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An international survey of cerebral palsy registers and surveillance systemsThese findings will facilitate harmonization of data and collaborative research efforts, which are so necessary on account of the heterogeneity and...
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How well can poor child development be predicted from early life characteristics? A whole-of-population data linkage studyA targeted program would have the potential to prevent one-quarter of the cases of being vulnerable on two or more AEDC domains at age five
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Risk perception and risk-taking behaviour during adolescence: The influence of personality and genderThis study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.
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Comparing risks of cerebral palsy in births between Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous mothersIndigenous infants have a higher risk of CP than non-Indigenous infants, especially postneonatal CP.
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Soft neurological signs and prenatal alcohol exposure: A population-based study in remote AustraliaSoft neurological signs were more common in children with prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD, consistent with the known neurotoxic effect of PAE
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Maternity-care: measuring women’s perceptionsDevelopment of an instrument to assess women's perception of their entire maternity-care experience
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Parental pre-pregnancy BMI is a dominant early-life risk factor influencing BMI of offspring in adulthoodParental pre-pregnancy body mass index and rapid early-life weight gain predispose offspring to obesity in adulthood
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Self-Reported Changes in Sun-Protection Behaviors at Different Latitudes in AustraliaThe strongest determinants of self-reported sun-protection behavior changes due to concerns about vitamin D were attitudes and location
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Longer-term increased cortisol levels in young people with mental health problemsHair segment analyses revealed longer-term increased levels of cortisol in the past 3 months in early mental health problems
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Lipoprotein lipase deficiency presenting with neonatal perianal abscessesEvidence for potential deleterious effects of hypertriglyceridaemia on immune function, however, underlying mechanisms are poorly understood