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Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in Western Australia: A population-based analysis of trends and peri-operative complications

We investigated changes over time in the demographic characteristics of women undergoing surgery and whether the presence of selected concomitant procedures...

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Pregnancy outcomes of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis: A population-based cohort study for the period 1983-2007

Infants of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis [International Classification of Disease (ICD), 9th/10th revisions] recorded on WA health data sets...

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Myopia in Young Adults Is Inversely Related to an Objective Marker of Ocular Sun Exposure: The Western Australian Raine Cohort Study

In this young adult population, myopic refractive error was inversely associated with objectively measured ocular sun exposure, even after adjustment for...

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Myopia is associated with lower vitamin D status in young adults

The aim of this study was to investigate the link between vitamin D levels in the blood and short-sightedness in young adults.

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Mesothelioma risk after 40 years since first exposure to asbestos: A pooled analysis

This paper discusses the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma more than 40 years after the first exposure to asbestos.

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What did we learn from two decades of chest computed tomography in cystic fibrosis?

Despite our current treatment, many cystic fibrosis (CF) patients still show progressive bronchiectasis and small airways disease.

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Interpretation of lung function in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis

This paper is a review of lung function tests best suited to use for early detection of lung disease in Cystic Fibrosis.

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How Accurate Are International Classification of Diseases-10 Diagnosis Codes in Detecting Influenza and Pertussis Hospitalizations in Children?

Influenza diagnosis codes had high specificity (98.6%) and modest positive predictive value (PPV; 84.1%) and sensitivity (86.1%) for a laboratory-confirmed...

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Neonatal complications in public and private patients: A retrospective cohort study

Despite the rates of low Apgar scores being higher in public patients, the rates of special care admission were lower.

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Off-label use of ondansetron in pregnancy in Western Australia

There is an increasing trend to prescribe ondansetron although its safety for use in pregnancy has not been established.