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Recording a history of alcohol use in pregnancy: an audit of knowledge, attitudes and practice at a child development service

To assess the effectiveness of alcohol documentation and to measure the practice of health practitioners in relation to asking about alcohol and pregnancy.

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Exposure to professional pest control treatments and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Previous studies suggest that exposure to pesticides increases the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Changes in thymic regulatory T-cell maturation from birth to puberty: Differences in atopic children

We report vaccine efficacy against CIN3+ and adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) in the end-of-study analysis of PATRICIA (PApilloma TRIal against Cancer In young...

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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

Blood pressure is a heritable trait influenced by several biological pathways and responsive to environmental...

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Language, cognitive flexibility, and explicit false belief understanding: Longitudinal analysis in typical development and Specific Language Impairment

The hypothesis that language plays a role in theory-of-mind (ToM) development is supported by a number of lines of evidence.

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The dual-pathway and cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating: prospective evaluation and comparison

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the dual-pathway, original cognitive-behavioural, and enhanced "transdiagnostic" cognitive-behavioural...

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Significant Association between Common Polymorphisms in the Aromatase Gene CYP19A1 and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

17β-Estradiol is important in maintaining bone structure, and regulation of its synthesis plays an important role in the development of postmenopausal...

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Gender, Culture and Intervention: Exploring Differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children's Responses to an Early Intervention Programme

Evaluation of a group parenting programme in the Northern Territory of Australia showed significant differences in benefits for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal...

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DNA Methylation Profiles of Airway Epithelial Cells and PBMCs from Healthy, Atopic and Asthmatic Children

Allergic inflammation is commonly observed in a number of conditions that are associated with atopy including asthma, eczema and rhinitis.

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Assisted reproductive technology and major birth defects in Western australia

The object of this work was to estimate the prevalence of major birth defects diagnosed by 6 years of age in all births and terminations of pregnancy for...