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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades: Evidence from Rural IndonesiaThis paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia
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Early Childhood Research and Indonesia's Young ChildrenThis chapter assesses what global evidence tells us about the importance of early childhood education and development...
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Opportunistic adolescent health assessment in the child protection unitAdolescents attending a hospital-based CPU report high rates of health-risk behaviours
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Weaving the narratives of relationship in community participatory researchThe Looking Forward Project is the story of our work with the Nyoongar community working together with mental health and drug and alcohol service providers...
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013Estimates were calculated for disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and YLDs using GBD 2010 methods with some important refinements.
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How training affects Australian paediatricians' management of obesitySecondary care could be the optimal sector for managing child and adolescent obesity, given low primary care uptake and limited tertiary services.
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The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing hospitalisation in children in Western AustraliaThis study aimed to determine the vaccine effectiveness of the southern hemisphere trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) in preventing...
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Pre-pregnancy maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk for affective disorders in offspringMaternal pre-pregnancy obesity has been linked with an increased risk for negative emotionality and inattentiveness in offspring in early childhood.
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Patterns and Predictors of Language and Literacy Abilities 4-10 Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian ChildrenThis research focuses on three questions 1) What are the patterns of stability & change; 2) what are the predictors of this progression, and; 3) what is the...
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Persistently high rates of preterm and small-for-gestational-age over two decades within regional Western Australia: A spatio-temporal studyThis study assessed the temporal stability of spatial patterns in the incidence of preterm and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) in regional Western Australia.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in paediatric meningitis patients at Goroka General HospitalThis research presents serotype, antimicrobial susceptibility and outcome data from paediatric meningitis patients prior to introduction of Haemophilus...
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Adolescent peer aggression and its association with mental health and substance use in an Australian cohortProspective longitudinal birth cohort data was used to examine the association between peer aggression at 14yrs and mental health and substance use at 17yrs...
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Feasibility of Outpatient 24-Hour Closed-Loop Insulin DeliveryThis study used a prototype algorithm to look at the feasibility of home use insulin pump hardware (MiniMed 670G) for improved insulin delivery.
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Prevalence and risk factors for cervical HPV infection and abnormalities in young adult women at enrolment in the multinational PATRICIA trialWe evaluated baseline data from the PApilloma TRIal against Cancer In young Adults (PATRICIA; NCT00122681) on the association between behavioral risk factors...
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Environmental microbial exposure and protection against asthmaThis article looks at the clinical implications of the research into microbial exposure & protection against asthma.
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The effect of a short sprint on postexercise whole-body glucose production and utilization rates in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitusA sprint as short as 10 sec can increase plasma glucose levels in nondiabetic and T1DM individuals, with this rise resulting from a transient decline in...
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Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infantsThe purpose of this article is to highlight emerging evidence for existing allergy prevention guidelines regarding potential benefits of supporting early...
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The Australian Baby Bonus Maternity Payment and Birth Characteristics in Western AustraliaThe Australian baby bonus maternity payment introduced in 2004 has been reported to have successfully increased fertility rates in Australia. We aimed to...
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Undiagnosed Diseases Network International (UDNI): White paper for global actions to meet patient needsThis white paper discusses the global progress in understanding novel diseases with the aim of encouraging more collaboration between international...