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Qualitative Analysis of Parental Observations on Quality of Life in Australian Children with Down Syndrome

We investigated parental observations to identify QOL domains in children with Down Syndrome and determined whether domains differed between children and teens.

Graphomotor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A population-based study in remote Australia

Few studies have examined graphomotor skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)

Group A Streptococcus, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Epidemiology and Clinical Considerations

A directed approach to the differential diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever now includes the concept of low-risk versus medium-to-high risk populations

Validity and Reliability of the Early Development Instrument in Indonesia

This study finds that the EDI shows moderate validity and reliability in poor communities in Indonesia and highlights some of the difficulties associated with adapting western instruments for non-western cultures and contexts.

Liquor landscapes: Does access to alcohol outlets influence alcohol consumption in young adults?

Longitudinal analyses showed that for each increase in liquor stores over time, alcohol consumption increased

Associations of parental food-choice control and use of food to soothe with adiposity in childhood and adolescence

Higher parental control over food choice was associated with lower adiposity, but use of food to soothe was not associated with adiposity at ages 7 and 15

Advancing Australia's role in climate change and health research

While Australia has established leadership roles in climate science and health research, it must now link these two strengths

Rethinking food and nutrition science: Efective governance for food and nutrition science in Australia

This paper discusses the new nutrition science paradigm, priorities and challenges for the next decade in Australia.