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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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Genetic Variants Associated with Increased Risk of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Genome-Wide Association StudyAsbestos exposure is the main risk factor for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare aggressive tumor.
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Cancer incidence and mortality among underground and surface goldminers in Western AustraliaOverall cancer mortality and incidence was higher among Western Australian goldminers compared with the general male population, particularly for underground...
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Persistent and compartmentalised disruption of dendritic cell subpopulations in the lung following influenza A virus infectionImmunological homeostasis in the respiratory tract is thought to require balanced interactions between networks of dendritic cell (DC) subsets in lung...
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Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and bone mass in offspring at 20 years of age: A prospective cohort studyThis longitudinal, prospective study investigated the association between maternal vitamin D status and peak bone mass of offspring in 341 mother and...
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Early Vocabulary Development of Australian Indigenous Children: Identifying StrengthsThe current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children.
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Dog walking is associated with more outdoor play and independent mobility for childrenIt is plausible that dog-facilitated activity rather than dog ownership per se encourages children's physical activity behaviors.
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Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancyIn this paper we conduct a genome-wide screen and follow-up study of expressive vocabulary in toddlers of European descent from up to four studies of the...
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Comparison of rhinovirus antibody titers in children with asthma exacerbations and species-specific rhinovirus infectionAsthma exacerbations are associated with human rhinovirus (HRV) infections, and more severe exacerbations are associated with HRV-C.
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Respiratory allergen from house dust mite is present in human milk and primes for allergic sensitization in a mouse model of asthmaThese data highlight that antigen administration to the neonate through the oral route may contribute to child allergic sensitization and have important...