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Addressing challenges in gaining informed consent for a research study investigating falls in people with intellectual disability

This study describes how an informed consent process was developed for people with intellectual disability and how it is working in a current study

Appendicular fracture epidemiology of children and adolescents: a 10-year case review in Western Australia (2005 to 2015)

Increased fracture incidence in Western Australia between 2005 and 2015 identifies a concerning trend for bone health in children and adolescents

Incidence of childhood onset type 1 diabetes in Western Australia from 1985 to 2016: Evidence for a plateau

This study provides evidence for a possible plateauing in the incidence of childhood T1D in Western Australia, following a peak in 2003

The Importance of the Hawthorne Effect on Psychological Outcomes Unveiled in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Diabetes Technology

The objective of this communication is to highlight the Hawthorne effect on psychobehavioral measures and the importance of a control group in clinical research, particularly for diabetes technologies

Role of viral and bacterial pathogens in causing pneumonia among Western Australian children: A case-control study protocol

Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally.

Oral prednisolone in preschool children with virus-associated wheeze: A prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Preschool children often have episodes of virus-associated wheeze and assessing efficacy of corticosteroids for paediatric wheeze exacerbations is inconcludsive

Cuffed vs. uncuffed tracheal tubes in children: A randomised controlled trial comparing leak, tidal volume and complications

Our study compared tidal volume and leakage around cuffed and uncuffed tracheal tubes in children who required standardised mechanical ventilation of the lungs.

Risk of stillbirth, preterm delivery, and fetal growth restriction following exposure in a previous birth: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Nonrecurrent risk of stillbirth, Preterm birth, and small for gestational age after exposure to one or more of these complications in a previous pregnancy

Protocol for Pertussis Immunisation and Food Allergy (PIFA): a case-control study of the association between pertussis vaccination in infancy

We therefore speculate that removal of wP from the vaccine schedule contributed to the observed rise in IgE-mediated food allergy among Australian infants

A Novel Approach to Transforming Smoking Cessation Practice for Pregnant Aboriginal Women and Girls Living in the Pilbara

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior.