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Developmental vitamin D deficiency increases foetal exposure to testosteroneAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders which are more common in males. The 'prenatal sex steroid' hypothesis links excessive sex-steroid exposure during foetal life with the behavioural differences observed in ASD. However, the reason why sex steroid exposure may be excessive remains unclear. Epidemiological studies have identified several environmental risk factors associated with ASD, including developmental vitamin D (DVD) deficiency.
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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogensData linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.
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Antecedents of hospital admission for deliberate self-harm from a 14-year follow-up study using data-linkageA prior episode of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the strongest predictors of future completed suicide. Identifying antecedents of DSH may inform strategi
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Association of an allele on chromosome 9 and abdominal aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been recognized as a multi-factorial disease with both genetic and environmental risk factors.
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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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Commentaries on Viewpoint: Standards for quantitative assessment of lung structure.Commentaries on Viewpoint: Standards for quantitative assessment of lung structure. Instillation fixation and overinflation of the mouse lun
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Increased allergic immune response to Sarcoptes scabiei antigens in crusted versus ordinary scabiesScabies, a parasitic skin infestation by the burrowing "itch" mite Sarcoptes scabiei, causes significant health problems for children and adults worldwide.
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Evaluation of the processes of family-centred care for young children with intellectual disability in Western AustraliaGovernment early intervention services for children with intellectual disability (ID) in Western Australia have adopted the model of family-centred care.
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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatoryTo establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.
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Rationale for access to public sector informationOn the back of the growing capacity of networked digital information technologies to process and visualise large amounts of information in a timely, efficient a