Helen Leonard HM MBChB MPH Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Principal Research Fellow Areas of research ...

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This novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already... ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

Policy Context Indicator Information View the Maps Mothers aged under 20 years are classified as teenage mothers1. There are a range of risk factors ...

• Western Australian Child Development Atlas
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The Horizon2020 LifeCycle Project is a cross-cohort collaboration which brings together data from multiple birth cohorts from across Europe and Australia to facilitate studies on the influence of early-life exposures on later health outcomes. A major product of this collaboration has been the establishment of a FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data resource known as the EU Child Cohort Network. Here we focus on the EU Child Cohort Network's core variables. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

This systematic review presents a critical, interpretive analysis of publications that include lived experiences of rheumatic heart disease ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

We have identified characteristics of pregnant women who either abstain, drink until pregnancy awareness or drink throughout pregnancy. ...

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• 2016
• August 2016

Article title Leonard, H., Ravikumara, M., Baikie, G., Naseem, N., Ellaway, C., Percy, A., Abraham, S., Geerts, S., Lane, J., Jones, M., Bathgate, K. ...

• Rett syndrome and Related Disorders
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Findings from this study indicate that even in the absence of stroke, being at high polygenic risk of ischemic stroke is associated with lower cognitive ability ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood mental health disorder, affecting about 1 in 20 children. It can impact their behaviour, learning and social skills. ...

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Child obesity is a serious public health challenge affected by both individual choice and societal and environmental factors. The main modifiable risk factors for child obesity are unhealthy eating and low levels of physical activity, both influenced by aspects of the built environment.  ...

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• 2023
• October 2023