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| J B CarlinSummaryAffiliation: University of Melbourne Country: Australia Publications
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Analysis of binary outcomes in longitudinal studies using weighted estimating equations and discrete-time survival methods: prevalence and incidence of smoking in an adolescent cohortJ B Carlin
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Royal Children s Hospital Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Stat Med 18:2655-79. 1999..This approach has the advantages of providing estimates of relative risks, being feasible with standard software, and also allowing robust information-sandwich variance estimates...
Comorbidities of overweight/obesity in Australian preschoolers: a cross-sectional population studyM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Arch Dis Child 93:502-7. 2008..To determine relationships between body mass index (BMI) status and indicators of health and morbidity in a nationally-representative population sample of preschool children...
Adolescent depressive disorder: a population-based study of ICD-10 symptomsG C Patton
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 34:741-7. 2000..This study examines the frequency of ICD-10 symptoms in depressive disorder and their association with severity in a large community sample of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years...
Parental 'affectionless control' in adolescent depressive disorderG C Patton
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 36:475-80. 2001..Whether sub-optimal parenting is associated with a risk for the onset of depression outside the adolescent years has yet to be clarified...
Onset of adolescent eating disorders: population based cohort study over 3 yearsG C Patton
Centre for Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria 3052, Australia
BMJ 318:765-8. 1999..To study the predictors of new eating disorders in an adolescent cohort...
Prevalence of tuberculosis infection in Melbourne secondary school studentsP D Johnson
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic
Med J Aust 168:106-10. 1998..To estimate the prevalence of asymptomatic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in Melbourne secondary school students...
Does bullying cause emotional problems? A prospective study of young teenagersL Bond
Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
BMJ 323:480-4. 2001..To establish the relation between recurrent peer victimisation and onset of self reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in the early teen years...
Morbidity patterns among the underweight, overweight and obese between 2 and 18 years: population-based cross-sectional analysesM Wake
Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 37:86-93. 2013..No study has documented how symptomatic morbidity varies across the body mass index (BMI) spectrum (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese) or across the entire child and adolescent age range...
Lower airway inflammation in infants and young children with cystic fibrosisD S Armstrong
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 156:1197-204. 1997..We conclude that airway inflammation follows respiratory infection and, in young children, improves when pathogens are eradicated from the airways...
Life events and early onset depression: cause or consequence?G C Patton
Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Psychol Med 33:1203-10. 2003..Adverse life events prior to episodes of depression are assumed to play a causal role. Earlier studies have, however, not adequately controlled for the potential confounding effects of previous depression...
Immunogenicity and reactogenicity associated with an 18-month booster dose of a new diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis vaccineT Nolan
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 34:346-8. 1998..To establish safety and immunogenicity of a reformulated whole cell pertussis based diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTPw) at the 18-month booster stage following a 2, 4, and 6-month primary immunization course...
Intussusception following rotavirus vaccine administration: post-marketing surveillance in the National Immunization Program in AustraliaJ P Buttery
SAEFVIC in Child and Adolescent Immunisation, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Vaccine 29:3061-6. 2011..In Australia, post-marketing surveillance for intussusception following vaccination commenced with funding of RotaTeq(®) and Rotarix(®) vaccines under the National Immunization Program (NIP) in July 2007...
Randomized, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of moderate-dose metoclopramide and ondansetron for the prophylactic control of postoperative vomiting in children after tonsillectomyC M Bolton
Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne 3052, Australia
Br J Anaesth 99:699-703. 2007..It has been suggested that at moderate doses (0.5 mg kg(-1)), metoclopramide is also an effective agent. No study has been performed comparing the efficacy of an anti-serotinergic agent and moderate-dose metoclopramide...
The temporal sequence of allergic sensitization and onset of infantile eczemaA J Lowe
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, and Department of Allergy, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 37:536-42. 2007..Eczema is commonly associated with sensitization in infants, but the causative role of sensitization in the development of eczema has been questioned...
Overweight, obesity and girth of Australian preschoolers: prevalence and socio-economic correlatesM Wake
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1044-51. 2007..1) To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian 4-5-year-old children. (2) To investigate associations between socio-economic characteristics and (a) overweight/obesity and (b) waist circumference...
New normal ranges of antistreptolysin O and antideoxyribonuclease B titres for Australian childrenM H Danchin
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 41:583-6. 2005..Reference ranges used in Australia for these serological markers are usually based on data in adults from other countries. There are no age-specific reference values for Australian children...
High- or low- technology measurements of energy expenditure in clinical gait analysis?R Boyd
Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 41:676-82. 1999..The carbon-dioxide sensor in the Cosmed K4 has enabled a new group of severely involved children with cerebral palsy (9%) to be defined. These children have been termed 'physiologically marginal ambulators'...
Epidemiological patterns of rotaviruses causing severe gastroenteritis in young children throughout Australia from 1993 to 1996R F Bishop
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052
J Clin Microbiol 39:1085-91. 2001....
