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Survey of clinical infant lung function testing practicesTo evaluate current ILF testing practices and to survey users regarding the indications, limitations and perceived clinical benefits of ILF testing.
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Safety and tolerability of a 2009 trivalent inactivated split-virion influenza vaccine in infants, children and adolescentsTo evaluate the safety of CSL's split-virion inactivated trivalent 2009 Southern Hemisphere formulation influenza vaccine (TIV) in children.
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Risk factors for bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosisWe sought to determine risk factors for the onset of bronchiectasis, using data collected by the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic...
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Breastfeeding in the first hour of life protects against neonatal mortalityBreastfeeding within the first hour of life has been shown to reduce high neonatal mortality by 22%.
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Efficacy of acute myeloid leukemia therapy without stem-cell transplantation in a child with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmOur case demonstrates that AML therapy, without HSCT, can be sufficient to treat this rare disease in children.
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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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Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirthThe objective was to investigate the association between heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and stillbirth.
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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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TLR3 and RIG-I gene variants: Associations with functional effects on receptor expression and responses to measles viruMeasles virus causes severe morbidity and mortality, despite the availability of measles vaccines. Successful defence against viral pathogens requires early...
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Parental occupational exposure to engine exhausts and childhood brain tumorsChildhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children; their risk factors are still largely unknown.