The objective was to determine whether common perinatal complications could explain variation in risk of cesarean among foreign-born and Australian-born women. ...

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• 2012
• February 2012

The aim of this article is to describe a three phase formative process to develop and pilot a curriculum version of the Alert Program® ...

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• 2017
• June 2017

This document describes the calibration of the parent/carer reported impact items developed for use in the Second Australian Child & Adolescent Survey of... ...

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• 2015
• March 2015

Despite Western Australia (WA) having the highest proportion of overseas-born residents of any Australian state, no previous study has examined the general... ...

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• 2011
• June 2011

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is associated with otitis media ...

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• 2011
• June 2011

Bep Shakara Yael Uink Liddelow-Hunt Perry BU SLH YP BPsych(Hons.), MAppPsy(Clinical), PhD BPhil(Hons) BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD Honorary Research Associate Research Assistant; PhD Candidate Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth ...

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In Australia, Aboriginal children experience disproportionate rates of type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with non-Aboriginal children. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal adolescents with T2D and their family members to better understand the influences of T2D on self-management, with findings used to inform an enhanced service model of care. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration <50 nmol/l) is recognised as a public health problem globally. The present study details the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in a nationally representative sample (n 3250) of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged ≥18 years. We used data from the 2012-2013 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (AATSIHS). Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem MS. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

The choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control. ...

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• 2017
• October 2017

The Indigenous population of the Northern Territory of Australia (NT) suffers from a very high burden of Streptococcus pyogenes disease, including cardiac... ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

Vitamin D research can vary geographically, as vitamin D status is influenced by latitude, season, dietary intake, body mass index, ethnicity, and public health initiatives. Over the last two decades, research on vitamin D has increased in Australia, where the potential for sun exposure (a major source of vitamin D) is high. We aimed to identify key topics and gaps in vitamin D research in Australia using a data-driven approach. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a major human pathogen responsible for superficial infections through to life-threatening invasive disease and the autoimmune sequelae acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Despite a significant global economic and health burden, there is no licensed vaccine available to prevent GAS disease. Several pre-clinical vaccines that target conserved GAS antigens are in development. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022