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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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Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhoodThe objective was to describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age.
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Parental Tdap boosters and infant pertussis: a case-control studyCase households had fewer immunized mothers (22% vs 32%) or fathers (20% vs 31%) but were more likely to include additional and older children. After...
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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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Paternal intake of folate and vitamins B6 and B12 before conception and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaHigher levels of paternal dietary vitamin B12 were appeared to be associated with an increased risk of childhood ALL, with those in the highest tertile of...
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Natural history of progression of HPV infection to cervical lesion or clearance: Analysis of the control arm of the large, randomised PATRICIA studyThe control arm of PATRICIA (PApillomaTRIal against Cancer In young Adults, NCT00122681) was used to investigate the risk of progression from cervical HPV...
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Fetal growth restriction and risk of cerebral palsy in singletons born after at least 35 weeks' gestationThe objective of the study was to improve the understanding of etiological paths to cerebral palsy (CP) that include fetal growth restriction by examining...
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Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosisThis paper analyses genetic association data on biochemical markers of iron status from 11 European-population studies, with replication in eight additional...
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Lung Clearance Index and Structural Lung Disease on Computed Tomography in Early Cystic FibrosisLung clearance index may be a useful surveillance tool to monitor structural lung disease in preschool and school-age children with cystic fibrosis
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Conceptualizing a quality of life framework for girls with Rett syndrome using qualitative methodsExisting quality of life scales for children in the general population or with other disabilities did not capture the QOL of children with Rett syndrome