Aboriginal children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are at-risk of developing bronchiectasis, which can progress from untreated protracted bacterial bronchitis, often evidenced by a chronic (>4 weeks) wet cough following discharge. We aimed to facilitate follow-up for Aboriginal children hospitalised with ALRIs to provide optimal management and improve their respiratory health outcomes. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023

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

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• 2019
• March 2019

The similarities in risk factors and in the adjusted rates of victimisation-related injury admission in both countries suggest that the VR cluster of ICD-10... ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

We investigated predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. ...

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• 2011
• June 2011

We examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol-use diagnosis, and the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in a Western Australian population cohort. ...

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• 2017
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental disorder and chronic lung conditions are the leading cause of death and disability in Indonesia. Adolescence is when risks for NCDs emerge and it is also an important life stage for intervention, yet young people are often at the margins of NCD policy and actions. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

Serotype 24F is one of the emerging pneumococcal serotypes after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). We aimed to identify lineages driving the increase of serotype 24F in France and place these findings into a global context. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

Liz Martyn Milne Symons E MS MPH PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Emeritus Fellow Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 martyn.symons@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Emeritus Fellow Postdoctoral Researcher Liz is an epidemiologist specialising in the ...

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Given the severe risks to the fetus from heavy prenatal alcohol exposure, assessment and recording of alcohol use should be routinely undertaken in maternity... ...

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• 2013
• May 2013

The Western Australian Birth Defects Registry and the Western Australian Cerebral Palsy Register used multiple sources of voluntary notification without... ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

Recent research suggests that fetal exposure to increased maternal body mass index (BMI) during pregnancy may be associated with psychopathology later in life. ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status... ...

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• 2012
• May 2012