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Rheumatic heart disease across the Western Pacific: not just a Pacific Island problem

We aimed to review RHD burden in Western Pacific Region outside Oceania to identify countries with high RHD burden

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Self-harm: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

The demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm

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Introducing ‘Young Minds Matter’

This article describes the survey, the response rates achieved and the representativeness of the sample for the Young Minds Matter survey

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A Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Population-Based Pediatric Cohorts

The SNP-based heritability for ADHD symptom scores indicates a polygenic architecture, and genes involved in neurite outgrowth are possibly involved

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Safety and immunogenicity of a booster dose of a 3-antigen Staphylococcus aureus vaccine (SA3Ag) in healthy adults: A randomized phase 1 study

Immune responses after the initial vaccination persisted for the 12 months studied, with little additional response after the booster dose at 6 months

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Evaluation of the Western Australian Register of Developmental Anomalies: Thirty-five years of surveillance

The birth defects component of the Western Australian Register for Developmental Anomalies (WARDA-BD) was evaluated to assess its efficiency, effectiveness, and data quality

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Does somatosensation change with age in children and adolescents? A systematic review

How different somatosensory modalities develop across childhood into adolescence to use as a point of reference for children at risk of somatosensory

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A partnership between researchers and breastfeeding advocates to support safe alcohol consumption during breastfeeding

Australian Breastfeeding Association partnership with a breastfeeding researcher to develop an education resource for Australian women on drinking in pregnancy