In the warmer tropical regions of WA no seasonality was observed, but overall incidence of LLC presentations were higher ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease is cost-effective in our context ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• March 2017

The prognosis of young Indigenous Australians diagnosed with severe RHD is bleak; interventions must focus on earlier detection and treatment ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• March 2017

Maternal influenza vaccination was associated with a reduction in the incidence of hospital admission for acute respiratory illness among infants <6 months old ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

The current study sought to determine whether gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are associated with neurocognitive outcomes in middle childhood. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

This is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers. ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an important cause of heart disease in Indigenous people of northern and central Australia. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in children, causes them considerable discomfort, as well as distress to parents and has a tendency to recur. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

The desire for an effective vaccine arises from the large burden of disease caused by the bacterium, particularly rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

We generated updated estimates of child mortality in various age groups for 188 countries from 1970 to 2013. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

We observed S. aureus infections in Fiji in both community and hospital settings with an emphasis on clonal complex genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

The review built a case for extending simple and cost–effective measures to all countries. Had these recommendations been put into action, significant... ...

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• 2014
• September 2014