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Population-based prevalence of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders in Western AustraliaThe prevalence of intellectual disability has risen in WA over the last 10 years with most of this increase due to mild or moderate intellectual disability
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Is neighbourhood access to tobacco outlets related to smoking behaviour and tobacco-related health outcomes and hospital admissions?Smokers with greater access to tobacco outlets were more likely to be diagnosed with or admitted to hospital for heart disease
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Visual-motor integration, visual perception, and fine motor coordination in a population of children with high levels of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderAboriginal children living in remote Western Australia have poor visual-motor integration skills regardless of prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD
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Congenital anomalies in cerebral palsy: Where to from here?We have identified that CP registers often do not have quality data on congenital anomalies, necessitating linkage with congenital anomaly registers.
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Chronic HIV-1 infection induces B-cell dysfunction that is incompletely resolved by long-term antiretroviral therapyB-cell dysfunction persists in patients with HIV receiving long-term antiretroviral therapy. the causes and consequences of this require further investigation.
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Levels of innate immune factors in preterm and term mothers' breast milk during the 1st month postpartumPreterm breast milk contains significantly higher concentrations of some immune proteins than term breast milk
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Early Nutrition as a Major Determinant of 'Immune Health': Implications for Allergy, Obesity and Other Noncommunicable DiseasesA better understanding of nutritional programming of immune health may lead to dietary strategies that reduce the burden of many inflammatory diseases
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Timing of routine infant vaccinations and risk of food allergy and eczema at one year of ageThere was no overall association between delayed DTaP and food allergy; however, children with delayed DTaP had less eczema and less use of eczema medication
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The role of preschool in promoting children’s healthy development: Evidence from an Australian population cohortEngagement with preschool programs in Australia may present a plausible, equitable, and modifiable approach to improving children's developmental outcomes
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Reference genotype and exome data from an Australian Aboriginal population for health-based researchThis data set provides a useful reference point for genomic studies on Aboriginal Australians