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        Heritable and environmental determinants of hospitalisation for common childhood illnesses

        David Burgner, Nick de Klerk, Kim Carter   Infection is the leading cause of global child mortality and morbidity, and in Australia the commonest ...

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        Assessment of early bronchiectasis in young children with cystic fibrosis is dependent on lung volume

        The aim of this study was to determine whether assessment of early CT scan-detected bronchiectasis in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) depends on... ...

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        Long-term effects of aluminium dust inhalation

        We investigated the association between aluminium dust inhalation and cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's diseases in a cohort of Australian male... ...

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        A Genome-Wide Search for Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes in an Extended Arab Family

        We performed a discovery GWAS in an extended UAE family (N = 178; 66 diabetic; 112 healthy) genotyped on the Illumina Human 660 Quad Beadchip, with... ...

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        Role of public and private funding in the rising caesarean section rate: A cohort study

        Our results indicate that an increase in the prelabour caesarean delivery rate for private patients in private hospitals has been driving the increase in the... ...

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        No dose-dependent increase in fracture risk after long-term exposure to high doses of retinol or beta-carotene

        This intervention study found no increase in fracture risk among 2,322 adults who took a controlled, high-dose retinol supplement (25,000 IU retinyl... ...

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        Familial aggregation of malignant mesothelioma in former workers and residents of Wittenoom, Western Australia

        Clustering of cases of malignant mesothelioma within families has often been observed, but disentangling genetic and exposure effects has not been done. ...

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        Hospitalisation rates for children with intellectual disability or autism born in Western Australia 1983-1999: A population-based cohort study

        ID and/or ASD were found to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation compared with the remainder of the population. ...

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        Parental smoking and risk of childhood brain tumors

        Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children, yet their etiology remains largely unknown. ...

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        Parental alcohol consumption and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors

        Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and brain tumors (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in... ...

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