Professor Dawn Elder
Position | Head of Department |
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Department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Wellington) |
Qualifications | MBChB DCH (Otago) FRACP PhD |
Research summary | Paediatrics and Child Health |
Memberships | Professor Elder is Chair of the Governance Group of the NZ Child and Youth Clinical Networks and on the executive committee of the Paediatric Society of NZ |
Clinical | Professor Elder works clinically as a Paediatric Sleep Physician at Wellington hospital |
Research
Dawn's main research focus has been in the area of sleep and breathing, starting initially in the preterm and neonatal age group but extending now to older children. Dawn's PhD thesis addressed the topic of respiratory variability in infants and children. Further projects are planned along this theme. Dawn's research during speciality training related to SIDS and this is still an area of interest. She has also published on death review and the role of post mortem after preterm and term neonatal death.Publications
Elder, D., Gandhi, S., & Campbell, A. (2022). CPAP for paediatric patients in Aotearoa New Zealand: Audit of a developing service at Capital and Coast DHB 2005-2020. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1553), 62-71. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
MacFarlane, M. E., Thompson, J. M. D., Wilson, J., Lawton, B., Taylor, B., Elder, D. E., Baker, N., McDonald, G. K., … Mitchell, E. A. (2022). Infant sleep hazards and the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI). Journal of Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.01.044
Zwimpfer, L., Elder, D., Lewis, J. G., Stanley, J., & Wiltshire, E. (2021). Salivary cortisol in late preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apa.16086
Elder, D. E., & Galland, B. C. (2021). Apnea of infancy, apparent life-threatening events, and sudden death in infancy. In D. Gozal & L. Kheirandish-Gozal (Eds.), Pediatric sleep medicine: Mechanisms and comprehensive guide to clinical evaluation and management. (pp. 341-351). Springer.
Morrison, S., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., McIntosh, D. R., Beebe, D. W., Elder, D. E., Ward, A. L., Meredith-Jones, K., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Eating in the absence of hunger in children with mild sleep loss: A randomized crossover trial with learning effects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab203
Morgan, J., Coughlan, E. P., Rowan, D., Robertson, A., Elder, D. E., Grimwood, K., … Fleming, P. (2002). New Zealand Herpes Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Genital Herpes in New Zealand (6th ed.). Professional Advisory Board of the New Zealand Herpes Foundation.
Authored Book - Other
Meech, R., Morgan, J., Coughlan, E., Say, J., . . ., Grimwood, K., Elder, D., & et al (Eds.). (2004). New Zealand Herpes Foundation: Guidelines for the management of genital herpes in New Zealand (7th ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Viral Sexually Transmitted Infection Education Foundation, 42p.
Edited Book - Other
Elder, D. E., & Galland, B. C. (2021). Apnea of infancy, apparent life-threatening events, and sudden death in infancy. In D. Gozal & L. Kheirandish-Gozal (Eds.), Pediatric sleep medicine: Mechanisms and comprehensive guide to clinical evaluation and management. (pp. 341-351). Springer.
Chapter in Book - Research
Taylor, B., & Elder, D. (2012). Sudden unexpected death in infancy. In M. South & D. Isaacs (Eds.), Practical paediatrics. (7th ed.) (pp. 123-129). Edinburgh, UK: Churchill Livingstone.
Chapter in Book - Research
Elder, D. (2004). Neonatal burnout. In R. Fenwicke (Ed.), In practice: The lives of New Zealand women doctors in the 21st century. (pp. 89-100). Auckland: Random House New Zealand.
Chapter in Book - Other
Elder, D., Gandhi, S., & Campbell, A. (2022). CPAP for paediatric patients in Aotearoa New Zealand: Audit of a developing service at Capital and Coast DHB 2005-2020. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1553), 62-71. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
MacFarlane, M. E., Thompson, J. M. D., Wilson, J., Lawton, B., Taylor, B., Elder, D. E., Baker, N., McDonald, G. K., … Mitchell, E. A. (2022). Infant sleep hazards and the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI). Journal of Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.01.044
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Campbell, A. J., Mather, S. J., & Elder, D. E. (2021). Obstructive sleep apnea risk factors and symptoms in children with a known parental obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis. Sleep Medicine, 78, 149-152. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.12.030
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Marsters, B., Shi, B., Wheeler, B. J., Boucher, S., Macaulay, G., Galland, B., Elder, D., Larsen, P., & Wiltshire, E. (2021). Advanced ECG analysis of cardiac function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A pilot study. Acta Diabetologica, 58, 1119-1122. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01704-y
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Morrison, S., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., McIntosh, D. R., Beebe, D. W., Elder, D. E., Ward, A. L., Meredith-Jones, K., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Eating in the absence of hunger in children with mild sleep loss: A randomized crossover trial with learning effects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab203
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Zwimpfer, L., Elder, D., Lewis, J. G., Stanley, J., & Wiltshire, E. (2021). Salivary cortisol in late preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apa.16086
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Zwimpfer, L., Wiltshire, E., & Elder, D. (2021). Nurse to infant vocalisation during nursing care: Does it vary between painful and non-painful procedures? Journal of Neonatal Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2021.06.006
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Elder, D., McDowall, P., Sim, D., & Campbell, A. (2020). Sleep in New Zealand children aged 7-9: Associations with ethnicity, socioeconomic status and achievement in reading and mathematics. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 16(6), 847-854. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8342
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Macaulay, G. C., Galland, B. C., Boucher, S. E., Wiltshire, E. J., Haszard, J. J., Campbell, A. J., Black, S. M., Smith, C., Elder, D., & Wheeler, B. J. (2020). Impact of type 1 diabetes mellitus, glucose levels, and glycaemic control on sleep in children and adolescents: A case-control study. Sleep, 43(2), 1-11. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz226
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Neels, A., Tuohy, P., Elder, D., on behalf of the Child Protection Clinical Network of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand. (2020). Training and confidence in undertaking child protection work as reported by New Zealand paediatricians. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 56, 107-113. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14504
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Wellington, G., Campbell, A. J., & Elder, D. E. (2019). Comparison of 12-hour and 24-hour oximetry recordings in preterm infants. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 55, 938-942. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14320
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Wellington, G., Campbell, A., & Elder, D. (2019). Intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants: Measurement using the desaturation index. Pediatric Pulmonology, 54, 865-872. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24276
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MacFarlane, M., Mitchell, E. A., Thompson, J. M. D., Lawton, B., Zuccollo, J., Elder, D., Taylor, B., McDonald, G., … Fleming, P. (2018). Smoking in pregnancy a key factor for sudden infant death among Māori. Acta Paediatrica, 107(11), 1924-1931. doi: 10.1111/apa.14431
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Wellington, G., Elder, D., & Campbell, A. (2018). 24-hour oxygen saturation recordings in preterm infants: Editing artefact. Acta Paediatrica, 107(8), 1362-1369. doi: 10.1111/apa.14293
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Berry, M. J., Saito-Benz, M., Gray, C., Dyson, R. M., Dellabarca, P., Ebmeier, S., … Elder, D. E., & Richardson, V. F. (2017). Outcomes of 23- and 24-weeks gestation infants in Wellington, New Zealand: A single centre experience. Scientific Reports, 7, 12769. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12911-5
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McDowall, P. S., Elder, D. E., & Campbell, A. J. (2017). Relationship between parent knowledge of child sleep, and child sleep practices and problems: A pilot study in a children's hospital cohort. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 53(8), 788-793. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13542
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McDowall, P. S., Galland, B. C., Campbell, A. J., & Elder, D. E. (2017). Parent knowledge of children’s sleep: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 31, 39-47. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.01.002
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Mitchell, E. A., Thompson, J. M. D., Zuccollo, J., MacFarlane, M., Taylor, B., Elder, D., … Baker, N., McDonald, G., Lawton, B., … Fleming, P. (2017). The combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking leads to a greatly increased risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy: The New Zealand SUDI Nationwide Case Control Study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1456), 52-64. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Muller, D., Signal, L., Elder, D., & Gander, P. (2017). Environmental and behavioural factors associated with school children's sleep in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 53(1), 68-74. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13268
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Roberts, T., Campbell, A., Larsen, P., & Elder, D. (2017). Preterm infants at discharge: Nap polysomnography versus 24-hour oximetry. Acta Paediatrica, 106(111), 1754-1759. doi: 10.1111/apa.13900
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D'Souza, A. J., Russell, M., Wood, B., Signal, L., & Elder, D. (2016). Attitudes to physical punishment of children are changing. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(8), 690-693. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-310119
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McDowall, P. S., Campbell, A., & Elder, D. (2016). Parent knowledge of child sleep: A pilot study in a children's hospital cohort. Sleep Medicine, 21, 57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.01.014
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Wellington, G., Campbell, A. J., & Elder, D. E. (2016). Oximetry for preterm infants at neonatal discharge: What is current practice in New Zealand and Australia? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 52(3), 333-337. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13079
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Galland, B., Spruyt, K., Dawes, P., McDowall, P. S., Elder, D., & Schaughency, E. (2015). Sleep disordered breathing and academic performance: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 136(4), e934-e946. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1677
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Galland, B. C., & Elder, D. E. (2014). Sudden unexpected death in infancy: Biological mechanisms. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 15(4), 287-292. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2014.09.003
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Elder, D. E. (2013). Sleep position does not appear to influence the risk of extreme cardiorespiratory events in vulnerable infants [Commentary]. Evidence-Based Nursing, 16(2), 51-52. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-101003
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Elder, D. E., Campbell, A. J., & Galletly, D. (2013). Current definitions for neonatal apnoea: Are they evidence based? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 49(9), E388-E396. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12247
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Gibbs, S., Wiltshire, E., & Elder, D. (2013). Nocturnal sleep measured by actigraphy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Journal of Pediatrics, 162(4), 765-769. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.09.019
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Chiu, M., Elder, D., & Zuccollo, J. (2012). Gliosis in neonatal SUDI cases. Acta Paediatrica, 101(1), 30-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02413.x
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Elder, D. E., Larsen, P. D., Campbell, A. J., & Galletly, D. C. (2012). Cardioventilatory coupling and inter-breath variability in children referred for polysomnography. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 181(1), 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.01.006
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Galland, B. C., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, B. J. (2012). Interventions with a sleep outcome for children with cerebral palsy or a post-traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 16(6), 561-573. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2012.01.007
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Galland, B. C., Taylor, B. J., Elder, D. E., & Herbison, P. (2012). Normal sleep patterns in infants and children: A systematic review of observational studies. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 16(3), 213-222. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.06.001
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Gibson, R., Elder, D., & Gander, P. (2012). Actigraphic sleep and developmental progress of one-year-old infants. Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 10(2), 77-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2011.00525.x
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Gibson, R., Gander, P., & Elder, D. (2012). Factors differentiating infants identified by parents as problem sleepers, and those that are not. Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 10(1), 46-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2011.00517.x
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Zwimpfer, L., & Elder, D. (2012). Talking to and being with babies: The nurse-infant relationship as a pain management tool. Neonatal, Paediatric, and Child Health Nursing, 15(3), 10-14.
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Elder, D. E., Campbell, A. J., & Galletly, D. (2011). Effect of position on oxygen saturation and requirement in convalescent preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica, 100(5), 661-665. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02157.x
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Elder, D. E., Campbell, A. J., Larsen, P. D., & Galletly, D. (2011). Respiratory variability in preterm and term infants: Effect of sleep state, position and age. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 175(2), 234-238. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.11.011
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Elder, D. E., Whale, J., Galletly, D., & Campbell, A. J. (2011). Respiratory events in preterm infants prior to discharge: With and without clinically concerning apnoea. Sleep & Breathing, 15, 867-873. doi: 10.1007/s11325-010-0457-x
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Carey, R., Healy, C., & Elder, D. E. (2010). Foreign body sexual assault complicated by rectovaginal fistula [Case report]. Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine, 17(3), 161-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.09.009
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Elder, D. E., Larsen, P. D., Galletly, D. C., & Campbell, A. J. (2010). Cardioventilatory coupling in preterm and term infants: Effect of position and sleep state. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 174(1-2), 128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.05.012
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Elder, D. E., Wong, A., & Zuccollo, J. M. (2009). Risk factors for and timing of death of extremely preterm infants. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 49(4), 407-410. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01033.x
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Escott, A., Elder, D. E., & Zuccollo, J. M. (2009). Sudden unexpected infant death and bedsharing: Referrals to the Wellington Coroner 1997-2006. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1298). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1298/3686/content.pdf
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Elder, D. E., Larsen, P., & Zuccollo, J. M. (2008). Failure of apnea monitoring during bed-sharing. Forensic Science, Medicine, & Pathology, 4(3), 167-169. doi: 10.1007/s12024-008-9026-z
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Wong, A., Elder, D., & Zuccollo, J. (2008). Changes in cause of neonatal death over a decade. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1277). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1277/3142/content.pdf
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Crowther, C. A., Doyle, L. W., Haslam, R. R., Hiller, J. E., Harding, J. E., Robinson, J. S., for the ACTORDS Study Group, including Reid, R., Austin, N., Darlow, B., Poad, D., Broadbent, R., Wilson, D., Sangalli, M., Elder, D., & Richardson, V. (2007). Outcomes at 2 years of age after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(12), 1179-1189.
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Elder, D. E. (2007). Interpretation of anogenital findings in the living child: Implications for the paediatric forensic autopsy. Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine, 14, 482-488. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.03.005
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Elder, D. E., Russell, L., Sheppard, D., Purdie, G. L., & Campbell, A. J. (2007). Car seat test for preterm infants: Comparison with polysomnography. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 92, F468-F472.
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Crowther, C. A., Haslam, R. R., Hiller, J. E., Doyle, L. W., Robinson, J. S., for the Australasian Collaborative Trial of Repeat Doses of Steroids (ACTORDS) Study Group, including Reid, R., Austin, N., Darlow, B., Mogridge, N., Broadbent, R., Patel, F., Tout, S., Wilson, D., Sangalli, M., & Elder, D. (2006). Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome after repeat exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: A randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 367, 1913-1919. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68846-6
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Elder, D. E., & Zuccollo, J. M. (2005). Autopsy after death due to extreme prematurity. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 90, F270-F272.
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Elder, D. E., Campbell, A. J., & Doherty, D. A. (2005). Prone or supine for infants with chronic lung disease at neonatal discharge? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 41, 180-185.
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Elder, D. E., Zuccollo, J. M., & Stanley, T. V. (2005). Neonatal death after hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: Does a postmortem add to the final diagnoses? BJOG, 112, 935-940.
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Larsen, P. D., Elder, D. E., Tzeng, Y.-C., Campbell, A., & Galletly, D. C. (2004). Fractal characteristics of breath to breath timing in sleeping infants. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 139(3), 263-270.
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Halsted, S., & Elder, D. E. (2001). Delays in the investigation of allegations of child sexual abuse in the Wellington city district 1995-1996: A retrospective study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 114, 33-35.
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Bourchier, D., Darlow, B. A., Corban, J., Mildenhall, R., Broadbent, R. S., Doran, J., … Elder, D. E., & Knight, D. (2000). Routine examination of the newborn. Position statement of the Fetus and Newborn Committee of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 361-363.
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Darlow, B. A., Winterbourn, C. C., Inder, T. E., Graham, P. J., Harding, J. E., Weston, P. J., Austin, N. C., Elder, D. E., Mogridge, N., Buss, I. H., & Sluis, K. B. (2000). The effect of selenium supplementation on outcome in very low birth weight infants: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatrics, 136, 473-480.
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Tuthill, D., Elder, D. E., Pringle, K. C., Richardson, V. F., Selby, R. E., & Robinson, R. (2000). Posterior urethral valves: Failure of antenatal diagnosis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 333-334.
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Elder, D. E., Hagan, R., Evans, S. F., Benninger, H. R., & French, N. (1999). Hospital admissions in the first year of life in very preterm infants. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 35, 145-150.
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Galland, B. C., Taylor, B. J., Bolton, D. P., Elder, D. E., & Dempster, A. G. (1997). Experimental pathophysiological data from the piglet sleeping under bedclothes: findings compared to SIDS and to heat stroke. Journal of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome & Infant Mortality, 2(1), 29-45.
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Elder, D. E., Bolton, D. P., Dempster, A. G., Taylor, B. J., & Broadbent, R. S. (1996). Pathophysiology of overheating in a piglet model: findings compared with sudden infant death syndrome. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 32, 281-284.
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Elder, D. E., Hagan, R., Evans, S. F., Benninger, H. R., & French, N. (1996). Recurrent wheezing in very preterm infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 74, F165-F171.
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Elder, D. E., Minutillo, C., & Pemberton, P. J. (1995). Neonatal herpes simplex infection: Keys to early diagnosis. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 31, 307-311.
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Galland, B. C., & Elder, D. E. (2021). Children's sleep health matters. Sleep Medicine Reviews. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101487
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Baddock, S. A., Purnell, M. T., Blair, P. S., Pease, A., Elder, D., & Galland, B. C. (2019). The influence of bed-sharing on infant physiology, breastfeeding and behaviour: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 43, 106-117. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.10.007
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Twiss, J., Chawla, J., Davey, M. J., Edwards, E. A., Elder, D., Francis, A., … Nixon, G. M. (2019). Overnight oximetry for evaluating paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea: Technical specifications and interpretation guidelines. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 55, 1279. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14586
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Ward, A. L., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Morrison, S., McIntosh, D. R., Jackson, R., … Fangupo, L., Richards, R., Te Morenga, L., Smith, C., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). The effect of mild sleep deprivation on diet and eating behaviour in children: Protocol for the Daily Rest, Eating, and Activity Monitoring (DREAM) randomized cross-over trial. BMC Public Health, 19, 1347. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7628-x
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Elder, D. (2015). Reducing the risk of sudden infant death: A steady gain but still room for improvement. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1408). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Pinnock, R., Monagle, P., Couper, J., Wright, I., Asher, I., Jones, P., … on behalf of the Paediatric Professorial Heads Committee of Australia and New Zealand, including Day, A., Elder, D., & Taylor, B. (2014). Dedicated paediatric teaching remains critical to the undergraduate medical curriculum. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 50(12), 949-951. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12775
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Gibbs, S., Wiltshire, E., & Elder, D. (2013). [Reply to Letter to the Editor Sleep evaluation by actigraphy for children with Prader-Willi syndrome]. Journal of Pediatrics, 163(1), 307. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.03.046
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Mitchell, E. A., Elder, D. E., & Zuccollo, J. (2010). Simultaneous sudden unexpected death in infancy of twins: Case report. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 124(6), 631-635. doi: 10.1007/s00414-009-0407-y
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