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Inpatient management of severe malnutrition: time for a change in protocol and practice by Brewster, D R

“…This review focuses on how to reduce the high mortality of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in African hospitals. The World Health Organization's 1999 manual…”
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Soluble transferrin receptor in Aboriginal children with a high prevalence of iron deficiency and infection by Ritchie, B., McNeil, Y., Brewster, D. R.

“…Summary Objectives  Aboriginal children in tropical Australia have a high prevalence of both iron deficiency and acute infections, making it difficult to…”
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Neurological sequelae of cerebral malaria in children by Brewster, D R, Kwiatkowski, D, White, N J

“…Out of 604 Gambian children admitted with falciparum malaria to one hospital between September and December, 1988, 308 had cerebral malaria and 203 were…”
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Prelacteal Versus Early Infant Feeding and Morbidity in Timor‐Leste by Brewster, D.R.

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Milk formulas in acute gastroenteritis and malnutrition: A randomized trial by Kukuruzovic, RH, Brewster, DR

“…Objective:  To compare three low‐lactose milk formulas differing in osmolality and degree of protein hydrolysis in the treatment of diarrhoea and malnutrition…”
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Dehydration in acute gastroenteritis by Brewster, DR

“…Three ways of assessing the degree of dehydration in children with diarrhoeal disease are clinical assessment, weight gain with rehydration and laboratory…”
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Unique pattern of urinary tract calculi in Australian Aboriginal children by Carson, PJ, Brewster, DR

“…Young Aboriginal children in remote regions of tropical and desert Australia are at risk of developing urate stones in their upper urinary tract from an early…”
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Rheumatic fever in Aboriginal children by Currie, BJ, Brewster, DR

“…Discusses the links between rheumatic fever and environmental factors, low socioeconomic status and the possible role of streptococci among Aboriginal children…”
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Childhood infections in the tropical north of Australia by Currie, BJ, Brewster, DR

“…: In the tropical north of Australia there are high rates of infections in Aboriginal children living in remote communities. In addition to the burden of…”
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An iron treatment trial in an Aboriginal community: Improving non-adherence by Kruske, SG, Ruben, AR, Brewster, DR

“…Objective: To compare supervised vs unsupervised oral iron treatment in anaemic Aboriginal children living in a remote community with a 40% prevalence of iron…”
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Iron deficiency in minority groups in Australia by Brewster, DR

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Case management of kwashiorkor : an intervention project at seven nutrition rehabilitation centres in Malawi by BREWSTER, D. R, MANARY, M. J, GRAHAM, S. M

“…(1) To improve case management of kwashiorkor at seven Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) through 2-4 weekly paediatric supervisory visits. (2) To…”
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Evidence-based medicine and clinical practice by Lowe, M, Brewster, DR

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Specific stimulation of human T lymphocytes by substance P by Payan, DG, Brewster, DR, Goetzl, EJ

“…Substance P (SP) and SP(4-11) stimulated significantly the proliferation of human T lymphocytes in vitro at respective concentrations of 10(-11) M to 10(-7) M…”
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Intestinal permeability and diarrhoeal disease in Aboriginal Australians by Kukuruzovic, R H, Haase, A, Dunn, K, Bright, A, Brewster, D R

“…BACKGROUND Northern Territory Aboriginal children hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis have high rates of acidosis, hypokalaemia, and dehydration. AIMS To…”
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Increased nitric oxide production in acute diarrhoea is associated with abnormal gut permeability, hypokalaemia and malnutrition in tropical Australian Aboriginal children by Kukuruzovic, R., Brewster, D.R., Gray, E., Ansteyt, N.M.

“…Australian Aboriginal children hospitalized with diarrhoeal disease have severe manifestations with acidosis, hypokalaemia, osmotic diarrhoea and abnormal…”
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Potassium supplementation in Kwashiorkor by Manary, M.J. (Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.), Brewster, D.R

“…Background: Kwashiorkor is an edimatous form of severe malnutrition and is the predominant form of childhood malnutrition in Malawi. Potassium depletion is…”
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Intestinal permeability in kwashiorkor by Brewster, D R, Manary, M J, Menzies, I S, O'Loughlin, E V, Henry, R L

“…Intestinal permeability can be assessed non-invasively using the lactulose-rhamnose (L-R) test, which is a reliable measure of small intestinal integrity. AIMS…”
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Stereospecific receptors for substance P on cultured human IM-9 lymphoblasts by Payan, DG, Brewster, DR, Goetzl, EJ

“…The neuropeptide substance P (SP), which has been demonstrated to bind specifically to human blood T lymphocytes and to stimulate their uptake of [3H]thymidine…”
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Seasonal variation of paediatric diseases in The Gambia, west Africa by Brewster, D R, Greenwood, B M

“…In a 3-year prospective study of 9584 consecutive paediatric admissions to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Banjul, The Gambia, we examined the impact of…”
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