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Improving delivery of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart diseaseContinued progress in controlling RHD requires an understanding of how to improve delivery of regular injections of penicillin - secondary prophylaxis (SP).
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Diverse diagnostic and management approaches for acute rheumatic fever in Australia and New Zealand: findings of a prospective clinical studyThis study provides new knowledge on ARF characteristics and management and highlights international variation in diagnostic and management practice.
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The 5 × 5 path toward rheumatic heart disease control: Outcomes from the third rheumatic heart disease forumThis editorial viewpoint regarding the outcomes from the third global Rheumatic Heart Disease Forum intends to carry forward dialogue & engage new...
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Prevention of rheumatic fever and heart disease: Nepalese experienceHistorically, many young people suffered severe valvular disease and died awaiting heart valve replacement.
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Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settingsThe evidence derived from the review will be used to inform the development of guidelines for the management of skin infections in resource-limited settings
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A systematic review of the evidence that swimming pools improve health and wellbeing in remote Aboriginal communities in AustraliaThe benefits that swimming pools may bring to to ear and eye health in remote Aboriginal communities remains unresolved
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Standardising and assessing digital images for use in clinical trials: A practical, reproducible method that blinds the assessor to treatment allocationWe describe the development and evaluation of a protocol for digital image collection by the non-professional photographer in a remote setting research trial
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Rheumatic heart disease among adults in a mining community of Papua, Indonesia: findings from an occupational cohortTo describe the pattern of RHD occurrence in a sample of presenting cases from an occupational cohort in Papua Province, Indonesia.
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The Importance of Scabies Co-Infection in the Treatment Considerations for ImpetigoTreatment success for scabies co-infection was lower than for impetigo overall, with a higher success seen in the co-trimoxazole group than benzylpenicillin
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Knowledge translation lessons from an audit of Aboriginal Australians with acute coronary syndrome presenting to a regional hospitalThis audit is used as a case study of translating knowledge processes in order to identify the factors that support equity-oriented knowledge translation.