We provide new evidence to support current guidelines for orchidopexy before age 18 months to decrease the risk of future testicular cancer and infertility ...

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• 2018
• October 2018

This reconstructed total population cohort paper investigates the relationship between cerebral palsy & pregnancy induced hypertension. ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

To explore women's alcohol consumption in pregnancy, and potential predictors of alcohol consumption in pregnancy. ...

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• 2012
• July 2012

Previous studies suggest that exposure to pesticides increases the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

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• 2011
• October 2011

Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing in children was linked to specific risk factors, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions to improve prescribing ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor ...

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David Burgner, Nick de Klerk, Kim Carter   Infection is the leading cause of global child mortality and morbidity, and in Australia the commonest reason for childhood hospitalisation. Infection-related conditions are the commonest surgical ...

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• Bioinformatics

This study aims to examine associations between individual, social, home, & neighbourhood environmental factors & dietary intake among adults. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

The Horizon2020 LifeCycle Project is a cross-cohort collaboration which brings together data from multiple birth cohorts from across Europe and Australia to facilitate studies on the influence of early-life exposures on later health outcomes. A major product of this collaboration has been the establishment of a FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data resource known as the EU Child Cohort Network. Here we focus on the EU Child Cohort Network's core variables. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

The risk of intellectual disability was increased in children born after assisted reproductive technology in Western Australia from 1994 to 2002 ...

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• 2018
• December 2018

In this investigation, the authors found an association between home pesticide exposure before birth and during a child's early years and acute lymphoblastic... ...

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• 2015
• December 2015

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a biphasic vaso-proliferative disease that has the potential to cause blindness. In addition to prematurity and hyperoxia, perinatal infection and inflammation have been reported to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ROP. The aim of this study was to assess the association between placental inflammation and the severity of ROP. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023