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Methodological approach to exploring change in the Australia Early Development Instrument (AEDI): The estimation of a critical difference

This report provides the technical details for the methodology calculated to determine "how big" a difference in the AEDI results between 2009 and 2012 is...

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Innate affairs of allergens

Activation of receptors of the innate immune system is a critical step in the initiation of immune responses.

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Prospective associations between sugar-sweetened beverage intakes and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents

We tested the hypothesis that higher SSB intakes are associated with increases in cardiometabolic risk factors between 14 and 17 y of age.

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Cancer-related mortality in people with mental illness

There is a 30% higher case fatality rate from cancer in psychiatric patients even though their incidence of cancer is no greater than in the general population.

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Pre-natal, clonal origin of t(1;11)(p32;q23) acute lymphoblastic leukemia in monozygotic twins

Investigation of this rare mixed lineage leukemia cytogenetic abnormality aims to provide further evidence of the genetic changes that underpin this leukemia.

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Are autistic traits in the general population stable across development?

There is accumulating evidence that autistic traits (AT) are on a continuum in the general population.

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Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countries

We explored trends in six developed countries in three types of indicators of child maltreatment for children younger than 11 years,...

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Parental prenatal smoking and risk of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The association between parental smoking and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was investigated in an Australian population-based...

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High detection rates of nucleic acids of a wide range of respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx and the middle ear

Both bacteria and viruses play a role in the development of acute otitis media, however, the importance of specific viruses is unclear.

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Histiologic chorioamnionitis is associated with reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm infants

Histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) is implicated in the onset of preterm labor and delivery. Chorioamnionitis is a known risk factor for early-onset sepsis...