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Serum levels of folate, lycopene, beta-carotene, retinol and vitamin E and prostate cancer riskPrevious studies relating increased serum levels of folate and fat-soluble vitamins to prostate cancer risk have variously shown null associations or to either
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Association of an allele on chromosome 9 and abdominal aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been recognized as a multi-factorial disease with both genetic and environmental risk factors.
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Gender-specific differences in adipose distribution and adipocytokines influence adolescent nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a predominantly adult-diagnosed disorder. Knowledge regarding the epidemiology, phenotype, and metabolic risk...
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Neck/shoulder pain, habitual spinal posture and computer use in adolescents: The importance of genderThe study aimed to examine the influence of gender on relationships between computer use, habitual posture and neck/shoulder pain.
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Exposure to household painting and floor treatments, and parental occupational paint exposure and risk of childhood brain tumorsThis study investigated whether household exposure to paints and floor treatments and parental occupational painting were associated with CBT risk...
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Participation in population-based case-control studies: Does the observed decline vary by socio-economic status?An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status...
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Sense of control and wellbeing decades after exposure to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western AustraliaThe objective of this study was to examine the impact of the knowledge of past asbestos exposure on psychosocial health.
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Family satisfaction following spinal fusion in Rett syndromeFamilies participating in the population-based and longitudinal Australian Rett Syndrome Database whose daughter had undergone spinal fusion provided data on...
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Maternal Use of Folic Acid and Other Supplements and Risk of Childhood Brain TumorsInterest in a possible protective effect of maternal vitamin use before or during pregnancy against childhood brain tumors (CBT) and other childhood cancers...
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Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancyThese data suggest that the link between maternal hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and child behavioral development begins in the first year of life.