We aimed to systematically review and assess the performance of all published models that predicted development of COPD ...

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• 2018
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PKS is a rare multisystem developmental syndrome usually caused by mosaic tetrasomy of chromosome 12p that is known to be associate with neurological defects. ...

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• 2018
• January 2018

In this paper, we seek to provide guidance for researchers who are new to undertaking research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

We systematically reviewed the literature on the genetic basis of food allergy, identifying areas for further investigation ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

The prevention of suicide and suicide-related behaviour are key policy priorities in Australia and internationally. The World Health Organization has recommended that member states develop self-harm surveillance systems as part of their suicide prevention efforts. This is also a priority under Australia's Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of a state-based self-harm monitoring system in Victoria, Australia. In this system, data on all self-harm presentations are collected from eight hospital emergency departments in Victoria. A natural language processing classifier that uses machine learning to identify episodes of self-harm is currently being developed. ...

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• 2020
• December 2020

To contextualise the ‘Australian & New Zealand Antifungal Consensus Guidelines, 2014, researchers surveyed current routine primary antifungal prophylaxis. ...

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• 2015
• March 2015

Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe, annually causing hundreds of millions of cases of disease. ...

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• 2024
• April 2024

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor ...

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Early life feeding practices have an influence on motor development outcomes into late childhood and adolescence independent of sociodemographic factors ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

Childhood Interstitial lung disease (chILD) is an umbrella term used to define a broad range of rare, diffuse pulmonary disorders with altered interstitial... ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

ARF is a classical example of an autoimmune syndrome and is of particular immunological interest because it follows a known antecedent infection with group A... ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

This commentary describes the likely impacts on children's health and wellbeing from climate change, based on the solid science of environmental child health. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015