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School absence and its effect on school performance for children born with orofacial cleftsWe aimed to describe school absence and its relationship with school performance for children with and without orofacial clefts.
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The development of a culturally appropriate school based intervention for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities: A formative evaluation of the Alert Program® interventionThe aim of this article is to describe a three phase formative process to develop and pilot a curriculum version of the Alert Program®
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Using clinical information to make individualized prognostic predictions in people at ultra high risk for psychosisRecent studies have shown an association between psychopathology and subsequent clinical and functional outcomes in people at UHR for psychosis.
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Enrichment increases hippocampal neurogenesis independent of blood monocyte-derived microglia presence following high-dose total body irradiationlatent neural precursor cells remain present in the neurogenic niche of the adult hippocampus up to 8 weeks following high-dose total body irradiation
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Protection against maternal infection-associated fetal growth restriction: Proof-of-concept with a microbial-derived immunomodulatorThis study suggests that broad-spectrum protection-of-pregnancy against infection-associated inflammatory stress represents an achievable therapeutic goal
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Adherence to secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease is underestimated by register data.Adequate resources are needed for maintenance of data quality in acute rheumatic fever/ rheumatic heart disease registers to ensure provision of evidence-based care and accurate assessment of program impact.
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Caesarean section and risk of autism across gestational age: a multi-national cohort study of 5 million birthsThe positive association between caesarean section (CS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be attributed to preterm delivery.
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Determinants of early-life lung function in African infantsTo assess the determinants of early lung function in African infants.

A diet and lifestyle mobile app targeting a critical window in early pregnancy is being introduced to women in the northern suburbs of Perth, hoping to assist with breaking the ‘transmission’ of obesity from one generation to the next.

A letter to the WA public from Jonathan Carapetis and Fiona Stanley.