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Swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communitiesProviding remote communities with access to chlorinated swimming pools has been considered as a possible strategy for reducing ear and skin infection rates...
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Cancer Survival and Excess Mortality Estimates among Adolescents and Young Adults in Western Australia, 1982-2004: A Population-Based StudyA cancer diagnosis in adolescents and young adults conferred substantial survival decrement.
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Functioning and post-school transition outcomes for young people with Down syndromeOur analysis shows that functioning in activities of daily living was related to post-school day occupation. Current health status and behaviour were found...
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Early development and regression in Rett syndromeOur findings provide additional insight into the early clinical profile of Rett syndrome.
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Early life influences on cardio-metabolic disease risk in aboriginal populations-what is the evidence? A systematic reviewWe systematically reviewed the published evidence for the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis among aboriginal populations from Australia,...
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Genetic Research and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AustraliansHuman genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population. Here we consider how the different levels of Indigenous research...
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: A systematic analysisMeasuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of...
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Association between early bacterial carriage and otitis media in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal childrenStreptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc), nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are the most important bacterial pathogens...
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Neonatal antigen-presenting cells are functionally more quiescent in children born under traditional compared with modern environmental conditionsOne explanation for the high burden of allergic and autoimmune diseases in industrialized countries is inappropriate immune development under modern...
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Cyclical variation in the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Western Australia (1985-2010)The objective was to examine the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Western Australia from 1985-2010.