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Review of Aboriginal child health services in remote Western Australia identifies challenges and informs solutionWe aimed to identify and map child health services in the very remote Fitzroy Valley, West Kimberley, and document barriers to effective service delivery
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Feasibility of a commercial smartphone application for dietary assessment in epidemiological research and comparison with 24-h dietary recallsOur study tested the relative validity of a smart phone app for uses as an epidemiological dietary assessment tool, compared with a standard assessment method.
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Association between male genital anomalies and adult male reproductive disorders: a population-based data linkage study spanning more than 40 yearsWe provide new evidence to support current guidelines for orchidopexy before age 18 months to decrease the risk of future testicular cancer and infertility
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Maternal alcohol use disorder and child school attendance outcomes for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children in Western Australia: A population cohort record linkage study.Maternal alcohol use disorder was associated with a significantly increased odds of poor school attendance for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children.
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Neuropsychological Aspects of Prevention and Intervention for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in AustraliaBarriers in addressing FASD in Australia include a drinking culture and large populations living in regional or remote communities with high risk populations.
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Application of Population-Based Linked Data to the Study of Intellectual Disability and AutismData linkage is the bringing together of specific datasets from different sources using demographic information on individuals within a population.
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Young people in detention facing significant communication barriersA study revealing significant levels of language difficulty among detainees at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre underscores the need for more support for young people trying to navigate the justice system, The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers say.
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Banksia Hill project a game changer for young people in detentionA ground-breaking The Kids Research Institute Australia study, which revealed that almost every young person being held in the Banksia Hill Detention Centre had some form of neuro-disability, has sparked concern and conversation across Australia and the world.
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Communication, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justiceInvestigators: Natalie Kippin This research aims to examine the communication abilities of young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia,
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Researchers' experience with project management in health and medical research: Results from a post-project reviewProject management is widely used to deliver projects on time, within budget and of defined quality