss the feasability of conducting
your research project using the Busselton dataset and infrastructure. A
list of affiliated researchers can be found here.
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