In utero exposure to arsenic via drinking water increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infections during infancy and mortality from bronchiectasis in... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• February 2013

Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co-occur. This survey of 288 New Zealand parents of children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or both conditions, examined the relations between age of diagnosis and early atypical development, the age specialist consultation was needed and types of specialists seen. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• March 2022

Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is one of the key strategies to achieve the WHO End TB targets. This study aimed to develop and validate a simple, convenient risk score to diagnose pulmonary TB among presumptive TB cases.  ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• December 2023

Preventing the rise in obesity is a global public health priority. Neighbourhood environments can help or undermine people's efforts to manage their weight, depending on availability of nutritious and nutrient-poor 'discretionary' foods. The proportion of household food budgets spent on eating outside the home is increasing. To inform nutrition policy at a local level, an objective assessment of the nutritional quality of foods and beverages on food service menus that is context-specific is needed. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• February 2023

These results indicate that T regulatory (Treg) and follicular T regulatory (Tfr) impairment is an early feature in MS. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• May 2017

Traits and characteristics qualitatively similar to those seen in diagnosed autism spectrum disorder can be found to varying degrees in the general population. To measure these traits and facilitate their use in autism research, several questionnaires have been developed that provide broad measures of autistic traits [e.g. Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ)]. However, since their development, our understanding of autism has grown considerably, and it is arguable that existing measures do not provide an ideal representation of the trait dimensions currently associated with autism. Our aim was to create a new measure of autistic traits that reflects our current understanding of autism, the Comprehensive Autism Trait Inventory (CATI). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• May 2021

Stressful events experienced in late pregnancy were negatively related with offspring motor development ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• February 2016

This review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2015
• March 2015

Australia's commitment to consumer and community participation in health and medical research has grown over the past decade. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• July 2013

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in early life and the development of T cell responses. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2012
• March 2012

This review examines the accuracy and biological interpretation of the measurement of androgens and estrogens in cord blood. The use of cord blood hormones... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• May 2014

Children who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited... ...

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