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Novel Biomarkers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Published 2018-09-30
The efficacy of current hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance has been questioned, with some guidelines removing alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) from screening recommendations and relying on liver ultrasound alone. A ...
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Back pain, comorbidities and interventions for sciatica
Published 2016-11-28
This thesis begins with an overview of low back pain and sciatica epidemiology, including their characteristics, potential consequences, and management options. Additionally, twin studies are introduced and described as ...
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Prevalence and outcomes in people with obesity across the spectrum of chronic kidney disease
Published 2020-01-01
Background: Obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are conditions with increasing prevalence. The interplay between these two chronic illnesses has an impact on long term outcomes in people who have both. Methods: Simple ...
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Population studies of assisted reproductive technology and congenital anomalies in cerebral palsy
Published 2019-01-01
BACKGROUND: Risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) have been identified across the conception, pregnancy, perinatal and postneonatal periods, including Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and congenital anomalies. ART ...
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Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis
Published 2019-01-01
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) refers to a group of diseases that affect up to 3% of the population. Characterized by joint pain, swelling, and loss of function, examples of IA include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic ...
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Changes to design aspects of ongoing randomised controlled trials
Published 2022
Unplanned changes to the research plan of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) may be a necessary response to unforeseen circumstances. Such changes can help ensure the value and relevance of a trial, but also have the ...
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Socioeconomic differences in treatment, outcomes of treatment and survival in prostate cancer
Published 2023
There is a lack of contemporary research that describes the relationship between SES, disease severity, primary treatment, and survival in Australian men with prostate cancer. The aim of this thesis was to more comprehensively ...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical care and transmission - insights gained using whole genome sequencing
Published 2023
The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to improve laboratory, public health & clinical aspects of tuberculosis care & control using advances in genome sequencing, bioinformatic & statistical methods.
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Change management for sustainable foot-and-mouth disease control in Cambodia
Published 2017-05-26
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Cambodia and severely impacts smallholder cattle farming households, hindering market development and trade opportunities, plus food security and poverty alleviation. To improve ...
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Influenza in Australian Children: burden of disease, advances in diagnosis, management and prevention through vaccination
Published 2017-10-23
Influenza is an almost universal respiratory viral infection which worldwide is reported to be responsible for 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths per year. A systematic review I ...
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