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BMC Pediatrics

Ausgabe 1/2012

Inhalt (200 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants

Steven A Abrams, Keli M Hawthorne, Stefanie P Rogers, Penni D Hicks, Thomas O Carpenter

Open Access Research article

Resting heart rate as a predictor of metabolic dysfunctions in obese children and adolescents

Ismael F Freitas Júnior, Paula A Monteiro, Loreana S Silveira, Suziane U Cayres, Bárbara M Antunes, Karolynne N Bastos, Jamile S Codogno, João Paulo J Sabino, Rômulo A Fernandes

Open Access Research article

Detection of group A Streptococcus in tonsils from pediatric patients reveals high rate of asymptomatic streptococcal carriage

Amity L Roberts, Kristie L Connolly, Daniel J Kirse, Adele K Evans, Katherine A Poehling, Timothy R Peters, Sean D Reid

Open Access Research article

Developmental outcome of very low birth weight infants in a developing country

Daynia E Ballot, Joanne Potterton, Tobias Chirwa, Nicole Hilburn, Peter A Cooper

Open Access Research article

Failure of a repeat course of cyclooxygenase inhibitor to close a PDA is a risk factor for developing chronic lung disease in ELBW infants

Lynda Adrouche-Amrani, Robert S Green, Karen M Gluck, Jing Lin

Open Access Research article

Management of cryptorchidism: a survey of clinical practice in Italy

Federico Marchetti, Jenny Bua, Gianluca Tornese, Gianni Piras, Giacomo Toffol, Luca Ronfani

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: an early intervention program to improve motor outcome in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial and a qualitative study of physiotherapy performance and parental experiences

Gunn Kristin Øberg, Suzann K Campbell, Gay L Girolami, Tordis Ustad, Lone Jørgensen, Per Ivar Kaaresen

Open Access Research article

Screening for inborn errors of metabolism in high-risk children: a 3-year pilot study in Zhejiang Province, China

Xinwen Huang, Lili Yang, Fan Tong, Rulai Yang, Zhengyan Zhao

Open Access Research article

Poor food and nutrient intake among Indigenous and non-Indigenous rural Australian children

Josephine D Gwynn, Victoria M Flood, Catherine A D'Este, John R Attia, Nicole Turner, Janine Cochrane, Jimmy Chun-Yu Louie, John H Wiggers

Open Access Research article

Population based trends in mortality, morbidity and treatment for very preterm- and very low birth weight infants over 12 years

Christoph Rüegger, Markus Hegglin, Mark Adams, Hans Ulrich Bucher

Open Access Research article

Early detection of children at risk for antisocial behaviour using data from routine preventive child healthcare

Sijmen A Reijneveld, Matty R Crone, Gea de Meer

Open Access Research article

The model of palliative care in the perinatal setting: a review of the literature

Albert Balaguer, Ana Martín-Ancel, Darío Ortigoza-Escobar, Joaquín Escribano, Josep Argemi

Open Access Research article

Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study

Chelsea E Mauch, Jane A Scott, Anthea M Magarey, Lynne A Daniels

Open Access Research article

Similar DNA methylation levels in specific imprinting control regions in children conceived with and without assisted reproductive technology: a cross-sectional study

Susan E Puumala, Heather H Nelson, Julie A Ross, Ruby HN Nguyen, Mark A Damario, Logan G Spector

Open Access Research article

Weight status and gender-related differences in motor skills and in child care - based physical activity in young children

Antoine Bonvin, Jérôme Barral, Tanja H Kakebeeke, Susi Kriemler, Anouk Longchamp, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Jardena J Puder

Open Access Research article

Ocular medicines in children: the regulatory situation related to clinical research

Filomena Fortinguerra, Antonio Clavenna, Maurizio Bonati

Open Access Study protocol

Splint: the efficacy of orthotic management in rest to prevent equinus in children with cerebral palsy, a randomised controlled trial

Josina C Maas, Annet J Dallmeijer, Peter A Huijing, Janice E Brunstrom-Hernandez, Petra J van Kampen, Richard T Jaspers, Jules G Becher

Open Access Research article

Height, weight and BMI percentiles and nutritional status relative to the international growth references among Pakistani school-aged children

Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, Sibgha Gull, Komal Mushtaq, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, Usman Khurshid, Ubeera Shahid, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, Javed Akram

Open Access Research article

Epidemiology and seasonality of respiratory viral infections in hospitalized children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a retrospective study of 27 years

Chee-Sieng Khor, I-Ching Sam, Poh-Sim Hooi, Kia-Fatt Quek, Yoke-Fun Chan

Open Access Research article

Systematic review of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Alex R Kemper, Heather A Van Mater, Remy R Coeytaux, John W Williams Jr, Gillian D Sanders

Open Access Research article

Infant difficult behaviors in the context of perinatal biomedical conditions and early child environment

Giedre Sirvinskiene, Nida Zemaitiene, Apolinaras Zaborskis, Egle Markuniene, Roma Jusiene

Open Access Research article

Intussusception among Japanese children: an epidemiologic study using an administrative database

Masato Takeuchi, Toshio Osamura, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Hideki Hashimoto, Shinya Matsuda

Open Access Study protocol

Partner randomized controlled trial: study protocol and coaching intervention

Jane M Garbutt, Gabrielle Highstein, Yan Yan, Robert C Strunk

Open Access Research article

Modifiable risk factors associated with bone deficits in childhood cancer survivors

Lynda E Polgreen, Anna Petryk, Andrew C Dietz, Alan R Sinaiko, Wendy Leisenring, Pam Goodman, Lyn M Steffen, Joanna L Perkins, Donald R Dengel, K Scott Baker, Julia Steinberger

Open Access Research article

The evaluation of an evidence-based clinical answer format for pediatricians

Iva Seto, Michelle Foisy, Brad Arkison, Terry Klassen, Katrina Williams

Open Access Study protocol

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medication in asphyxiated newborns during controlled hypothermia. The PharmaCool multicenter study

Timo R de Haan, Yuma A Bijleveld, Johanna H van der Lee, Floris Groenendaal, Marcel PH van den Broek, Carin MA Rademaker, Henrica LM van Straaten, Mirjam M van Weissenbruch, Jeroen R Vermeulen, Peter H Dijk, Jeroen Dudink, Monique Rijken, Arno van Heijst, Koen P Dijkman, Danilo Gavilanes, Anton H van Kaam, Martin Offringa, Ron AA Mathôt

Open Access Debate

A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?

Brian J Morris, Jake H Waskett, Joya Banerjee, Richard G Wamai, Aaron AR Tobian, Ronald H Gray, Stefan A Bailis, Robert C Bailey, Jeffrey D Klausner, Robin J Willcourt, Daniel T Halperin, Thomas E Wiswell, Adrian Mindel

Open Access Research article

Relationship of metabolic syndrome and its components with -844 G/A and HindIII C/G PAI-1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican children

Ulises De la Cruz-Mosso, José F Muñoz-Valle, Lorenzo Salgado-Goytia, Adrián García-Carreón, Berenice Illades-Aguiar, Eduardo Castañeda-Saucedo, Isela Parra-Rojas

Open Access Research article

Development of lung function in very low birth weight infants with or without bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Longitudinal assessment during the first 15 months of corrected age

Gerd Schmalisch, Silke Wilitzki, Charles Christoph Roehr, Hans Proquitté, Christoph Bührer

Open Access Study protocol

Long-term effects of an inpatient weight-loss program in obese children and the role of genetic predisposition-rationale and design of the LOGIC-trial

Melanie Rank, Monika Siegrist, Désirée C Wilks, Bernhard Haller, Bernd Wolfarth, Helmut Langhof, Martin Halle

Open Access Research article

Physical growth during the first year of life. A longitudinal study in rural and urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam

Huong Thu Nguyen, Bo Eriksson, Liem Thanh Nguyen, Chuc Thi Kim Nguyen, Max Petzold, Göran Bondjers, Henry Ascher

Open Access Research article

Does neighborhood environment influence girls' pubertal onset? findings from a cohort study

Julianna Deardorff, Molly Fyfe, J Paul Ekwaru, Lawrence H Kushi, Louise C Greenspan, Irene H Yen

Open Access Research article

Use of health services by remote dwelling Aboriginal infants in tropical northern Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Sarah J Bar-Zeev, Sue G Kruske, Lesley M Barclay, Naor H Bar-Zeev, Jonathan R Carapetis, Sue V Kildea

Open Access Research article

Dietary patterns of adolescents in Germany - Associations with nutrient intake and other health related lifestyle characteristics

Almut Richter, Christin Heidemann, Matthias B Schulze, Jutta Roosen, Silke Thiele, Gert BM Mensink

Open Access Study protocol

Family nurture intervention (FNI): methods and treatment protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the NICU

Martha G Welch, Myron A Hofer, Susan A Brunelli, Raymond I Stark, Howard F Andrews, Judy Austin, Michael M Myers

Open Access Research article

Deficiencies in culturally competent asthma care for ethnic minority children: a qualitative assessment among care providers

Conny Seeleman, Karien Stronks, Wim van Aalderen, Marie-Louise Essink Bot

Open Access Research article

Pediatricians’ assessments of caries risk and need for a dental evaluation in preschool aged children

C Marshall Long, Rocio B Quinonez, Heather A Beil, Kelly Close, Larry P Myers, William F Vann Jr, R Gary Rozier

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of highly impaired children with severe chronic pain: a 5-year retrospective study on 2249 pediatric pain patients

Boris Zernikow, Julia Wager, Tanja Hechler, Carola Hasan, Uta Rohr, Michael Dobe, Adrian Meyer, Bettina Hübner-Möhler, Christine Wamsler, Markus Blankenburg

Open Access Study protocol

Static balance and function in children with cerebral palsy submitted to neuromuscular block and neuromuscular electrical stimulation: Study protocol for prospective, randomized, controlled trial

Soráia Kazon, Luanda A C Grecco, Hugo Pasini, João C F Corrêa, Thaluanna C L Christovão, Paulo de TarsoCamillo de Carvalho, Lilian Chrystiane Giannasi, Paulo R G Lucareli, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira, Afonso Shiguemi Inoue Salgado, Luciana M M Sampaio, Claudia S Oliveira

Open Access Research article

Epidemic spread of ST1-MRSA-IVa in a neonatal intensive care unit, Italy

Mario Giuffrè, Domenico Cipolla, Celestino Bonura, Daniela Maria Geraci, Aurora Aleo, Stefania Di Noto, Federica Nociforo, Giovanni Corsello, Caterina Mammina

Open Access Research article

Burden of acute gastroenteritis among children younger than 5 years of age – a survey among parents in the United Arab Emirates

Mohammad Howidi, Nawal Al Kaabi, Antoine C El Khoury, Agnes Brandtmüller, Laszlo Nagy, Etienne Richer, Wissam Haddadin, Mohamad S Miqdady

Open Access Case report

Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in an exclusively breastfed 5-month-old Italian infant born to a mother receiving multivitamin supplementation during pregnancy

Sophie Guez, Gabriella Chiarelli, Francesca Menni, Simona Salera, Nicola Principi, Susanna Esposito

Open Access Research article

Effect of physical activity and sun exposure on vitamin D status of Saudi children and adolescents

Abdulaziz Al-Othman, Sara Al-Musharaf, Nasser M Al-Daghri, Soundararajan Krishnaswamy, Deqa S Yusuf, Khalid M Alkharfy, Yousef Al-Saleh, Omar S Al-Attas, Majed S Alokail, Osama Moharram, Shaun Sabico, George P Chrousos

Open Access Research article

Birth-weight, insulin levels, and HOMA-IR in newborns at term

Luis E Simental-Mendía, Argelia Castañeda-Chacón, Martha Rodríguez-Morán, Fernando Guerrero-Romero

Open Access Research article

Treatment outcomes among HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy in a concentrated low prevalence setting in West Africa

Uduak Okomo, Toyin Togun, Francis Oko, Kevin Peterson, John Townend, Ingrid Peterson, Assan Jaye

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors of successful tympanoplasty in pediatric patients: a cohort study

Nuria Esperanza Boronat-Echeverría, Esmeralda Reyes-García, Yolanda Sevilla-Delgado, Héctor Aguirre-Mariscal, Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré

Open Access Research article

Systematic literature review assessing tobacco smoke exposure as a risk factor for serious respiratory syncytial virus disease among infants and young children

Joseph R DiFranza, Anthony Masaquel, Amy M Barrett, Ann D Colosia, Parthiv J Mahadevia

Open Access Research article

Pertussis vaccination in Child Care Workers: room for improvement in coverage, policy and practice

Kirsty Hope, Michelle Butler, Peter D Massey, Patrick Cashman, David N Durrheim, Jody Stephenson, April Worley

Open Access Research article

Paracetamol use (and/or misuse) in children in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Herbert A Obu, Josephat M Chinawa, Agozie C Ubesie, Christopher B Eke, Ikenna K Ndu

Open Access Research article

Infantile spasms (West syndrome): update and resources for pediatricians and providers to share with parents

James W Wheless, Patricia A Gibson, Kari Luther Rosbeck, Maria Hardin, Christine O’Dell, Vicky Whittemore, John M Pellock

Open Access Research article

A comparison of tympanic and rectal temperatures in term NIGERIAN neonates

Chika O Duru, Felix O Akinbami, Adebola E Orimadegun

Open Access Research article

Health professionals’ perceptions about the adoption of existing guidelines for the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia

Rochelle E Watkins, Elizabeth J Elliott, Raewyn C Mutch, Jane Latimer, Amanda Wilkins, Janet M Payne, Heather M Jones, Sue Miers, Elizabeth Peadon, Anne McKenzie, Heather A D’Antoine, Elizabeth Russell, James Fitzpatrick, Colleen M O’Leary, Jane Halliday, Lorian Hayes, Lucinda Burns, Maureen Carter, Carol Bower

Open Access Research article

Intimate partner violence and early child growth: a community-based cohort study in Nicaragua

Mariano Salazar, Ulf Högberg, Eliette Valladares, Lars-Åke Persson

Open Access Research article

Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

Tina Lavender, Christine Furber, Malcolm Campbell, Suresh Victor, Ian Roberts, Carol Bedwell, Michael J Cork

Open Access Research article

In young children, persistent wheezing is associated with bronchial bacterial infection: a retrospective analysis

Iris De Schutter, Alexandra Dreesman, Oriane Soetens, Marc De Waele, Françoise Crokaert, Jan Verhaegen, Denis Piérard, Anne Malfroot

Open Access Research article

Compliance with referral of sick children: a survey in five districts of Afghanistan

William Newbrander, Paul Ickx, Robert Werner, Farooq Mujadidi

Open Access Research article

Newborn literacy program effective in increasing maternal engagement in literacy activities: an observational cohort study

Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Chrystal Coates, Marilou Hervas-Malo, Patrick J McGrath

Open Access Research article

Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

Alison Tovar, Kenneth Chui, Raymond R Hyatt, Julia Kuder, Vivica I Kraak, Silvina F Choumenkovitch, Alia Hastings, Julia Bloom, Christina D Economos

Open Access Research article

Vitamin D deficiency in girls from South Brazil: a cross-sectional study on prevalence and association with vitamin D receptor gene variants

Betânia R Santos, Luis P G Mascarenhas, Fabíola Satler, Margaret C S Boguszewski, Poli Mara Spritzer

Open Access Case report

Rare neonatal diabetes insipidus and associated late risks: Case report

Maximiliano Francisco Rivas-Crespo, Lorena Miñones-Suárez, Susana Serrano G-Gallarza

Open Access Study protocol

Relational development in children with cleft lip and palate: influence of the waiting period prior to the first surgical intervention and parental psychological perceptions of the abnormality

Bruno Grollemund, Antoine Guedeney, Marie-Paule Vazquez, Arnaud Picard, Véronique Soupre, Philippe Pellerin, Etienne Simon, Michel Velten, Caroline Dissaux, Isabelle Kauffmann, Catherine Bruant-Rodier, Anne Danion-Grilliat

Open Access Research article

Validation of a model for optimal birth weight: a prospective study using serial ultrasounds

Gavin Pereira, Eve Blair, David Lawrence

Open Access Research article

Total calcium absorption is similar from infant formulas with and without prebiotics and exceeds that in human milk-fed infants

Penni D Hicks, Keli M Hawthorne, Carol L Berseth, John D Marunycz, James E Heubi, Steven A Abrams

Open Access Case report

Abernethy malformation: a case report

Ashish Pathak, Nitin Agarwal, Jagdish Mandliya, Prateek Gehlot, Mamta Dhaneria

Open Access Research article

Swallowing abnormalities in HIV infected children: an important cause of morbidity

Etienne D Nel, Alida Ellis

Open Access Research article

Parental and medical knowledge and management of fever in Italian pre-school children

Elena Chiappini, Alessandra Parretti, Paolo Becherucci, Monica Pierattelli, Francesca Bonsignori, Luisa Galli, Maurizio de Martino

Open Access Case report

Burkitts’s lymphoma – an atypical presentation

Farah Ziade, Nicolas von der Weid, Maja Beck-Popovic, Andreas Nydegger

Open Access Research article

Sense of coherence over time for parents with a child diagnosed with cancer

Ingrid Bergh, Maria Björk

Open Access Research article

Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health

Tanya Doherty, David Sanders, Debra Jackson, Sonja Swanevelder, Carl Lombard, Wanga Zembe, Mickey Chopra, Ameena Goga, Mark Colvin, Lars T Fadnes, Ingunn MS Engebretsen, Eva-Charlotte Ekström, Thorkild Tylleskär

Open Access Research article

Physical activity and fat mass gain in Mexican school-age children: a cohort study

Alejandra Jáuregui, Salvador Villalpando, Eduardo Rangel-Baltazar, Yaveth A Lara-Zamudio, Marcia M Castillo-García

Open Access Research article

Suboptimal management of central nervous system infections in children: a multi-centre retrospective study

Christine Kelly, Aman Sohal, Benedict D Michael, Andrew Riordan, Tom Solomon, Rachel Kneen

Open Access Study protocol

Early signaling, referral, and treatment of adolescent chronic pain: a study protocol

Jessica S Voerman, Sylvia Remerie, L Esther de Graaf, Petra van de Looij-Jansen, Tessa Westendorp, Ina van Elderen, Frouwkje de Waart, Jan Passchier, Anke Dommisse van Berkel, Cora de Klerk

Open Access Research article

Benefits of Iron supplementation for low birth weight infants: A systematic review

Hui Long, Jing-Mei Yi, Pei-Li Hu, Zhi-Bin Li, Wei-Ya Qiu, Fang Wang, Sing Zhu

Open Access Research article

Measuring transcutaneous bilirubin: a comparative analysis of three devices on a multiracial population

Francesco Raimondi, Silvia Lama, Francesca Landolfo, Maria Sellitto, Angela Carla Borrelli, Rosalba Maffucci, Paola Milite, Letizia Capasso

Open Access Research article

Effect of mother’s education on child’s nutritional status in the slums of Nairobi

Benta A Abuya, James Ciera, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage

Open Access Study protocol

Azithromycin for Indigenous children with bronchiectasis: study protocol for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial

Patricia C Valery, Peter S Morris, Keith Grimwood, Paul J Torzillo, Catherine A Byrnes, I Brent Masters, Paul A Bauert, Gabrielle B McCallum, Charmaine Mobberly, Anne B Chang

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of splanchnic oximetry, Doppler flow velocimetry in the superior mesenteric artery and feeding tolerance in very low birth weight IUGR and non-IUGR infants receiving bolus versus continuous enteral nutrition

Valentina Bozzetti, Giuseppe Paterlini, Valeria Meroni, Paola DeLorenzo, Diego Gazzolo, Frank Van Bel, Gerard HA Visser, MariaGrazia Valsecchi, Paolo E Tagliabue

Open Access Research article

A 12-week after-school physical activity programme improves endothelial cell function in overweight and obese children: a randomised controlled study

Jong-Hwan Park, Masashi Miyashita, Yoo-Chan Kwon, Hyun-Tae Park, Eun-Hee Kim, Jin-Kee Park, Ki-Beam Park, Suk-Ran Yoon, Jin-Woong Chung, Yoshio Nakamura, Sang-Kab Park

Open Access Research article

Pediatric first aid knowledge and attitudes among staff in the preschools of Shanghai, China

Feng Li, Fan Jiang, Xingming Jin, Yulan Qiu, Xiaoming Shen

Open Access Case report

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: a complex case demonstrating the potential for misdiagnosis as asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune syndrome)

Steven J Keogh, Shane McKee, Sarah F Smithson, David Grier, Colin G Steward

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Family nurture intervention (FNI): methods and treatment protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the NICU

Martha G Welch, Myron A Hofer, Susan A Brunelli, Raymond I Stark, Howard F Andrews, Judy Austin, Michael M Myers

Open Access Study protocol

A shared-care model of obesity treatment for 3–10 year old children: Protocol for the HopSCOTCH randomised controlled trial

Melissa Wake, Kate Lycett, Matthew A Sabin, Jane Gunn, Kay Gibbons, Cathy Hutton, Zoe McCallum, Elissa York, Michael Stringer, Gary Wittert

Open Access Study protocol

The effectiveness of video interaction guidance in parents of premature infants: A multicenter randomised controlled trial

Anneke Tooten, Hannah N Hoffenkamp, Ruby AS Hall, Frans Willem Winkel, Marij Eliëns, Ad JJM Vingerhoets, Hedwig JA van Bakel

Open Access Case report

Bridging bronchus - a rare cause of recurrent wheezy bronchitis

Anja Schnabel, Katja Glutig, Christian Vogelberg

Open Access Research article

Growth in VLBW infants fed predominantly fortified maternal and donor human milk diets: a retrospective cohort study

Tarah T Colaizy, Susan Carlson, Audrey F Saftlas, Frank H Morriss Jr

Open Access Research article

Pilot study of a model-based approach to blood glucose control in very-low-birthweight neonates

Aaron J Le Compte, Adrienne M Lynn, Jessica Lin, Christopher G Pretty, Geoffrey M Shaw, J Geoffrey Chase

Open Access Research article

The impact of childhood acute rotavirus gastroenteritis on the parents’ quality of life: prospective observational study in European primary care medical practices

Javier Diez Domingo, Marian Patrzalek, Luigi Cantarutti, Benoit Arnould, Juliette Meunier, Montse Soriano-Gabarro, Nadia Meyer, Jean-Yves Pirçon, Katsiaryna Holl

Open Access Study protocol

Parents as Agents of Change (PAC) in pediatric weight management: The protocol for the PAC randomized clinical trial

Geoff D C Ball, Kathryn A Ambler, Rachel A Keaschuk, Rhonda J Rosychuk, Nicholas L Holt, John C Spence, Mary M Jetha, Arya M Sharma, Amanda S Newton

Open Access Research article

Peer selection and influence effects on adolescent alcohol use: a stochastic actor-based model

Marlon P Mundt, Liesbeth Mercken, Larissa Zakletskaia

Open Access Research article

Cause-specific neonatal mortality in a neonatal care unit in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study

Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Rolv Terje Lie, Raimos Olomi, Michael Johnson Mahande, Gunnar Kvåle, Anne Kjersti Daltveit

Open Access Research article

Pain and stress assessment after retinopathy of prematurity screening examination: Indirect ophthalmoscopy versus digital retinal imaging

M Teresa Moral-Pumarega, Sonia Caserío-Carbonero, Javier De-La-Cruz-Bértolo, Pilar Tejada-Palacios, David Lora-Pablos, Carmen R Pallás-Alonso

Open Access Research article

Hand hygiene instruction decreases illness-related absenteeism in elementary schools: a prospective cohort study

Claudia H Lau, Elizabeth E Springston, Min-Woong Sohn, Iyana Mason, Emily Gadola, Maureen Damitz, Ruchi S Gupta

Open Access Research article

Association of body mass index, sagittal abdominal diameter and waist-hip ratio with cardiometabolic risk factors and adipocytokines in Arab children and adolescents

Omar S Al-Attas, Nasser M Al-Daghri, Majed S Alokail, Khalid M Alkharfy, Hossam Draz, Sobhy Yakout, Shaun Sabico, George Chrousos

Open Access Research article

Pediatric integrative medicine: pediatrics' newest subspecialty?

Sunita Vohra, Soleil Surette, Deepika Mittra, Lawrence D Rosen, Paula Gardiner, Kathi J Kemper

Open Access Research article

The prevalence and correlates of behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular health among Southern Brazil adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho, Wagner de Campos, Rodrigo Bozza, Adair da Silva Lopes

Open Access Debate

Respiratory viral infections in children with asthma: do they matter and can we prevent them?

Hamid Ahanchian, Carmen M Jones, Yueh-sheng Chen, Peter D Sly

Open Access Research article

First growth curves based on the World Health Organization reference in a Nationally-Representative Sample of Pediatric Population in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): the CASPIAN-III study

Marjan Mansourian, Hamid Reza Marateb, Roya Kelishadi, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Tahereh Aminaee, Mahnaz Taslimi, Reza Majdzadeh, Ramin Heshmat, Gelayol Ardalan, Parinaz Poursafa

Open Access Research article

Shared decision making and behavioral impairment: a national study among children with special health care needs

Alexander G Fiks, Stephanie Mayne, A Russell Localio, Chris Feudtner, Evaline A Alessandrini, James P Guevara

Open Access Research article

The epidemiology of pharmacologically treated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults in UK primary care

Suzanne McCarthy, Lynda Wilton, Macey L Murray, Paul Hodgkins, Philip Asherson, Ian CK Wong

Open Access Study protocol

Evaluation of the effects of botulinum toxin A injections when used to improve ease of care and comfort in children with cerebral palsy whom are non-ambulant: a double blind randomized controlled trial

Megan Thorley, Samantha Donaghey, Priya Edwards, Lisa Copeland, Megan Kentish, Kim McLennan, Jayne Lindsley, Laura Gascoigne-Pees, Leanne Sakzewski, Roslyn N Boyd

Open Access Research article

Sex differences in response to maximal exercise stress test in trained adolescents

Åsa Fomin, Mattias Ahlstrand, Helena Gyllenhammar Schill, Lars H Lund, Marcus Ståhlberg, Aristomenis Manouras, Anders Gabrielsen

Open Access Research article

Effect of routine probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938, use on rates of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with birthweight < 1000 grams: a sequential analysis

Chelsea Hunter, Mary Ann VT Dimaguila, Peter Gal, John E Wimmer Jr, James Laurence Ransom, Rita Q Carlos, McCrae Smith, Christie C Davanzo

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of birth defects and risk-factor analysis from a population-based survey in Inner Mongolia, China

Xingguang Zhang, Su Li, Siqintuya Wu, Xiaojin Hao, Shuyi Guo, Kota Suzuki, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Zentaro Yamagata

Open Access Research article

One third of middle ear effusions from children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement had multiple bacterial pathogens

Robert C Holder, Daniel J Kirse, Adele K Evans, Timothy R Peters, Katherine A Poehling, W Edward Swords, Sean D Reid

Open Access Research article

High-molecular-weight adiponectin and anthropometric variables among elementary schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Rimei Nishimura, Aya Morimoto, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Hiromi Hoshino, Naoko Tajima, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Study protocol

Safety and efficacy of topiramate in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with hypothermia (NeoNATI)

Luca Filippi, Patrizio Fiorini, Marta Daniotti, Serena Catarzi, Sara Savelli, Claudio Fonda, Laura Bartalena, Antonio Boldrini, Matteo Giampietri, Rosa Scaramuzzo, Paola Papoff, Francesca Del Balzo, Alberto Spalice, Giancarlo la Marca, Sabrina Malvagia, Maria Luisa Della Bona, Gianpaolo Donzelli, Francesca Tinelli, Giovanni Cioni, Tiziana Pisano, Melania Falchi, Renzo Guerrini

Open Access Research article

Predictors of mortality among children on Antiretroviral Therapy at a referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective follow up study

Digsu Negese Koye, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Berihun Megabiaw Zeleke

Open Access Research article

Pregnancy loss and role of infant HIV status on perinatal mortality among HIV-infected women

Hae-Young Kim, Prisca Kasonde, Mwiya Mwiya, Donald M Thea, Chipepo Kankasa, Moses Sinkala, Grace Aldrovandi, Louise Kuhn

Open Access Correspondence

Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

Julie Leask, Paul Kinnersley, Cath Jackson, Francine Cheater, Helen Bedford, Greg Rowles

Open Access Case report

Intestinal Spirochetosis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease in children

Rossana Helbling, Maria-Chiara Osterheld, Bernard Vaudaux, Katia Jaton, Andreas Nydegger

Open Access Study protocol

The influence of a formula supplemented with dairy lipids and plant oils on the erythrocyte membrane omega-3 fatty acid profile in healthy full-term infants: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Maria Lorella Giannì, Paola Roggero, Charlotte Baudry, Amandine Ligneul, Daniela Morniroli, Francesca Garbarino, Pascale le Ruyet, Fabio Mosca

Open Access Research article

Hospitalised neonates in Estonia commonly receive potentially harmful excipients

Jana Lass, Kaisa Naelapää, Utpal Shah, Ruth Käär, Heili Varendi, Mark A Turner, Irja Lutsar

Open Access Research article

Cerebral sparganosis in children: epidemiological, clinical and MR imaging characteristics

Caigui Gong, Weihua Liao, Ashley Chineah, Xiaoyi Wang, Bob L Hou

Open Access Case report

The T1048I mutation in ATP7A gene causes an unusual Menkes disease presentation

Gregorio León-García, Alfredo Santana, Nicolás Villegas-Sepúlveda, Concepción Pérez-González, José M Henrríquez-Esquíroz, Carlota de León-García, Carlos Wong, Isabel Baeza

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol. The Childhood Health, Activity, and Motor Performance School Study Denmark (The CHAMPS-study DK)

Niels Wedderkopp, Eva Jespersen, Claudia Franz, Heidi Klakk, Malene Heidemann, Christina Christiansen, Niels Christian Møller, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde

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Longitudinal Evaluation of Transition Services (“LETS Study”): Protocol for outcome evaluation

Irina Tsybina, Shauna Kingsnorth, Joanne Maxwell, Mark Bayley, Sally Lindsay, Patricia McKeever, Angela Colantonio, Yani Hamdani, Helen Healy, Colin Macarthur

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Perinatal stress, brain inflammation and risk of autism-Review and proposal

Asimenia Angelidou, Shahrzad Asadi, Konstantinos-Dionysios Alysandratos, Anna Karagkouni, Stella Kourembanas, Theoharis C Theoharides

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The study design and methodology for the ARCHER study - adolescent rural cohort study of hormones, health, education, environments and relationships

Katharine Steinbeck, Philip Hazell, Robert G Cumming, S Rachel Skinner, Rebecca Ivers, Robert Booy, Greg Fulcher, David J Handelsman, Andrew J Martin, Geoff Morgan, Jean Starling, Adrian Bauman, Margot L Rawsthorne, David L Bennett, Chin Moi Chow, Mary K Lam, Patrick Kelly, Ngiare J Brown, Karen Paxton, Catherine Hawke

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Pediatric high-impact conditions in the United States: retrospective analysis of hospitalizations and associated resource use

Rebecca L Miller, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, Folafoluwa O Odetola

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The study of etiological and demographic characteristics of neonatal mortality and morbidity - a consecutive case series study from Pakistan

Nabeel Manzar, Bushra Manzar, Anum Yaqoob, Muneer Ahmed, Jai Kumar

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Factors associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among US children: Results from a national survey

Ravi K Lingineni, Swati Biswas, Naveed Ahmad, Bradford E Jackson, Sejong Bae, Karan P Singh

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The Vermont oxford neonatal encephalopathy registry: rationale, methods, and initial results

Robert H Pfister, Peter Bingham, Erika M Edwards, Jeffrey D Horbar, Michael J Kenny, Terrie Inder, Karin B Nelson, Tonse Raju, Roger F Soll

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Prevalence of overweight in children with bone fractures: a case control study

Giuliana Valerio, Francesca Gallè, Caterina Mancusi, Valeria Di Onofrio, Pasquale Guida, Antonino Tramontano, Edoardo Ruotolo, Giorgio Liguori

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Facilitators and barriers to screening for child abuse in the emergency department

Eveline CFM Louwers, Ida J Korfage, Marjo J Affourtit, Harry J De Koning, Henriëtte A Moll

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Improving outcomes of preschool language delay in the community: protocol for the Language for Learning randomised controlled trial

Melissa Wake, Penny Levickis, Sherryn Tobin, Naomi Zens, James Law, Lisa Gold, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Sharon Goldfeld, Ha ND Le, Jemma Skeat, Sheena Reilly

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Fecal calprotectin levels are higher in rural than in urban Chinese infants and negatively associated with growth

Jin-Rong Liu, Xiao-Yang Sheng, Yan-Qi Hu, Xiao-Gang Yu, Jamie E Westcott, Leland V Miller, Nancy F Krebs, K Michael Hambidge

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Gestational age at birth and morbidity, mortality, and growth in the first 4 years of life: findings from three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil

Fernando C Barros, José Luis Diaz Rossello, Alicia Matijasevich, Samuel C Dumith, Aluisio J D Barros, Iná Silva dos Santos, Denise Mota, Cesar G Victora

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Assessing children’s competence to consent in research by a standardized tool: a validity study

Irma M Hein, Pieter W Troost, Robert Lindeboom, Martine C de Vries, C Michel Zwaan, Ramón J L Lindauer

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Implementing a simplified neonatal resuscitation protocol-helping babies breathe at birth (HBB) - at a tertiary level hospital in Nepal for an increased perinatal survival

Ashish KC, Mats Målqvist, Johan Wrammert, Sheela Verma, Dhan Raj Aryal, Robert Clark, Naresh P KC, Ravi Vitrakoti, Kedar Baral, Uwe Ewald

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Impact on parents of bronchiolitis hospitalization of full-term, preterm and congenital heart disease infants

Alexandre Lapillonne, Antoine Regnault, Véronique Gournay, Jean-Bernard Gouyon, Hélène Gilet, Daniela Anghelescu, Tatiana Miloradovich, Benoit Arnould, Guy Moriette

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Habitual snoring and atopic state: correlations with respiratory function and teeth occlusion

Anna Maria Zicari, Giuseppe Marzo, Anna Rugiano, Camilla Celani, Maria Palma Carbone, Simona Tecco, Marzia Duse

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Trends in survival among extremely-low-birth-weight infants (less than 1000 g) without significant bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Francesc Botet, Josep Figueras-Aloy, Xavier Miracle-Echegoyen, José Manuel Rodríguez-Miguélez, MªDolors Salvia-Roiges, Xavier Carbonell-Estrany

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The nutritional status of children in Bhutan: results from the 2008 National nutrition survey and trends over time

Ugyen Zangmo, Mercedes de Onis, Tandin Dorji

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The social paediatrics initiative: a RICHER model of primary health care for at risk children and their families

Sabrina T Wong, M Judith Lynam, Koushambhi B Khan, Lorine Scott, Christine Loock

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Prevalence of hepatopathy in type 1 diabetic children

Abdulrahman A Al-Hussaini, Nimer M Sulaiman, Musa D AlZahrani, Ahmed S Alenizi, Mannan Khan

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Unusual presentation of angiomyomatous hamartoma in an eight-month-old infant: case report and literature review

Vincenzo Davide Catania, Carlo Manzoni, Mariangela Novello, Libero Lauriola, Antonella Coli

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Arm trajectories and writing strategy in healthy children

Matteo Chiappedi, Rosella Togni, Elisabetta De Bernardi, Ilaria Maria Carlotta Baschenis, Sara Battezzato, Umberto Balottin, Elena Dalla Toffola, Maurizio Bejor

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Association between obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors in late adolescence in the Seychelles

Pascal Bovet, Tiphaine Arlabosse, Bharathi Viswanathan, Gary Myers

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Achondroplasia with 47, xxy karyotype: a case report of the neonatal diagnosis of an extremely unusual association

Purificación Ros-Pérez, Francisco J Regidor, Esmeralda Colino, Cristina Martínez-Payo, Eva Barroso, Karen E Heath

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Effectiveness of resistance training in combination with botulinum toxin-A on hand and arm use in children with cerebral palsy: a pre-post intervention study

Ann-Kristin G Elvrum, Siri M Brændvik, Rannei Sæther, Torarin Lamvik, Beatrix Vereijken, Karin Roeleveld

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Probiotics to improve outcomes of colic in the community: Protocol for the Baby Biotics randomised controlled trial

Valerie Sung, Harriet Hiscock, Mimi Tang, Fiona K Mensah, Ralf G Heine, Amanda Stock, Elissa York, Ronald G Barr, Melissa Wake

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PELICAN: A quality of life instrument for childhood asthma: Study Protocol of two Randomized Controlled Trials in Primary and Specialized Care in the Netherlands

Stephanie van Bragt, Lisette van den Bemt, Bart Thoonen, Chris van Weel, Peter Merkus, Tjard Schermer

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Histopathological changes in anatomical distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in children: a retrospective cohort study

Jessica Tsang, Sheena Sikora, Donald Spady, Wael El-Matary

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Asthma and atopy in children born by caesarean section: effect modification by family history of allergies – a population based cross-sectional study

Ourania Kolokotroni, Nicos Middleton, Marina Gavatha, Demetris Lamnisos, Kostas N Priftis, Panayiotis K Yiallouros

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High DMBT1 concentrations in breast milk correlate with increased risk of infection in preterm and term neonates

Sebastian Ronellenfitsch, Christel Weiß, David Frommhold, Lutz Koch, Jan Mollenhauer, Johannes Poeschl, Hanna Müller

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Burden of acute otitis media in primary care pediatrics in Italy: a secondary data analysis from the Pedianet database

Paola Marchisio, Luigi Cantarutti, Miriam Sturkenboom, Silvia Girotto, Gino Picelli, Daniele Dona, Antonio Scamarcia, Marco Villa, Carlo Giaquinto

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Efficacy and tolerability of peg-only laxative on faecal impaction and chronic constipation in children. A controlled double blind randomized study vs a standard peg-electrolyte laxative

Francesco Savino, Serena Viola, Maiullari Erasmo, Giovanni Di Nardo, Salvatore Oliva, Salvatore Cucchiara

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Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in infants with G6PD c.563C > T Variant

Bushra Moiz, Amna Nasir, Sarosh Ahmed Khan, Salima Amin Kherani, Maqbool Qadir

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Suture restriction of the temporal bone as a risk factor for acute otitis media in children: cohort study

Chantal Morin, Dominique Dorion, Jean-Marie Moutquin, Mélanie Levasseur

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Early eczema and the risk of childhood asthma: a prospective, population-based study

Marit Saunes, Torbjørn Øien, Christian K Dotterud, Pål R Romundstad, Ola Storrø, Turid L Holmen, Roar Johnsen

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Oral cleft prevention program (OCPP)

George L Wehby, Norman Goco, Danilo Moretti-Ferreira, Temis Felix, Antonio Richieri-Costa, Carla Padovani, Fernanda Queiros, Camilla Vila Nova Guimaraes, Rui Pereira, Steve Litavecz, Tyler Hartwell, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Lorette Javois, Jeffrey C Murray

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Ethnicity and elevated liver transaminases among newly diagnosed children with type 2 diabetes

Omar D Hudson, Martha Nunez, Gabriel Q Shaibi

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Causes and risk factors for infant mortality in Nunavut, Canada 1999–2011

Sorcha A Collins, Padma Surmala, Geraldine Osborne, Cheryl Greenberg, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Sharon Edmunds-Potvin, Laura Arbour

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Antibiotic surveillance on a paediatric intensive care unit: easy attainable strategy at low costs and resources

Martin Stocker, Eduardo Ferrao, Winston Banya, Jamie Cheong, Duncan Macrae, Anke Furck

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Lymphocyte respiration in children with Trisomy 21

Elhadi H Aburawi, Abdul-Kader Souid

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Anaemia in HIV-infected children: severity, types and effect on response to HAART

Eunice Nyesigire Ruhinda, Francis Bajunirwe, Julius Kiwanuka

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Parents’ views on child physical activity and their implications for physical activity parenting interventions: a qualitative study

Georgina F Bentley, Joanna K Goodred, Russell Jago, Simon J Sebire, Patricia J Lucas, Kenneth R Fox, Sarah Stewart-Brown, Katrina M Turner

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Parents’ actions, challenges, and needs while enabling participation of children with a physical disability: a scoping review

Barbara Piškur, Anna JHM Beurskens, Marian J Jongmans, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Meghan Norton, Christina A Frings, Helena Hemmingsson, Rob JEM Smeets

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A rapid assessment of the quality of neonatal healthcare in Kilimanjaro region, northeast Tanzania

Bernard Mbwele, Elizabeth Reddy, Hugh Reyburn

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Sleep hygiene intervention for youth aged 10 to 18 years with problematic sleep: a before-after pilot study

Evan Tan, Dione Healey, Andrew R Gray, Barbara C Galland

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Fine-needle aspiration for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in children in Bangui, Central African Republic

Minime-Lingoupou Fanny, Narcisse Beyam, Jean Chrusostome Gody, G Zandanga, F Yango, Alexandre Manirakiza, Leen Rigouts, Catherine Pierre-Audigier, Brigitte Gicquel, Gustave Bobossi

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First-attack pediatric hypertensive crisis presenting to the pediatric emergency department

Wen-Chieh Yang, Lu-Lu Zhao, Chun-Yu Chen, Yung-Kang Wu, Yu-Jun Chang, Han-Ping Wu

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Cotinine versus questionnaire: early-life environmental tobacco smoke exposure and incident asthma

Chris Carlsten, Helen Dimich-Ward, Anne DyBuncio, Allan B Becker, Moira Chan-Yeung

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Parent-son decision-making about human papillomavirus vaccination: a qualitative analysis

Andreia B Alexander, Nathan W Stupiansky, Mary A Ott, Debby Herbenick, Michael Reece, Gregory D Zimet

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Outcome at two years of age in a Swiss national cohort of extremely preterm infants born between 2000 and 2008

Luregn J Schlapbach, Mark Adams, Elena Proietti, Maude Aebischer, Sebastian Grunt, Cristina Borradori-Tolsa, Myriam Bickle-Graz, Hans Ulrich Bucher, Beatrice Latal, Giancarlo Natalucci

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Individual development of preschool children-prevalences and determinants of delays in Germany: a cross-sectional study in Southern Bavaria

Heribert L Stich, Bernhard Th Baune, Riccardo N Caniato, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Alexander Krämer

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Prematurity, asphyxia and congenital malformations underrepresented among neonates in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Vietnam

Alexandra Y Kruse, Binh TT Ho, Cam N Phuong, Lone G Stensballe, Gorm Greisen, Freddy K Pedersen

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Early infections are associated with increased risk for celiac disease: an incident case-referent study

Anna Myléus, Olle Hernell, Leif Gothefors, Marie-Louise Hammarström, Lars-Åke Persson, Hans Stenlund, Anneli Ivarsson

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An assessment of the quality of care for children in eighteen randomly selected district and sub-district hospitals in Bangladesh

Dewan ME Hoque, Muntasirur Rahman, Sk Masum Billah, Michael Savic, AQM Rezaul Karim, Enayet K Chowdhury, Altaf Hossain, SAJ Md Musa, Harish Kumar, Sudhansh Malhotra, Ziaul Matin, Neena Raina, Martin W Weber, Shams El Arifeen

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Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes for at-risk infants: reliability and predictive validity using a Chinese version of the INFANIB at 3, 7 and 10 months

Wei Liao, En-yi Wen, Chao Li, Qing Chang, Kui-lin Lv, Wang Yang, Zhou-mei He, Cong-min Zhao

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Circulating hematopoietic stem cell count is a valuable predictor of prematurity complications in preterm newborns

Maciej Kotowski, Krzysztof Safranow, Miłosz P Kawa, Joanna Lewandowska, Patrycja Kłos, Violetta Dziedziejko, Edyta Paczkowska, Ryszard Czajka, Zbigniew Celewicz, Jacek Rudnicki, Bogusław Machaliński

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Design of a cross-sectional study on physical fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents after burn injury

Laurien M Disseldorp, Leonora J Mouton, Tim Takken, Marco Van Brussel, Gerard IJM Beerthuizen, Lucas HV Van der Woude, Marianne K Nieuwenhuis

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High prevalence of lipoatrophy in pre-pubertal South African children on antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study

Steve Innes, Mark F Cotton, Richard Haubrich, Maria M Conradie, Margaret van Niekerk, Clair Edson, Helena Rabie, Sonia Jain, Xiaoying Sun, Ekkehard W Zöllner, Stephen Hough, Sara H Browne

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Integrating community children’s nursing in urgent and emergency care: a qualitative comparison of two teams in North West England

Richard G Kyle, Michele Banks, Susan Kirk, Peter Powell, Peter Callery

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