Reports and Findings
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Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools:This paper presents the study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a school based program developed to prevent teenage
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Serum levels of folate, lycopene, beta-carotene, retinol and vitamin E and prostate cancer riskPrevious studies relating increased serum levels of folate and fat-soluble vitamins to prostate cancer risk have variously shown null associations or to either
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Tumor Antigen Cross-Presentation and the Dendritic Cell: Where it All Begins?Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that are critical for the generation of effective cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses;
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Th2-associated immunity to bacteria in asthma in teenagers and susceptibility to asthmaBacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma
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Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhoodThere is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.
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Low-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and risk to child behavioural development: a prospective cohort studyTo examine the association of fetal alcohol exposure during pregnancy with child and adolescent behavioural development.
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Is there a sex ratio difference in the familial aggregation of specific language impairment? A meta analysisThis meta-analysis examined whether there is a sex ratio difference in the risk for impairment among family members of an SLI proband
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Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Australian childrenRates of type 2 diabetes are higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australian children and adolescents.
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Women's knowledge and attitudes regarding alcohol consumption in pregnancy: a national surveyAlcohol exposure in pregnancy is a common and modifiable risk factor for poor pregnancy and child outcomes.
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Rates and types of hospitalisations for children who have subsequent contact with the child protection systemTo determine whether children who have child maltreatment allegation or substantiation have a higher rate of general hospital admissions and injury related admi