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Talking skin: Attitudes and practices around skin infections, treatment options, and their clinical management in a remote region in Western AustraliaDocumenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions
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Low positive predictive value of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes in relation to rheumatic heart disease: a challenge for global surveillanceWe outline a series of research initiatives to improve identification of RHD in administrative data thereby contributing to monitoring the RHD burden globally
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Seasonal and regional patterns of lower leg cellulitis in Western AustraliaIn the warmer tropical regions of WA no seasonality was observed, but overall incidence of LLC presentations were higher
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Calculation of the age of the first infection for skin sores and scabies in five remote communities in northern AustraliaThe young age of the first infection with skin sores and scabies reflects the high disease burden in these communities
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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 studyThe age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average
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Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence studyThe rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys
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Antibiotic consumption for sore throat and the potential effect of a vaccine against group A Streptococcus: a systematic review and modelling studyAntibiotic consumption can lead to antimicrobial resistance and microbiome imbalance. We sought to estimate global antibiotic consumption for sore throat, and the potential reduction in consumption due to effective vaccination against group A Streptococcus.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Knowledge, attitudes, experiences and practices of the Western Australian youth custodial workforceThis study aims to establish the current knowledge, attitudes, experiences and practices regarding FASD and other neurodevelopmental impairments among youth custodial officers
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Barriers and enablers of health service utilisation for childhood skin infections in remote aboriginal communities of Western AustraliaHealth service utilisation in this setting may be enhanced by improving general awareness of the significance of childhood skin infections
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Associations between ethnicity, social contact, and pneumococcal carriage three years post-PCV10 in FijiIndigenous iTaukei had greater frequency and intensity of contact compared with Fijians of Indian Descent