Leading child health advocate Professor Fiona Stanley AC has described results from the first Australian survey using the Early Development Index as alarming. ...

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Andrew Chris Gail Susan Peter Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Brennan-Jones Alvares Prescott Jacoby AJ C GA SL PJ PhD PhD PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD ...

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Survival statistics, estimated using data from national cystic fibrosis (CF) registries, inform the CF community and monitor disease progression. This study aimed to estimate survival among people with CF in Australia and to identify factors associated with survival. ...

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Establishing the underlying cause in a child with chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD) allows for targeted treatment and screening for associated complications. One cause of CSLD is primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Testing for PCD requires specialist expertise which is not widely available. ...

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Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a leading cause of chronic wet cough in children. The current standard treatment in European and American guidelines is 2 weeks of antibiotics, but the optimal duration of therapy is unknown. We describe the first randomised controlled trial to assess the duration of antibiotic treatment in children with chronic wet cough and suspected PBB. ...

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Authors: Whitehouse AJ, Maybery MT, Hart R, Mattes E, Newnham JP, Sloboda DM, Stanley FJ, Hickey M. Authors notes: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Sep ...

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Review of the clinical and biological progress over 50 years in Rett Syndrome ...

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This study aimed to identify psychosocial predictors in cystic fibrosis that may inform intervention strategies. ...

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Testosterone and Language in Kids ...

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Validated measures capable of demonstrating meaningful interventional change in the CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) are lacking. The study objective was to modify the Rett Syndrome Gross Motor Scale (RSGMS) and evaluate its psychometric properties for individuals with CDD. ...

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