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Psychometric properties of the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) measure

Initial evaluation suggests that QI-Disability is a reliable and valid measure of quality of life across the spectrum of intellectual disability

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Burden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia

Skin infections are an under-appreciated and dominant reason for presentation to primary healthcare centres in these indigenous communities

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The Brain Basis of Comorbidity in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This review discusses early brain development and the etiological factors that may give rise to atypical developmental trajectories, along with neuroimaging insights

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Incidence and prevalence of falls in adults with intellectual disability living in the community: a systematic review

Synthesized findings demonstrate that people with intellectual disability, who live in community or residential settings, may fall more frequently, and at a younger age

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Diagnosis of asbestos-related lung diseases

Consideration of the future for asbestos-related lung disease includes screening those at highest risk

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Geographical disparities in emergency department presentations for acute respiratory infections and risk factors for presenting

One in four ED presentations in WA children are for ARIs, representing a significant out-of-hospital burden with some evidence of geographical disparity

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Serotonergic contributions to human brain aggression networks

We investigated the influence of brain serotonin modulation and MAOA genotype on functional amygdala connectivity during aggressive behavior

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Antibody persistence and booster response in adolescents and young adults 4 and 7.5 years after immunization with 4CMenB vaccine

A more robust immune response after booster compared to a first dose in vaccine-naïve individuals, showed effective priming in an adolescent/young adult population

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Narrative Medicine Meets Planetary Health: Mindsets Matter in the Anthropocene

We argue that the principles and practice of narrative medicine can be applied on a larger scale, one with planetary health in mind