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Frequency of protracted bacterial bronchitis and management pre-respiratory referralTo determine the frequency of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children referred to tertiary care with chronic cough and describe management prior to referral. A retrospective cohort study of all new patients with a history of ≥4 weeks of cough seen at the only tertiary paediatric outpatient respiratory service in Western Australia.
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High success rate of lung function testing in healthy, unsedated 1- and 2-year-old South African childrenLung function measures in a health, unsedated 1- and 2-year-old children in a South African birth cohort study
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Using lung function measurements to greater advantage in patients with lung disease: Which test and when?This paper is an introduction to a series of articles about improved measurement of lung function in patients with chronic lung disease.
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Lung health of Aboriginal children hospitalised with chest infections improved following co-designed interventionA co-designed and culturally secure intervention to improve medical follow-up for Aboriginal children hospitalised with acute chest infections resulted in higher follow-up rates and improved longer-term lung health outcomes for children.
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Development of a Symptom-Based Tool for Screening of Children at High Risk of Preschool AsthmaDespite advances in asthma therapeutics, the burden remains highest in preschool children; therefore, it is critical to identify primary care tools that distinguish preschool children at high risk for burdensome disease for further evaluation.
Culturally secure intervention to facilitate medical follow up for Aboriginal children, after being hospitalised with chest infections, have proven to improve long-term lung health outcomes.
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Respiratory function and symptoms in young preterm children in the contemporary eraPreterm children have worse lung function than healthy controls
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We won't find what we don't look for: Identifying barriers and enablers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal childrenKey barriers to effective management of chronic wet cough are limited training in chronic wet cough management combined with competing complexities
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A cross-sectional survey of environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities in Western AustraliaPoor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy