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Australia is the only developed country to consistently undertake a developmental census of its children nationwide. The repeated collection of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the prevalence of developmental vulnerability across Australia's states and territories, the socio-economic distribution of developmental vulnerability across jurisdictions, and how these distributions might have changed over time.

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Children who attended playgroup had better development at school entry relative to those who had not attended playgroup

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Findings support the aims of the early Human Capability Index in being adaptable and applicable for use within a range of low and middle income countries

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Exercise training can improve both endothelial function and health, independent of changes in insulin sensitivity in adolescents with type 2 diabetes

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The prevalence of human rhinovirus (RV) species in children hospitalised with pneumonia in Manhiça, Mozambique

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Monthly intramuscular injections of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) remain the cornerstone of secondary prophylaxis for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The barriers to successful delivery of BPG may be patient- or service-delivery-dependent.

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This study describes patterns of hospitalisations for children and young people with Down syndrome in Western Australia.

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Infant lung function (ILF) testing may provide useful information about lung growth and susceptibility to respiratory disease.

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Unsedated infant lung function measures of tidal breathing, MBW, and eNO are feasible in a semi-rural African setting

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In South Australian schools, students in Grade 4 to 12 are invited to participate in an annual survey about their wellbeing and engagement in school, referred to as the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.