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Maternal and umbilical cord androgen concentrations do not predict digit ratio (2D:4D) in girls:Digit ratio (2D:4D) is widely used as a marker of prenatal androgen exposure
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Contribution of an intrinsic lag of continuous glucose monitoring systems to differences in measuredOwing to the high rates of malignant mesothelioma in workers exposed to crocidolite earlier at Wittenoom and evidence of protection against cancer by vitamin A,
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Relationship between environmental exposures in children and adult lung disease: the case for outdoor exposuresThere is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life
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Hepatic iron loading in mice increases cholesterol biosynthesisIron and cholesterol are both essential metabolites in mammalian systems, and too much or too little of either can have serious clinical consequences
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Reliability of a novel paradigm for determining hemispheric lateralization of visuospatial functionIn most individuals, language production and visuospatial skills are subserved predominantly by the left and right hemispheres, respectively.

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Australian parents oblivious to true danger of the fluNew research investigating the devastating impact of the 2017 flu season by PAEDS-FluCAN, a national collaboration observing influenza in children, confirmed it was time to take action after thousands of children were hospitalised with the virus last year.
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The prevention, diagnosis and management of central venous line infections in childrenWith advancing paediatric healthcare, the use of central venous lines has become a fundamental part of management of neonates and children.
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A prospective ultrasound study of prenatal growth in infant siblings of children with autismNumerous studies have observed that a proportion of infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience accelerated head growth...
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Optimization is required when using linked hospital and laboratory data to investigate respiratory infectionsDespite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked...
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Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)Background Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case-control studies.