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A retrospective population-based cohort study identifying target areas for prevention of acute lower respiratory infections in childrenAcute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children
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Ear health partnership brings brighter future for Aboriginal kidsA new partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Dr George Sim and St John of God Murdoch Hospital will offer essential surgery at no cost for a group of Aboriginal children suffering severe ear infections.
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Ear Explorers: A ‘real-life research project’ enabling children to view inside their own ears using smartphone video-otoscopyChris Brennan-Jones PhD Head, Ear and Hearing Health chris.brennan-jones@thekids.org.au Head, Ear and Hearing Health Professor Chris Brennan-Jones is
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Koorlungkas yarning: Exploring the impact of OM on early language and communication skills in urban Aboriginal familiesDeborah Peter Lehmann Richmond AO, MBBS, MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, Vaccine Trials Group Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head,
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Risk of otitis media in offspring following maternal prenatal stress exposureThere is limited but consistent evidence that suggests prenatal factors, including maternal stress, may contribute to susceptibility for otitis media. We aimed to determine the effect of multiple life stress events during pregnancy on risk of acute and recurrent otitis media in offspring at three and five years of age.
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Ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants living in an urban Australian area: the Djaalinj Waakinj birth cohort studyDescribe the ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants in an Australian urban area. Aboriginal infants enrolled in the Djaalinj Waakinj prospective cohort study had ear health screenings at ages 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months and audiological assessment at ∼12 months of age. Sociodemographic, environmental characteristics, otoscopy, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry and visual reinforcement audiometry data were collected.
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The epidemiological transition in Papua New Guinea: new evidence from verbal autopsy studiesOur results indicate immediate priorities for health service planning and for strengthening of vital registration systems
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Morbidity due to acute lower respiratory infection in children with birth defects: A total population-based linked data studyChildren with birth defects experience higher rates of hospitalisation for ALRIs before age 2 years than children with no birth defects.
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High Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Non-Vaccine Serotypes in Western Australian Aboriginal People Following 10 Years of Pneumococcal Conjugate VaccinationInvasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) continues to occur at high rates among Australian Aboriginal people.
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Safety and Immunogenicity of Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Papua New Guinean Children: A Randomised Controlled TrialWe conducted an open randomized controlled trial in Papua New Guinea to compare safety, immunogenicity and priming for memory of 7-valent PCV (PCV7) given in...