Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. ...

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• 2018
• March 2018

Chris Deborah Peter Tanisha Greta Karina Brennan-Jones Lehmann Richmond Cayley Bernabei Tao C D PC TC GB KT PhD AO, MBBS, MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BBiomed (Hons) BSc B.SpLPath&Aud, MClincAud, PhD Head, Ear Health Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, ...

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The authors assessed the impact of including preschool‐aged children with a history of preterm birth, early life wheeze, asthma diagnoses and/or recent respiratory symptoms in healthy reference ranges for respiratory impedance using the forced oscillation technique (FOT). ...

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• 2018
• April 2018

We assessed the impact of PCV on all-cause and pathogen-specific pneumonia hospitalizations in Western Australian (WA) children aged 16 years. ...

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• 2018
• March 2018

Many children with intellectual disability live with medical comorbidities. This study examined the impacts of comorbidities on quality of life (QOL) of children with intellectual disabilities and whether impacts varied with caregiver perceptions that medical needs had been met. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

An interseasonal resurgence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was observed in Western Australia at the end of 2020. Our previous report describing this resurgence compared the 2019 and 2020 calendar years, capturing only part of the 2020/21 season. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

Treatment success for scabies co-infection was lower than for impetigo overall, with a higher success seen in the co-trimoxazole group than benzylpenicillin ...

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• 2016
• April 2016

Melissa Gail Matt Jenny Andrew Licari Alvares Cooper Downs Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew ML GA MC JA AJ PhD PhD BCA Marketing, BSc Statistics and Applied Statistics, PhD BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD PhD Senior Research Fellow Senior Research ...

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The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children in Western Australia ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Sarra Timo Christopher Lea-Ann Ruth Deborah Jamieson Lassmann Blyth Kirkham Thornton Lehmann SE T CC LK RT D BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc (Hons) MSc PhD MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD PhD PhD AO, MBBS, MSc Senior Research Fellow Feilman Fellow; Program ...

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Middle ear infections are one of the main reasons that children visit a GP, are prescribed antibiotics and need surgery. Aboriginal children are particularly susceptible and commonly suffer from hearing loss which can affect speech and learning. ...

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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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