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Migration and work in postwar Australia: mortality profile comparisons between Australian and Italian workers exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom

330,000 Italians arrived in Australia between 1945 and 1966, many on assisted passage schemes where the worker agreed to a 2 year unskilled employment contract.

Probabilistic linkage of national immunisation and state-based health records for a cohort of 1.9 million births to evaluate Australia’s childhood immunisation program

To describe the process for assembling a linked study that will enable the conduct of population-based studies related to immunisation and immunisation policy.

Epidemiology of seasonal influenza infection in pregnant women and its impact on birth outcomes

Results from this linked population study suggests that there are differences in maternal infection by virus type and support the provision of seasonal vaccines

Correlation of ultra-low dose chest CT findings with physiologic measures of asbestosis

This study aimed to determine the relationship between ULDCT-ILD and measures of pulmonary function in an asbestos-exposed population.

Cancer incidence in the Western Australian mining industry

Working underground emerged as a significant determinant of lung cancer risk in our contemporary mining cohort

Using record linkage to examine testing patterns for respiratory viruses among children born in Western Australia

Using linked data, we describe changes in respiratory virus testing among children born in Western Australia in 1996-2012

Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: diagnostic inpatient rates from 2000 to 2013 in Germany

The rate of Bipolar Disorder as a discharge diagnosis in German minors has increased significantly, consistently exceeding the general trend for a rise in rates for mental disorders

Functional abilities in children and adults with the CDKL5 disorder

Although abilities were markedly impaired for the majority with the CDKL5 disorder, some females and a few males had better functional abilities

Asbestos exposure and histological subtype of malignant mesothelioma

Pathological malignant mesothelioma subtype is associated with the type of asbestos or the attributes of asbestos exposure