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Lung function in African infants: A pilot studyInfant lung function (ILF) testing may provide useful information about lung growth and susceptibility to respiratory disease.
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Selection of appropriate spirometry reference values in Aboriginal AustraliansThe Global Lung Function ‘Caucasian’ and ‘Other’ spirometry equations do not match healthy Aboriginal FEV1 and FVC data
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Lung function in African infants in the Drakenstein child health study impact of lower respiratory tract illnessEarly life lower respiratory tract illness impairs lung function at 1 year, independent of baseline lung function
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Objective measures of bronchial hyper-responsiveness for asthma diagnosis in young children: Mannitol and exercise challenge testingGraham Shannon Stephen Hall Simpson Stick GL SS SM BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BMedSci (hons), PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP Honorary
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The cost of respiratory hospitalizations in children with cerebral palsyTo establish the burden of respiratory illness in cerebral palsy (CP) on the Western Australian health care system by quantifying the costs of respiratory hospitalizations in children with CP, compared with non-respiratory hospitalizations.
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Single-breath washout and association with structural lung disease in children with cystic fibrosisAcinar ventilation inhomogeneity measured by single-breath washout was not associated with structural lung disease on CT
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Vitamin A supplementation in very-preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants to prevent morbidity and mortality: A systematic review and meta-Analysis of randomized trialsA previous systematic review showed that intramuscular vitamin A supplementation reduced the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. However, more recent studies have questioned this finding.
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New study to determine if it’s safe for children born preterm to attend day careA new study to determine if it’s safe for children who were born preterm to attend day care officially commenced this month.
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Increasing diversity within the Global Lung Function InitiativeThe Global Lung Function Initiative has worked to develop all‐age, multi‐ethnic reference equations for the major clinical lung function tests
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Early lung surveillance of cystic fibrosis: what have we learnt?Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) provides an opportunity to commence management and therapeutic interventions significantly earlier