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Morbidity due to acute lower respiratory infection in children with birth defects: A total population-based linked data study

Children with birth defects experience higher rates of hospitalisation for ALRIs before age 2 years than children with no birth defects.

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Mothers' and Fathers' Work Hours, Child Gender, and Behavior in Middle Childhood

This study examined the association between typical parental work hours (including nonemployed parents) and children's behavior in two-parent heterosexual...

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All-cause mortality and cancer incidence among adults exposed to blue asbestos during childhood

This study investigated cancer and mortality of adults exposed to blue asbestos as children.

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Hospitalisation for bronchiolitis in infants is more common after elective caesarean delivery

The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by...

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Exposure to professional pest control treatments and the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Previous studies suggest that exposure to pesticides increases the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

Blood pressure is a heritable trait influenced by several biological pathways and responsive to environmental...

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Functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with intellectual disability: an observational study

To investigate associations between functioning, community participation, and quality of life (QoL) and identify whether participation mediates the effects of functioning on QoL.

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Maternal diet, depression and antidepressant treatment in pregnancy and across the first 12 months postpartum in the MPEWS pregnancy cohort study

There is increasing interest in the association between perinatal depression and diet including whether diet may have an impact on depressive symptoms and equally whether depression influences diet. Furthermore, whether pharmacological treatment of depression with antidepressant medication also may influence diet.

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Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in children: a longitudinal cohort study

Vitamin D has been linked in some studies with atopy- and asthma-associated phenotypes in children with established disease,but its role in disease inception...

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Lifestyle and demographic correlates of poor mental health in early adolescence

To determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population.