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Influenza vaccine effectiveness and uptake in children at risk of severe disease

Participation in the preschool influenza vaccination program remains low with parents unconvinced of the benefits and safety of influenza vaccine

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A Prospective Ultrasound Study of Prenatal Growth in Infant Siblings of Children With Autism

Identified no significant differences between the high- and low-risk fetuses in the rate of prenatal head and body growth throughout the 2nd and 3rd-trimester

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Early Nutrition as a Major Determinant of 'Immune Health': Implications for Allergy, Obesity and Other Noncommunicable Diseases

A better understanding of nutritional programming of immune health may lead to dietary strategies that reduce the burden of many inflammatory diseases

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An Official ATS/ERS Workshop Report: Evaluation of Respiratory Mechanics and Function in the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units

This report summarizes techniques available for ventilated and spontaneously breathing infants and children in the ICU

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The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Australian children: Current paediatric practice and parent perspective

Australian paediatric practice in relation to ADHD assessment is generally consistent with best practice guidelines

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Feed Safe: A multidisciplinary partnership approach results in a successful mobile application for breastfeeding mothers

Multidisciplinary partnership models are important in the development of health promotion mobile applications

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Congenital anomalies in cerebral palsy: Where to from here?

We have identified that CP registers often do not have quality data on congenital anomalies, necessitating linkage with congenital anomaly registers.

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Dendritic cells and multiple sclerosis: Disease, tolerance and therapy

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disease that predominantly affects young adults resulting in severe personal and economic impact.

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Genetic and epigenetic susceptibility to early life infection

To date there have been relatively few studies on genetic determinants of susceptibility to neonatal infection and many of these have methodological...