Our results show that perception of body size for computer-generated stimuli was non-linear ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

Our current Research Topic highlights the complexity of the relationship between the skin, immune system and skin cancer ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

This paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

To assess the scale of ethnic inequalities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) rates and quantify the contribution of maternal characteristics to these disparities. This is a retrospective cohort study. A whole-of-population linked administrative data from 2002 to 2015 in Western Australia. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Trans and gender diverse young people experience mental health difficulties self-harm and suicidality at markedly higher rates than the general population, yet they often feel isolated from mental health services. There is little qualitative research on the experiences of trans and gender diverse young people accessing mental health support in Australia. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Investment in early childhood produces positive returns: for the child, the family and the community. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• August 2020

Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Rhinovirus are the most frequent cause of respiratory tract infections in infants and children and are major triggers of acute viral bronchiolitis, wheezing and asthma exacerbations. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• September 2020

Evidence based strategies are needed to enhance the ability of the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and harms including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In Australia FASD prevention research has largely focused on primary care and child development sectors, while little research has been conducted with AOD services providing comprehensive support to high risk women. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Otitis media is very common in Aboriginal children in Western Australia and chronic ear disease causes major problems in speech and language development and education. Up until recently, most programmes dealing with the problem of OM have focused on clinical interventions rather than prevention. The Enhanced Prevention Working Group was established as part of the WA Child Ear Health Strategy (2017–2021). The Group has worked collaboratively to develop a set of recommendations for prevention of OM in Aboriginal children. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020

Background: β-lactam antibiotics are associated with a variety of immune-mediated or hypersensitivity reactions, including immediate (type I) reactions mediated by antigen-specific IgE. Objective: We sought to identify genetic predisposing factors for immediate reactions to β-lactam antibiotics. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020