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Tobacco smoking and mental disorders in Australian adolescentsThis study aimed to (1) examine the strength of the association between mental disorders/mental health problems, risk behaviours and tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents, (2) compare rates of tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents with major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or conduct disorder in 2013/14 vs 1998, and (3) identify the extent to which an association between tobacco smoking and mental health problems among adolescents can be attributed to non-mental health risk factors.
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Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis mediaTreatment of chronic suppurative otitis media with topical antibiotics probably results in an increase in resolution of ear discharge compared with boric acid
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Prevalence of chronic wet cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis in aboriginal childrenStrategies to address reasons for and treatment of chronic wet cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis in young Aboriginal children in remote north Western Australia are required
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Requirements for improving health and well-being of children with Prader-Willi syndrome and their familiesPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition with multi-system involvement
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Genetic determinants of paediatric food allergy: A systematic reviewWe systematically reviewed the literature on the genetic basis of food allergy, identifying areas for further investigation
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Quorum Sensing Signaling Alters Virulence Potential and Population Dynamics in Complex Microbiome-Host InteractomesGenome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of a quorum sensing positive Psychrobacter isolate identified several quorum sensing associated systems
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Editorial: Insights Into Biomarkers, Cytokines, and Chemokines in Skin CancerOur current Research Topic highlights the complexity of the relationship between the skin, immune system and skin cancer
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Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural IndonesiaThis paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways
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Are preterm birth and intra-uterine growth restriction more common in Western Australian children of immigrant backgrounds? A population based data linkage studyOur findings illustrate the vulnerabilities of children born to foreign women from low and middle-income countries
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Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder According to Maternal-Race Ethnicity and Country of Birth: A Register-Based StudyAn increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children of immigrant backgrounds has been observed