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The period of transition between paediatric (child) services and adult-based services is a sensitive one for patients with diabetes.

The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre is committed to increasing the community voice in diabetes research at all levels to ensure our research is

A new research study conducted by Professor Jeneva Ohan and Dr Keely Bebbington aims to develop our understanding of how adolescents navigate these disclosure decisions, and how we can support them to feel more confident when talking to others about their diabetes.
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Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in children admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2014The Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN) is a sentinel hospital-based surveillance programme operating in all states and territories in Australia
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Probiotics for treatment and primary prevention of allergic diseases and asthma: looking back and moving forwardReview treatment and primary prevention studies, recent meta-analyses, and discuss the current understanding of the role of probiotics in this context
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Effectiveness of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination against hospital-attended acute respiratory infections in pregnant womenInfluenza vaccination during pregnancy was associated with significantly fewer hospital attendances for ARI in pregnant women
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Out-of-Home Care versus In-home Care for Children Who Have Been Maltreated: A Systematic Review of Health and Wellbeing OutcomesCompared developmental health or wellbeing outcomes for maltreated children placed in out-of-home care with those cared for in their home
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CCI-007, a novel small molecule with cytotoxic activity against infant leukemia with MLL rearrangementsIdentified CCI-007 as a novel small molecule that displays rapid toxicity towards a subset of MLL-r, CALM-AF10 and SET-NUP214 leukemia cell lines
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Theory-Based Design and Development of a Socially Connected, Gamified Mobile App for Men About Breastfeeding (Milk Man)The development of Milk Man followed a best practice approach, including the involvement of a multidisciplinary team and grounding in behavior change theory
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Baseline grey matter volume of non-transitioned "ultra high risk" for psychosis individuals with and without attenuated psychotic symptoms at long-term follow-upThis study found that differences in regional grey matter volume are discernible at an early stage of ultra-high risk psychosis