Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a predominantly adult-diagnosed disorder. Knowledge regarding the epidemiology, phenotype, and metabolic risk... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• January 2011

Research on adults has identified an immigrant health advantage, known as the 'immigrant health paradox', by which migrants exhibit better health outcomes than natives. Is this health advantage transferred from parents to children in the form of higher birth weight relative to children of natives? ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023

Features of the home-yard physical environment were positively associated with preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• March 2019

Young adulthood is a critical life period for health and health behaviours. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

To establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• August 2010

This study measured use and cost of health sector and related services in Rett syndrome and effects of socio-demographic, clinical severity and genetic factors ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• April 2011

Findings show that indicators of a poor intrauterine environment are associated with an elevated risk of ID, while for ASD, and particularly ASD without ID,... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Maternal resistant starch consumption was differentially associated with infant phenotypes, with reduced risk of infant wheeze, but increased risk of eczema ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• August 2019

This study suggests that low Apgar score is associated with higher risk of autism spectrum disorder, and in particular autistic disorder ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

This study highlights an unpredicted potential risk factor for the development of food allergy, that is, D pteronyssinus allergens in breast milk ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

This study assessed if the association between mental disorders and higher student absences varies across different profiles of risk factors, and estimated the proportion of student absences associated with mental disorders. Data included responses from a nationally representative Australian survey of child and adolescent mental health. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

This review article examines the evidence of the impact of in utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure on allergy risk in childhood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• December 2014