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Pregnancy outcomes of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis: A population-based cohort study for the period 1983-2007

Infants of mothers with an alcohol-related diagnosis [International Classification of Disease (ICD), 9th/10th revisions] recorded on WA health data sets...

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Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in Western Australia: A population-based analysis of trends and peri-operative complications

We investigated changes over time in the demographic characteristics of women undergoing surgery and whether the presence of selected concomitant procedures...

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Myopia is associated with lower vitamin D status in young adults

The aim of this study was to investigate the link between vitamin D levels in the blood and short-sightedness in young adults.

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Myopia in Young Adults Is Inversely Related to an Objective Marker of Ocular Sun Exposure: The Western Australian Raine Cohort Study

In this young adult population, myopic refractive error was inversely associated with objectively measured ocular sun exposure, even after adjustment for...

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What did we learn from two decades of chest computed tomography in cystic fibrosis?

Despite our current treatment, many cystic fibrosis (CF) patients still show progressive bronchiectasis and small airways disease.

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Folate pathway gene polymorphisms and risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from an Australian case-control study

Recent research suggests that maternal folic acid supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of childhood brain tumors (CBT); polymorphisms in folate...

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Prevalence and onset of comorbidities in the CDKL5 disorder differ from Rett syndrome

There were differences in the presentation of clinical features occurring in the CDKL5 disorder and in Rett syndrome.

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Respiratory impedance in healthy unsedated South African infants: Effects of maternal smoking

Non-invasive techniques for measuring lung mechanics in infants are needed for a better understanding of lung growth and function...

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PRAGMA-CF. A Quantitative Structural Lung Disease Computed Tomography Outcome in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis

Chest computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for demonstrating cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease. However, there are no standardized outcome...