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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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The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents. Report on the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThis report regards the health & wellbeing of Australian children & adolescents. Based on a survey conducted in the homes of over 6,300 families with...
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Prenatal adverse life events increase the risk for atopic diseases in children, which is enhanced in the absence of a maternal atopic predispositionThere is evidence to suggest an association between prenatal maternal stress and the development of asthma or other atopic diseases in offspring.
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Maternal consumption of coffee and tea during pregnancy and risk of childhood brain tumors: results from an Australian case-control studyThe aim of this analysis was to investigate whether maternal coffee or tea consumption during pregnancy was associated with the risk of CBT.
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Childhood brain tumours: Associations with parental occupational exposure to solventsPaternal exposure to solvents in the year before conception was associated with an increased CBT risk. This increased risk appeared to be mainly attributable...
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The right interventions for each child with cerebral palsyThis paper is a comment on an article published in a previous edition of the journal on a clinical intervention strategy for children with cerebral palsy.
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Wound healing genes and susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in BrazilLeishmania braziliensis causes cutaneous (CL) and mucosal (ML) leishmaniasis. In the mouse, Fli1 was identified as a gene influencing enhanced wound healing...
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Using genome-wide complex trait analysis to quantify 'missing heritability' in Parkinson's diseaseGenome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been successful at identifying single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) highly associated with common traits...
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Fish oil supplementation in early infancy modulates developing infant immune responsesMaternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy has been associated with altered infant immune responses and a reduced risk of infant sensitization and...
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Respiratory viral pathogens associated with lower respiratory tract disease among young childrenAcute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) commonly result in fatal outcomes in the young children of Papua New Guinea (PNG).