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ORIGINS has officially reached the study's five-year goal of recruiting 4,000 active participants to the project and has closed recruitment of new families into the active cohort.
By participating in ORIGINS, you are contributing to one of the largest and most comprehensive birth cohort studies ever.
A collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus is poised to be a game-changer for early childhood development.
A Quinns Rocks family who became the 1000th family to sign up for the ORIGINS Project is excited to be contributing to such ground-breaking research.
Learn about our timepoints for online questionnaires and Kids Check Appointments.
ORIGINS is an interventional cohort study, meaning participants receive timely feedback and an action plan to address any potential abnormalities.
Miss Braddon will be awarded with $15,000 to go towards her research project, DreamStart
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