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Skull base osteomyelitis: Fungal versus Bacterial Infection

An 18-year (1990-2007) retrospective review of patients with Skull-base osteomyelitis (SBO) presenting to Westmead Hospital was performed.

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Maternal folate and other vitamin supplementation during pregnancy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the offspring

The Australian Study of Causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (Aus-ALL) was designed to test the hypothesis, raised by a previous Western Australia

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Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools:

This paper presents the study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a school based program developed to prevent teenage

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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in otitis-prone and healthy children

Haemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngea

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Dietary glycaemic carbohydrate in relation to the metabolic syndrome in adolescents:

High dietary glycaemic carbohydrate, as measured by the dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load has been associated with increased risk of the metabolic synd

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Dietary intake and food sources of fatty acids in Australian adolescents

Dietary fat consumed during childhood and adolescence may be related to the development of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases in adulthood.

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Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition -

Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition - a commentary on Iverson's 'Developing language in a developing body: the relat...

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Assessment and validation of bronchodilation using the interrupter technique in preschool children

To determine and validate a cut-off value for bronchodilation using the interrupter resistance (Rint) in preschool children.

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Inequalities in child healthy development: some challenges for effective implementation

Inequalities in child healthy development: some challenges for effective implementation

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The role of family and maternal factors in childhood obesity

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a child's weight and a broad range of family and maternal factors.