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Australian guide to the diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A summaryThe Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been developed, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health
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Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: Findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortiumwe meta-analysed the association between pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and methylation at over 450,000 sites in newborn blood DNA, across 19 cohorts.
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Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: TerminologyLack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice.
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A prospective audit of pain profiles following general and urological surgery in childrenTo determine the duration and severity of acute postoperative pain experienced by children undergoing 8 different general and urological procedures.
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Initiating an undiagnosed diseases program in the Western Australian public health systemWe describe the initiation and summary outcomes of a public health system approach for complex undiagnosed patients- the Undiagnosed Diseases Program - WA
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Mental health problems among 4–17-year-olds with hearing problems: results from a nationally representative studyClinicians caring for children and young people with hearing problems should be alert for heightened risk of specific mental health problems based on age and the nature of hearing problems.
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Early introduction of food reduces food allergy – Pro and ConWhen an infant is developmentally ready, a variety of nutritious foods should be introduced including the ‘more allergenic’ foods during infancy
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Evaluation of age-dependent treatment strategies for children and young adults with pineoblastoma: Analysis of pooled European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP-E) and US Head Start dataPineoblastoma is a rare pineal region brain tumor. Treatment strategies have reflected those for other malignant embryonal brain tumors.
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Infective respiratory syncytial virus is present in human cord blood samples and most prevalent during winter monthsHuman respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains the most common cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease amongst infants, and continues to cause annual epidemics of respiratory disease every winter worldwide.
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The collective impact of rare diseases in Western Australia: An estimate using a population-based cohortThis cohort study provides new evidence of a disparity between the proportion of the population with rare diseases and their combined health-system costs