Public awareness-raising campaigns targeting alcohol use during pregnancy are an important part of preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are underdiagnosed in Australia, and health professionals have endorsed the need for national guidelines for diagnosis. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• October 2013

These data provide a picture of the prevalence of OFCs in WA since 1980, and provide a useful reference for OFC data in Australia and internationally. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• February 2013

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) are an important contributor to suspended particulate matter (PM) in urban areas. While epidemiological evidence exists for a... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• December 2011

The objective of this tudy was to collaborate with consumer and community representatives in the Alcohol and Pregnancy Project from 2006-2008 ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• May 2011

This study investigates the incidence of self-citation (authors citing their own work) for scholarly articles in ten journals published by the American... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• January 2011

Multiple lifestyle risk factors exhibit a stronger association with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) compared to a single factor, emphasizing the necessity of considering them collectively. By integrating these major lifestyle risk factors, we can identify individuals with an overall unhealthy lifestyle, which facilitates the provision of targeted interventions for those at significant risk of NCDs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the socio-demographic correlates of unhealthy lifestyles among adolescents and adults in Ethiopia. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a leading global cause of potentially preventable hearing loss in children and adults, associated with socioeconomic deprivation. There is an absence of consensus on the definition of CSOM, which complicates efforts for prevention, treatment, and monitoring. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• April 2024

Youth with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are under-recognised in the justice system, warranting improved identification. This study aimed to compare neuropsychological profiles of adolescents, with and without PAE and identify neuropsychological tasks predictive of PAE-group membership. It was hypothesised that participants with PAE would score significantly lower on neuropsychological tests. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• January 2024

To assess the degree to which timely audiological assessment of congenital hearing loss is achieved at our institution - Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia, and to review cases which breached this timeframe in order to address barriers to timely assessment. The benchmark used to determine timely assessment is that set out by The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in which diagnostic audiological testing occurs by three months of age for those who do not pass newborn hearing screening. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022