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Declining rates of sterilization procedures in Western Australian women from 1990 to 2008: The relationship with age, hospital type, and government policy changesRates of female sterilization procedures in Western Australia have declined substantially across all age groups in the last two decades
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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades: Evidence from Rural IndonesiaThis paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia
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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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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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Candidate gene analysis supports a role for polymorphisms at TCF7L2 as risk factors for type 2 diabetes in SudanMultiethnic associations between T2D and SNPs at TCF7L2, CAPN10 and HHEX extend to Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Sudan
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Key paediatric messages from AmsterdamKey messages from the abstracts presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress
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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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Hospitalisations up to adulthood for children born with orofacial cleftsThe aim of this study was to compare hospital admissions from infancy to adulthood, between children born with orofacial clefts (OFC) and those without OFC.
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Early mortality from external causes in Aboriginal mothers: A retrospective cohort studyWhilst a disproportionate number of Aboriginal women die from potentially preventable causes, no research has investigated mortality in Aboriginal mothers.
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Parenting practices at 24 to 47 months and IQ at age 8: Effect-measure modification by infant temperamentWe examined whether the associations between parental warmth, control and intelligence quotient (IQ) may be heightened among children in difficult temperament