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Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirth

The objective was to investigate the association between heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and stillbirth.

Participation in population-based case-control studies: Does the observed decline vary by socio-economic status?

An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status...

RE: Emergency department overcrowding and mortality after the introduction of the 4-hour rule in western Australia

article, Australia, crowding, emergency health service, emergency ward, health care access...

Parental occupational exposure to engine exhausts and childhood brain tumors

Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children; their risk factors are still largely unknown.

Reduction in disparity for pneumonia hospitalisations between Australian indigenous and non-Indigenous children

In the 1990s pneumonia hospitalisation rates in Western Australia (WA) were 13 times higher in Indigenous children than in non-Indigenous children...

Low-dose oral interferon alpha as prophylaxis against viral respiratory illness: A double-blind, parallel controlled trial

A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted investigating the use of low-dose oral interferon alpha for preventing acute viral...

All-cause mortality and cancer incidence among adults exposed to blue asbestos during childhood

This study investigated cancer and mortality of adults exposed to blue asbestos as children.

Mothers' and Fathers' Work Hours, Child Gender, and Behavior in Middle Childhood

This study examined the association between typical parental work hours (including nonemployed parents) and children's behavior in two-parent heterosexual...

The CDKL5 disorder is an independent clinical entity associated with early-onset encephalopathy

The clinical understanding of the CDKL5 disorder remains limited, with most information being derived from small patient groups seen at individual centres.

Maternal life stress events in pregnancy link to children's school achievement at age 10 years

Maternal antenatal exposure to life stress events has differing effects on the school performance of male and female offspring.