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International research utilizing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as a measure of early child development: Introduction to the Special IssueThis opening paper presents the background to this Special Issue devoted to new international research using Early Development Instrument
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A whole-of-population study of term and post-term gestational age at birth and children's developmentRelative risks of developmental vulnerability for each week of gestation were calculated with adjustment for confounders and addressing missing information.
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Methodological approach to exploring change in the Australia Early Development Instrument (AEDI): The estimation of a critical differenceThis report provides the technical details for the methodology calculated to determine "how big" a difference in the AEDI results between 2009 and 2012 is...
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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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Evolution of pulmonary inflammation and nutritional status in infants and young children with cystic fibrosisImproved nutrition is the major proven benefit of newborn screening programmes for cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with better clinical outcomes.
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Responsiveness of the human airway in vitro during deep inspiration and tidal oscillationIn healthy individuals, deep inspiration produces bronchodilation and reduced airway responsiveness, which may be a response of the airway wall to mechanical...

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Children’s voices must be heardAround seven per cent of children and young people live in poverty, and one third are developmentally vulnerable when they start full-time school.

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The Kids researcher awarded prestigious EU Horizon 2020 grantProfessor Cate Taylor, is part of an International cohort of researchers to secure over €1.45million in grant funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

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Chronic illness affects young children’s school readinessResearchers from the The Kids Research Institute Australia and UWA have found that young children with a chronic disease are more likely to fall behind their peers in a wide
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Nirsevimab immunisation of infants and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalisations, Western Australia, 2024: a population-based analysisChristopher Peter Hannah Blyth Richmond Moore MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD Centre Head,