Reports and Findings
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Dietary fructose in relation to blood pressure and serum uric acid in adolescent boys and girlsEvidence that fructose intake may modify blood pressure is generally limited to adult populations.
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Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancyThese data suggest that the link between maternal hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and child behavioral development begins in the first year of life.
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Mental health in female veterinarians: Effects of working hours and having childrenMore than one-third (37%) of the sample was suffering 'minor psychological distress', suggesting the stressful nature of veterinary practice.
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A geometric morphometric assessment of hand shape and comparison to the 2D: 4D digit ratio as a marker of sexual dimorphismIn this study of hand shape analysis, we introduce the reader already familiar with the field of twin research to the potential utility of geometric...
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No dose-dependent increase in fracture risk after long-term exposure to high doses of retinol or beta-caroteneThis intervention study found no increase in fracture risk among 2,322 adults who took a controlled, high-dose retinol supplement (25,000 IU retinyl...
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Short report: Care for children and adolescents with diabetes in Australia and New Zealand: Have we achieved the defined goals?In 2010, the Australasian Paediatric Endocrinology Group formed a national Children's Diabetes Network that represented clinical teams managing over 95% of...
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Safety and tolerability of a 2009 trivalent inactivated split-virion influenza vaccine in infants, children and adolescentsTo evaluate the safety of CSL's split-virion inactivated trivalent 2009 Southern Hemisphere formulation influenza vaccine (TIV) in children.
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The International Collaboration for Autism Registry Epidemiology (iCARE): Multinational Registry-Based Investigations of Autism Risk Factors and TrendsiCARE provides a unique, unprecedented resource in autism research that will significantly enhance the ability to detect environmental and genetic...
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Associations Between the Early Development Instrument at Age 5, and Reading and Numeracy Skills at Ages 8, 10 and 12: a Prospective Linked Data StudyThe objective of this paper is to determine how well the EDI predicts a child's later literacy and numeracy outcomes as assessed by the National Assessment...
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Assisted Vaginal Deliveries in Mothers Admitted as Public or Private Patients in Western AustraliaWe investigated whether the risk of adverse infant outcomes after assisted deliveries was different for mothers admitted as public or private patients for...