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Ballarat Health Services
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- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background Primaquine is widely used to prevent relapses of Plasmodium vivax malaria, but the optimal dose in Latin America is unknown. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of different pri...
- Health & Medicine
Oxygen vs Air at Birth for Moderate- to Late-Preterm Infants
Importance The optimal initial fraction of inspired oxygen (F io 2 ) for delivery room resuscitation of neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation is unknown. Objective To compare outcomes for neonates born at 32 to 35 weeks’ gestation when initiating resuscitation with F io 2 0....
- Society & Economics
Abstract This reflective piece draws a link between recent work in Well‐being Science and capability‐based learning to increase the transferability of well‐being curriculums. We propose that a capability‐based approach to well‐being curriculum may assist students to activate the...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Importance Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer experience insomnia and fatigue, which impair quality of life. To date, no randomized clinical trial (RCT) has evaluated the use of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and bright light therapy (BLT) both alone...
- Health & Medicine
ABSTRACT Background Aorto‐ostial coronary lesions represent a high‐risk subset of coronary disease because of fibrocalcific disease, elastic recoil, and difficulty achieving precise stent positioning. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of these lesions may therefore be asso...