Reports and Findings
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The Nature and Quality of Australian Supermarkets' Policies that can Impact Public Health Nutrition, and Evidence of their Practical Application: A Cross-Sectional StudyFindings suggest Australian supermarket CSR policies are not likely to adequately contribute to improving population diets or sustainability of food systems
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Association between interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women with a previous stillbirth: an international cohort studyConception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and was not associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy
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Identification of the determinants of incomplete vaccination in Australian childrenMost parents are supportive of vaccination. Sociodemographic factors may contribute more to the risk of incomplete vaccination than attitudes or beliefs.
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Dendritic cells and cancer: From biology to therapeutic interventionIn this review, we discuss the different subsets of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells and their role in anti-tumor immunity
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The Australian and New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group Biobanking NetworkThe ANZCHOG-BN was developed to improve and streamline access to high quality pediatric and adolescent/young adult cancer biospecimens for cancer research
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Mucus accumulation in the lungs precedes structural changes and infection in children with cystic fibrosisThese findings indicate that early CF lung disease is characterized by an increased mucus burden and inflammatory markers without infection or structural lung disease
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Combination of clinical symptoms and blood biomarkers can improve discrimination between bacterial or viral community-acquired pneumonia in childrenCombining elevated CRP with the presence or absence of clinical signs/ symptoms differentiates definite bacterial from presumed viral pneumonia better than CRP alone
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A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assaultA large proportion of adverse outcomes were attributable to the modifiable risk factors of substance use and assault
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Longitudinal effects of caregiving on parental well-being: the example of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorderOur findings suggest that some opportunities do exist for clinicians to help optimise parental well-being
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Infant removals: The need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another ‘stolen generation’The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma