There is scant literature about antepartum stillbirth management but guidelines usually recommend reserving caesarean sections for exceptional circumstances. However, little is known about caesarean section rates following antepartum stillbirth in Australia. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

To assess the effects of aural toilet procedures for people with chronic suppurative otitis media ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

Our study examined the risk of maternal smoking and alcohol consumption in pregnancy associated with child comorbidity in a community sample of children... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• September 2014

Exposure to arsenic in early life has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory infections during infancy, reduce childhood lung function, and increase... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• August 2013

The constant-phase model (CPM) is commonly fit to respiratory system input impedance (Z rs) to estimate lung mechanics. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• November 2012

Rates of Down syndrome (DS) show considerable international variation, but a systematic assessment of this variation is lacking. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• July 2010

Penelope Yael Rikki Kirsty Strauss Perry Battersby-Coulter Hird PS YP RBC KH BA, MPH, PhD BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA (Psych), MYMH, MPH (Health Econ Eval), MHM BPsych (Hons) Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention Program Head, Mental ...

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Natural Language Sampling (NLS) offers clear potential for communication and language assessment, where other data might be difficult to interpret. We leveraged existing primary data for 18-month-olds showing early signs of autism, to examine the reliability and concurrent construct validity of NLS-derived measures coded from video-of child language, parent linguistic input, and dyadic balance of communicative interaction-against standardised assessment scores. Using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software and coding conventions, masked coders achieved good-to-excellent inter-rater agreement across all measures. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• January 2023

This study describes a method that was used to develop a simple index for ranking individuals according to their diet quality in a longitudinal study ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• April 2018

Availability measures may produce significant and greater effect sizes than accessibility measures ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

Evidence suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder have increased rates of co-occurring psychosis and/or bipolar disorder. Considering the peak age of onset for psychosis and bipolar disorder occurs in adulthood, we investigated the co-occurrence of these disorders in adults with autism. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• March 2022

Energy drinks (ED) are popular among young people despite evidence of associated health risks. Research into the prevalence and pattern of ED intake among young people is sparse. The present study investigates the prevalence and pattern of ED intake among a large sample of adolescents, including how many consume them, how often, for what reasons and in what contexts. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• April 2021