The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of medical conditions and use of health services among young adults with Down syndrome and describe the... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• May 2014

Social, racial inequalities, preterm births, Western Australia, 1984 to 2006 ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• July 2010

This study investigated the risks for cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss (< 20 weeks' gestation) or cofetal death... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2009
• July 2009

The Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness study commenced in 2008 to evaluate a new program to provide free influenza vaccine to all children... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• February 2011

Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo R NG BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research raelene.endersby@telethonkids.org.au nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour ...

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Children with chronic medical conditions are at higher risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), but little is known about the effectiveness of the primary course of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in these children. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Risk-based recommendations are common for pneumococcal vaccines but little is known about their uptake. In Australia, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was funded only for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) children and those with underlying medical conditions in 2001, and then there were different booster dose recommendations depending on risk after the introduction of universal PCV vaccination in 2005. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

The proportion of births via cesarean section (CS) varies worldwide and in many countries exceeds WHO-recommended rates. Long-term health outcomes for children born by CS are poorly understood, but limited data suggest that CS is associated with increased infection-related hospitalisation. We investigated the relationship between mode of birth and childhood infection-related hospitalisation in high-income countries with varying CS rates. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

RV1 and RV5 were both effective in preventing laboratory confirmed and notified rotavirus infections among children aged <5 years ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infection in young children. We previously estimated that in 2015, 33·1 million episodes of RSV-associated acute lower respiratory infection occurred in children aged 0-60 months, resulting in a total of 118 200 deaths worldwide. ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are important causes of disease in children and adults. In Australia, information on the burden of RSV in adults is particularly limited. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

The aim of this study was to reexamine the neurocognitive function of a cohort of young adults with early-onset type 1 diabetes and compare their cognitive... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• October 2011