Child development
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Boredom, play & child development | Raising Children Network
Boredom is great for play and child development. This video explains how children have to use problem-solving and creative thinking when they’re bored.
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Child development: the first five years | Raising Children Network
The first five years of life are critical for child development. Find out how your child’s experiences and relationships shape the way your child develops.
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Child development: the first eight years | Raising Children Network
Child development and learning in the first eight years lays foundations for life. Development happens through play and relationships, as this video shows.
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Child Development Birth to 12 months | Starting Blocks
Facts for new parents on the important developmental milestones from birth to 12 months old.
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Child's Development 2 to 3 years | Starting Blocks
Facts for new parents on the important developmental milestones from 2 to 3 years old.
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Child's Development Birth to 4 months | Starting Blocks
Facts for new parents on the developmental milestones from birth to 4 months old.
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Child's Development 1 to 2 years | Starting Blocks
Facts for new parents on the important developmental milestones from 1 to 2 years old.
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Child's Development 3 to 5 years | Starting Blocks
Facts for new parents on the important developmental milestones from 3 to 5 years old.
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Child development from 5-6 years | Raising Children Network
At 5-6 years, expect tricky emotions, friendships and social play, lots of talk, improved physical coordination, and more. Get tips for child development.
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Child's Development 4 to 8 months I Starting Blocks
Get trusted information about your childs developmental milestones from 4 to 8 months.
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Infantile colic - Australian Prescriber
The word ‘colic’ implies an abdominal origin
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Electronic medication management: is it a silver bullet? - Australian Prescriber
Electronic medication management has been developed to improve patient safety by increasing the legibility of prescriptions, implementing passive and active decision support and allowing access to medical records across a wide area
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Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace - Australasian Menopause Society
The Australasian Menopause Society is at the forefront of new directions in women's health and aims to bring accurate, evidence-based information to health professionals and the community
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The Health and Care of First Nations Australians | Ausmed
First Nations Australians are diverse peoples with a variety of histories, cultures, languages and experiences. In order to deliver appropriate and culturally competent care, it is essential to understand the care needs and health of First Nations peoples.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) - Pathology Tests Explained
To help evaluate function; to detect adrenal tumours including cancers; to help determine the cause of masculine physical characteristics () in females or early puberty in boys
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Disability in the Workplace | Ausmed
Research suggests that the primary reason for underemployment is a persistent stigma of disability at a society-level, rather than any actual difficulties or restrictions to employing people with disabilities.
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Measles and Mumps tests - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and how tests for measles and mumps are carried out
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What Causes Shingles (Herpes Zoster)? | Ausmed
Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is a viral infection caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that causes chickenpox (varicella). It presents as a painful, blistering rash. After someone has had chickenpox, the virus will stay dormant in the dorsal root ganglia.
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Varicella zoster virus - Pathology Tests Explained
Why and how you should have chickepox and shingles tests
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