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| J M NajmanSummaryAffiliation: University of Queensland Country: Australia Publications
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Mothers' mental illness and child behavior problems: cause-effect association or observation bias?J M Najman
Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 39:592-602. 2000..However, the validity of this finding is in doubt because the majority of these studies have relied on maternal reports as indicators of children's behavior...- Bias influencing maternal reports of child behaviour and emotional stateJ M Najman
School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 36:186-94. 2001..We examine two potential sources of bias that may influence reports of a child's behaviour/mental health. The first is the mental or emotional impairment of the respondent; the second concerns gender-related expectations of children... - Increasing body mass index from age 5 to 14 years predicts asthma among adolescents: evidence from a birth cohort studyA A Mamun
Longitudinal Studies Unit, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 31:578-83. 2007..This study aims to examine the prospective association between change in body mass index (BMI) z-score between ages 5 and 14 years and asthma symptoms at 14 years... - Cohort Profile: The Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)J M Najman
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 34:992-7. 2005 
Maternal smoking during and after pregnancy and lung function in early adulthood: a prospective studyM R Hayatbakhsh
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
Thorax 64:810-4. 2009....- Predictors of maternal misclassifications of their offspring's weight status: a longitudinal studyA A Mamun
Longitudinal Studies Unit, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 32:48-54. 2008..Very little is known about the factors influencing parental misclassifications of a child's weight status. The aim of this study is to examine the predictors of maternal misclassifications of their adolescent offspring's weight status... - The mental health of women 6 months after they give birth to an unwanted baby: a longitudinal studyJ M Najman
Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia
Soc Sci Med 32:241-7. 1991.... - Family and early life factors associated with changes in overweight status between ages 5 and 14 years: findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomesA A Mamun
Longitudinal Studies Unit, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 29:475-82. 2005..To describe different patterns of overweight status between ages 5 and 14 y and examine the role of modifiable family and early life characteristics in explaining different patterns of change between these two ages... - Smoking behaviour in pregnancy and its impact on smoking cessation at various intervals during follow-up over 21 years: a prospective cohort studyD Rattan
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
BJOG 120:288-96. 2013..60-2.15), after adjusting for several possible confounding factors. Conclusions Pregnancy appears to be an opportunity for successfully quitting smoking, regardless of socio-economic circumstances or demographic background... - Early childhood factors influencing health-related quality of life in adolescents at 13 yearsA J Wilkins
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Victoria, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 40:102-9. 2004..To understand the relationship of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) to early life experience... - Couple distress after sudden infant or perinatal death: a 30-month follow upJ C Vance
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 38:368-72. 2002..Gender differences are common and partners' needs may change over time. Early recognition of these differences may facilitate longer-term adjustment for both partners... - Early adolescent smoking and a web of personal and social disadvantageL S Conwell
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Mater Children s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 39:580-5. 2003..To examine concurrent physical, educational, behavioural, social and family factors associated with cigarette smoking in adolescents at 14 years... 
Is being overweight associated with behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence? Findings from the Mater-University study of pregnancy and its outcomesD A Lawlor
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:692-7. 2005..To examine the associations between being overweight and behavioural problems at ages 5 and 14...- Health and demographic characteristics of respondents in an Australian national sexuality survey: comparison with population normsD M Purdie
Population and Clinical Sciences Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 56:748-53. 2002.... - The effect of breastfeeding on child development at 5 years: a cohort studyP J Quinn
Child Development and, Rehabilitation Services, Mater Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 37:465-9. 2001..8 points for males when compared to those never breastfed. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest a significant benefit to child development is conferred by breastfeeding and is related independently to longer periods of breastfeeding... - Association of bullying with adolescent health-related quality of lifeA Wilkins-Shurmer
Armadale Community Health and Development Centre, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 39:436-41. 2003..To examine the relationship between being bullied and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in adolescence...