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Migration and work in postwar Australia: mortality profile comparisons between Australian and Italian workers exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom330,000 Italians arrived in Australia between 1945 and 1966, many on assisted passage schemes where the worker agreed to a 2 year unskilled employment contract.
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Survival of people with cystic fibrosis in AustraliaSurvival statistics, estimated using data from national cystic fibrosis (CF) registries, inform the CF community and monitor disease progression. This study aimed to estimate survival among people with CF in Australia and to identify factors associated with survival.
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Risk factors for hospitalizations associated with depression among women duringthe years around a birth: a retrospective cohort studyResults provide preliminary evidence that barriers to treating depression with anti-depressants in mothers from low income areas during the years around a birth
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Association of maternal prenatal smoking GFI1-locus and cardio-metabolic phenotypes in 18,212 adultsEpigenetic changes at the GFI1 were linked to smoking exposure in-utero/in-adulthood and robustly associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors
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Does walkable neighbourhood design influence the association between objective crime and walking?This study examined associations between objective crime and walking, controlling for the characteristics of walkable neighbourhoods.
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The mechanism of deep inspiration-induced bronchoprotection: Evidence from a mouse modelIn healthy individuals, deep inspirations (DIs) taken prior to a bronchial challenge reduce the bronchoconstrictor response, which is termed...
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Virus detection and its association with symptoms during influenza-like illness in a sample of healthy adults enrolled in a randomised controlled vaccine trialViral respiratory infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Parental smoking and risk of childhood brain tumorsChildhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children, yet their etiology remains largely unknown.
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Early detection of lung function abnormalities in young children with cystic fibrosisIn this review, we have examined the role of lung function testing in infants and preschool children with CF.
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