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Association of Genetic and Environmental Factors with Autism in a 5-Country Cohort

Based on population data from 5 countries, the heritability of ASD was estimated to be approximately 80%

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Birth seasonality and risk of autism spectrum disorder

In the first multinational study of birth seasonality of autism spectrum disorder, there was evidence supporting the presence of seasonal trends in Finland and Sweden

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Single Parasternal-Long-Axis-View-Sweep Screening Echocardiographic Protocol to Detect Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Prospective Study of Diagnostic Accuracy

Echocardiographic screening in school-aged children can detect rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prior to the manifestation of symptoms of heart failure.

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Mapping the global prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Plasmodium falciparum, 2000-17: a spatial and temporal modelling study

High-resolution maps of P falciparum are a resource for informing global policy and malaria control planning, programme implementation, and monitoring initiatives

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Western oropharyngeal and gut microbial profiles are associated with allergic conditions in Chinese immigrant children

Distinct differences in microbiome compositions were found in both oropharyngeal and fecal samples of Australian Chinese and Chinese-born Chinese children

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Forest cover and climate as potential drivers for dengue fever in Sumatra and Kalimantan 2006–2016: a spatiotemporal analysis

Dengue fever in Sumatra and Kalimantan was highly seasonal and associated with climate factors and deforestation

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The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: a prospective cohort study

Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity

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Pregnancy and birth outcomes of mothers with intellectual disability and their infants: Advocacy needed to improve well-being

For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

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The evolution of local food environments within established neighbourhoods and new developments in Perth, Western Australia

People living in new developments, and low SES areas of Perth, may be disadvantaged with poorer access to healthy food and greater exposure to unhealthy food outlets

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Multiple risk exposures for reading achievement in childhood and adolescence

Across 6 years of school, multiple risk-exposed children lagged behind low risk-exposed children in the order of years of lost gains in reading achievement