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        Prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in Aboriginal children: A whole population study

        The burden of bronchiectasis is disproportionately high in Aboriginal adults, with early mortality. Bronchiectasis precursors, that is, protracted bacterial bronchitis and chronic suppurative lung disease, often commence in early childhood. ...

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        The influence of sighing respirations on infant lung function measured using multiple breath washout gas mixing techniques

        There is substantial interest in studying lung function in infants, to better understand the early life origins of chronic lung diseases such as asthma. ...

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        Preventing perioperative respiratory complications in children with recurrent respiratory symptoms

        Elizabeth Graham Smith Hall ES GL PhD, MSc, BSc BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS Program Manager Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1178 elizabeth.smith@telethonkids.org.au Program Manager Honorary Research Associate Dr Smith is a Respiratory ...

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        Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related bacteria

        Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is associated with otitis media ...

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        Identifying pediatric lung disease: A comparison of forced oscillation technique outcomes

        These findings suggest the utility of specific FOT outcomes is dependent on the respiratory disease being assessed ...

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        Asthma

        One in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing. ...

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        Objective measures of bronchial hyper-responsiveness for asthma diagnosis in young children: Mannitol and exercise challenge testing

        Graham Shannon Stephen Hall Simpson Stick GL SS SM BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BMedSci (hons), PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP Honorary Research Associate Co-Head, Children's Lung Health; Senior Research Fellow Head, P4 Respiratory Health for ...

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        Persistent activation of interlinked type 2 airway epithelial gene networks in sputum-derived cells from aeroallergen-sensitized symptomatic asthmatics

        Our findings provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms operative at baseline in the airway mucosa in atopic asthmatic with natural aeroallergen exposure ...

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        Reduced forced vital capacity in Aboriginal Australians: Biology or missing evidence?

        This editorial article addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung function testing in Aboriginal Australians. ...

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        Relationships between Psychosocial Resilience and Physical Health Status of Western Australian Urban Aboriginal Youth

        The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which factors previously documented as buffering the impact of high-risk family environments on... ...

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        Whole-cell pertussis vaccine in early infancy for the prevention of allergy

        This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives were to assess the efficacy and safety of whole‐cell pertussis (wP) vaccinations in comparison to acellular pertussis (aP) vaccinations in early infancy for the prevention of atopic diseases in children. ...

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        The safety and feasibility of the inhaled mannitol challenge test in young children

        Mannitol challenge tests are used clinically to diagnose asthma and, in particular, exercise-induced broncoconstriction (EIB) in adults and children above 6... ...

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