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Environmental Risk Factors by Gender Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderOur study investigates the maternal, pregnancy, and newborn risk factors by gender for children prescribed stimulant medication for treatment of ADHD in WA.
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The impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep of child-parent dyadsPrevious studies showed that unfavourable weather conditions discourage physical activity. However, it remains unclear whether unfavourable weather conditions have a differential impact on physical activity in children compared with adults.
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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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Seasonal variation in fetal growth: Accounting for sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposuresWe sought to investigate seasonal variation in fetal growth, accounting for important sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures.
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Teacher–Child Relationship, Parenting, and Growth in Likelihood and Severity of Physical Aggression in the Early School YearsThis study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children.
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Using Systems Theory to Understand and Respond to Family Influences on Children's Bullying BehaviorThis article addresses Systems Theory as it applies to school-age children's bullying behavior.
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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogensData linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.
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Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhoodThe objective of this study was to examine the influence of aggressive behaviour scores on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors throughout childhood.
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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatoryTo establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.
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Sugar sweetened beverage consumption by Australian children: Implications for public health strategyHigh consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to unhealthy weight gain and nutrition related chronic disease.
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International trends of Down syndrome 1993-2004: Births in relation to maternal age and terminations of pregnanciesThe aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries
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Evidence of a complex association between dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and child behaviour problemsThere is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and behaviour problems in children aged 2 years.
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Breastfeeding and early child development: A prospective cohort studyBreastfeeding has been associated with multiple developmental advantages for the infant; however, there have also been a number of studies that find...
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Alert Program®Emma Glenn Martyn Adams Pearson Symons BExSc, MPH BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Acting Research Officer; PhD student Director of
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Late-talking and risk for behavioural and emotional problems during childhood and adolescenceAlthough many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age...
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International comparisons of behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: Parents' reports from 24 societiesInternational comparisons were conducted of preschool children's behavioral and emotional problems as reported on the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages...
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Global research neglect of population-based approaches to smoking cessationIt has been argued that the preponderance of studies into individual smoking cessation therapies seems grossly out of proportion to the number of people...
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Major conference tackles FASD from the head and the heartHundreds of delegates from around Australia, Canada and New Zealand arrive in Perth this week to discuss the latest knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) at the 2nd Australasian FASD Conference 2018.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Development of consensus referral criteria for specialist diagnostic assessment in AustraliaThe use of standard methods to identify when to refer individuals who may have FASD for specialist assessment could help improve the identification of this...