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Prevention of neural tube defects with folate

A programme of monitoring mandatory fortification has been established in Australia.

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Functioning and post-school transition outcomes for young people with Down syndrome

Our analysis shows that functioning in activities of daily living was related to post-school day occupation. Current health status and behaviour were found...

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Acute hyperglycaemia does not alter nitric oxide-mediated microvascular function in the skin of adolescents with type 1 diabetes

We assessed the impact of an acute bout of hyperglycaemia on nitric oxide (NO)-mediated microvascular function in the skin of adolescents with type 1...

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Eating disorder symptom trajectories in adolescence

Adolescence is a period of developmental risk for eating disorders and eating disorder symptoms.

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Pleurodesis outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Surgical pleurodesis showed no advantages over bedside pleurodesis in efficacy, patient survival or total time spent in hospital from procedure till death.

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Parental smoking and risk of childhood brain tumors

Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children, yet their etiology remains largely unknown.

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The Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occur at very high rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Consensus statement for inert gas washout measurement using multiple- and single- breath tests

Inert gas washout tests, performed using the single- or multiple-breath washout technique, were first described over 60 years ago.

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UVR-induced immunosupression

Despite considerable advances, the exact mechanism whereby UVR can lead to changes in immune responses is not entirely clear at present, and no...

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Immune modulation by UV: Role of vitamin D

In this chapter, evidence for and evidence against the involvement of vitamin D in the immunoregulatory properties of UV radiation is presented.