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Alcohol-use disorders during and within one year of pregnancy: A population-based cohort study 1985-2006Given the severe risks to the fetus from heavy prenatal alcohol exposure, assessment and recording of alcohol use should be routinely undertaken in maternity...
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Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconusCentral corneal thickness (CCT) is associated with eye conditions including keratoconus and glaucoma.
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Dedicated paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy medical support: a pre-post observational studyThe introduction of a formal medical team to Hospital in the Home (HiTH) demonstrated a positive clinical impact on Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) patients' outcomes.
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Severe lower limb cellulitis: Defining the epidemiology and risk factors for primary episodes in a population-based case-control studySevere lower leg cellulitis presents a major burden to the health sector and is increasing with an ageing population
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Maternal alcohol disorders and school achievement: a population cohort record linkage study in Western AustraliaChildren of mothers with alcohol use disorders are at risk of not meeting minimum educational benchmarks in numeracy and literacy, with the risk highest among Indigenous children.
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Analysis of expression of FLI1 and MMP1 in American cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis infectionMMP1 is regulated by factors other than FLI1, and that the influence of IL-6 on MMP1 was independent of its effect on FLI1 in Leishmania braziliensis
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Association Between Family Characteristics and the Effect of Timing of Regular Egg Introduction in Infant Egg AllergyA recent systematic review of 5 randomized clinical trials, found that early egg introduction was associated with reduced egg allergy.
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The psychosocial burden of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence for persisting difficulties in boys and girlsOverweight and obese children reported greater psychosocial distress than healthy weight children, and these differences were more pronounced for girls than boys.
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Australian children living with rare diseases: experiences of diagnosis and perceived consequences of diagnostic delaysParents of children living with rare chronic and complex diseases have called for better education and resourcing of health professionals
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High fractional exhaled nitric oxide and sputum eosinophils are associated with an increased risk of future virus-induced exacerbations: A prospective cohort study.High fractional exhaled nitric oxide and sputum eosinophils are associated with an increased risk of future virus-induced exacerbations.