The aim of this study was to explore associations between severe respiratory infections and atopy in early childhood with persisting wheeze and asthma. ...

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• 2012
• April 2012

Valerie Verhasselt VV MD, PhD Head of Immunology and Breast Feeding 0402997617 Valerie.verhasselt@telethonkids.org.au Head of Immunology and Breast Feeding; Honorary Research Fellow @valerieverhass1 Professor Verhasselt is Head of Immunology and ...

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Pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx is especially common in young children and is a pre-requisite for pneumococcal disease... ...

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• 2012
• October 2012

While the majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are travelling on track or exceeding across all developmental domains... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Associations between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood in the Raine Study ...

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• 2016
• April 2016

Identifying modifiable risk factors associated with childhood stunting in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is imperative for the development of evidence-based interventions and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective was to evaluate key modifiable risk factors associated with childhood stunting in SSA.  ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

Adolescent deliberate self-harm (DSH) has been found to be associated with a range of bio-psycho-social factors. ...

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• 2017
• July 2017

The objective of this study was to examine the influence of aggressive behaviour scores on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors throughout childhood. ...

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• 2012
• August 2012

The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and to investigate risk factors ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Poor sanitation facilities appear to be a major source of Salmonella Typhi in Fiji, with transmission by drinking contaminated surface water and consuming unwashed produce ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

We have quantified the relative influence of perinatal risk factors associated with skin infection hospitalisations in WA children ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

The respiratory outcomes for adult survivors of preterm birth in the postsurfactant era are wide-ranging with prognostic factors, especially those encountered after the neonatal period, poorly understood. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023