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Predictors of breastfeeding duration for rural women in a high-income country: Evidence from a cohort studyDespite high breastfeeding initiation rates in Australia, few mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants to six months. This is particularly evident in...
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Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2015: the Influenza Complications Alert NetworkThis report summarises the epidemiology of hospitalisations with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2015 influenza season
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Quality of Life and Psychosocial Well-Being in Youth With Neuromuscular Disorders Who Are Wheelchair Users: A Systematic ReviewTo investigate quality of life (QOL) and psychosocial well-being in youth with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) who are wheelchair users.
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Brief Report: An Exploratory Study of the Diagnostic Reliability for Autism Spectrum DisorderWe conducted a study that examined the concordance of diagnoses between a multidisciplinary assessment team and a range of clinicians in Australia.
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On-the-fly selection of cell-specific enhancers, genes, miRNAs and proteins across the human body using SlideBaseSlideBase, a web tool which offers a new way of selecting genes, promoters, enhancers and microRNAs that are preferentially expressed/used in a specified set of cells/tissues
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Ultraviolet radiation, Vitamin D and the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetesEmerging findings suggest a protective role for ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and sun exposure in reducing the development of obesity and cardiometabolic dysfunction, but more epidemiological and clinical research is required that focuses on measuring the direct associations and effects of exposure to UVR in humans.
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Associations of parental food-choice control and use of food to soothe with adiposity in childhood and adolescenceHigher parental control over food choice was associated with lower adiposity, but use of food to soothe was not associated with adiposity at ages 7 and 15
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Exercise management in type 1 diabetes: A consensus statementThis Review provides an up-to-date consensus on exercise management for individuals with type 1 diabetes who exercise regularly.
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Graphomotor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A population-based study in remote AustraliaFew studies have examined graphomotor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
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Rethinking food and nutrition science: Efective governance for food and nutrition science in AustraliaThis paper discusses the new nutrition science paradigm, priorities and challenges for the next decade in Australia.