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Cohort profile: The WAACHS Linked Data StudyDespite the volume of accumulating knowledge from prospective Aboriginal cohort studies, longitudinal data describing developmental trajectories in health and well-being is limited.
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Psychosocial predictors of problem gambling severity in males: findings from a longitudinal study of Australian menGambling disorder has emerged as a significant public health issue in Australia. Men are more likely than women to gamble and to develop gambling disorder. This study aimed predict men’s problem gambling severity using a multivariate approach comprised of different indicators of psychosocial functioning, past gambling behavior, and demographics (age and socioeconomic disadvantage).
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Interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based cohort study of twinsTo investigate associations between interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) and adverse birth outcomes in twin pregnancies.
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Fetal head circumference growth in children with specific language impairmentThe aim was to characterise fetal brain growth in children with specific language impairment (SLI). A nested case-control study was set in Perth, WA.
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Key findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and WellbeingThe prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia, and the severity and impact of those mental disorders
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Maternal life stress events in pregnancy link to children's school achievement at age 10 yearsMaternal antenatal exposure to life stress events has differing effects on the school performance of male and female offspring.
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Echoes of disadvantage across generations? The influence of unemployment and separation of grandparents on their grandchildrenThis is a rare examination of joblessness over 3 succeeding generations and its onward effects upon children, and is one of the few in the research literature.
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Female Empowerment as a Core Driver of Democratic Development: A Dynamic Panel Model from 1980 to 2005Investigated the causal effects of female empowerment on democratic development for 97 countries from 1980 to 2005.
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Trends in sugar supply and consumption in Australia: is there an Australian Paradox?High consumption of refined carbohydrate, in particular sugar, has been identified as a possible contributory factor in greater risk of excess weight gain.
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Language, cognitive flexibility, and explicit false belief understanding: Longitudinal analysis in typical development and specific language impairmentThe current study sought to further investigate in 91 English-speaking typically developing children and 30 children with specific language impairment...