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Safe start to life for East Pilbara babies thanks to Journey Together InitiativeBorn two weeks early, six-month-old Braxton Lewis’ entry to the world could have been vastly different if not for a service dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes for Aboriginal women in WA’s East Pilbara.
Early in the consultation phase of the project, local Elders through Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders, education representatives and others identified that vulnerable families needed help navigating and accessing local support services that were already available in Port Hedland.
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A preliminary investigation of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on facial morphology in children with Autism Spectrum DisorderWhile early exposure to alcohol may influence the development of facial structures, it does not appear to be associated with ASD phenotypic variability
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Modes of transmission and attack rates of group A Streptococcal infection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisGroup A Streptococcus (Strep A) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity globally. This bacterium is responsible for a range of different infections and post-infectious sequelae. Summarising the current knowledge of Strep A transmission to humans will address gaps in the evidence and inform prevention and control strategies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the modes of transmission and attack rates of group A streptococcal infection in human populations.
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Tobacco smoking and mental disorders in Australian adolescentsThis study aimed to (1) examine the strength of the association between mental disorders/mental health problems, risk behaviours and tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents, (2) compare rates of tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents with major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or conduct disorder in 2013/14 vs 1998, and (3) identify the extent to which an association between tobacco smoking and mental health problems among adolescents can be attributed to non-mental health risk factors.
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Germline Elongator mutations in Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastomaGenetic predisposition to proteome instability may be a determinant in the pathogenesis of paediatric brain cancers
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The detection of bile acids in the lungs of paediatric cystic fibrosis patients is associated with altered inflammatory patternsOur work has identified a clinically relevant host-derived factor that may participate in shaping early events in the aetiology of CF respiratory disease
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Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillationStroke risk and cardiovascular mortality are markedly higher for Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal patients with atrial fibrillation, particularly for patients under 60
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Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: Profile of women admitted to a Western Australian tertiary obstetric hospitalThis retrospective study assessed maternal and perinatal outcomes for women with rheumatic heart disease admitted to the largest tertiary obstetric hospital
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Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms are associated with severity of wheezing illnesses and asthma exacerbations in childrenThese findings suggest that genetic variants at the VDR locus may play a role in acute wheeze/asthma severity in children