This white paper discusses the global progress in understanding novel diseases with the aim of encouraging more collaboration between international... ...

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• 2015
• November 2015

To assess the scale of ethnic inequalities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) rates and quantify the contribution of maternal characteristics to these disparities. This is a retrospective cohort study. A whole-of-population linked administrative data from 2002 to 2015 in Western Australia. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Our aim is to ascertain predictors of inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) uptake in pregnancy in mother-infant pairs from six Australian sites over four consecutive influenza seasons (2012-2015). ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Suicide, suicide ideation and self-harm are critically important public health issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

This study aimed to investigate the influence factors of financial toxicity experienced by colorectal cancer patients after surgery. The results will provide deep insights for developing effective intervention strategies to address this common issue of colorectal cancer care. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a prevalent malignant tumor of the digestive tract with a low 5-year survival rate due to the lack of effective treatment methods. Although therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) now play an important role in cancer therapy, effective targeted mAbs are still lacking for ESCC.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Over many years, it has been shown that cancer represents a significant proportion of excess mortality for people with mental illness. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Previous research has highlighted children's frequent exposure to advertisements of unhealthy food and beverages on television. However, the food industry is increasingly utilising non-broadcast channels such as outdoor advertising (eg billboards, bus shelters, shop fronts) for product marketing. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

This report regards the health & wellbeing of Australian children & adolescents. Based on a survey conducted in the homes of over 6,300 families with... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Desiree Silva DS MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Professor Desiree Silva is co-director for the ORIGINS Project and a professor of paediatrics at the University of Western Australia and Joondalup ...

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Desiree Silva DS MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Professor Desiree Silva is co-director for the ORIGINS Project and a professor of paediatrics at the University of Western Australia and Joondalup ...

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