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The association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood respiratory disease: a review by Vanker, A, Gie, R P, Zar, H J

“…Childhood respiratory illness is a major cause of morbidity and mortality particularly in low and middle-income countries. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)…”
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The impact of antenatal and postnatal indoor air pollution or tobacco smoke exposure on lung function at 3 years in an African birth cohort by Chaya, S., Vanker, A., Brittain, K., MacGinty, R., Jacobs, C., Hantos, Z., Zar, H. J., Gray, D. M.

“…Background and Objective Indoor air pollution (IAP) and tobacco smoke exposure (ETS) are global health concerns contributing to the burden of childhood…”
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Aetiology of pleural effusions in children living in a high TB endemic setting by Wordui, S., Masu, A., Golden, L., Chaya, S., Reichmuth, K., Visagie, A., Ayuk, A., Owusu, S.K., Marangu, D., Affendi, N., Lakhan, A., Gray, D., Vanker, A., Zar, H.J., Zampoli, M.

“…BACKGROUND Confirming the aetiology of pleural effusion in children may be difficult in TB-endemic settings. We investigated the role of polymerase chain…”
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Meeting the challenges of diagnosis in South Africa by Dangor, Z, Birkhead, M, Verwey, C, Gray, D M, Vanker, A, Githinji, L, Goga, A, Zampoli, M

“…Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited ciliopathy that results in impaired mucous clearance and affects primarily the respiratory tract, causing…”
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Overnight oximetry as a screening tool for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in South African children by Abousetta, N., Zampoli, M., Vanker, A.

“…Background. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in children yet often overlooked, as symptom-based screening is unreliable. Polysomnography is regarded as…”
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Overnight oximetry as a screening tool for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in South African children by Zampoli, M, Abousetta, N, Vanker, A

“…Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in children yet often overlooked, as symptom-based screening is unreliable. Polysomnography is regarded as the gold…”
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Antenatal and early life tobacco smoke exposure in an African birth cohort study by Vanker, A., Barnett, W., Brittain, K., Gie, R. P., Koen, N., Myers, B., Stein, D. J., Zar, H. J.

“…BACKGROUND: Exposure to tobacco smoke in African infants has not been well studied, despite the high burden of childhood respiratory disease in these…”
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Early-life exposures to environmental tobacco smoke and indoor air pollution in the Drakenstein Child Health Study : impact on child health by Vanker, A., Zar, H.J., Gie, R.P.

“…Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Despite sustained efforts to…”
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Neonatal, infant and child health in South Africa: Reflecting on the past towards a better future by Goga, A, Feucht, U, Zar, H J, Vanker, A, Wiysonge, C S, McKerrow, N, Wright, C Y, Loveday, M, Odendaal, W, Ramokolo, V, Ramraj, T, Bamford, L, Green, R J, Pillay, Y, Nannan, N

“…Although the neonatal mortality rate in South Africa (SA) has remained stagnant at 12 deaths per 1 000 live births, the infant and under-5 mortality rates have…”
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Tobacco, nicotine and e-cigarettes : protecting children in South Africa by Westwood, A.T.R., Gray, D., Vanker, A.

“…A piece of health legislation that is pivotal for the health of children in South Africa (SA) is currently before parliament: the draft Control of Tobacco…”
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Asthma treatment in children : a pragmatic approach by Zar, H., Kritzinger, F.E., Gray, T.C., de Waal, P., Jeevanathrum, A., Rhode, D., Green, R.J., Vanker, A., Levin, M., Masekela, R., Kling, S., Morrison, J., Puterman, A.S., Manjra, A.I., Zöllner, E.W.

“…Background. Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation, with airway reversibility…”
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An unusual cause of haemoptysis in childhood : a case report and literature review by Vanker, A., Zampoli, M., Chaya, S., De Decker, R.

“…Haemoptysis is uncommon in children and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe a 14-year-old child who presented with haemoptysis secondary to a suspected…”
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Aetiology and presentation of childhood pleural infections in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era in South Africa by Golden, L, Chaya, S, Reichmuth, K, Visagie, A, Ayuk, A, Owusu, S Kwarteng, Marangu, D, Affendi, N, Lakhan, A, Gray, D, Vanker, A, Zar, H, Zampoli, M

“…Background Complications of respiratory infections including pleural effusion (PE) are associated with a high morbidity. Differentiating between PE caused by…”
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South African tobacco smoking cessation clinical practice guideline by Dheda, K., Murphy, K., Lalloo, U., Vanker, A., Van Zyl-Smit, R.N., Allwood, B., Symons, G., Vanker, A., Richards, G.A.

“…Tobacco smoking (i.e. cigarettes, rolled tobacco, pipes, etc.) is associated with significant health risks, reduced life expectancy and negative personal and…”
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The diagnostic value and safety of transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in children with mediastinal lymphadenopathy by Goussard, P., Gie, R.P., Kling, S., Nel, E.D., Louw, M., Schubert, P.T., Rhode, D., Vanker, A., Andronikou, S.

“…Introduction Anterior mediastinal masses in children can have different causes which includes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) or malignant lymphadenopathy…”
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Tracheostomy home care: in a resource-limited setting by Vanker, A, Kling, S, Booysen, J R, Rhode, D, Goussard, P, Heyns, L, Gie, R P

“…Introduction Home tracheostomy care for children in South Africa dates back to 1989. Objective This study aimed to describe the tracheostomy home programme at…”
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Absent Left Main Coronary Artery with Variation in the Origin of its Branches in a South African Population by Ajayi, N. O, Lazarus, L, Vanker, E. A, Satyapal, K. S

“…Coronary artery anomalies are traditionally classified into anomalies of origin, course and termination. One of the anomalies of origin is absence of the left…”
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The role of coronary artery collaterals in the preservation of left ventricular function : a study to address a longstanding controversy by Satyapal, K.S., Ajayi, N.O., Vanker, E.A.

“…Introduction: The functional significance of coronary artery collateral (CAC) vasculature in humans has been debated for decades and this has been compounded…”
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The intramyocardial left anterior descending artery: prevalence and surgical considerations in coronary artery bypass grafting by Vanker, E A, Ajayi, N O, Lazarus, L, Satyapal, K S

“…Major coronary arteries usually have a subepicardial course and only dip into the myocardium near or at their termination. However, occasionally a segment of…”
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Management of children with broncho-oesophageal fistula due to tuberculosis by Goussard, P, Gie, R.P, Vanker, A, Rhode, D, Andronikou, S, Kling, S, Janson, J.T, Rossouw, G

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