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Using co-design to understand and enhance the experiences of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes and their parents as they transition from paediatric to adult care in metropolitan and regional Western AustraliaKeely Bebbington MClinPsych/PhD McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes 08 6319 1766 keely.bebbington@thekids.org.au McCusker
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Impact of assisted reproductive technologies on intrauterine growth and birth defects in singletonsThis paper presents data that infants born following assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared with non-ART singletons display increases in low birth...
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Genetic polymorphism of KIR2DL4 (CD158d), a putative NK cell receptor for HLA-G, does not influence susceptibility to asthmaNo reproducible associations with KIR2DL4 genotype were identified, leading us to conclude that the KIR2DL4 9A/10A polymorphism has no influence...
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Parental experiences of early pulmonary surveillance for children with cystic fibrosis: A research proposal for improved family psychosocial outcomesThe proposed study intends to explore parental experiences, including coping, related to their child's involvement in the early surveillance program.
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Parental occupational pesticide exposure and the risk of childhood leukemia in the offspring: Findings from the childhood leukemia international consortiumMaternal occupational pesticide exposure during pregnancy and/or paternal occupational pesticide exposure around conception have been suggested to increase...
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Benzathine penicillin G for the management of RHD: Concerns about quality and access, and opportunities for intervention and improvementBenzathine penicillin G is an important antibiotic for the treatment and prevention of group A streptococcal infections associated with rheumatic fever and...
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Rule-based exposure assessment versus case-by-case expert assessment using the same information in a community-based studyExpert assessment is often used to assess lifetime occupational exposures, but these assessments generally lack transparency and are very time-consuming.
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Deregulated expression of connective tissue growth factor is linked to poor outcome in human cancerConnective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) has long been associated with human cancers. The role it plays in these neoplasms is diverse and tumour specific.
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The Neuroprotective Efficacy of Cell-Penetrating Peptides TAT, Penetratin, Arg-9, and Pep-1 in Glutamic Acid, Kainic Acid, and In Vitro Ischemia Injury ModelsCell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are small peptides (typically 5-25 amino acids), which are used to facilitate the delivery of normally non-permeable...
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Oral contraceptive use in girls and alcohol consumption in boys are associated with increased blood pressure in late adolescenceWe aimed to assess the association of health behaviours with BP in adolescents, using data from the Western Australian Pregnancy (Raine) Study.