This report provides an update on the contemporary global and regional policy landscapes relevant to rheumatic heart disease ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

We estimated the global disease prevalence of and mortality due to rheumatic heart disease over a 25-year period ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• August 2017

The current prophylactic treatment to prevent rheumatic heart disease requires four-weekly intramuscular injection of a suspension of the poorly soluble benzathine salt form of penicillin G (BPG) often for more than 10 years. In seeking to reduce the frequency of administration to improve adherence, biodegradable polymer matrices have been investigated. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

Adolescents were likely to use a mobile phone app for relationship support, and use was not influenced by background characteristics ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• March 2018

First study to show that the increase in extreme preterm birth in high-income jurisdiction is no longer evident after medical terminations and birth defects are excluded ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

The benefits that swimming pools may bring to to ear and eye health in remote Aboriginal communities remains unresolved ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

The evidence derived from the review will be used to inform the development of guidelines for the management of skin infections in resource-limited settings ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

Differences in pneumococcal serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in the same area ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• September 2016

With more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• August 2013

Sleep problems are thought to occur commonly in Rett syndrome, but there has been little research on prevalence or natural history. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2007
• November 2007