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Gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades: Evidence from rural IndonesiaThis paper examines the magnitude and source of gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades in rural Indonesia. Relative to boys, girls score more than 0.17 SD higher in tests of language and mathematics (cognitive skills) and between 0.18 and 0.27 SD higher in measures of social competence and emotional maturity (social-emotional skills).
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Impetigo and scabies - Disease burden and modern treatment strategiesRecent data on the epidemiology of impetigo and scabies and describe the current evidence around approaches to individual and community based treatment
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Focused cardiac ultrasound screening for rheumatic heart disease by briefly trained health workers: A study of diagnostic accuracyEchocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) can identify individuals with subclinical disease who could benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: The Addis Ababa communiquDevelop a 'roadmap' of key actions that need to be taken by governments to eliminate ARF and eradicate RHD in Africa
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Immunogenetics of Parasitic and Bacterial DiseaseHere we focus on more recent well-powered genome-wide association studies, including malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, and visceral leishmaniasis
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Effectiveness of a Predictive Algorithm in the Prevention of Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia in Type 1 DiabetesThe aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of this algorithm in the prevention of exercise-induced hypoglycemia under in-clinic conditions
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Timing of routine infant vaccinations and risk of food allergy and eczema at one year of ageThere was no overall association between delayed DTaP and food allergy; however, children with delayed DTaP had less eczema and less use of eczema medication
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Visual-motor integration, visual perception, and fine motor coordination in a population of children with high levels of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderAboriginal children living in remote Western Australia have poor visual-motor integration skills regardless of prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD
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Opportunistic adolescent health assessment in the child protection unitAdolescents attending a hospital-based CPU report high rates of health-risk behaviours
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Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Cotrimoxazole) for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Including Impetigo, Cellulitis, and AbscessWe conducted a systematic review of clinical trials and observational studies that address the utility of SXT for SSTI treatment, caused by either GAS or MRSA