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Paediatricians' knowledge, attitudes and practice following provision of educational resources about preventionThe study aims to provide paediatricians in Western Australia (WA) with educational resources about the prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal...
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A modified Delphi study of screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in AustraliaThe aim of this study was to identify health professionals' perceptions about screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Australia.
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Locally derived traffic-related air pollution and fetal growth restriction: a retrospective cohort studyFetal growth restriction has been inconsistently associated with maternal exposure to elevated levels of traffic-related air pollution.
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Attitudes and behaviour predict women's intention to drink alcohol during pregnancy:To explore women's alcohol consumption in pregnancy, and potential predictors of alcohol consumption in pregnancy.
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Guidelines for pregnancy: What's an acceptable risk, and how is the evidence (finally) shaping up?This paper reviews the evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining the risk from low and moderate levels of prenatal alcohol exposure.
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Fortification of flour with folic acidAfter randomized, controlled trials established that consumption of folic acid before pregnancy and during the early weeks of gestation reduces the risk...
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Measuring use and cost of health sector and related care in a population of girls and young women with Rett syndromeThis study measured use and cost of health sector and related services in Rett syndrome and effects of socio-demographic, clinical severity and genetic factors
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Baseline investigations of folate status in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal West Australians prior to the introduction of mandatory fortificationOur study aimed to establish baseline folate status data in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians.
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Neural tube defects in Australia and food fortification with folic acidPromotion of periconceptional folic acid supplement use began in Australia following publication of randomised trials showing effectiveness.
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Autism and intellectual disability are differentially related to sociodemographic background at birthWe used population data on Western Australian singletons born from 1984 to 1999 (n = 398,353) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of children...