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High incidence of obesity co-morbidities in young children: A cross-sectional studyThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is a public health problem because of future morbidity.
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Maternal, umbilical cord and neonatal inflammatory and hematologic markers in histologic chorioamnionitisMaternal, umbilical cord, neonatal inflammatory, hematologic markers, histologic chorioamnionitis...
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Birth order and childhood type 1 diabetes risk: A pooled analysis of 31 observational studiesBackground: The incidence rates of childhood onset type 1 diabetes are almost universally increasing across the globe but the aetiology of the disease...
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Variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 and Fetal Growth Characteristics in Different TrimestersA recent genome-wide association study identified variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 (rs900400) and in ADCY5 (rs9883204) to be associated with birth weight.
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Trajectories of childhood body mass index are associated with adolescent sagittal standing postureThe objective of this study is to identify distinct age-related trajectory classes of body mass index (BMI) z-scores from childhood to adolescence
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Emerging issues in the Pacific BasinThis review provides a snapshot of some key environmental health issues that will provide ongoing challenges for the Pacific Basin region in the coming decades
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FLI1 polymorphism affects susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in BrazilMapping murine genes controlling cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) identified Fli1 as a candidate influencing resistance to L. major and enhanced wound healing.
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Antibacterial antibody responses associated with the development of asthma in house dust mite-sensitised and non-sensitised childrenWe aimed to measure the antibody development to 2 bacteria in a birth cohort at high risk of allergic disease, and to assess which responses are asthma-linked.
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Sugar sweetened beverage consumption by Australian children: Implications for public health strategyHigh consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to unhealthy weight gain and nutrition related chronic disease.
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Intellectual disability: Population-based estimates of the proportion attributable to maternal alcohol use disorder during pregnancyThe aim of this study was to examine the association between maternal alcohol use disorder and intellectual disability in children.