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Fetal alcohol exposure, nutritional status and epigenetic disruption – exploring the linksAlexander David Martyn Larcombe Martino Symons BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Research Fellow Head, Chronic Diseases Research
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Making FASD History: A multi-site prevention programInvestigators: Elizabeth Connor, James Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Pedruzzi Project partners: Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Mercy Services,
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Did you ever drink more? A detailed description of pregnant women's drinking patternsWe have identified characteristics of pregnant women who either abstain, drink until pregnancy awareness or drink throughout pregnancy.
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Working towards a shared framework in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders in Australia: A Gap AnalysisAmy Andrew Carol Jacinta Videos Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Bower Freeman BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (
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Exploring offending characteristics of young people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Western AustraliaNeurodevelopmental impairments resulting from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can increase the likelihood of justice system involvement. This study compared offence characteristics in young people with FASD to demographically matched controls (n = 500) in Western Australia.
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The orofacial, oromotor, speech, and voice characteristics of adolescents in youth detention: a comparison of groups with and without prenatal alcohol exposureLanguage disorder is highly prevalent in youth justice; however, orofacial, oromotor, speech, and voice anomalies have been largely overlooked. There has been some documentation of these among individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), and adolescents with PAE are over-represented in youth justice.
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The Development and Implementation of a Culturally Safe Survey for Measuring Knowledge, Attitudes and Values around FASD and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community SettingGlenn Martyn Pearson Symons BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations
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Hospital costs of multiple-birth and singleton-birth children during the first 5 years of life and the role of assisted reproductive technologyThe objective was to conduct a comprehensive economic and health services assessment of the frequency, duration, and cost of hospital admissions during the...
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Child Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Co morbidities on Family Stress: Effect of MedicationWe examined the degree of parental and child mental health in a community sample of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and the...
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Maternal Dietary Intake of Folate and Vitamins B6 and B12 During Pregnancy and Risk of Childhood Brain TumorsThis Australia-wide study examines whether maternal intake of folate and vitamins B6 and B12 during pregnancy is associated with development of brain tumors...