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Comparison of the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a prophylactic quadrivalent human papilloma VirusWe conducted a noninferiority immunogenicity study to bridge the efficacy findings in young women to preadolescent and adolescent girls and boys...
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Physical and mental health of mothers caring for a child with Rett syndromeThis study compared the behavior profile of cases in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database (ARSD) with those in a British study using the Rett Syndrome...
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Inner speech impairments in autismThree experiments investigated the role of inner speech deficit in cognitive performances of children with autism.
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Independent effects of socioeconomic status and place of residence on the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Western AustraliaTo analyze the incidence of type 1 diabetes in 0- to 14-year olds in Western Australia, from 1985 to 2002, by region and socioeconomic status.
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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.
We also wanted to find out whether any particular behaviours were associated with any specific mutation types.
We compared parent/carer-reported physical activities with the number of steps counted by an accelerometer in girls and women with Rett syndrome.
We wanted to find out whether mothers with a child with Rett syndrome who were more physically and mentally healthy had particular characteristics.
This study evaluated sixty-one families' satisfaction following spinal fusion in girls with Rett syndrome.