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Maternal life stress events in pregnancy link to children's school achievement at age 10 yearsTo test the hypothesis that maternal antenatal exposure to life stress events is associated with lower achievement in literacy and numeracy at age 10 years,...
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Idiosyncratic nature of voriconazole photosensitivity in children undergoing cancer therapyIn adults, the unpredictability of voriconazole pharmacokinetics, particularly in those patients receiving chemotherapy, is well recognised. A paucity of...
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Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 infection in Victoria, AustraliaConflicting findings regarding the level of protection offered by seasonal influenza vaccination against pandemic influenza H1N1 have been reported.
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A diagnostic test for scabies: IgE specificity for a recombinant allergen of Sarcoptes scabieiScabies infestations are difficult to diagnose clinically and current serologic tests have less than 50% accuracy...
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Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countriesWe explored trends in six developed countries in three types of indicators of child maltreatment for children younger than 11 years,...
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High detection rates of nucleic acids of a wide range of respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx and the middle earBoth bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear.
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Does self-esteem mediate the relationship between interpersonal problems and symptoms of disordered eating?It has been proposed that interpersonal problems play a role in the maintenance of disordered eating because of an adverse effect on self-esteem, which in...
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