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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...
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Genomic responses during acute human anaphylaxis are characterized by upregulation of innate inflammatory gene networksThe aim of this study was to examine the gene response of white blood cells in severe allergic reactions to identify genes that could be targets to new drugs...
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The neurological hand deformity classification for children with cerebral palsyThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the Neurological Hand Deformity Classification and use it to describe changes in hand deformity...
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Rheumatic heart disease: Tools for implementing programmesThis article discusses the World Health Organization program for monitoring & managing rheumatic heart disease.
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A subset of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus fails to degrade DNA from multiple clinically relevant sources.Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a decreased ability to clear cell remnants and multiple deficiencies in the ability to degrade cellular...
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Parent voices guide smoking intervention developmentWhile parents' influence on their children's smoking behaviour is widely recognised, little is known about parents of four to eight year olds' attitudes and...