We investigated the potential association of maternal coffee and tea consumption during pregnancy with childhood acute myeloid leukemia risk ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

Group data from retrospective recall of sun-related behaviours may be of limited value in studying the relationship between sun exposure and health outcomes; ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

We provide new evidence to support current guidelines for orchidopexy before age 18 months to decrease the risk of future testicular cancer and infertility ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

Higher levels of paternal dietary vitamin B12 were appeared to be associated with an increased risk of childhood ALL, with those in the highest tertile of... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• October 2014

The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive evidence on risk factors for transmission, disease severity and COVID-19 related deaths in Africa. A systematic review has been conducted to synthesise existing evidence on risk factors affecting COVID-19 outcomes across Africa. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

The association between parental smoking and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was investigated in an Australian population-based... ...

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• 2011
• December 2011

Recruiting control subjects who are representative of the population from which the cases are drawn is a challenge in case-control studies ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• May 2010

We evaluate our ability to recruit participants for the Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study, a follow-up of the Kidskin Study ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Our findings suggest that high coffee intake during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

These findings add additional evidence to the hypothesis that regular contact with animals in early childhood is inversely associated with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

The risk of intellectual disability was increased in children born after assisted reproductive technology in Western Australia from 1994 to 2002 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• December 2018

Myopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and myopia has not been well characterised. We investigated the relationship between time spent outdoors in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood and risk of myopia in young adulthood. The Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study (KYAMS) was a follow-up of the Kidskin Study, a sun exposure-intervention study of 1776 children aged 6-12 years. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021