Adequate resources are needed for maintenance of data quality in acute rheumatic fever/ rheumatic heart disease registers to ensure provision of evidence-based care and accurate assessment of program impact. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

Tim Jones TW MBBS DCH FRACP MD Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Areas of research expertise: Diabetes Mellitus, youth, hypoglycaemia, metabolism As well as Head of Diabetes and Obesity Research at ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

Cross-sectional observational study across ten primary schools in Fiji in school children aged 5-14 years. ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

We analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia. ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

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

Up to a third of ex-preterm infants flying near term exhibit pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) of less than 85% during air travel. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

In endemic areas, RHD has long been a target of screening programmes that, historically, have relied on cardiac auscultation. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

The proposal that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enhances neurocognitive functioning in term infants is controversial. ...

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• 2013
• November 2013

The study highlights the need for support for parents and carers of young people who engage in self-harm ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

In preparation for the future arrival of a group A Streptococcus (GAS) vaccine, this study estimated the economic and health burdens of GAS diseases in New Zealand. The annual incidence of GAS diseases was based on extrapolation of the average number of primary healthcare episodes managed each year in general practices (2014-2016) and on the average number of hospitalizations occurring each year (2005-2014). Disease incidence was multiplied by the average cost of diagnosing and managing an episode of disease at each level of care to estimate the annual economic burden. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

Tele-dentistry can be useful to facilitate screening of children, especially those living in rural and remote communities, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the feasibility of tele-dental screening for the identification of early childhood caries (ECC) in preschoolers using an app operated by their parents with remote review by oral-health therapists. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

The Future Proofing Study (FPS) was established to examine factors associated with the onset and course of mental health conditions during adolescence. This paper describes the design, methods, and baseline characteristics of the FPS cohort. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022