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Population and Public Health Perspectives on Late Language Emergence at 24 Months as a Risk Indicator for Language Impairment at 7 YearsThe emergence of language during the toddler period is one of the most striking accomplishments in young children's development.
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The Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (2nd edition)Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occur at very high rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Standardised mortality is increased three-fold in a population-based sample of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetesFatalities in children and adolescents (1-17 yr) with T1DM were identified from the Western Australia Children's Diabetes Database between 1987-2011.
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Neural tube defects in Australia and food fortification with folic acidPromotion of periconceptional folic acid supplement use began in Australia following publication of randomised trials showing effectiveness.
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Maternal Attachment Status, Mother-Child Emotion Talk, Emotion Understanding, and Child Conduct ProblemsThe present study investigated the relations among maternal attachment status, mother-child emotion talk, child emotion understanding, and conduct problems...
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Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of childhood asthma up to age sixBreastfeeding is recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity, although epidemiological studies provide conflicting results in this debate.
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Improving the Quality of Life of mothers of children with autism and intellectual disabilityWe wanted to explore the quality of life of mothers of children with autism and intellectual disability and identify factors that impact their quality of life.
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Early Vocabulary Development of Australian Indigenous Children: Identifying StrengthsThe current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children.
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Pediatric sepsis in the developing world.Sepsis is the leading killer of children worldwide, but this is not reflected in estimates of global mortality.
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Nutritional approaches for the primary prevention of allergic disease: An updateThe dramatic rise in early childhood allergic diseases indicates the specific vulnerability of the immune system to early life environmental changes.