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Reduction in disparity for pneumonia hospitalisations between Australian indigenous and non-Indigenous childrenIn the 1990s pneumonia hospitalisation rates in Western Australia (WA) were 13 times higher in Indigenous children than in non-Indigenous children...
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Prevalence of and risk factors for human rhinovirus infection in healthy aboriginal and non-aboriginal western australian childrenHuman rhinovirus (HRV) species C (HRV-C) have been associated with frequent and severe acute lower respiratory infections and asthma in hospitalized children.

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Aboriginal researchers achieve milestoneThe first Capacity Building Grant comprising solely of Indigenous researchers has been completed successfully
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Remote pools boost Aboriginal child healthA new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections
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Children the key to breaking the cycle of disadvantageA national strategy that focuses on early child development is the key to breaking the cycle of Aboriginal poor health and disadvantage.

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KAMS MOUAs part of the discussions with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) to establish the Broome site of the WAAHKN it has been agreed to establish...
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The Second Research Report: patterns and trends in mortality of Western Australian infants, children and young people 2004-2005This report was commissioned by the Department for Child Protection as an ongoing initiative to continue the work initiated by researchers at the Telethon Kids