Reports and Findings
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Notifications to the Western Australian Register of Developmental AnomaliesThere is increasing attention on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Australia, but there are limited data on their birth prevalence.
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Reduced forced vital capacity in Aboriginal Australians: Biology or missing evidence?This editorial article addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung function testing in Aboriginal Australians.
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Evaluation in health promotion: Thoughts from inside a human research ethics committeeHealth promotion research, quality improvement and evaluation are all activities that raise ethical issues.
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A role for CCL28-CCR3 in T-cell homing to the human upper airway mucosaLymphocyte recruitment to peripheral tissues is fundamental for immune surveillance and homeostasis, but the chemokines and chemokine receptors responsible...
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TOBY play-pad application to teach children with ASD-A pilot trial.To investigate use patterns and learning outcomes associated with the use of Therapy Outcomes By You (TOBY. Playpad, an early intervention iPad application.
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Vehicle refuelling, use of domestic wood heaters and the risk of childhood brain tumours: Results from an Australian case-control studyThe aetiology of childhood brain tumours (CBT) is largely unknown.
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Parenting adolescents: Developing Strategies for FIFO parentsThis study was to explore the parenting patterns of families exposed to the fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work pattern in raising adolescent children...
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Breastfeeding and nutrition to 2 years of age and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumorsAcute lymphoblastic leukemia and childhood brain tumors are 2 of the most common forms of childhood cancer, but little is known of their etiology.
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An evaluation of a data linkage training workshop for research ethics committeesIn Australia research projects proposing the use of linked data require approval by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
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Climate Change and Children’s Health: A CommentaryThis commentary describes the likely impacts on children's health and wellbeing from climate change, based on the solid science of environmental child health.