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Sleep-disordered breathing in Australian children with Prader-Willi syndrome following initiation of growth hormone therapy

In children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), growth hormone (GH) improves height and body composition; however, may be associated with worsening sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Some studies have reported less SDB after GH initiation, but follow-up with polysomnography is still advised in most clinical guidelines.

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Predicting Long-Term Survival Without Major Disability for Infants Born Preterm

Apgar score, birth weight, sex, socioeconomic status, and maternal ethnicity, in addition to gestational age, have pronounced impacts on disability-free survival.

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Data Linkage: Canadian and Australian Perspectives on a Valuable Methodology for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research

Building data linkage capabilities, and how linked databases can be used to identify persons with IDD and used for population-based research

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A framework for understanding quality of life domains in individuals with the CDKL5 deficiency disorder

This study aimed to identify the quality of life domains important for individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorder

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Apgar score and risk of autism

This study suggests that low Apgar score is associated with higher risk of autism spectrum disorder, and in particular autistic disorder

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Hospital admissions in children with developmental disabilities from ethnic minority backgrounds

Children with CP and intellectual disability, particularly from minority backgrounds, were at higher risk of being admitted to hospital after the first year of life

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Child protection involvement of children of mothers with intellectual disability

Children born to parents with intellectual disability (ID) have been shown as disproportionally represented in child protection services however with limited population-based research.

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Effect of single versus multistrain probiotic in extremely preterm infants: a randomised trial

Evidence indicates that multistrain probiotics benefit preterm infants more than single-strain (SS) probiotics. We assessed the effects of SS versus triple-strain (TS) probiotic supplementation (PS) in extremely preterm (EP) infants.

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Modelling quality of life in children with intellectual disability using regression trees

To identify factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in children with intellectual disability. We aimed to identify patterns of association not observable in previous hypothesis-driven regression modelling using the same data set from a cross-sectional observational study.

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COVID-19 and Behavioral Sciences

Citation: Jackson T, Steed L, Pedruzzi R, Beyene K, Chan AHY. Editorial: COVID-19 and Behavioral Sciences. Front Public Health. 2022;9. Keywords: