Skip to content
The Kids Research Institute Australia logo
Donate

No results yet

Search

Research

An international survey of cerebral palsy registers and surveillance systems

These findings will facilitate harmonization of data and collaborative research efforts, which are so necessary on account of the heterogeneity and...

Research

Risk perception and risk-taking behaviour during adolescence: The influence of personality and gender

This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.

Research

Parental pre-pregnancy BMI is a dominant early-life risk factor influencing BMI of offspring in adulthood

Parental pre-pregnancy body mass index and rapid early-life weight gain predispose offspring to obesity in adulthood

Research

Longer-term increased cortisol levels in young people with mental health problems

Hair segment analyses revealed longer-term increased levels of cortisol in the past 3 months in early mental health problems

Research

Self-Reported Changes in Sun-Protection Behaviors at Different Latitudes in Australia

The strongest determinants of self-reported sun-protection behavior changes due to concerns about vitamin D were attitudes and location

Research

Rheumatic Heart Disease Severity, Progression and Outcomes: A Multi‐State Model

The prognosis of young Indigenous Australians diagnosed with severe RHD is bleak; interventions must focus on earlier detection and treatment

Research

Young people with intellectual disability transitioning to adulthood: Do behaviour trajectories differ in those with and without down syndrome

Changes in emotional and behavioural problems for young people with intellectual disability with and without Down syndrome as they transition into adulthood

Research

Health care utilization and costs for children and adults with duchenne muscular dystrophy

Annual economic cost of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was found to be high, reflecting a significant socioeconomic burden, especially in boys who reach adulthood

Research

Australian trachoma surveillance annual report, 2013

National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit to collate, analyse and report trachoma prevalence data and document trachoma control strategies in Australia