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Prevalence and Correlates of Observed Sun Protection Behaviors Across Different Public Outdoor Settings in Melbourne, AustraliaSkin cancer prevention efforts in Australia have increasingly incorporated a focus on protection during incidental sun exposure. This complements the long-present messages promoting protection in high-risk settings and avoidance of acute intense bouts of sun exposure.
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Contemporary Incidence and Prevalence of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia Using Linked Data: The Case for Policy ChangeJonathan Judy Alex Jeffrey Rosemary Carapetis AM Katzenellenbogen Brown Cannon Wyber AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (Occ Ther) BSc Hons (
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The risk of intramuscular haematoma is low following injection of benzathine penicillin G in patients receiving concomitant anticoagulant therapyOur local data supports continuing intramuscular injection of BPG in patients with rheumatic heart disease receiving anticoagulant medication
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Talking skin: Attitudes and practices around skin infections, treatment options, and their clinical management in a remote region in Western AustraliaDocumenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions
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Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorderA pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms
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Predicting Long-Term Survival Without Major Disability for Infants Born PretermApgar score, birth weight, sex, socioeconomic status, and maternal ethnicity, in addition to gestational age, have pronounced impacts on disability-free survival.
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Attitudes about and access to influenza vaccination experienced by parents of children hospitalised for influenza in AustraliaImproving parents’ and providers’ knowledge and confidence in influenza vaccination safety, efficacy, and benefits should be prioritised
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Preterm birth: Born too soon for the developing airway epitheliumThis review examines the consequences of preterm birth on the airway epithelium and explores the clinical relevance of currently available models
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Outcome of Infants Younger Than 1 Year With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With the Interfant-06 Protocol: Results From an International Phase III Randomized StudyEarly intensification with postinduction myeloid-type chemotherapy courses did not significantly improve outcome for infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Impact of Childhood Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nonnotified Clinically Suspected Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in AustraliaThis study provides a quantitative estimate of the total burden of invasive pneumococcal disease preventable by vaccination programs in Australia