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Effect of Maternal Influenza Vaccination on Hospitalization for Respiratory Infections in Newborns: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Maternal influenza vaccination was associated with a reduction in the incidence of hospital admission for acute respiratory illness among infants <6 months old

Effectiveness of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccination against hospital-attended acute respiratory infections in pregnant women

Influenza vaccination during pregnancy was associated with significantly fewer hospital attendances for ARI in pregnant women

Mothers of Children with Autism have Different Rates of Cancer According to the Presence of Intellectual Disability in Their Child

Mothers of children with autism without ID had increased risk of cancer, which may relate to common genetic pathways

Functional abilities in children and adults with the CDKL5 disorder

Although abilities were markedly impaired for the majority with the CDKL5 disorder, some females and a few males had better functional abilities

Using record linkage to validate notification and laboratory data for a more accurate assessment of notifiable infectious diseases

Studies investigating pathogen-specific infectious disease would benefit from using multiple data sources.

Cancer incidence in the Western Australian mining industry

Working underground emerged as a significant determinant of lung cancer risk in our contemporary mining cohort

Using record linkage to examine testing patterns for respiratory viruses among children born in Western Australia

Using linked data, we describe changes in respiratory virus testing among children born in Western Australia in 1996-2012

Epidemiology of seasonal influenza infection in pregnant women and its impact on birth outcomes

Results from this linked population study suggests that there are differences in maternal infection by virus type and support the provision of seasonal vaccines

Probabilistic linkage of national immunisation and state-based health records for a cohort of 1.9 million births to evaluate Australia’s childhood immunisation program

To describe the process for assembling a linked study that will enable the conduct of population-based studies related to immunisation and immunisation policy.

Does late childbearing increase the risk for behavioural problems in children? a longitudinal cohort study

This study aimed to examine the relationship between advanced parental age and behavioural outcomes in offspring in a longitudinal cohort of children in WA.