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Influence of the environment on participation in social roles for young adults with down syndromeThe purpose of this study is to describe the social participation of young adults with Down syndrome and examine its relationship with the physical and...
Eight-year-old Emily has type 1 diabetes, a lifelong chronic disease that requires constant management and vigilance to keep blood glucose levels on target. It is a relentless disease, not just on individuals but also on families.
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Two The Kids researchers appointed Academy FellowsThe Kids Researchers Professor Susan Prescott and Professor Donna Cross have been appointed Fellows of the prestigious Australian Academy of Health and Med
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Global allergy forum and second davos declaration 2013 allergy: Barriers to cure - Challenges and actions to be takenThe epidemic increase in the prevalence of allergic disease, which first started in the industrialized countries in the 1960s, may have reached a peak in the...
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FluMum: A prospective cohort study of mother-infant pairs assessing the effectiveness of maternal influenza vaccination in revention of influenzaEvidence is emerging of benefit to the infant with respect to preventing influenza infection in the first 6 months of life. The FluMum study aims to...
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How might we increase physical activity through dog walking?: A comprehensive review of dog walking correlatesCurrent evidence suggests that dog walking may be most effectively encouraged through targeting the dog-owner relationship and by providing dog-supportive...
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Dairy product consumption, dietary nutrient and energy density and associations with obesity in Australian adolescentsDairy intake is likely to influence dietary energy density (ED) and nutrient density (ND), which are factors representing aspects of dietary quality.
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Lower fructose intake may help protect against development of nonalcoholic fatty liver in adolescents with obesityAlthough obesity is a major risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), not all individuals with obesity develop the condition, suggesting that other...
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Investigation of the Cross-National Equivalence of a Measurement of Early Child DevelopmentThe present study examined the psychometric properties of the domains of the 48-item EDI and the invariance of the measurement models of the domains of the...
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Socioemotional Development and its Correlates among 5-year-old Children in Peru and BrazilThis paper describes a teacher-completed measurement of child development status applied in seven communities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and in three...