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Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it
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The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for researchThis review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child...
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Measuring Severity of Mental Disorders with the Young Minds Matter: Parent/Carer-Reported Impact ItemsThis document describes the calibration of the parent/carer reported impact items developed for use in the Second Australian Child & Adolescent Survey of...
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Combining whole-school and targeted programs for the reduction of bullying victimization: A randomized, effectiveness trialThe current effectiveness trial evaluated the combination of a whole-school program designed to prevent bullying perpetration and victimization
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Mental-health disparities between heterosexual and sexual-minority adolescents: Examining the role of informant discrepanciesUnderstanding informant discrepancies and their meaning is pivotal to designing surveys that generate robust insights into the health of sexual-minority adolescents
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Worries, 'weirdos', neighborhoods and knowing people: a qualitative study with children and parents regarding children's independent mobilityThis study involved focus groups with 132 children and 12 parents in primary and secondary school in Victoria to explore children's independent mobility.
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Adolescent Bystander Behavior in the School and Online Environments and the Implications for Interventions Targeting CyberbullyingThe aim of this study was to add to the emerging knowledge about the role of bystanders in cyberbullying.
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School absence and its effect on school performance for children born with orofacial cleftsWe aimed to describe school absence and its relationship with school performance for children with and without orofacial clefts.
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Natural disasters and the demand for health insuranceAmidst growing concerns over heightened natural disaster risks, this study pioneers an inquiry into the causal impacts of cyclones on the demand for private health insurance in Australia. We amalgamate a nationally representative longitudinal dataset with historical cyclone records, employing an individual fixed effects model to assess the impacts of various exogenously determined cyclone exposure measures.
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Online Health Literacy Resources for People With Intellectual Disability: A Grey Literature Scoping ReviewPeople with intellectual disability experience higher rates of physical and mental health problems than those without intellectual disability. Health literacy includes accessing, understanding, appraising and applying health information. Improving health literacy is associated with better health outcomes. The internet is a primary source of health information for many people. This study aimed to evaluate available online health resources for people with intellectual disability and their families to understand information gaps.