This study finds that the EDI shows moderate validity and reliability in poor communities in Indonesia and highlights some of the difficulties associated with adapting western instruments for non-western cultures and contexts. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• February 2017

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic cardiac condition with an infectious aetiology, causing high disease burden in low-income settings. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017

People with two or more copies of MECP2 gene, located at Xq28, share clinical features and a distinct facial phenotype called MECP2 Duplication syndrome. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

This report provides new evidence of the relationships between family structure and childhood mental disorders in an under-researched context, Australia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

The positive association between caesarean section (CS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be attributed to preterm delivery. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

The significance of both indoor and outdoor sources of air pollution and effect modifiers such as green space and heating require further investigation ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

We aimed to describe the distribution of RV species and associations between RV species and clinical features in children hospitalized with clinically severe pneumonia in Morocco ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

This is the first study to describe a pulmonary precursor cell for dendritic cells in lung tissue ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

We describe a series of 6 cases where adoption of a low carbohydrate diet in children impacted growth and cardiovascular risk factors with potential long-term sequelae. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

This study examined UHR transition risk as a function of cannabis use characteristics which vary largely between people, due to a variety of factors. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

The community (or neighbourhood) is seen as a potential point of intervention for improving early childhood development outcomes through place-based approaches targeting all children. Yet there are insufficient robust data to guide policy and practice. Developing community factors for early childhood development is one way to facilitate more informed, evidence-based community action. This paper discusses the methodological learnings from the Kids in Communities Study, an Australian investigation into community-level factors important for early childhood development, including some of the challenges and innovations associated with the measurement and development of indicators. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• April 2017

ASD, in the context of prenatal maternal stress exposure, may be associated with a more severe phenotype, particularly when there are multiple prenatal exposures ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• November 2017