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Investigating the early-life determinants of illness in Africa: the Drakenstein Child Health Study by Zar, H J, Barnett, W, Myer, L, Stein, D J, Nicol, M P

“…Respiratory disease is the predominant cause of illness in children globally. We describe a unique multidisciplinary South African birth cohort, the…”
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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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Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary by Bateman, E. D, Hurd, S. S, Barnes, P. J, Bousquet, J, Drazen, J. M, FitzGerald, M, Gibson, P, Ohta, K, O'Byrne, P, Pedersen, S. E, Pizzichini, E, Sullivan, S. D, Wenzel, S. E, Zar, H. J

“…Asthma is a serious health problem throughout the world. During the past two decades, many scientific advances have improved our understanding of asthma and…”
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Pneumonia in low and middle income countries: progress and challenges by Zar, H J, Madhi, S A, Aston, S J, Gordon, S B

“…Pneumonia remains the leading cause of childhood mortality and the most common reason for adult hospitalisation in low and middle income countries, despite…”
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Moderate grazing is the best measure to achieve the optimal conservation and soil resource utilization (case study: Bozdaghin rangelands, North Khorasan, Iran) by Dastgheyb Shirazi, S. S., Ahmadi, A., Abdi, N., Toranj Zar, H., Khaleghi, M. R.

“…The study of the variability of physical and chemical factors of soil due to different intensities of livestock grazing can help in the management and…”
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Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study by Stein, D.J., Koen, N., Donald, K.A., Adnams, C.M., Koopowitz, S., Lund, C., Marais, A., Myers, B., Roos, A., Sorsdahl, K., Stern, M., Tomlinson, M., van der Westhuizen, C., Vythilingum, B., Myer, L., Barnett, W., Brittain, K., Zar, H.J.

“…•The Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS) is a multidisciplinary birth cohort in South Africa.•We review the psychosocial measures used in the DCHS and…”
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Associations of antenatal maternal psychological distress with infant birth and development outcomes: Results from a South African birth cohort by MacGinty, RP, Kariuki, SM, Barnett, W, Wedderburn, CJ, Hardy, A, Hoffman, N, Newton, CR, Zar, HJ, Donald, KA, Stein, DJ

“…•High levels of antenatal maternal psychological distress in a South African context.•Maternal childhood trauma, PTSD and depression linked with psychological…”
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Childhood pneumonia: the role of viruses by Zar, H J, Polack, F P

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New diagnostics for pulmonary tuberculosis in children by Zar, H

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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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Cross-sectional prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers in paediatric facilities in eight countries by Goldblatt, D., Johnson, M., Falup-Pecurariu, O., Ivaskeviciene, I., Spoulou, V., Tamm, E., Wagner, M., Zar, H.J., Bleotu, L., Ivaskevicius, R., Papadatou, I., Jõgi, P., Lischka, J., Franckling-Smith, Z., Isarova, D., Grandjean, L., Zavadska, D.

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which may be driven, in part, by nosocomial exposure…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of chest radiography in detecting mediastinal lymphadenopathy in suspected pulmonary tuberculosis by Swingler, G H, du Toit, G, Andronikou, S, van der Merwe, L, Zar, H J

“…Objective: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy of chest radiography in the detection of chest lymphadenopathy in children with clinically suspected pulmonary…”
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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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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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A comparison of chest radiographic findings in human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative children with pulmonary tuberculosis by Buthelezi, T E, Venkatakrishna, S S B, Lucas, S, Workman, L, Dheda, K, Nicol, M P, Zar, H J, Andronikou, S

“…To compare chest radiography (CXR) findings in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative children who had microbiologically confirmed…”
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Maternal and infant factors had a significant impact on birthweight and longitudinal growth in a South African birth cohort by Budree, S, Stein, DJ, Brittain, K, Goddard, E, Koen, N, Barnett, W, Myer, L, Zar, HJ

“…Aim This birth cohort study investigated longitudinal infant growth and associated factors in a multiethnic population living in a low‐resource district…”
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Sputum induction for microbiological diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in a community setting by MOORE, H. A, APOLLES, P, DE VILLIERS, P. J. T, ZAR, H. J

“…SETTING: Sputum induction has increasingly enabled microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in hospitalised children, but it has not been…”
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The increasing burden of asthma in South African children : a call to action by Levin, M., Green, R.J., Manjra, A.I., Masekela, R., Gray, C.L., Zar, H., Kritzinger, F.E.

“…Background. Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation, as well as airway…”
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Prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis and eczema in 13- to 14-year-old children in Africa: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase III by Ait-Khaled, N, Odhiambo, J, Pearce, N, Adjoh, K.S, Maesano, I.A, Benhabyles, B, Bouhayad, Z, Bahati, E, Camara, L, Catteau, C, El Sony, A, Esamai, F.O, Hypolite, I.E, Melaku, K, Musa, O.A, Ng'ang'a, L, Onadeko, B.O, Saad, O, Jerray, M, Kayembe, J.M, Koffi, N.B, Khaldi, F, Kuaban, C, Voyi, K, M'Boussa, J, Sow, O, Tidjani, O, Zar, H.J

“…Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood has provided valuable information regarding international prevalence patterns and…”
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Induced sputum or gastric lavage for community-based diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis? by Hatherill, M, Hawkridge, T, Zar, H J, Whitelaw, A, Tameris, M, Workman, L, Geiter, L, Hanekom, W A, Hussey, G

“…Objectives:To compare the diagnostic yield of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from induced sputum (IS) and gastric lavage (GL) among children in a community…”
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