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Continued challenge of rheumatic heart disease: The gap of understanding or the gap of implementation?We still do not have a RF vaccine, although the recent announcement that the Australian and New Zealand governments are jointly sponsoring a program to fast...
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25-hydroxyvitamin D3 status is associated with developing adaptive and innate immune responses in the first 6 months of lifeVitamin D status in early life has been linked to the risk of allergic disease in multiple observational studies.
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophreniaCommon genetic variation has an important role in the etiology of schizophrenia, and larger studies will allow more detailed understanding of this disorder.
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High Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Non-Vaccine Serotypes in Western Australian Aboriginal People Following 10 Years of Pneumococcal Conjugate VaccinationInvasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) continues to occur at high rates among Australian Aboriginal people.
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Making a difference: Engaging both hearts and minds in research practiceThis paper discusses the findings and the research process undertaken thus far for the Looking Forward Aboriginal Mental Health Project.
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies following colorectal cancerThe risks of adverse obstetric outcomes among young women survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC) are uncertain.
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Emerging Early Life Environmental Exposures and Lung DevelopmentIn this review article we systematically summarize the evidence for an impact on lung development of 1) maternal ingestion of arsenic contaminated drinking...
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The FABS trial: A randomised control trial of the effects of a 6-month physical activity intervention on adherence and long-term physical activityThe aim of this study is to assess in older adults with memory complaints, the effects of a 6-month home-based physical activity (PA) intervention on...
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The Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) study: Protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative dataApproximately 14% of Australian women smoke during pregnancy. Although the risk of adverse outcomes is reduced by smoking cessation, less than 35% of...
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The NICE-GUT trial protocol: A randomised, placebo controlled trial of oral nitazoxanide for the empiric treatment of acute gastroenteritis among Australian Aboriginal childrenDiarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years globally, killing 525 000 annually. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) children suffer a high burden of disease.