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Influenza Epidemiology, Vaccine Coverage and Vaccine Effectiveness in Children Admitted to Sentinel Australian Hospitals in 2017

Significant influenza-associated morbidity was observed in 2017 in Australia. Vaccine coverage and antiviral use was inadequate.

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Children with East Asian-Born Parents Have an Increased Risk of Allergy but May Not Have More Asthma in Early Childhood

Children of East Asian ancestry born in Australia have a higher burden of most allergic diseases in the first 6 years of life, whereas asthma may follow a different pattern

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Antibody persistence and booster response in adolescents and young adults 4 and 7.5 years after immunization with 4CMenB vaccine

A more robust immune response after booster compared to a first dose in vaccine-naïve individuals, showed effective priming in an adolescent/young adult population

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Genome-wide association analysis identifies 11 risk variants associated with the asthma with hay fever phenotype

Previous analyses of family data from the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study provide evidence that this phenotype has a stronger genetic cause than asthma...

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Bullying Prevalence Across Contexts: A Meta-analysis Measuring Cyber and Traditional Bullying

Bullying involvement in any form can have lasting physical and emotional consequences for adolescents.

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Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature

This paper provides a comprehensive review of empirical evidence linking parental nonstandard work schedules to four main child developmental outcomes:...

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Maternal consumption of coffee and tea during pregnancy and risk of childhood brain tumors: results from an Australian case-control study

The aim of this analysis was to investigate whether maternal coffee or tea consumption during pregnancy was associated with the risk of CBT.

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Parental occupational paint exposure and risk of childhood leukemia in the offspring: findings from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium

Using individual data from fathers of 8,185 cases and 14,210 controls, the pooled OR for paternal exposure around conception and risk of acute lymphoblastic...

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Multiple prenatal ultrasound scans and ocular development: 20-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Through comprehensive ophthalmic examination of adult offspring we sought to determine the impact of multiple prenatal ultrasound scans on ocular development.

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How is paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis diagnosed and managed by paediatricians?

The diagnostic and management practices of paediatricians for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encepnalomyelitis within Australia vary widely