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Calculation of the age of the first infection for skin sores and scabies in five remote communities in northern Australia

The young age of the first infection with skin sores and scabies reflects the high disease burden in these communities

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Evaluation of a public education campaign to support parents to reduce adolescent alcohol use

The Parents, Young People and Alcohol campaign achieved high awareness and positively influenced parental outcomes

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Development and Assessment of Cumulative Risk Measures of Family Environment and Parental Investments in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

This study aimed to derive and assess summary indices of three domains of the family environment, including a Family Stress Index, Home Education Index and Parenting Index

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How New and Expecting Fathers Engage With an App-Based Online Forum: Qualitative Analysis

These data show that fathers are prepared to use a breastfeeding-focused online forum in a variety of ways to facilitate social support

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Topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media

To assess the effects of topical antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media

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An investigation of the determinants of quality of life in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome

Quality of life of young people with Down syndrome was most negatively associated with burden of medical conditions, but also with lack of friendships

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Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media

To assess the effects of systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.

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Effects of human rhinovirus on epithelial barrier integrity and function in children with asthma

This study demonstrates novel intrinsic differences in tight junctions gene and protein expression between airway epithelial cells of children with and without asthma

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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

The age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average

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Vitamin D is crucial for maternal care and offspring social behaviour in rats

These data highlight that early life levels of vitamin D are an important consideration for maternal behavioural adaptations as well as offspring neuropsychiatry