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Identification of health risk behaviours among adolescent refugees resettling in Western Australia

We aim to identify health risk behaviours among adolescent refugees resettling in WA and assess the feasibility of using a standardised questionnaire.

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A Novel Approach to Transforming Smoking Cessation Practice for Pregnant Aboriginal Women and Girls Living in the Pilbara

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior.

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Factors relating to pregnancy and birth and the risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from an Australian case-control study

Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children, yet their causes are largely known. This study investigated the association...

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Environmental Risk Factors by Gender Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Our study investigates the maternal, pregnancy, and newborn risk factors by gender for children prescribed stimulant medication for treatment of ADHD in WA.

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Maternal Use of Folic Acid and Other Supplements and Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors

Interest in a possible protective effect of maternal vitamin use before or during pregnancy against childhood brain tumors (CBT) and other childhood cancers...

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Seasonal variation in fetal growth: Accounting for sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures

We sought to investigate seasonal variation in fetal growth, accounting for important sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures.

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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogens

Data linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.

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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatory

To establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.

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International trends of Down syndrome 1993-2004: Births in relation to maternal age and terminations of pregnancies

The aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries

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Evidence of a complex association between dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and child behaviour problems

There is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and behaviour problems in children aged 2 years.