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    The differential effect of socio-economic status, birth weight and gender on body mass index in Australian Aboriginal Children

    Adult Aboriginal Australians have 1.5-fold higher risk of obesity, but the trajectory of body mass index (BMI) through childhood and adolescence and the contribution of socio-economic factors remain unclear. O...

    S Kim, P Macaskill, L A Baur, E M Hodson, J Daylight in International Journal of Obesity (2016)

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    Meta-analysis of agreement between MRI and pathologic breast tumour size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proposed to guide breast cancer surgery by measuring residual tumour after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This study-level meta-analysis examines MRI’s agreement with patho...

    M L Marinovich, P Macaskill, L Irwig, F Sardanelli in British Journal of Cancer (2013)

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    Sociodemographic distribution of measures of body fatness among children and adolescents in New South Wales, Australia

    BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is associated with health problems, increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and a greater likelihood of becoming overweight as an adult. A descri...

    ML Booth, P Macaskill, R Lazarus, LA Baur in International Journal of Obesity (1999)