Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2009
• October 2009

Following the introduction of jurisdictional maternal pertussis vaccination programs in Australia, we estimated maternal vaccine effectiveness (VE) and whether maternal pertussis vaccination modified the effectiveness of the first 3 primary doses of pertussis-containing vaccines. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

To evaluate the effectiveness of maternal pertussis vaccination for preventing pertussis infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants under seven months of age. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

Pertussis hospitalisation is more common among infants born prematurely, who have significant comorbidities, or are Indigenous, but acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates in these sub-groups are lacking. We measured aP VE by Indigenous status, and policy-relevant categories of prematurity and comorbidity, in a population-based Australian cohort. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

Previous Australian studies have shown that delayed vaccination with each of the three primary doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccines (DTP) is up to 50 % in certain subpopulations. We estimated the excess burden of pertussis that might have been prevented if (i) all primary doses and (ii) each dose was given on time. ...

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• 2023
• February 2023

Christopher Kefyalew Hannah Blyth Alene Moore CC KA HC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc, MPH, PhD OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, ...

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PCV10 did not reduce NTHi density in the nasopharynx or middle ear, and was associated with increased pneumococcal nasopharyngeal density ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

A healthy diet was consistently associated with higher academic performance ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• July 2016

To investigate specific child and parental factors associated with increased vulnerability to substantiated child maltreatment. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• June 2010

Child behaviour following low to moderate maternal drinking in pregnancy ...

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• 2010
• January 2010

The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by... ...

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• 2012
• May 2012

Despite the rates of low Apgar scores being higher in public patients, the rates of special care admission were lower. ...

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• 2013
• May 2013