Elke Lea-Ann Ruth Peter Seppanen Kirkham Thornton Richmond ES LK RT PC BSc PhD PhD PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Program Manager, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group Co-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group; Microbiology Lead, ...

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Receptive vocabulary development is a component of the human language system that emerges in the first year of life and is characterised by onward expansion... ...

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• 2014
• July 2014

The prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study. ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

The objective was to describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age. ...

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• 2014
• October 2014

MECP2 duplication syndrome is a rare but important diagnosis in children because of the burden of respiratory illness and recurrence risk ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

Undescended testes is associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer and male infertility, and decreased paternity ...

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• 2018
• October 2018

We provide new evidence to support current guidelines for orchidopexy before age 18 months to decrease the risk of future testicular cancer and infertility ...

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• 2018
• October 2018

Asha Desiree Stephen Susan Bowen Silva Stick Prescott AC DS SM SL BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Head, P4 ...

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Characterised by varying degrees of difficulties in communication skills and social abilities, one in every 100 individuals will have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition. While autism is known to run in families, the exact causes remain unknown. ...

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Food allergies have become more common in our community, with up to one in ten young children now affected. Reactions can range from mild rashes to life threatening anaphylaxis and breathing difficulties. The most common food allergies are to egg, peanut, tree nuts, cow’s milk, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy. ...

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A lifelong auto-immune condition that can affect anyone, but is most commonly diagnosed in childhood. ...

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Developmental Coordination Disorder is a lifelong disability impacting most aspects of daily living that involve movement. With an estimated prevalence of ~5% of children, the disorder affects an average of one to two children in every Australian classroom. ...

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