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A study to prolong breastfeeding duration: Design and rationale of the Parent Infant Feeding Initiative (PIFI) randomised controlled trial.This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of three interventions designed to increase the duration of breastfeeding among new parents in urban areas.
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Intrinsic factors and the embryonic environment influence the formation of extragonadal teratomas during gestation early developmentThe predominant occurrence of extragonadal teratomas/teratocarcinomas in human neonates suggests that pluripotent cells are tumour-forming even during...
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Australia-wide point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in neonatal units: How much and how good?This is the first Australia-wide point prevalence survey of neonatal antimicrobial prescribing in tertiary children's hospitals.
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Encouraging the positive use of technology through community engagementDescribe a seven stage community engagement process to develop and disseminate community uptake strategies which encouraged cyber safety
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IL-17A-producing γδ T cells suppress early control of parasite growth by monocytes in the liverThis study examines the role of IL-17 in mice infected with L. donovani and discovered an unexpected negative, regulatory role for this cytokine in the...
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Consumer and community involvement in health and medical research: evaluation by online survey of Australian training workshops for researchersThe effect that attending a consumer and community participation had on their awareness of and attitudes to consumer and community involvement
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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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Do affective or dissociative symptoms mediate the association between childhood sexual trauma and transition to psychosis in an ultra-high risk cohort?At the point of transition, the mechanistic pathway from sexual trauma to psychosis does not appear to operate through affective symptoms
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Relationship between family quality of life and day occupations of young people with Down syndromeThis study aimed to explore relationships between family quality of life, day occupations and activities of daily living of young persons with Down syndrome.
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Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children in Tropical Northern AustraliaWe conducted a retrospective review for all cases of S aureus bacteremia and sterile site infections, for children under 15 years, in northern Australia over...