Comparable survey data on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly sought after by policymakers to inform policies aimed at closing ethnic... ...

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

Chronic, low-intensity air pollution exposure has been consistently associated with reduced lung function throughout childhood. However, there is limited research regarding the implications of acute, high-intensity air pollution exposure. We aimed to determine whether there were any associations between early life exposure to such an episode and lung growth trajectories. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2024
• January 2024

The aim of this study was to devise an evidence-based missing data rule for the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) questionnaire specifying how many missing items are permissible for domain and total scores to be calculated using simple imputation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

We argue that population-based studies are critical to overcome the selection bias seen in many clinical samples and to identify true variability within a... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

Investigators: Albert McNamara, Allan Kickett Snr, Brad Farrant, Carol Michie, Carrington Shepherd, Charmaine Pell, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Clair Scrine, Doris Hill, Fiona Stanley, Glenn Pearson, Kerry Hunt, Larissa Perry, Michael Wright, Millie ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• February 2018

Neonatal dendritic cells generated form CD34+ cord blood progenitors have a higher inflammatory potential when exposed to viral than bacterial related stimuli ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

Shame is associated with a range of psychological disorders, and is a trans-diagnostic moderator of the association between stressors and symptoms of disorder. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• July 2014

Previous studies on maternal work hours and child diet quality have reported conflicting findings possibly due to differences in study design, lack of a... ...

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

The early years of life have a profound effect on a child's developmental pathway. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• July 2012

Children with CP and intellectual disability, particularly from minority backgrounds, were at higher risk of being admitted to hospital after the first year of life ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

There is a global trend towards place-based initiatives (PBIs) to break the cycle of disadvantage and promote positive child development. Co-location is a common element of these initiatives and is intended to deliver more coordinated services for families of young children. This paper examines how co-locating early childhood services (ECS) from health and education in Child and Family Centres (CFCs) has impacted collaboration between services. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020