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Respiratory toxicology of e-cigarettes: effect of vapours on lung function and inflammationElectronic cigarettes (ECs) have been rapidly gaining ground on conventional cigarettes due to their efficiency in ceasing or reducing tobacco consumption,...
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Lung function and exhaled nitric oxide in healthy unsedated African infantsPopulation-appropriate lung function reference data are essential to accurately identify respiratory disease and measure response to interventions.
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Grow up with your countryThis commentary discusses the keys to empowering individuals & families to navigate the health, education, employment & social systems & to access relevant...
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Defining the appropriate waiting time between multiple-breath nitrogen washout measurementsThis letter addresses the recommendations by the American Thoracic Society & European Respiratory Society in 2005, that patients must wait 15-60mins between...
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A retrospective study of Babesia macropus associated with morbidity and mortalityThis is a retrospective study of 38 cases of infection by Babesia macropus, associated with a syndrome of anaemia and debility in hand-reared or free-ranging...
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A longitudinal study of the social and emotional predictors and consequences of cyber and traditional bullying victimisationFew longitudinal studies have investigated how cyberbullying interacts with traditional bullying among young people, who are increasingly using online...
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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic functionAdults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D...
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Physical inactivity is associated with moderate-severe obstructive sleep apneaTo investigate whether low levels of physical activity were associated with an increased occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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The social and emotional well-being and mental health implications for adolescents transitioning to secondary boarding schoolThis paper explores the social and emotional wellbeing and mental health complexities for Western Australian adolescents when they transition to boarding school
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Pterygium and conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence in young Australian adults: The Raine studySun exposure is associated with several ophthalmic diseases, including pterygium which may develop in adolescence.