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The pet factor - Companion animals as a conduit for getting to know people, friendship formation and social supportPet owners were significantly more likely to get to know people in their neighborhood than non-pet owners.
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PRAGMA-CF. A Quantitative Structural Lung Disease Computed Tomography Outcome in Young Children with Cystic FibrosisChest computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for demonstrating cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease. However, there are no standardized outcome...
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Risk factors for decline in IQ in youth with type 1 diabetes over the 12 years from diagnosis/illness onsetThis study examined illness-related change in intelligence quotient (IQ) in a cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes studied prospectively from disease onset...
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Does aetiology of neonatal encephalopathy and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy influence the outcome of treatment?Neonatal encephalopathy, a clinical syndrome affecting term-born and late preterm newborn infants, increases the risk of perinatal death...
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Immunogenicity of the inactivated influenza vaccine in children who have undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantThis study provides evidence to support annual inactivated influenza vaccine administration to children following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant
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Investigating associations between birth order and autism diagnostic phenotypesBirth order effects have been linked to variability in intelligence, educational attainment and sexual orientation. First- and later-born children have been linked to an increased likelihood of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, with a smaller body of evidence implicating decreases in cognitive functioning with increased birth order. The present study investigated the potential association between birth order and ASD diagnostic phenotypes in a large and representative population sample.
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Talking skin: Attitudes and practices around skin infections, treatment options, and their clinical management in a remote region in Western AustraliaDocumenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions
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Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorderA pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms
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Data Linkage: Canadian and Australian Perspectives on a Valuable Methodology for Intellectual and Developmental Disability ResearchBuilding 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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Attitudes about and access to influenza vaccination experienced by parents of children hospitalised for influenza in AustraliaImproving parents’ and providers’ knowledge and confidence in influenza vaccination safety, efficacy, and benefits should be prioritised