Search Results - "Westphal, Darren W"

Starting to smoke: a qualitative study of the experiences of Australian indigenous youth by Johnston, Vanessa, Westphal, Darren W, Earnshaw, Cyan, Thomas, David P

“…Adult smoking has its roots in adolescence. If individuals do not initiate smoking during this period it is unlikely they ever will. In high income countries,…”
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Australian Aboriginal children have higher hospitalization rates for otitis media but lower surgical procedures than non-Aboriginal children: A record linkage population-based cohort study by Westphal, Darren W, Lehmann, Deborah, Williams, Stephanie A, Richmond, Peter C, Lannigan, Francis J, Fathima, Parveen, Blyth, Christopher C, Moore, Hannah C

“…Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common infectious diseases affecting children globally and the most common reason for antibiotic prescription and…”
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Standardising and assessing digital images for use in clinical trials: a practical, reproducible method that blinds the assessor to treatment allocation by Bowen, Asha C, Burns, Kara, Tong, Steven Y C, Andrews, Ross M, Liddle, Robyn, O'Meara, Irene M, Westphal, Darren W, Carapetis, Jonathan R

“…With the increasing availability of high quality digital cameras that are easily operated by the non-professional photographer, the utility of using digital…”
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Mumps outbreaks in ethnic subpopulations: what can we learn? by Westphal, Darren W, Bowen, Asha C

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A protracted mumps outbreak in Western Australia despite high vaccine coverage: a population-based surveillance study by Westphal, Darren W, Eastwood, Ashley, Levy, Avram, Davies, Jane, Huppatz, Clare, Gilles, Marisa, Lyttle, Heather, Williams, Stephanie A, Dowse, Gary K

“…In 2007–08, a genotype J mumps outbreak occurred among Aboriginal people in northern Western Australia, despite high vaccine coverage. In March, 2015, a second…”
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Continuous active surveillance of adverse events following immunisation using SMS technology by Westphal, Darren W, Williams, Stephanie A, Leeb, Alan, Effler, Paul V

“…Abstract Introduction On-going post-licensure surveillance of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) is critical to detecting and responding to…”
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Talking About The Smokes: a large‐scale, community‐based participatory research project by Couzos, Sophia, Nicholson, Anna K, Hunt, Jennifer M, Davey, Maureen E, May, Josephine K, Bennet, Pele T, Westphal, Darren W, Thomas, David P

“…Objective: To describe the Talking About The Smokes (TATS) project according to the World Health Organization guiding principles for conducting community‐based…”
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Reducing Smoking Among Indigenous Populations: New Evidence From a Review of Trials by Johnston, Vanessa, Westphal, Darren W., Glover, Marewa, Thomas, David P., Segan, Catherine, Walker, Natalie

“…Previous reviews have concluded that to be effective, evidence-based tobacco control interventions should be culturally adapted to indigenous populations. We…”
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