Reports and Findings
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The impact of racial discrimination on the health of Australian Indigenous children aged 5–10 years: analysis of national longitudinal dataDirect and persistent vicarious racial discrimination are detrimental to the physical and mental health of Indigenous children in Australia
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Working Towards a Better Understanding of ARFGoal: Characterize the pattern of contemporary and endemic ARF and develop a biological signature to improve sensitivity and specificity of ARF diagnosis.
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Premedication with salbutamol prior to surgery does not decrease the risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events in school-aged childrenPremedication with salbutamol to children prior to their surgery did not reduce their risk of Perioperative respiratory adverse events
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Planning ahead: the mental health value of natural environmentsOver the past decade, a growing number of studies have linked urban green space and aspects of biodiversity with emotional wellbeing.
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Properties of the DASS-21 in an Australian Community Adolescent PopulationThis study evaluated for a multifactor structure in the DASS-21 teenagers and the specifics of the 3 subscales for teenagers in general at different stages.
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Tracking of Vitamin D status from childhood to early adulthood and its association with peak bone massThere are moderate associations between vitamin D status measured in prepuberty, adolescence, and early adulthood
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The psychosocial burden of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence for persisting difficulties in boys and girlsOverweight and obese children reported greater psychosocial distress than healthy weight children, and these differences were more pronounced for girls than boys.
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Two females with mutations in USP9X highlight the variable expressivity of the intellectual disability syndromeThe genetic causes of intellectual disability (ID) are heterogeneous and include both chromosomal and monogenic etiologies.
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The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: A systematic review and meta-analysisThese results indicate a coordination of central and peripheral oxytocin release after stress and after intranasal administration
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The effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on inflammation and lung function in miceThis study shows, for the first time, that exposure to e-cigarette aerosol during adolescence and early adulthood is not harmless to the lungs and can result in significant impairments in lung function.