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Health professionals addressing alcohol use with pregnant women in Western AustraliaHealth professionals have an important role to play in preventing prenatal alcohol exposure
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Representativeness of child controls recruited by random digit diallingRecruiting control subjects who are representative of the population from which the cases are drawn is a challenge in case-control studies
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Rett syndrome in Australia: a review of the epidemiologyTo examine the prevalence, cumulative incidence, and survival in an Australian cohort with Rett syndrome (RTT).
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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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A systematic review of prevention interventions to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Indigenous communitiesLiz Martyn Milne Symons MPH PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Emeritus Fellow Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 martyn.symons@thekids.org.au
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Environmental Risk Factors by Gender Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderOur study investigates the maternal, pregnancy, and newborn risk factors by gender for children prescribed stimulant medication for treatment of ADHD in WA.
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Maternal Use of Folic Acid and Other Supplements and Risk of Childhood Brain TumorsInterest in a possible protective effect of maternal vitamin use before or during pregnancy against childhood brain tumors (CBT) and other childhood cancers...
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Seasonal variation in fetal growth: Accounting for sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposuresWe sought to investigate seasonal variation in fetal growth, accounting for important sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures.
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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogensData linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.