Reports and Findings
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Swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communitiesProviding remote communities with access to chlorinated swimming pools has been considered as a possible strategy for reducing ear and skin infection rates...
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Pre-pregnancy maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk for affective disorders in offspringMaternal pre-pregnancy obesity has been linked with an increased risk for negative emotionality and inattentiveness in offspring in early childhood.
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Association of a NOD2 gene polymorphism and T-helper 17 cells with presumed ocular toxoplasmosisWe assessed 30 sibships and 89 parent/case trios of presumed ocular toxoplasmosis (POT) to evaluate associations with polymorphisms in the NOD2 gene.
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Cancer Survival and Excess Mortality Estimates among Adolescents and Young Adults in Western Australia, 1982-2004: A Population-Based StudyA cancer diagnosis in adolescents and young adults conferred substantial survival decrement.
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Fetal Testosterone, Socio-Emotional Engagement and Language DevelopmentThe present study investigated the relations among fetal testosterone, child socio-emotional engagement and language development...
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Parental alcohol consumption and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumorsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and brain tumors (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in...
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Prevention of neural tube defects with folateA 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 syndromeOur 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 diabetesWe 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 adolescenceAdolescence is a period of developmental risk for eating disorders and eating disorder symptoms.