Several studies suggest that maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy protects against childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Children who live in the outer suburbs of Australia’s four biggest cities are twice as likely to have asthma as those living in inner city areas, according to a new study based on health data captured in the last Australian Census. ...

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• March

Prevention strategies in ARF endemic settings may be enhanced by targeting new members entering a community and children in environments of close contact ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

Pre-eclampsia is a common complication of pregnancy and is a major cause of fetal maternal mortality and morbidity. ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

There is an ongoing need for improvement in assessment tools and methods that investigate food sources of saturated fat and mortality to inform dietary... ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Maternal immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) may protect young infants in high-risk settings against the high risk of pneumococcal infections in early life. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and immunogenicity of 13-valent PCV (PCV13) in healthy women of childbearing age in PNG. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

We aimed to systematically review and assess the performance of all published models that predicted development of COPD ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

There has been a limited understanding of the longitudinal trajectory and determinants of socio-emotional outcomes among children in out-of-home care (OOHC). This study aimed to examine child socio-demographics, pre-care maltreatment, placement, and caregiver factors associated with trajectories of socio-emotional difficulties of children in OOHC. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

Our goal was to identify genetic risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania braziliensis. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Alcohol use can have adverse health effects among children and adolescents ...

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• 2020
• June 2020