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International research utilizing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as a measure of early child development: Introduction to the Special IssueThis opening paper presents the background to this Special Issue devoted to new international research using Early Development Instrument
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The effect of endotracheal tubes versus laryngeal mask airways on perioperative respiratory adverse events in infants: A randomised controlled trialEvaluating the difference of the effects of Laryngeal mask airways compared to endotracheal tubes in older children (>1 year) in incidents of PRAE in infants.
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Infective respiratory syncytial virus is present in human cord blood samples and most prevalent during winter monthsHuman respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains the most common cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease amongst infants, and continues to cause annual epidemics of respiratory disease every winter worldwide.
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The collective impact of rare diseases in Western Australia: An estimate using a population-based cohortThis cohort study provides new evidence of a disparity between the proportion of the population with rare diseases and their combined health-system costs
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Early lung surveillance of cystic fibrosis: what have we learnt?Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) provides an opportunity to commence management and therapeutic interventions significantly earlier
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Respiratory function and symptoms in young preterm children in the contemporary eraPreterm children have worse lung function than healthy controls
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An atlas of human long non-coding RNAs with accurate 5′ endsCombining these findings with conservation data, we identify 19,175 potentially functional lncRNAs in the human genome.
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Patterns of participation in year 9 academic testing and factors predicting absence on the day of testPolicies aiming to improve educational outcomes are typically based on academic testing data. However, such data only reflects those who complete the test.
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Early nutrition and its effect on allergy developmentNutrition is one of the most easily modifiable environmental factors during early life that may play a role in allergic disease prevention.
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The emerging role of the urban-based aboriginal peer support worker: A Western Australian studyAboriginal Peer Support Workers identified their emerging integral role in the development of this unique culturally acceptable home visiting support for Aboriginal parents