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Therapeutic hypothermia is an effective treatment for moderate or severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), with maximal neuroprotective benefit when initiated soon after birth. Early initiation of therapeutic hypothermia in infants with HIE born in geographically distant settings is
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Paracetamol is the most frequently used analgesic in Australia and can be purchased without a prescription. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology and outcome of paracetamol overdoses occurring in Victoria, Australia.
METHODS
The Victorian admitted episode dataset was examined for all
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The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a therapeutic group programme, provided by community health workers, in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms associated with postnatal depression (PND) among women living in a rural setting.
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A prospective repeated
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To determine the risk and timing of a broad range of infective outcomes and mortality after splenectomy.
METHODS
Analysis of a non-identifiable linked hospital discharge administrative dataset for splenectomy cases between July 1998 and December 2006 in Victoria, Australia.
METHODS
Age,
The causes, symptoms and treatment options for andropause have been well documented; however, not enough is known about the primary care physicians' (PCPs) knowledge in this therapeutic area. This study assesses the PCPs' awareness and knowledge of andropause in Victoria, British Columbia,
Between October 2001 and September 2007, a total number of 391,651 neonates were screened in Victoria using Tandem Mass Spectrometry and 6 newborns were diagnosed as having GA I, giving an incidence of 1:65,275 (CI: 1:29,988=1:177,861). Another patient was diagnosed through cascade screening of
The medicolegal death investigation in Victoria, Australia is a traditional coroner system based on the model in England and Wales in the early 20th Century. In 1985, the first of a series of legislative amendments were made that proved the vanguard of reform of the coroners' jurisdictions in
This research advances the understanding of the location of perceived landscape values through a statistically based approach to spatial analysis of value densities. Survey data were obtained from a sample of people living in and using the Murray River region, Australia, where declining
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, and lacking in therapeutic relationships. These consumer experiences are concerning, given international policy directives requiring recovery-oriented practice. Safewards is both a model and a
The aim of this study was to determine supply practices of Victorian community pharmacies in relation to the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), following release of an updated guideline by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Telephone call scripts were developed for three scenarios in which
The manufacture of methamphetamine in clandestine drug laboratories occurs in various locations, including residential houses and apartments. Unlike the controlled manufacture of chemicals and drugs, clandestine manufacture results in the uncontrolled storage, use, generation, and disposal of a wide
BACKGROUND
Over 200,000 people, most of them infected with Schistosoma mansoni inhabit 150 islands in Lake Victoria in Uganda. Although a programme to control the disease has been ongoing since 2003, its implementation in islands is inadequate due to high transport costs on water. In 2011 and 2012,
Several jurisdictions around the world have introduced policies and laws allowing for the legal use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. However, there has been little critical discussion of how the object of 'medicinal cannabis' is enacted in policy and practice. Informed by Carol Bacchi's
OBJECTIVE; The aim ofthis study was to present the views of four stakeholder groups, namely general practitioners (GP), employers (EMP), injured workers (IW) and compensation agents (CA), about the content and usability of the draft of the new Victorian sickness certificate.
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It is frequently asserted that pressures to assess and manage risk have eroded the therapeutic, rights-based foundation of the human services profession. Some argue that human service workers operate in a culture of fear in which self-protection and blame avoidance, rather than clients' needs,