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The evolution of local food environments within established neighbourhoods and new developments in Perth, Western AustraliaPeople living in new developments, and low SES areas of Perth, may be disadvantaged with poorer access to healthy food and greater exposure to unhealthy food outlets
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Tricho-hepatic-enteric syndrome (THES) without intractable diarrhoeaWe report an 8 year old girl who was diagnosed with THES by the Undiagnosed Disease Program-WA with compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in SKIV2L
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Bronchodilator responsiveness in children with asthma is not influenced by spacer device selectionSpacer device was not associated with clinically important differences in lung function following bronchodilator inhalation in children with asthma
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Evening and night work schedules and children's social and emotional well-beingThe findings show that both mothers’ and fathers’ evening and night work schedules are linked to an increase in children's externalizing and internalizing behavior
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The incidence of sore throat and group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children at high risk of developing acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysisGroup A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has traditionally been considered the sole precursor of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Evidence from Australia, however, suggests that GAS skin infections may contribute to the pathogenesis of ARF.
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Feasibility of a Consumer Centred Tobacco Management intervention in Community Mental Health Services in AustraliaThis study tested a new program for helping smokers with severe mental illness to reduce their tobacco use, together with determining the feasibility of such research in community mental health settings in Australia.
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Caregiver-perceived racial discrimination is associated with diverse mental health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 7-12 yearsExposure to racial discrimination in Aboriginal children increased the risk for a spectrum of interrelated factors linked to negative mental health
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Birth seasonality and risk of autism spectrum disorderIn the first multinational study of birth seasonality of autism spectrum disorder, there was evidence supporting the presence of seasonal trends in Finland and Sweden
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Eighth annual conference of in VIVO planetary health: From challenges to opportunitiesHere, we present the abstracts and proceedings of our 8th annual conference, held in Detroit, Michigan in May 2019, themed "From Challenges, to Opportunities"
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Changing Prevalence of Lower Airway Infections in Young Children with Cystic FibrosisAspergillus species and P. aeruginosa are commonly present in the lower airways from infancy