A large proportion of adverse outcomes were attributable to the modifiable risk factors of substance use and assault ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

There is limited empiric evidence on the coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) required to generate substantial indirect protection. We investigate the association between population PCV coverage and indirect protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia hospitalisations among undervaccinated Australian children. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

To describe the process for assembling a linked study that will enable the conduct of population-based studies related to immunisation and immunisation policy. ...

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• 2017
• September 2017

The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

Older maternal age is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in young adult females ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

We develop a compartmental model for RSV infection, driven by a seasonal forcing function, and conduct parameter space and bifurcation analyses to document... ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

The objective of this study is to compare the time trend of reported diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, hyperkinetic disorder, Tourette's syndrome, and... ...

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• 2015
• May 2015

Influenza vaccination of children with medical comorbidities is critical due their increased risks for severe influenza disease. In Australia, hospitals are an avenue for influenza vaccine delivery to children with comorbidities but are not always effectively utilised. Qualitative enquiry sought to ascertainment the barriers and enablers for influenza vaccination recommendation, delivery, and recording of these children at Australian hospitals. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), are the most lethal of childhood cancers. Palliative radiotherapy is the only established treatment, with median patient survival of 9 to 11 months. ONC201 is a DRD2 antagonist and ClpP agonist that has shown preclinical and emerging clinical efficacy in DMG.  ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

This study aimed to elucidate how an adverse prenatal environment, as defined by the presence of a number of known prenatal risk factors, would influence... ...

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• 2014
• November 2014

Despite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo R NG BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research raelene.endersby@telethonkids.org.au nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour ...

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