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The epidemiology and global burden of autism spectrum disorders by Baxter, A J, Brugha, T S, Erskine, H E, Scheurer, R W, Vos, T, Scott, J G

“…Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are persistent disabling neurodevelopmental disorders clinically evident from early childhood. For the first time, the burden…”
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Dopamine, psychosis and schizophrenia: the widening gap between basic and clinical neuroscience by Kesby, JP, Eyles, DW, McGrath, JJ, Scott, JG

“…The stagnation in drug development for schizophrenia highlights the need for better translation between basic and clinical research. Understanding the…”
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A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth by Erskine, H E, Moffitt, T E, Copeland, W E, Costello, E J, Ferrari, A J, Patton, G, Degenhardt, L, Vos, T, Whiteford, H A, Scott, J G

“…Mental and substance use disorders are common and often persistent, with many emerging in early life. Compared to adult mental and substance use disorders, the…”
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Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis by Nair, Harish, Dr, Simões, Eric AF, Prof, Rudan, Igor, Prof, Gessner, Bradford D, MD, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo, MD, Zhang, Jian Shayne F, MPH, Feikin, Daniel R, MD, Mackenzie, Grant A, PhD, Moiïsi, Jennifer C, PhD, Roca, Anna, PhD, Baggett, Henry C, MD, Zaman, Syed MA, PhD, Singleton, Rosalyn J, MD, Lucero, Marilla G, MD, Chandran, Aruna, MD, Gentile, Angela, Prof, Cohen, Cheryl, MBBCH, Krishnan, Anand, MD, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Prof, Arguedas, Adriano, Prof, Clara, Alexey Wilfrido, MPH, Andrade, Ana Lucia, Prof, Ope, Maurice, MBChB, Ruvinsky, Raúl Oscar, Prof, Hortal, María, Prof, McCracken, John P, ScD, Madhi, Shabir A, Prof, Bruce, Nigel, Prof, Qazi, Shamim A, MD, Morris, Saul S, PhD, El Arifeen, Shams, DrPH, Weber, Martin W, MD, Scott, J Anthony G, Prof, Brooks, W Abdullah, MD, Breiman, Robert F, MD, Campbell, Harry, Prof

“…Summary Background The annual number of hospital admissions and in-hospital deaths due to severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in young children…”
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Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study by Scott, J Anthony G, Dr, Berkley, James A, MD, Mwangi, Isaiah, MMed, Ochola, Lucy, PhD, Uyoga, Sophie, MSc, Macharia, Alexander, MSc, Ndila, Carolyne, MSc, Lowe, Brett S, MPhil, Mwarumba, Salim, MSc, Bauni, Evasius, PhD, Marsh, Kevin, FRCP, Williams, Thomas N, MRCP

“…Summary Background Many investigators have suggested that malaria infection predisposes individuals to bacteraemia. We tested this hypothesis with mendelian…”
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Use of vaccines as probes to define disease burden by Feikin, Daniel R, Dr, Scott, J Anthony G, Prof, Gessner, Bradford D, MD

“…Summary Vaccine probe studies have emerged in the past 15 years as a useful way to characterise disease. By contrast, traditional studies of vaccines focus on…”
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Psychotic experiences and psychological distress predict contemporaneous and future non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts in a sample of Australian school-based adolescents by Martin, G, Thomas, H, Andrews, T, Hasking, P, Scott, J G

“…Recent cross-sectional studies have shown psychotic experiences (PEs) are associated with suicidal ideation and behaviours. We aimed to examine associations…”
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Profile: The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) by SCOTT, J. Anthony G, BAUNI, Evasius, PESHU, Norbert, WILLIAMS, Thomas N, MOISI, Jennifer C, OJAL, John, GATAKAA, Hellen, NYUNDO, Christopher, MOLYNEUX, Catherine S, KOMBE, Francis, TSOFA, Benjamin, MARSH, Kevin

“…The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS), located on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, was established in 2000 as a record of births,…”
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defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus by Willcocks, Lisa C, Carr, Edward J, Niederer, Heather A, Rayner, Tim F, Williams, Thomas N, Yang, Wanling, Scott, J. Anthony G, Urban, Britta C, Peshu, Norbert, Vyse, Timothy J, Lau, Yu Lung, Lyons, Paul A, Smith, Kenneth G.C

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease more prevalent in people of African and Asian origin than Caucasian origin. FcγRIIb is…”
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The prevalence and risk factors for pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx among children in Kilifi District, Kenya by Abdullahi, Osman, Karani, Angela, Tigoi, Caroline C, Mugo, Daisy, Kungu, Stella, Wanjiru, Eva, Jomo, Jane, Musyimi, Robert, Lipsitch, Marc, Scott, J Anthony G

“…Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) reduce nasopharyngeal carriage of vaccine-serotype pneumococci but increase in the carriage of non-vaccine serotypes. We…”
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The impact of introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in Nigeria by Adamu, Aishatu L., Ojal, J., Abubakar, Isa A., Odeyemi, Kofo A., Bello, Musa M., Okoromah, Christy A. N., Karia, Boniface, Karani, Angela, Akech, Donald, Inem, Victor, Scott, J. Anthony G., Adetifa, Ifedayo M. O.

“…Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) protect against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among vaccinees. However, at population level, this protection is…”
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The epidemiology of fecal carriage of nontyphoidal Salmonella among healthy children and adults in three sites in Kenya by Muthumbi, Esther M, Mwanzu, Alfred, Mbae, Cecilia, Bigogo, Godfrey, Karani, Angela, Mwarumba, Salim, Verani, Jennifer R, Kariuki, Samuel, Scott, J Anthony G

“…Despite the importance of non-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) disease in Africa, epidemiologic data on carriage and transmission are few. These data are important…”
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Objective Bayesian model selection in Gaussian graphical models by CARVALHO, C. M., SCOTT, J. G.

“…This paper presents a default model-selection procedure for Gaussian graphical models that involves two new developments. First, we develop a default version…”
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The Descriptive Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Children and Adults in Kilifi District, Kenya by Abdullahi, Osman, Nyiro, Joyce, Lewa, Pole, Slack, Mary, Scott, J Anthony G

“…BACKGROUND:Transmission and nasopharyngeal colonization are necessary steps en route to invasive pneumococcal or Haemophilus influenzae disease but their…”
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Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage in Nigeria: a two-site, population-based survey by Adetifa, Ifedayo M. O., Adamu, Aishatu L., Karani, Angela, Waithaka, Michael, Odeyemi, Kofo A., Okoromah, Christy A. N., Bello, Mohammed M., Abubakar, Isa S., Inem, Victor, Scott, J. Anthony. G.

“…Changes in nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage of vaccine-type (VT) Streptococcus pneumoniae can be used to assess the effectiveness of a pneumococcal conjugate…”
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Given Shortly After Birth Stimulates Effective Antibody Concentrations and Primes Immunological Memory for Sustained Infant Protection by Scott, J. Anthony G., Ojal, John, Ashton, Lindsey, Muhoro, Anne, Burbidge, Polly, Goldblatt, David

“…Background. In developing countries, newborn immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could protect young infants who are at high risk of…”
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Overcoming super‐knock down resistance (super‐kdr) mediated resistance: multi‐halogenated benzyl pyrethroids are more toxic to super‐kdr than kdr house flies by Sun, H., Tong, K. P., Kasai, S., Scott, J. G.

“…Target site insensitivity because of mutations in the voltage‐sensitive sodium channel gene (Vssc) is a major mechanism of resistance to pyrethroid…”
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Investigating prostate cancer tumour–stroma interactions: clinical and biological insights from an evolutionary game by Basanta, D, Scott, J G, Fishman, M N, Ayala, G, Hayward, S W, Anderson, A R A

“…Background: Tumours are made up of a mixed population of different types of cells that include normal structures as well as ones associated with the…”
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The indirect health effects of malaria estimated from health advantages of the sickle cell trait by Uyoga, Sophie, Macharia, Alex W., Ndila, Carolyne M., Nyutu, Gideon, Shebe, Mohammed, Awuondo, Kennedy O., Mturi, Neema, Peshu, Norbert, Tsofa, Benjamin, Scott, J. Anthony G., Maitland, Kathryn, Williams, Thomas N.

“…Most estimates of the burden of malaria are based on its direct impacts; however, its true burden is likely to be greater because of its wider effects on…”
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Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection among Children, Rural Kenya by Seale, Anna C, Davies, Mark R, Anampiu, Kirimi, Morpeth, Susan C, Nyongesa, Sammy, Mwarumba, Salim, Smeesters, Pierre R, Efstratiou, Androulla, Karugutu, Rosylene, Mturi, Neema, Williams, Thomas N, Scott, J Anthony G, Kariuki, Samuel, Dougan, Gordon, Berkley, James A

“…To determine the extent of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections in sub-Saharan Africa and the serotypes that cause disease, we analyzed surveillance data for…”
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