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Self-harm: Prevalence estimates from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm
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Funding boost to improve anaesthesia safety for kids with asthmaTelethon Kids Institute and the PMH Anaesthesia Research Team will work to improve the safety for young children with asthma undergoing general anaesthesia.
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House Dust Mite Allergens: New Discoveries and Relevance to the Allergic PatientRecent findings on house dust allergens and their contribution to knowledge that will significantly impact current and future allergy treatments are appraised
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Diagnostic evaluation for autism spectrum disorder: A survey of health professionals in AustraliaReported practice of some professionals in Australia may not be consistent with international best practice guidelines for ASD diagnosis
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Health care utilization and costs for children and adults with duchenne muscular dystrophyThe annual economic cost of DMD was found to be high, reflecting a significant socioeconomic burden, especially in boys who reach adulthood
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Video: Aboriginal AsthmaWadjuk Nyungar man Walter McGuire talks about the importance of air quality to our health.
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Effects of maltreatment and parental schizophrenia spectrum disorders on early childhood social-emotional functioning: a population record linkage studyChildhood maltreatment and history of parental SSD are associated independently with poor early childhood social-emotional functioning
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Long-term outcomes from acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A Data-Linkage and Survival Analysis ApproachAdverse outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease and the effect of comorbidities and demographic factors on these outcomes
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Disorder, and Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder: Overlaps, Distinguishing Features, and Clinical ImplicationsStrictly defined cases of social (pragmatic) communication disorder and specific language impairment can be distinguished from autism spectrum disorder
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The Kids researchers awarded Raine Medical Research Foundation fundingCongratulations to three The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers, who have been awarded funding from the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
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A genome-wide approach to children's aggressive behavior: The EAGLE consortiumCommon variants at 2p12 show suggestive evidence for association with childhood aggression
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Psychotic experiences and their significanceClinical perspective from the ultra high risk (UHR) paradigm, that aims to identify people at high risk of psychotic disorder
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Study protocol for screening and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among young people sentenced to detention in Western AustraliaThis study aims to establish FASD prevalence among sentenced young people in detention in Western Australia (WA)
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Alcohol restrictions a powerful tool for communitiesThere is growing evidence that alcohol restrictions are effective in empowering communities to reduce the immediate and long term impacts of alcohol.
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The Kids and GE Healthcare sign strategic collaboration agreementThe Kids and GE Healthcare have joined forces to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families.
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Helping IVF deliver healthy babiesDr Hansen’s study found children born through ART had a twofold risk of having a birth defect. The results were published in the prestigious New England Journal
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Celebrating 25 yearsAs our Founding Director Fiona Stanley puts it, The Kids Research Institute Australia was formed on a "wing and a prayer".
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Exploring resilience as a pathway to Aboriginal young people's healthCan resilience improve health outcomes in Aboriginal young people? That question will be explored by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Clair Scrine.