Reports and Findings
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Does cerebral lateralization develop? A study using functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound assessingIn the majority of people, language production is lateralized to the left cerebral hemisphere and visuospatial skills to the right.
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RE: Emergency department overcrowding and mortality after the introduction of the 4-hour rule in western Australiaarticle, Australia, crowding, emergency health service, emergency ward, health care access...
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CD46 measles virus receptor polymorphisms influence receptor protein expressionDespite the availability of measles vaccines, infants continue to die from measles. Measles vaccine responses vary between individuals, and poor...
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Small macrophages are present in early childhood respiratory diseaseRecently, an established "small macrophage" phenotype has been observed in the sputum of patients with CF and COPD. However, little is known about the...
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Research performance evaluation: The experience of an independent medical research instituteEvaluation of the social and economic outcomes of health research funding is an area of intense interest and debate...
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Defective aeroallergen surveillance by airway mucosal dendritic cells as a determinant of riskA hallmark of atopic asthma is development of chronic airways hyper-responsiveness (AHR) that persists in the face of ongoing exposure to perennial...
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Hospitalisation for bronchiolitis in infants is more common after elective caesarean deliveryThe authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by...
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Participation in population-based case-control studies: Does the observed decline vary by socio-economic status?An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status...
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Pulmonary diffusing capacity in healthy Caucasian childrenPrevious studies of pulmonary diffusing capacity in children differed greatly in methodologies; numbers of subjects evaluated, and were performed prior to...
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Associations between anxious-depressed symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in a longitudinal childhood studyThe objective of the study was to examine the influence of anxious/depressed scores on cardiovascular risk factors throughout childhood.