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Hospital and emergency department discharge against medical advice in Western Australian Aboriginal children aged 0–4 years from 2002 to 2018: A cohort study

Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a priority issue for the health system. Little is known about the factors associated with DAMA for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) children in Australia.

Fathers’ preconception smoking and offspring DNA methylation

Experimental studies suggest that exposures may impact respiratory health across generations via epigenetic changes transmitted specifically through male germ cells. Studies in humans are, however, limited. We aim to identify epigenetic marks in offspring associated with father's preconception smoking.

Rethinking food and nutrition science: Efective governance for food and nutrition science in Australia

This paper discusses the new nutrition science paradigm, priorities and challenges for the next decade in Australia.

Biofilm forming potential and antimicrobial susceptibility of newly emerged Western Australian Bordetella pertussis clinical isolates

Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based proteomic analysis revealed significant differences in protein expression in B. pertussis biofilms

Health of adolescent refugees resettling in high-income countries

Early identification and management of the healthcare issues faced by adolescent refugees resettling in countries are key to improving long-term health outcomes

Longitudinal impact of the Cyber Friendly Schools program on adolescents' cyberbullying behavior

Cyber Friendly Schools program was associated with significantly greater declines in the odds of involvement in cyber-victimization and perpetration

Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?

People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it

Using Avoidable Admissions to Measure Quality of Care for Cardiometabolic and other Physical

This paper uses population-based, record-linkage to examine access to appropriate primary care in Australian and Canadian...

Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015

This paper reports the results from the safety surveillance of influenza vaccines in children in Australia, in 2015.

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.