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Development of a job-exposure matrix (AsbJEM) to estimate occupational exposure to asbestos in AustraliaOccupational exposure data on asbestos are limited and poorly integrated in Australia so that estimates of disease risk and attribution of disease causation...
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Cardiovascular disease risk factor profiles of 263,356 older Australians according to region of birthRisk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and physical inactivity, are common in Australia, but the prevalence...
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Identification of a dietary pattern prospectively associated with bone mass in Australian young adultsRelatively little is known about the relations between dietary patterns and bone health in adolescence, which is a period of substantial bone mass accrual.
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MS in South Asians in England: Early disease onset and novel pattern of myelin autoimmunityEpidemiological studies describe a latitude gradient for increased MS prevalence and a preponderance of disease in Caucasian individuals.
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Women and children: Climate change adaptation by community based health and social service organisationsInternationally, mortality from disasters is higher for women and children.
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Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biologyTo understand the genetic basis of obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI),...
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Molecular tools for differentiation of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae from Haemophilus haemolyticusThe molecular approaches that have been developed for differentiation of NTHi from H. haemolyticus, with the advantages and disadvantages of each target
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Lung function in African infants: A pilot studyUnsedated infant lung function measures of tidal breathing, MBW, and eNO are feasible in a semi-rural African setting
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Intussusception is associated with the detection of adenovirus C, enterovirus B and rotavirus in a rotavirus vaccinated populationIntussusception is associated with non-enteric adenovirus infections, and Enterovirus B infections
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies 11 risk variants associated with the asthma with hay fever phenotypePrevious analyses of family data from the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study provide evidence that this phenotype has a stronger genetic cause than asthma...