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Respiratory tract exacerbations revisited: Ventilation, inflammation, perfusion, and structure (VIPS) monitoring to redefine treatmentFor cystic fibrosis (CF) patients older than 6 years there are convincing data that suggest respiratory tract exacerbations (RTE) play an important role in...
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Reversibility of trapped air on chest computed tomography in cystic fibrosis patientsTo investigate changes in trapped air volume and distribution over time and compare computed tomography (CT) with pulmonary function tests for determining...
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Absence of germline mutations in BAP1 in sporadic cases of malignant mesotheliomaMalignant mesothelioma (MM) is a uniformly fatal tumour caused predominantly by exposure to asbestos.
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Development and validation of the Australian Aboriginal racial identity and self-esteem survey for 8-12 year old children (IRISE-C)In Australia, there is little empirical research of the racial identity of Indigenous children and youth as the majority of the current literature focuses on...
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Vitamin D status and predictors of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in Western Australian adolescentsUsing prospective data from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we investigated vitamin D status and predictors of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin...
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Risk factors and comorbidities for invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peopleAustralian Aboriginal people have among the highest rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) worldwide. This paper investigates clinical diagnosis, risk...
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No population bias to left-hemisphere language in 4-year-olds with language impairmentAn apparent paradox in the field of neuropsychology is that people with atypical cerebral lateralization do not appear to suffer any cognitive disadvantage,...
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Community participation: Conversations with parent-Carers of young women with Rett syndromeIn this paper, the issue of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities facing significant challenges to participating in their community is...
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Assessing the effect of meningitis prevention and treatment.In high-income countries serious bacterial infections such as meningitis are uncommon, but their severity has led to prompt adoption of vaccines for...
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Predictors of Disease Severity in Children Hospitalized for Pertussis during an EpidemicThis study aimed to determine factors associated with severe pertussis in hospitalized children during an epidemic using a novel pertussis severity scoring...