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Size-Dependent Uptake of Particles by Pulmonary Antigen-Presenting Cell Populations

The respiratory tract is an attractive target organ for novel diagnostic and therapeutic applications with nano-sized carriers, but their immune effects and...

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Exploring the potential to use data linkage for investigating the relationship between birth defects and prenatal alcohol exposure

There was a significant association between maternal alcohol-related diagnoses recorded during pregnancy and ARBD, with an attributable fraction of 0.57%.

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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Incidence and progression in the Northern Territory of Australia 1997 -2010

The reduction in ARF recurrence indicates that the RHD control program has improved secondary prophylaxis; a decline in RHD incidence is expected to follow.

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Recombinant house dust mite allergens

House dust mites (HDM) are a globally important source of allergen responsible for the sensitization of more than 50% of allergic patients.

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A systematic review of risk factors for cerebral palsy in children born at term in developed countries

The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to identify the risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in children born at term.

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The western dietary pattern is prospectively associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescence

In centrally obese adolescents with NAFLD, a healthy dietary pattern may be protective, whereas a Western dietary pattern may increase the risk.

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Evidence for Distinct Cognitive Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Specific Language Impairment

This finding supports distinct cognitive profiles in ASD and SLI and may provide further evidence for distinct aetiological mechanisms in the two conditions.

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The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western Australia

Despite knowledge about excess mortality in people with mental illness, the gap in their life expectancy compared with the general population has widened...

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Cancer incidence and mortality among underground and surface goldminers in Western Australia

Overall cancer mortality and incidence was higher among Western Australian goldminers compared with the general male population, particularly for underground...