We aimed to identify and map child health services in the very remote Fitzroy Valley, West Kimberley, and document barriers to effective service delivery ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

The objective was to examine the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Western Australia from 1985-2010. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• November 2012

Carol Bower C MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; Director, FASD Research ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects

The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

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

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

To investigate hypospadias' prevalence and trends, rate of surgical repairs and post-repair complications in an Australian population. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

This paper evaluated the association between maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy and the occurrence of cleft lip and palates in infants by... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• May 2014

This paper examined the association of occupational exposure to handling cytotoxic drugs at work with risk of birth defects among a cohort of female... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• June 2014

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and brain tumors (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

We provided health professionals in Western Australia (WA) with educational resources about prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• July 2011