Despite the availability of five guidelines for the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), there is no national endorsement for their use in... ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in the offspring, using complete... ...

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• 2013
• December 2013

Children with birth defects experience higher rates of hospitalisation for ALRIs before age 2 years than children with no birth defects. ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

We conducted a population-based, record linkage study to examine the hospital admission risk in young children who are subsequently diagnosed with attention... ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

The object of this work was to estimate the prevalence of major birth defects diagnosed by 6 years of age in all births and terminations of pregnancy for... ...

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• 2012
• October 2012

A programme of monitoring mandatory fortification has been established in Australia. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

This study measured use and cost of health sector and related services in Rett syndrome and effects of socio-demographic, clinical severity and genetic... ...

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• 2011
• January 2011

When examining the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal effects, the timing and intensity of exposure have been ignored in epidemiological st ...

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• 2010
• November 2010

Carol Bower C MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; Director, FASD Research Australia CRE 08 6319 1813 carol.bower@telethonkids.org.au Senior Principal Research Fellow; Director, ...

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Carol Melissa Bower O'Donnell C M MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; Director, FASD Research Australia CRE Honorary Research Associate 08 ...

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Investigators: Tess Fletcher The overarching aim of this proposed research is to explore the limitations of existing alcohol and pregnancy messages and to assess the effectiveness of targeted messages, developed using a participatory design approach ...

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Young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can face significant challenges in their lives, including overrepresentation in the justice system from a young age. Police questioning and court proceedings can be difficult for these young people to navigate. Practice and policy responses are necessary to identify these individuals, provide appropriate support/rehabilitation, and upskill the justice workforce. The aim of this research was to determine the unmet workforce development needs of a regional workforce providing care and support to youth involved with the justice system. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021