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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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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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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher a nominee for WA’s Young Australian of the YearDr Hayley Passmore is among four nominees for Western Australia’s 2022 Young Australian of the Year.

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1 in 3 young people in detention has alcohol related brain damageAbout a third of young people in youth detention in Western Australia have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), data has found.
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A systematic review of prevention interventions to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Indigenous communitiesLiz Martyn Milne Symons MPH PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Emeritus Fellow Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 martyn.symons@thekids.org.au
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Regular peaks and troughs in the Australian incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus (2000–2011).This study aimed to determine the incidence and incidence rate trends of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children aged 0–14 years...
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Linked data research: a valuable tool in the ART fieldThis letter to the editor endorses data linkage studies and cites their potential value over other types of epidemiological studies within the field of...
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Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in a population-based sample of children living in remote Australia: The Lililwan Project.Aboriginal leaders concerned about high rates of alcohol use in pregnancy invited researchers to determine the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and...
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Risk of cancer among children with birth defects: A novel approachThis novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already...