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BMC Pediatrics

Ausgabe 1/2014

Inhalt (315 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

The pot calling the kettle black: the extent and type of errors in a computerized immunization registry and by parent report

Shannon E MacDonald, Donald P Schopflocher, Richard P Golonka

Open Access Research article

Utility of self-reported mental health measures for preventing unintentional injury: results from a cross-sectional study among French schoolchildren

Aymery Constant, Judith Dulioust, Ashley Wazana, Taraneh Shojaei, Isabelle Pitrou, Viviane Kovess-Masfety

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Reviewer acknowledgement 2013

Peter O'Donovan

Open Access Research article

Individual, family and environmental factors associated with pediatric excess weight in Spain: a cross-sectional study

José-Juan Sánchez-Cruz, Ingrid de Ruiter, José J Jiménez-Moleón

Open Access Research article

Efficiency of red cell distribution width in identification of children aged 1-3 years with iron deficiency anemia against traditional hematological markers

Sunil Sazawal, Usha Dhingra, Pratibha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Hiba Shabir, Venugopal P Menon, Robert E Black

Open Access Research article

Adherence to reduced-polluting biomass fuel stoves improves respiratory and sleep symptoms in children

Roberto A Accinelli, Oscar Llanos, Lidia M López, María I Pino, Yeny A Bravo, Verónica Salinas, María Lazo, Julio R Noda, Marita Sánchez-Sierra, Lacey Zárate, Joao da Silva, Fabiola Gianella, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, David Gozal

Open Access Research article

Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008–09

Dennis J Matanda, Maurice B Mittelmark, Dorcus Mbithe D Kigaru

Open Access Case report

Lethal course of meconium ileus in preterm twins revealing a novel cystic fibrosis mutation (p.Cys524Tyr)

Alexander Puzik, Deborah J Morris-Rosendahl, Klaus-Dieter Rückauer, Claudia Otto, Peter Gessler, Ulrich Saueressig, Roland Hentschel

Open Access Study protocol

Minimally invasive, imaging guided virtual autopsy compared to conventional autopsy in foetal, newborn and infant cases: study protocol for the paediatric virtual autopsy trial

Christoph M Rüegger, Christine Bartsch, Rosa Maria Martinez, Steffen Ross, Stephan A Bolliger, Brigitte Koller, Leonhard Held, Elisabeth Bruder, Peter Karl Bode, Rosmarie Caduff, Bernhard Frey, Leonhard Schäffer, Hans Ulrich Bucher

Open Access Research article

Comparing progress toward the millennium development goal for under-five mortality in León and Cuatro Santos, Nicaragua, 1990–2008

Wilton Pérez, Leif Eriksson, Elmer Zelaya Blandón, Lars-Åke Persson, Carina Källestål, Rodolfo Peña

Open Access Research article

Challenges to implementation of developmental screening in urban primary care: a mixed methods study

Deanna L Morelli, Susmita Pati, Anneliese Butler, Nathan J Blum, Marsha Gerdes, Jennifer Pinto-Martin, James P Guevara

Open Access Research article

Blood pressure tables for Chinese adolescents: justification for incorporation of important influencing factors of height, age and sex in the tables

Xuejin Jiang, Zhongqiang Cao, Lijun Shen, Jing Wu, Zhongliang Li, Jing Gao, Youjie Wang

Open Access Research article

Body weight has no impact on self-esteem of minority children living in inner city, low-income neighborhoods: a cross-sectional study

William W Wong, Carmen Mikhail, Christina L Ortiz, Debra Lathan, Louis A Moore, Karen L Konzelmann, E O’Brian Smith

Open Access Research article

Are parents' knowledge and practice regarding immunization related to pediatrics’ immunization compliance? a mixed method study

Omer Qutaiba B Al-lela, Mohd Baidi Bahari, Harith Khalid Al-Qazaz, Muhannad RM Salih, Shazia Q Jamshed, Ramadan M Elkalmi

Open Access Research article

Factors underlying inadequate parents’ awareness regarding pediatrics immunization: findings of cross-sectional study in Mosul- Iraq

Omer Qutaiba B Al-lela, Mohd Baidi Bahari, Muhannad RM Salih, Mustafa G Al-abbassi, Ramadan M Elkalmi, Shazia Q Jamshed

Open Access Research article

Health-related quality of life of children with physical disabilities: a longitudinal study

Mary Law, Steven Hanna, Dana Anaby, Marilyn Kertoy, Gillian King, Liqin Xu

Open Access Research article

Effect of dalteparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, as adjunctive therapy in patients with Kawasaki disease: a retrospective study

Yasuji Inamo, Katsuya Saito, Maki Hasegawa, Rika Hayashi, Takahiro Nakamura, Osamu Abe, Teruaki Ishikawa, Yayoi Yoshino, Koji Hashimoto, Tatsuo Fuchigami

Open Access Research article

Increased IL-4 mRNA expression and poly-aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations from children with asthma

Nasser M Al-Daghri, Sherif Abd-Alrahman, Hossam Draz, Khalid Alkharfy, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Mario S Clerici, Majed S Alokail

Open Access Research article

Severe clinical outcome is uncommon in Clostridium difficile infection in children: a retrospective cohort study

Kevin L Schwartz, Ilyse Darwish, Susan E Richardson, Michael R Mulvey, Nisha Thampi

Open Access Research article

Changes in cerebral oxygenation during early postnatal adaptation in newborns delivered by vacuum extraction measured by near-infrared spectroscopy

Tanja Karen, Martin Wolf, Rahel Nef, Daniel Haensse, Hans Ulrich Bucher, Gabriele Schulz, Jean-Claude Fauchère

Open Access Study protocol

Incidence and course of child malnutrition according to clinical or anthropometrical assessment: a longitudinal study from rural DR Congo

Hallgeir Kismul, Catherine Schwinger, Meera Chhagan, Mala Mapatano, Jan Van den Broeck

Open Access Correspondence

Is intrauterine growth appropriate to monitor postnatal growth of preterm neonates?

Luis Pereira-da-Silva, Daniel Virella

Open Access Research article

Brazilian Portuguese translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the “Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities” (CPCHILD©) questionnaire

Luiz Antonio Pellegrino, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Claudia Saad Magalhães, Ariane Aparecida Viana, Unni G Narayanan

Open Access Research article

Extending World Health Organization weight-for-age reference curves to older children

Celia Rodd, Daniel L Metzger, Atul Sharma

Open Access Research article

Positioning of term infants during delivery room routine handling – analysis of videos

Dimitrios Konstantelos, Heidrun Gurth, Renate Bergert, Sascha Ifflaender, Mario Rüdiger

Open Access Research article

Development process and cognitive testing of CARATkids - Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test for children

Luís Miguel Borrego, João Almeida Fonseca, Ana Margarida Pereira, Vera Reimão Pinto, Daniela Linhares, Mário Morais-Almeida

Open Access Study protocol

Piccolipiù, a multicenter birth cohort in Italy: protocol of the study

Sara Farchi, Francesco Forastiere, Liza Vecchi Brumatti, Sabrina Alviti, Antonio Arnofi, Tommaso Bernardini, Maura Bin, Sonia Brescianini, Valentina Colelli, Rodolfo Cotichini, Martina Culasso, Paolo De Bartolo, Laura Felice, Valentina Fiano, Alessandra Fioritto, Alfio Frizzi, Luigi Gagliardi, Giulia Giorgi, Chiara Grasso, Francesca La Rosa, Claudia Loganes, Paola Lorusso, Valentina Martini, Franco Merletti, Emanuela Medda, Veronica Montelatici, Isabella Mugelli, Silvia Narduzzi, Lorenza Nisticò, Luana Penna, Elisa Piscianz, Carlo Piscicelli, Giulia Poggesi, Daniela Porta, Antonella Ranieli, Gherardo Rapisardi, Assunta Rasulo, Lorenzo Richiardi, Franca Rusconi, Laura Serino, Maria Antonietta Stazi, Virgilia Toccaceli, Tullia Todros, Veronica Tognin, Morena Trevisan, Erica Valencic, Patrizia Volpi, Valentina Ziroli, Luca Ronfani, Domenico Di Lallo

Open Access Research article

Sex differences in responses to antiretroviral treatment in South African HIV-infected children on ritonavir-boosted lopinavir- and nevirapine-based treatment

Stephanie Shiau, Louise Kuhn, Renate Strehlau, Leigh Martens, Helen McIlleron, Sandra Meredith, Lubbe Wiesner, Ashraf Coovadia, Elaine J Abrams, Stephen M Arpadi

Open Access Research article

Perception of pain and distress in intubated and mechanically ventilated newborn infants by parents and health professionals

Luciana Sabatini Doto Tannous Elias, Amélia Miyashiro Nunes dos Santos, Ruth Guinsburg

Open Access Research article

Newborn care in Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines: a comprehensive needs assessment

Els Duysburgh, Birgit Kerstens, Melissa Diaz, Vini Fardhdiani, Katherine Ann V Reyes, Khamphong Phommachanh, Marleen Temmerman, Basil Rodriques, Nabila Zaka

Open Access Study protocol

A pedometer based physical activity self-management program for children and adolescents with physical disability – design and methods of the StepUp study

Carol Maher, Angela Crettenden, Kerry Evans, Myra Thiessen, Monica Toohey, Jim Dollman

Open Access Research article

Feeding and smoking habits as cumulative risk factors for early childhood caries in toddlers, after adjustment for several behavioral determinants: a retrospective study

Alessandra Majorana, Maria Grazia Cagetti, Elena Bardellini, Francesca Amadori, Giulio Conti, Laura Strohmenger, Guglielmo Campus

Open Access Research article

The Danish neonatal clinical database is valuable for epidemiologic research in respiratory disease in preterm infants

Sofia Andersson, Jesper Padkær Petersen, Tine Brink Henriksen, Finn Ebbesen

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of active play @ home: a parent-led physical activity program for children with and without disability

Daniela A Rubin, Kathleen S Wilson, Lenny D Wiersma, Jie W Weiss, Debra J Rose

Open Access Research article

Metabolic syndrome risk score and time expended in moderate to vigorous physical activity in adolescents

Antonio Stabelini Neto, Wagner de Campos, Géssika Castilho dos Santos, Oldemar Mazzardo Junior

Open Access Research article

Predictors of severity and outcome of global developmental delay without definitive etiologic yield: a prospective observational study

Loretta Thomaidis, Georgios Zacharias Zantopoulos, Sotirios Fouzas, Lito Mantagou, Chryssa Bakoula, Andreas Konstantopoulos

Open Access Research article

Pressure- versus volume-limited sustained inflations at resuscitation of premature newborn lambs

Graeme R Polglase, David G Tingay, Risha Bhatia, Clare A Berry, Robert J Kopotic, Clinton P Kopotic, Yong Song, Edgardo Szyld, Alan H Jobe, Jane J Pillow

Open Access Research article

Infant feeding practices among HIV exposed infants using summary index in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Demewoz Haile, Tefera Belachew, Getenesh Birhanu, Tesfaye Setegn, Sibhatu Biadgilign

Open Access Research article

Febrile illness and pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with lower neurodevelopmental scores in Bangladeshi infants living in poverty

Nona M Jiang, Fahmida Tofail, Shannon N Moonah, Rebecca J Scharf, Mami Taniuchi, Jennie Z Ma, Jena D Hamadani, Emily S Gurley, Eric R Houpt, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Rashidul Haque, William A Petri Jr

Open Access Research article

Are the special educational needs of children in their first year in primary school in Ireland being identified: a cross-sectional study

Margaret Curtin, Denise Baker, Anthony Staines, Ivan J Perry

Open Access Research article

Clustering of developmental delays in Bavarian preschool children – a repeated cross-sectional survey over a period of 12 years

Heribert L Stich, Alexander Krämer, Rafael T Mikolajczyk

Open Access Research article

Hepatobiliary risk factors for clinical outcome of Kawasaki disease in children

Dae Yong Yi, Ji Young Kim, Eun Young Choi, Jung Yun Choi, Hye Ran Yang

Open Access Research article

Maternal-infant relationship quality and risk of obesity at age 5.5 years in a national US cohort

Sarah E Anderson, Stanley Lemeshow, Robert C Whitaker

Open Access Research article

Risk prediction score for death of traumatised and injured children

Sakda Arj-ong Vallipakorn, Adisak Plitapolkarnpim, Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Pimpa Techakamolsuk, Gary A Smith, Ammarin Thakkinstian

Open Access Study protocol

DO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers –a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial

Jonathon L Maguire, Catherine S Birken, Mark B Loeb, Muhammad Mamdani, Kevin Thorpe, Jeffrey S Hoch, Tony Mazzulli, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Colin Macarthur, Patricia C Parkin

Open Access Research article

Impact of caste on the neurodevelopment of young children from birth to 36 months of age: a birth cohort study in Chitwan Valley, Nepal

Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Takeo Fujiwara, Masahiro Umezaki, Chiho Watanabe

Open Access Research article

Childhood tuberculosis and its treatment outcomes in Addis Ababa: a 5-years retrospective study

Dereje Hailu, Woldaregay Erku Abegaz, Mulugeta Belay

Open Access Research article

Associations between preterm birth, small-for-gestational age, and neonatal morbidity and cognitive function among school-age children in Nepal

Parul Christian, Laura E Murray-Kolb, James M Tielsch, Joanne Katz, Steven C LeClerq, Subarna K Khatry

Open Access Research article

Femur shaft fracture at a young age and the risk of subsequent severe injuries during childhood: a cohort study

Johan von Heideken, Tobias Svensson, Maura Iversen, Anders Ekbom, Per-Mats Janarv

Open Access Research article

Elevated arterial blood pressure and body mass index among Nigerian preschool children population

Odutola I Odetunde, Emeka E Neboh, Josephat M Chinawa, Henrietta U Okafor, Oluwatoyin A Odetunde, Osita U Ezenwosu, Uchenna Ekwochi

Open Access Research article

Psychosocial outcomes of children with ear infections and hearing problems: a longitudinal study

Anthony Hogan, Rebecca L Phillips, Damien Howard, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan

Open Access Research article

Utility of intranasal Ketamine and Midazolam to perform gastric aspirates in children: a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized study

Danilo Buonsenso, Giovanni Barone, Piero Valentini, Filomena Pierri, Riccardo Riccardi, Antonio Chiaretti

Open Access Case report

Hit the mark with diffusion-weighted imaging: metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma to the extraocular eye muscles

Nicole Hassold, Monika Warmuth-Metz, Beate Winkler, Michael C Kreissl, Karen Ernestus, Meinrad Beer, Henning Neubauer

Open Access Research article

Significance of hydrogen breath tests in children with suspected carbohydrate malabsorption

Jan Däbritz, Michael Mühlbauer, Dirk Domagk, Nicole Voos, Geraldine Henneböhl, Maria L Siemer, Dirk Foell

Open Access Research article

Parents’ experiences of participating in an intervention on tobacco prevention in Child Health Care

AnnaKarin Johansson, Noomi Carlsson, Helena Almfors, Monica Rosèn, Siw Alehagen

Open Access Study protocol

Open randomised prospective comparative multi-centre intervention study of patients with cystic fibrosis and early diagnosed diabetes mellitus

Manfred Ballmann, Dominique Hubert, Barouk M Assael, Kai Kronfeld, Marguerite Honer, Reinhard W Holl

Open Access Research article

Association of sexual maturation with excess body weight and height in children and adolescents

Jucemar Benedet, Adair da Silva Lopes, Fernando Adami, Patrícia de Fragas Hinnig, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos

Open Access Commentary

Important considerations when studying the impact of physical education on health in youth

Laura Cañadas, Oscar L Veiga, David Martinez-Gomez

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of predicting in-hospital mortality in critically ill children by assessing blood lactate levels at admission

Zhenjiang Bai, Xueping Zhu, Mengxia Li, Jun Hua, Ying Li, Jian Pan, Jian Wang, Yanhong Li

Open Access Research article

A 10-year population-based nationwide descriptive analysis of pediatric emergency care

Mei-Jy Jeng, Yu-Sheng Lee, Pei-Chen Tsao, Chia-Feng Yang, Yu-Cheng Luo, Wen-Jue Soong

Open Access Study protocol

Managing paediatric obesity: a multidisciplinary intervention including peers in the therapeutic process

Helena Fonseca, António Labisa Palmeira, Sandra Cristina Martins, Liliana Falcato, António Quaresma

Open Access Research article

Adaptive behavior in Chinese children with Williams syndrome

Chai Ji, Dan Yao, Weijun Chen, Mingyan Li, Zhengyan Zhao

Open Access Research article

The economic burden of prematurity in Canada

Karissa M Johnston, Katherine Gooch, Ellen Korol, Pamela Vo, Oghenowede Eyawo, Pamela Bradt, Adrian Levy

Open Access Study protocol

Active video games to promote physical activity in children with cancer: a randomized clinical trial with follow-up

Lotta Kauhanen, Liisa Järvelä, Päivi M Lähteenmäki, Mikko Arola, Olli J Heinonen, Anna Axelin, Johan Lilius, Tero Vahlberg, Sanna Salanterä

Open Access Research article

Multi-informant reports of mental health in Swedish-born children of immigrants and children born to non-immigrants – the SESBiC-study

Linda deKeyser, Carl Göran Svedin, Sara Agnafors, Marie Bladh, Gunilla Sydsjö

Open Access Case report

Acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma from topiramate in a seven-year-old: a case report and review of the literature

Yuna Rapoport, Nancy Benegas, Rachel W Kuchtey, Karen M Joos

Open Access Study protocol

EPIPAGE 2: a preterm birth cohort in France in 2011

Pierre-Yves Ancel, François Goffinet

Open Access Research article

Effect of tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy and preschool age on growth from birth to adolescence: a cohort study

Ana Paula Muraro, Regina Maria Veras Gonçalves-Silva, Naiara Ferraz Moreira, Márcia Gonçalves Ferreira, André Luis Nunes-Freitas, Yael Abreu-Villaça, Rosely Sichieri

Open Access Research article

Determinants of childhood diarrhea among underfive children in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, North West Ethiopia

Thomas Sinmegn Mihrete, Getahun Asres Alemie, Alemayehu Shimeka Teferra

Open Access Research article

Morbidity due to acute lower respiratory infection in children with birth defects: a total population-based linked data study

Khadra A Jama-Alol, Hannah C Moore, Peter Jacoby, Carol Bower, Deborah Lehmann

Open Access Research article

Abdominal obesity and serum adiponectin complexes among population-based elementary school children in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Rimei Nishimura, Hinako Nanri, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Hiromi Hoshino, Naoko Tajima, Akatsuki Kokaze

Open Access Research article

The Environment and Children’s Health Care in Northwest China

Leonardo Trasande, Jingping Niu, Juansheng Li, Xingrong Liu, Benzhong Zhang, Zhilan Li, Guowu Ding, Yingbiao Sun, Meichi Chen, Xiaobin Hu, Lung-Chi Chen, Alan Mendelsohn, Yu Chen, Qingshan Qu

Open Access Research article

Randomized outcome trial of nutrient-enriched formula and neurodevelopment outcome in preterm infants

Maria Lorella Giannì, Paola Roggero, Orsola Amato, Odoardo Picciolini, Pasqua Piemontese, Nadia Liotto, Francesca Taroni, Fabio Mosca

Open Access Research article

Feasibility and impact of Creciendo Sanos, a clinic-based pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschool children in Mexico City

Gloria Oliva Martínez-Andrade, Elizabeth M Cespedes, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Guillermina Romero-Quechol, Marco Aurelio González-Unzaga, María Amalia Benítez-Trejo, Samuel Flores-Huerta, Chrissy Horan, Jess Haines, Elsie M Taveras, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas, Matthew W Gillman

Open Access Research article

CYP19A1 promoter methylation in saliva associated with milestones of pubertal timing in urban girls

Theresa Ryan Stueve, Mary S Wolff, Ashley Pajak, Susan L Teitelbaum, Jia Chen

Open Access Case report

Fetus in fetu: two case reports and literature review

Yi Ji, Siyuan Chen, Lin Zhong, Xiaoping Jiang, Shuguang Jin, Feiteng Kong, Qi Wang, Caihong Li, Bo Xiang

Open Access Research article

Common carotid artery intima-media thickness is useful for diagnosis of the acute stage of Kawasaki disease

Ting-Hsin Wu, Hsuan-Chang Kuo, You-Lin Tain, Kuan-Miao Lin, Ho-Chang Kuo, Shao-Ju Chien

Open Access Research article

The effect of intrapartum antibiotics on early-onset neonatal sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a propensity score matched analysis

Grace J Chan, Elizabeth A Stuart, Marzia Zaman, Abdullah A Mahmud, Abdullah H Baqui, Robert E Black

Open Access Research article

Physical fitness among urban and rural Ecuadorian adolescents and its association with blood lipids: a cross sectional study

Susana Andrade, Angélica Ochoa-Avilés, Carl Lachat, Paulina Escobar, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, John Van Camp, Silvana Donoso, Rosendo Rojas, Greet Cardon, Patrick Kolsteren

Open Access Research article

Variation in classification of live birth with newborn period death versus fetal death at the local level may impact reported infant mortality rate

Charles R Woods, Deborah Winders Davis, Scott D Duncan, John A Myers, Thomas Michael O’Shea

Open Access Research article

Interventions to support children’s engagement in health-related decisions: a systematic review

Bryan Feenstra, Laura Boland, Margaret L Lawson, Denise Harrison, Jennifer Kryworuchko, Michelle Leblanc, Dawn Stacey

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: Imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (iCATS)

Julian G Simmons, Sarah L Whittle, George C Patton, Paul Dudgeon, Craig Olsson, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa K Mundy, Marc L Seal, Nicholas B Allen

Open Access Research article

Successful control of a neonatal outbreak caused mainly by ST20 multidrug-resistant SHV-5-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Greece

Angeliki Mavroidi, Apostolos Liakopoulos, Antonios Gounaris, Maria Goudesidou, Katerina Gaitana, Vivi Miriagou, Efthymia Petinaki

Open Access Study protocol

The International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of very low birth weight, very preterm neonates (iNeo): a protocol for collaborative comparisons of international health services for quality improvement in neonatal care

Prakesh S Shah, Shoo K Lee, Kei Lui, Gunnar Sjörs, Rintaro Mori, Brian Reichman, Stellan Håkansson, Laura San Feliciano, Neena Modi, Mark Adams, Brian Darlow, Masanori Fujimura, Satoshi Kusuda, Ross Haslam, Lucia Mirea

Open Access Study protocol

Neurobehaviour between birth and 40 weeks’ gestation in infants born <30 weeks’ gestation and parental psychological wellbeing: predictors of brain development and child outcomes

Alicia J Spittle, Deanne K Thompson, Nisha C Brown, Karli Treyvaud, Jeanie LY Cheong, Katherine J Lee, Carmen C Pace, Joy Olsen, Leesa G Allinson, Angela T Morgan, Marc Seal, Abbey Eeles, Fiona Judd, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson

Open Access Research article

Incidence and risk factors of preterm birth in a rural Bangladeshi cohort

Rashed Shah, Luke C Mullany, Gary L Darmstadt, Ishtiaq Mannan, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Radwanur Rahman Talukder, Jennifer A Applegate, Nazma Begum, Dipak Mitra, Shams El Arifeen, Abdullah H Baqui

Open Access Research article

Is parenting style a predictor of suicide attempts in a representative sample of adolescents?

Carolin Donath, Elmar Graessel, Dirk Baier, Stefan Bleich, Thomas Hillemacher

Open Access Study protocol

An equivalence evaluation of a nurse-moderated group-based internet support program for new mothers versus standard care: a pragmatic preference randomised controlled trial

Alyssa CP Sawyer, John Lynch, Kerrie Bowering, Debra Jeffs, Jenny Clark, Christine Mpundu-Kaambwa, Michael G Sawyer

Open Access Study protocol

A double blind randomized controlled trial in neonates to determine the effect of vitamin A supplementation on immune responses: The Gambia protocol

Suzanna LR McDonald, Mathilde Savy, Anthony JC Fulford, Lindsay Kendall, Katie L Flanagan, Andrew M Prentice

Open Access Study protocol

Epidemiology of respiratory symptoms in children with Down syndrome: a nationwide prospective web-based parent-reported study

Ruud HJ Verstegen, Roeland WNM van Hout, Esther de Vries

Open Access Research article

Trends of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit from 2000-2009

Olajide Dolapo, Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy, Ajay J Talati

Open Access Case report

Central retinal vein occlusion in a pediatric patient with SLE and antiphospholipid antibodies without anti-cardiolipin or anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibodies

Seigo Korematsu, Hironori Goto, Chika Gotoh, Ryoko Ohki, Toshiaki Kubota, Tatsuro Izumi

Open Access Research article

Assessment of atropine-sufentanil-atracurium anaesthesia for endotracheal intubation: an observational study in very premature infants

Xavier Durrmeyer, Sonia Dahan, Pierre Delorme, Sabine Blary, Gilles Dassieu, Laurence Caeymaex, Ricardo Carbajal

Open Access Research article

When to stop? Decision-making when children’s cancer treatment is no longer curative: a mixed-method systematic review

Edith Valdez-Martinez, Jane Noyes, Miguel Bedolla

Open Access Study protocol

DoMINO: Donor milk for improved neurodevelopmental outcomes

Sharon Unger, Sharyn Gibbins, John Zupancic, Deborah L O’Connor

Open Access Case report

A newborn with grouped facial skin lesions and subsequent seizures

Michaela Döring, Karin Melanie Rohrer, Ilias Tsiflikas, Wolfgang Buchenau, Marko Wilke, Rupert Handgretinger, Christian Friedrich Poets, Rangmar Goelz

Open Access Research article

Pediatric gastroenteritis in the emergency department: practice evaluation in Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Switzerland

Raphaëlle Pelc, Sébastien Redant, Sébastien Julliand, Juan Llor, Mathie Lorrot, Rianne Oostenbrink, Vincent Gajdos, François Angoulvant

Open Access Research article

Automated FiO2-SpO2 control system in Neonates requiring respiratory support: a comparison of a standard to a narrow SpO2 control range

Maria Wilinska, Thomas Bachman, Janusz Swietlinski, Maria Kostro, Marta Twardoch-Drozd

Open Access Research article

Anal signs of child sexual abuse: a case–control study

Christopher J Hobbs, Charlotte M Wright

Open Access Research article

A systematic review of the use and effectiveness of social media in child health

Michele P Hamm, Jocelyn Shulhan, Gillian Williams, Andrea Milne, Shannon D Scott, Lisa Hartling

Open Access Research article

Patterns of nutrients’ intake at six months in the northeast of Italy: a cohort study

Paola Pani, Claudia Carletti, Alessandra Knowles, Maria Parpinel, Federica Concina, Marcella Montico, Adriano Cattaneo

Open Access Research article

Children’s perception on obesity and quality of life: a Mexican survey

Mario-Enrique Rendón-Macías, Haydeé Rosas-Vargas, Miguel-Ángel Villasís-Keever, Celia Pérez-García

Open Access Research article

Calprotectin in Cystic Fibrosis

Nisreen Rumman, Mutaz Sultan, Khalil El-Chammas, Vi Goh, Nita Salzman, Diana Quintero, Steven Werlin

Open Access Research article

Unintentional injury and its prevention in infant: knowledge and self-reported practices of main caregivers

Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Su May Liew, Ee Ming Khoo

Open Access Research article

Too many crying babies: a systematic review of pain management practices during immunizations on YouTube

Denise Harrison, Margaret Sampson, Jessica Reszel, Koowsar Abdulla, Nick Barrowman, Jordi Cumber, Ann Fuller, Claudia Li, Stuart Nicholls, Catherine M Pound

Open Access Research article

Clinical predictors of radiographic abnormalities among infants with bronchiolitis in a paediatric emergency department

Emmanuelle Ecochard-Dugelay, Muriel Beliah, Francis Perreaux, Jocelyne de Laveaucoupet, Jean Bouyer, Ralph Epaud, Philippe Labrune, Hubert Ducou-Lepointe, Vincent Gajdos

Open Access Research article

Clinical and mutational features of Vietnamese children with X-linked agammaglobulinemia

Quang Van Vu, Taizo Wada, Huong Thi Minh Le, Hai Thanh Le, Anh Thi Van Nguyen, Ohara Osamu, Akihiro Yachie, Sang Ngoc Nguyen

Open Access Research article

Providing newborn resuscitation at the mother’s bedside: assessing the safety, usability and acceptability of a mobile trolley

Margaret R Thomas, Charles W Yoxall, Andrew D Weeks, Lelia Duley

Open Access Research article

Field assessment of balance in 10 to 14 year old children, reproducibility and validity of the Nintendo Wii board

Lisbeth Runge Larsen, Martin Grønbech Jørgensen, Tina Junge, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Niels Wedderkopp

Open Access Research article

Two single group, prospective, baseline-controlled feeding studies in infants and children with chronic diarrhea fed a hypoallergenic free amino acid-based formula

Marlene W Borschel, Dean L Antonson, Nancy D Murray, Maria Oliva-Hemker, Lynn E Mattis, Benny Kerzner, Vasundhara Tolia, Geraldine Baggs

Open Access Study protocol

Gut-directed hypnotherapy in children with irritable bowel syndrome or functional abdominal pain (syndrome): a randomized controlled trial on self exercises at home using CD versus individual therapy by qualified therapists

Juliette MTM Rutten, Arine M Vlieger, Carla Frankenhuis, Elvira K George, Michael Groeneweg, Obbe F Norbruis, Walther Tjon a Ten, Herbert Van Wering, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Maruschka P Merkus, Marc A Benninga

Open Access Research article

Repeatability of self-report measures of physical activity, sedentary and travel behaviour in Hong Kong adolescents for the iHealt(H) and IPEN – Adolescent studies

Ester Cerin, Cindy HP Sit, Ya-Jun Huang, Anthony Barnett, Duncan J Macfarlane, Stephen SH Wong

Open Access Study protocol

Efficacy of baby-CIMT: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on infants below age 12 months, with clinical signs of unilateral CP

Ann-Christin Eliasson, Lena Sjöstrand, Linda Ek, Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm, Kristina Tedroff

Open Access Case report

Multiple cerebral sinus thromboses complicating meningococcal meningitis: a pediatric case report

Elena Bozzola, Mauro Bozzola, Giovanna Stefania Colafati, Valeria Calcaterra, Annachiara Vittucci, Matteo Luciani, Alberto Villani

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A national survey of admission practices for late preterm infants in England

Paul F Fleming, Puneet Arora, Rebecca Mitting, Narendra Aladangady

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Impact of a Telenursing service on satisfaction and health outcomes of children with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their families: a crossover randomized trial study protocol

Anne-Sylvie Ramelet, Béatrice Fonjallaz, Joachim Rapin, Christophe Gueniat, Michaël Hofer

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Predictors for an unsuccessful INtubation-SURfactant-Extubation procedure: a cohort study

Nis Brix, Anna Sellmer, Morten Søndergaard Jensen, Linda Vad Pedersen, Tine Brink Henriksen

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A prospective observational study to assess the diagnostic accuracy of clinical decision rules for children presenting to emergency departments after head injuries (protocol): the Australasian Paediatric Head Injury Rules Study (APHIRST)

Franz E Babl, Mark D Lyttle, Silvia Bressan, Meredith Borland, Natalie Phillips, Amit Kochar, Stuart R Dalziel, Sarah Dalton, John A Cheek, Jeremy Furyk, Yuri Gilhotra, Jocelyn Neutze, Brenton Ward, Susan Donath, Kim Jachno, Louise Crowe, Amanda Williams, Ed Oakley

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A randomised, double-blind study of polyethylene glycol 4000 and lactulose in the treatment of constipation in children

Suporn Treepongkaruna, Nipat Simakachorn, Paneeya Pienvichit, Wandee Varavithya, Yothi Tongpenyai, Philippe Garnier, Hélène Mathiex-Fortunet

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Characterizing severe obesity in children and youth referred for weight management

Hebah A Salawi, Kathryn A Ambler, Rajdeep S Padwal, Diana R Mager, Catherine B Chan, Geoff D C Ball

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Haemophilus influenzae type b as an important cause of culture-positive acute otitis media in young children in Thailand: a tympanocentesis-based, multi-center, cross-sectional study

Pavinee Intakorn, Nuntigar Sonsuwan, Suwiwan Noknu, Greetha Moungthong, Jean-Yves Pirçon, Yanfang Liu, Melissa K Van Dyke, William P Hausdorff

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Perinatal mortality in pregnancies with omphalocele: data from the Chinese national birth defects monitoring network, 1996–2006

Kui Deng, Jie Qiu, Li Dai, Ling Yi, Changfei Deng, Yi Mu, Jun Zhu

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Variability of physicians’ thresholds for neuroimaging in children with recurrent headache

Carrie Daymont, Patrick J McDonald, Kristy Wittmeier, Martin H Reed, Michael Moffatt

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Comparison of clinical and biochemical markers of dehydration with the clinical dehydration scale in children: a case comparison trial

Ron K Tam, Hubert Wong, Amy Plint, Nathalie Lepage, Guido Filler

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Reduced crying in term infants fed high beta-palmitate formula: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Ita Litmanovitz, Fabiana Bar-Yoseph, Yael Lifshitz, Keren Davidson, Alon Eliakim, Rivka H Regev, Dan Nemet

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Performance of capnometry in non-intubated infants in the pediatric intensive care unit

Bria M Coates, Robin Chaize, Denise M Goodman, Ranna A Rozenfeld

Open Access Study protocol

The CANadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR): Study protocol

Katherine M Morrison, Samah Damanhoury, Annick Buchholz, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Marie Lambert, Mark S Tremblay, Glenn Berall, Jill Hamilton, Anne Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Lehana Thabane, Monica Jakymyshyn, Kathryn A Ambler, Geoff D C Ball

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Early childhood risk and resilience factors for behavioural and emotional problems in middle childhood

Jason L Cabaj, Sheila W McDonald, Suzanne C Tough

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Qualitative observation instrument to measure the quality of parent-child interactions in young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Anke Nieuwesteeg, Esther Hartman, Frans Pouwer, Wilco Emons, Henk-Jan Aanstoot, Edgar Van Mil, Hedwig Van Bakel

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of abuse among young children with femur fractures: a systematic review

Joanne N Wood, Oludolapo Fakeye, Valerie Mondestin, David M Rubin, Russell Localio, Chris Feudtner

Open Access Case report

The first report of adolescent TAFRO syndrome, a unique clinicopathologic variant of multicentric Castleman’s disease

Ikuko Kubokawa, Akihiro Yachie, Akira Hayakawa, Satoshi Hirase, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Takeshi Mori, Tomoko Yanai, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Eiryu Kyo, Goichi Kageyama, Hiroshi Nagai, Keiichiro Uehara, Masaru Kojima, Kazumoto Iijima

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Clinical analysis of kasabach-merritt syndrome in 17 neonates

Ping Wang, Wei Zhou, Li Tao, Ning Zhao, Xiao-Wen Chen

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Systematic review of outcome measures in trials of pediatric anaphylaxis treatment

Tamar Rubin, Jacqueline Clayton, Denise Adams, Hsing Jou, Sunita Vohra

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Spontaneous pneumothorax as indicator for Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in paediatric patients

Paul C Johannesma, Ben EEM van den Borne, Johannes JP Gille, Ad F Nagelkerke, JanHein TM van Waesberghe, Marinus A Paul, R Jeroen A van Moorselaar, Fred H Menko, Pieter E Postmus

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Fitness, fatness, and academic performance in seventh-grade elementary school students

Luís B Sardinha, Adilson Marques, Sandra Martins, António Palmeira, Cláudia Minderico

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Body mass index is not a reliable tool in predicting celiac disease in children

Maria van der Pals, Anna Myléus, Fredrik Norström, Solveig Hammarroth, Lotta Högberg, Anna Rosén, Anneli Ivarsson, Annelie Carlsson

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Predictors of effectiveness of early intervention on children with intellectual disability: a retrospective cohort study

Der-Chung Lai, Chung-Hsin Chiang, Yuh-Ming Hou, Jiun-Horng Liu, Shu-Fen Yao, How-Ran Guo, Yen-Cheng Tseng

Open Access Research article

A mathematical model for predicting the adult height of girls with advanced puberty after spontaneous growth

Pierre Lemaire, Delphine Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Bertrand, Raja Brauner

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Chronic granulomatous disease mimicking early-onset Crohn’s disease with cutaneous manifestations

Maria Barbato, Giovanni Ragusa, Fortunata Civitelli, Adriana Marcheggiano, Giovanni Di Nardo, Metello Iacobini, Taulant Melengu, Salvatore Cucchiara, Marzia Duse

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Development and acceptability testing of ready-to-use supplementary food made from locally available food ingredients in Bangladesh

Tahmeed Ahmed, Nuzhat Choudhury, M Iqbal Hossain, Nattapol Tangsuphoom, M Munirul Islam, Saskia de Pee, Georg Steiger, Rachel Fuli, Shafiqul A M Sarker, Monira Parveen, Keith P West Jr., Parul Christian

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Maternal satisfaction with a novel filtered-sunlight phototherapy for newborn jaundice in Southwest Nigeria

Bolajoko O Olusanya, Zainab O Imam, Cecilia A Mabogunje, Abieyuwa A Emokpae, Tina M Slusher

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Systemic antibiotic prescribing to paediatric outpatients in 5 European countries: a population-based cohort study

Jakob Holstiege, Tania Schink, Mariam Molokhia, Giampiero Mazzaglia, Francesco Innocenti, Alessandro Oteri, Irene Bezemer, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Aurora Puccini, Sinna Pilgaard Ulrichsen, Miriam C Sturkenboom, Gianluca Trifirò, Edeltraut Garbe

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Mediterranean-style diet reduces metabolic syndrome components in obese children and adolescents with obesity

Lubia Velázquez-López, Gerardo Santiago-Díaz, Julia Nava-Hernández, Abril V Muñoz-Torres, Patricia Medina-Bravo, Margarita Torres-Tamayo

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The Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT) study

Ian M Paul, Jennifer S Williams, Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Jessica S Beiler, Kateryna D Makova, Michele E Marini, Lindsey B Hess, Susan E Rzucidlo, Nicole Verdiglione, Jodi A Mindell, Leann L Birch

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International normalized ratio testing with point-of-care coagulometer in healthy term neonates

Shigeo Iijima, Toru Baba, Daizo Ueno, Akira Ohishi

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Increased risk of major depression subsequent to a first-attack and non-infection caused urticaria in adolescence: a nationwide population-based study

Chia-Lun Kuo, Chi-Yen Chen, Hui-Ling Huang, Wen-Liang Chen, Hua-Chin Lee, Chih-Yu Chang, Chu-Chung Chou, Shinn-Ying Ho, Han-Ping Wu, Yan-Ren Lin

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Parent and family impact of raising a child with perinatal stroke

Taryn B Bemister, Brian L Brooks, Richard H Dyck, Adam Kirton

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Creation of a reference dataset of neck sizes in children: standardizing a potential new tool for prediction of obesity-associated diseases?

Sherri L Katz, Jean-Philippe Vaccani, Janine Clarke, Lynda Hoey, Rachel C Colley, Nicholas J Barrowman

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The JDRF CCTN CGM TIME Trial: Timing of Initiation of continuous glucose Monitoring in Established pediatric type 1 diabetes: study protocol, recruitment and baseline characteristics

Margaret L Lawson, Brenda Bradley, Karen McAssey, Cheril Clarson, Susan E Kirsch, Farid H Mahmud, Jacqueline R Curtis, Christine Richardson, Jennilea Courtney, Tammy Cooper, Cynthia J Downie, Gopalan Rajamannar, Nicholas Barrowman

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Household and family factors related to weight status in first through third graders: a cross-sectional study in Eastern Massachusetts

Sonya Irish Hauser, Christina D Economos, Miriam E Nelson, Jeanne P Goldberg, Raymond R Hyatt, Elena N Naumova, Sarah E Anderson, Aviva Must

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Early identification of brain injury in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy at high risk for severe impairments: accuracy of MRI performed in the first days of life

Thais Agut, Marisol León, Mónica Rebollo, Jordi Muchart, Gemma Arca, Alfredo Garcia-Alix

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An evaluation of enteral nutrition practices and nutritional provision in children during the entire length of stay in critical care

Jackie Mara, Emma Gentles, Hani A Alfheeaid, Krystalia Diamantidi, Neil Spenceley, Mark Davidson, David Young, Konstantinos Gerasimidis

Open Access Case report

Severe and isolated headache associated with hypertension as unique clinical presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Gregorio Paolo Milani, Alberto Edefonti, Giacomo Tardini, Elisa Arturi, Claudia Maria Cinnante, Emanuela Anna Laicini, Ernesto Leva, Alberto Maria Cappellari, Carlo Agostoni, Emilio Filippo Fossali

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Association between altered placental human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) production and the occurrence of cryptorchidism: a retrospective study

Carole Chedane, Hugues Puissant, Dominique Weil, Stéphanie Rouleau, Régis Coutant

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Early maternal depressive symptoms and child growth trajectories: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative US birth cohort

Pamela J Surkan, Anna K Ettinger, Rebecca S Hock, Saifuddin Ahmed, Donna M Strobino, Cynthia S Minkovitz

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Effect of home-based counselling on newborn care practices in southern Tanzania one year after implementation: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Suzanne Penfold, Fatuma Manzi, Elibariki Mkumbo, Silas Temu, Jennie Jaribu, Donat D Shamba, Hassan Mshinda, Simon Cousens, Tanya Marchant, Marcel Tanner, David Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg

Open Access Case report

Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus in China

Ke Huang, Li Liang, Jun-feng Fu, Guan-pin Dong

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Direct Streptococcus pneumoniae real-time PCR serotyping from pediatric parapneumonic effusions

Robert Slinger, Lucie Hyde, Ioana Moldovan, Francis Chan, Jeffrey M Pernica

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Pain, motor function and health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy as reported by their physiotherapists

Marta Badia, Inmaculada Riquelme, Begoña Orgaz, Raquel Acevedo, Egmar Longo, Pedro Montoya

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Mortality in severely injured children: experiences of a German level 1 trauma center (2002 – 2011)

Carsten Schoeneberg, Marc Schilling, Judith Keitel, Manuel Burggraf, Bjoern Hussmann, Sven Lendemans

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: development of consensus referral criteria for specialist diagnostic assessment in Australia

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

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Inadequate vancomycin therapy in term and preterm neonates: a retrospective analysis of trough serum concentrations in relation to minimal inhibitory concentrations

Fleur S Sinkeler, Timo R de Haan, Caspar J Hodiamont, Yuma A Bijleveld, Dasja Pajkrt, Ron A A Mathôt

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A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization in Norwood procedure

Dawid Pieper, Tim Mathes, Boulos Asfour

Open Access Case report

Fanconi syndrome and severe polyuria: an uncommon clinicobiological presentation of a Gitelman syndrome

Karim Bouchireb, Olivia Boyer, Lamisse Mansour-Hendili, Arnaud Garnier, Laurence Heidet, Patrick Niaudet, Remi Salomon, Rosa Vargas Poussou

Open Access Technical advance

Pediatric complex chronic conditions classification system version 2: updated for ICD-10 and complex medical technology dependence and transplantation

Chris Feudtner, James A Feinstein, Wenjun Zhong, Matt Hall, Dingwei Dai

Open Access Study protocol

Neurofeedback in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – a controlled multicenter study of a non-pharmacological treatment approach

Martin Holtmann, Benjamin Pniewski, Daniel Wachtlin, Sonja Wörz, Ute Strehl

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An open-label study examining the effect of pharmacological treatment on mannitol- and exercise-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic children and adolescents with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

Salome Schafroth Török, Thomas Mueller, David Miedinger, Anja Jochmann, Ladina Joos Zellweger, Sabine Sauter, Alexandra Goll, Prashant N Chhajed, Anne B Taegtmeyer, Bruno Knöpfli, Jörg D Leuppi

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Newborn screening for pompe disease? a qualitative study exploring professional views

Carla G van El, Tessel Rigter, Arnold JJ Reuser, Ans T van der Ploeg, Stephanie S Weinreich, Martina C Cornel

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Impact of oxygen concentration on time to resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax in term infants: a population based cohort study

Huma Shaireen, Yacov Rabi, Amy Metcalfe, Majeeda Kamaluddeen, Harish Amin, Albert Akierman, Abhay Lodha

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Sleep and body mass index in adolescence: results from a large population-based study of Norwegian adolescents aged 16 to 19 years

Børge Sivertsen, Ståle Pallesen, Liv Sand, Mari Hysing

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Otitis media in children vaccinated during consecutive 7-valent or 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination schedules

Amanda Jane Leach, Christine Wigger, Ross Andrews, Mark Chatfield, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Peter Stanley Morris

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Screen-viewing among preschoolers in childcare: a systematic review

Leigh M Vanderloo

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Qualitative study exploring healthy eating practices and physical activity among adolescent girls in rural South Africa

Heather M Sedibe, Kathleen Kahn, Kerstin Edin, Tabitha Gitau, Anneli Ivarsson, Shane A Norris

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Risk factors for recurrent injuries in victims of suspected non-accidental trauma: a retrospective cohort study

Katherine J Deans, Jonathan Thackeray, Jonathan I Groner, Jennifer N Cooper, Peter C Minneci

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Effects of pediatric first aid training on preschool teachers: a longitudinal cohort study in China

Feng Li, Xiaoyang Sheng, Jinsong Zhang, Fan Jiang, Xiaoming Shen

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The OPTIMIST-A trial: evaluation of minimally-invasive surfactant therapy in preterm infants 25–28 weeks gestation

Peter A Dargaville, Camille Omar F Kamlin, Antonio G De Paoli, John B Carlin, Francesca Orsini, Roger F Soll, Peter G Davis

Open Access Research article

Genetic variants of the vitamin K dependent coagulation system and intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants

Christine Schreiner, Sévérine Suter, Matthias Watzka, Hans-Jörg Hertfelder, Felix Schreiner, Johannes Oldenburg, Peter Bartmann, Axel Heep

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Study protocol: effects of the THAO-child health intervention program on the prevention of childhood obesity - The POIBC study

Santiago F Gomez, Rafael Casas, Vanessa Taylor Palomo, Anna Martin Pujol, Montserrat Fíto, Helmut Schröder

Open Access Research article

Antimicrobial stewardship in pediatrics: focusing on the challenges clinicians face

Jennifer Bowes, Abdool S Yasseen III, Nicholas Barrowman, Barbara Murchison, Judy Dennis, Katherine A Moreau, Nisha Varughese, Nicole Le Saux

Open Access Case report

Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects (MLS) associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a patient with Familial 12.9Mb Terminal Xp deletion

Lucia Margari, Annalisa Colonna, Francesco Craig, Mattia Gentile, Giustina Giannella, Anna Linda Lamanna, Anna Rosi Legrottaglie

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Comparative study of bacteriological culture and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) and multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) hybridization assay in the diagnosis of bacterial neonatal meningitis

Yajuan Wang, Gaili Guo, Huixin Wang, Xuefang Yang, Fang Shao, Caiyun Yang, Wei Gao, Zhujun Shao, Jinjing Zhang, Jie Luo, Yonghong Yang, Fanrong Kong, Bingqing Zhu

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Arginine supplementation in prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in the premature infant: an updated systematic review

Kevin Mitchell, Alexander Lyttle, Harish Amin, Huma Shaireen, Helen Lee Robertson, Abhay K Lodha

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Neonatal vitamin A supplementation associated with a cluster of deaths and poor early growth in a randomised trial among low-birth-weight boys of vitamin A versus oral polio vaccine at birth

Najaaraq Lund, Sofie Biering-Sørensen, Andreas Andersen, Ivan Monteiro, Luis Camala, Mathias Jul Jørgensen, Peter Aaby, Christine Stabell Benn

Open Access Research article

Incidence and risk factors for intussusception among children in northern Israel from 1992 to 2009: a retrospective study

Khitam Muhsen, Eias Kassem, Sigalit Efraim, Sophy Goren, Dani Cohen, Moshe Ephros

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Medical and non-medical complications among children and adolescents with excessive body weight

Albane BR Maggio, Xavier E Martin, Catherine Saunders Gasser, Claudine Gal-Duding, Maurice Beghetti, Nathalie J Farpour-Lambert, Catherine Chamay-Weber

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Objective parallel-forms reliability assessment of 3 dimension real time body posture screening tests

Ireneusz M Kowalski, Halina Protasiewicz-Fałdowska, Michał Dwornik, Bogusław Pierożyński, Juozas Raistenskis, Wojciech Kiebzak

Open Access Case report

Two cases and a review of Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis in children

Danielle R Weidman, Hilal Al-Hashami, Shaun K Morris

Open Access Research article

A systematic review of the prevalence of parental concerns measured by the Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS)indicating developmental risk

Susan Woolfenden, Valsamma Eapen, Katrina Williams, Andrew Hayen, Nicholas Spencer, Lynn Kemp

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Poor adherence to neonatal resuscitation guidelines exposed; an observational study using camera surveillance at a tertiary hospital in Nepal

Caroline Lindbäck, Ashish KC, Johan Wrammert, Ravi Vitrakoti, Uwe Ewald, Mats Målqvist

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Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study

Christine Puckering, Clare S Allely, Orla Doolin, David Purves, Alex McConnachie, Paul CD Johnson, Helen Marwick, Jon Heron, Jean Golding, Christopher Gillberg, Philip Wilson

Open Access Research article

Promoting effective child development practices in the first year of life: does timing make a difference?

Anna Roia, Elena Paviotti, Valentina Ferluga, Marcella Montico, Lorenzo Monasta, Luca Ronfani, Giorgio Tamburlini

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Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 preschools: a cross-sectional study

Line Grønholt Olesen, Peter Lund Kristensen, Mathias Ried-Larsen, Anders Grøntved, Karsten Froberg

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The role of nutrition in promoting growth in pre-term infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a prospective non-randomised interventional cohort study

Maria Lorella Giannì, Paola Roggero, Maria Rosa Colnaghi, Pasqua Piemontese, Orsola Amato, Anna Orsi, Laura Morlacchi, Fabio Mosca

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Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children: a review of 42 cases

Ya-Nan Li, Li Liu, Hong-Mei Qiao, Hang Cheng, Huan-Ji Cheng

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Parents’ views on care of their very premature babies in neonatal intensive care units: a qualitative study

Gillian Russell, Alexandra Sawyer, Heike Rabe, Jane Abbott, Gillian Gyte, Lelia Duley, Susan Ayers

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Uncorrected amteropia among children hospitalized for headache evaluation: a clinical descriptive study

Gad Dotan, Chaim Stolovitch, Elad Moisseiev, Shlomi Cohen, Anat Kesler

Open Access Study protocol

"Are you available for the next 18 months?" - methods and aims of a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating a universal developmental surveillance program: the ‘Watch Me Grow’ study

Valsamma Eapen, Susan Woolfenden, Katrina Williams, Bin Jalaludin, Cheryl Dissanayake, Emma L Axelsson, Elisabeth Murphy, John Eastwood, Joseph Descallar, Deborah Beasley, Rudi Črnčec, Katherine Short, Natalie Silove, Stewart Einfeld, Margot Prior

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Utility of qualitative C- reactive protein assay and white blood cells counts in the diagnosis of neonatal septicaemia at Bugando Medical Centre, Tanzania

Flora Chacha, Mariam M Mirambo, Martha F Mushi, Neema Kayange, Antke Zuechner, Benson R Kidenya, Stephen E Mshana

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with cognitive achievement in late childhood and adolescence: the Young Lives cohort study of children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam

Benjamin T Crookston, Renata Forste, Christine McClellan, Andreas Georgiadis, Tim B Heaton

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Final height and body mass index in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated without cranial radiotherapy: a retrospective longitudinal multicenter Italian study

Patrizia Bruzzi, Barbara Predieri, Andrea Corrias, Alberto Marsciani, Maria Elisabeth Street, Aurora Rossidivita, Paolo Paolucci, Lorenzo Iughetti

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Parenting stress: a cross-sectional analysis of associations with childhood obesity, physical activity, and TV viewing

Kathryn Walton, Janis Randall Simpson, Gerarda Darlington, Jess Haines

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Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of caregivers and rehabilitation providers about disabled children’s sleep health: a qualitative study

Xiaoli Chen, Bizu Gelaye, Juan Carlos Velez, Micah Pepper, Sara Gorman, Clarita Barbosa, Ross D Zafonte, Susan Redline, Michelle A Williams

Open Access Case report

Association between coenzyme Q10 and glucose transporter (GLUT1) deficiency

Delia Yubero, Mar O’Callaghan, Raquel Montero, Aida Ormazabal, Judith Armstrong, Carmina Espinos, Maria A Rodríguez, Cristina Jou, Esperanza Castejon, Maria A Aracil, Maria V Cascajo, Angela Gavilan, Paz Briones, Cecilia Jimenez-Mallebrera, Mercedes Pineda, Plácido Navas, Rafael Artuch

Open Access Research article

Late-onset volvulus without malrotation in extremely preterm infants - a case-control-study

Christoph Maas, Stefanie Hammer, Hans-Joachim Kirschner, Yasemin Yarkin, Christian F Poets, Axel R Franz

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Ambient air pollution and birth defects in Haikou city, Hainan province

Zhijiang Liang, Li Wu, Lichun Fan, Qingguo Zhao

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Serum 25(OH)D concentrations and atopic diseases at age 10: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohort studies

Nina Wawro, Joachim Heinrich, Elisabeth Thiering, Jürgen Kratzsch, Beate Schaaf, Barbara Hoffmann, Irina Lehmann, Carl-Peter Bauer, Sibylle Koletzko, Andrea von Berg, Dietrich Berdel, Jakob Linseisen

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a low-cost bubble CPAP device in providing ventilatory support for neonates in Malawi – a preliminary report

Ariel Chen, Ashish A Deshmukh, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Elizabeth Molyneux, Kondwani Kawaza, Scott B Cantor

Open Access Research article

Improved insulin sensitivity and body composition, irrespective of macronutrient intake, after a 12 month intervention in adolescents with pre-diabetes; RESIST a randomised control trial

Sarah P Garnett, Megan Gow, Mandy Ho, Louise A Baur, Manny Noakes, Helen J Woodhead, Carolyn R Broderick, Kerryn Chisholm, Julie Briody, Sukanya De, Katherine Steinbeck, Shubha Srinivasan, Geoffrey R Ambler, Chris T Cowell

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Clinical outcomes of children with acute asthma and pneumonia in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a prospective study

Rebecca Nantanda, Marianne S Ostergaard, Grace Ndeezi, James K Tumwine

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Differential low uptake of free vitamin D supplements in preterm infants: the Quebec experience

Tarah Fatani, Atul K Sharma, Hope A Weiler, Odile Sheehy, Anick Bérard, Celia Rodd

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Early exposure of infants to natural rotavirus infection: a review of studies with human rotavirus vaccine RIX4414

Nigel Cunliffe, Khalequ Zaman, Carlos Rodrigo, Serge Debrus, Bernd Benninghoff, Suryakiran Pemmaraju Venkata, Htay-Htay Han

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Intensive training of motor function and functional skills among young children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hilde Tinderholt Myrhaug, Sigrid Østensjø, Lillebeth Larun, Jan Odgaard-Jensen, Reidun Jahnsen

Open Access Research article

The Health Initiative Program for Kids (HIP Kids): effects of a 1-year multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on adiposity and quality of life in obese children and adolescents - a longitudinal pilot intervention study

Dirk E Bock, Tracy Robinson, Jamie A Seabrook, Meghan Rombeek, Kambiz Norozi, Guido Filler, Ralf Rauch, Cheril L Clarson

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Generalized joint hypermobility in childhood is a possible risk for the development of joint pain in adolescence: a cohort study

Oline Sohrbeck-Nøhr, Jens Halkjær Kristensen, Eleanor Boyle, Lars Remvig, Birgit Juul-Kristensen

Open Access Research article

Natural history of conjugated bilirubin trajectory in neonates following parenteral nutrition cessation

Nisha Mangalat, Cynthia Bell, April Graves, Essam M Imseis

Open Access Case report

Abnormal movements associated with oropharyngeal dysfunction in a child with Chiari I malformation

Stéphanie Berthet, Louis Crevier, Colette Deslandres

Open Access Research article

Clinical evaluation of viral acute respiratory tract infections in children presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in the Netherlands

Jairo Gooskens, Vishnu van der Ploeg, Ram N Sukhai, Ann CTM Vossen, Eric CJ Claas, Aloys CM Kroes

Open Access Research article

Perceived stigma by children on antiretroviral treatment in Cambodia

Hubert Barennes, Sovann Tat, Daniel Reinharz, Ung Vibol

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Parents’ experiences of communication with neonatal intensive-care unit staff: an interview study

Helena Wigert, Michaela Dellenmark Blom, Kristina Bry

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The etiologies of non-CF bronchiectasis in childhood: a systematic review of 989 subjects

Kelly S Brower, Michael T Del Vecchio, Stephen C Aronoff

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Primary Care Triple P for parents of NICU graduates with behavioral problems: a randomized, clinical trial using observations of parent–child interaction

Renske Schappin, Lex Wijnroks, Monica Uniken Venema, Barbara Wijnberg-Williams, Ravian Veenstra, Corine Koopman-Esseboom, Susanne Mulder-De Tollenaer, Ingeborg van der Tweel, Marian Jongmans

Open Access Research article

Sleep and breathing in premature infants at 6 months post-natal age

Yu-Shu Huang, Teresa Paiva, Jen-Fu Hsu, Ming-Chun Kuo, Christian Guilleminault

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Early life determinants of low IQ at age 6 in children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort: a predictive approach

Fabio Alberto Camargo-Figuera, Aluísio JD Barros, Iná S Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Fernando C Barros

Open Access Research article

Improved nutrient intake following implementation of the consensus standardised parenteral nutrition formulations in preterm neonates – a before-after intervention study

Srinivas Bolisetty, Pramod Pharande, Lakshman Nirthanakumaran, Timothy Quy-Phong Do, David Osborn, John Smyth, John Sinn, Kei Lui

Open Access Case report

Renal thromboembolism during treatment with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in a child with hemophilia B with factor IX inhibitors

Danko Milošević, Ernest Bilić, Danica Batinić, Mirjana Poropat, Ranka Štern-Padovan, Slobodan Galić, Daniel Turudić

Open Access Research article

Growth and safety evaluation of infant formulae containing oligosaccharides derived from bovine milk: a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial

Ferdinando Meli, Giuseppe Puccio, Cinzia Cajozzo, Giovanni Licata Ricottone, Sophie Pecquet, Norbert Sprenger, Philippe Steenhout

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Immunization interventions to interrupt hepatitis B virus mother-to-child transmission: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Hui Jin, Yueyuan Zhao, Zhaoying Tan, Xuefeng Zhang, Yaoyun Zhao, Bei Wang, Pei Liu

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Severe persistent unremitting dermatitis, chronic diarrhea and hypoalbuminemia in a child; Hartnup disease in setting of celiac disease

Thomas Ciecierega, Imad Dweikat, Mohammad Awar, Maher Shahrour, Bassam Abu Libdeh, Mutaz Sultan

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Perinatal factors associated with early neonatal deaths in very low birth weight preterm infants in Northeast Brazil

Eveline Campos Monteiro de Castro, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Ruth Guinsburg

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An epidemiological evaluation of pediatric long bone fractures — a retrospective cohort study of 2716 patients from two Swiss tertiary pediatric hospitals

Alexander Joeris, Nicolas Lutz, Bárbara Wicki, Theddy Slongo, Laurent Audigé

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Child mental health in Jordanian orphanages: effect of placement change on behavior and caregiving

Michael J MacKenzie, Robin E Gearing, Craig S Schwalbe, Rawan W Ibrahim, Kathryne B Brewer, Rasha Al-Sharaihah

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Predictors for early introduction of solid food among Danish mothers and infants: an observational study

Hanne Kronborg, Else Foverskov, Michael Væth

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Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among under-fives: evidence from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

Rina Tiwari, Lynne M Ausman, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho

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Methodology and recruitment for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety of wahakurafor infant bedsharing

David Tipene-Leach, Sally Baddock, Sheila Williams, Raymond Jones, Angeline Tangiora, Sally Abel, Barry Taylor

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Predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours: evidence from the ALSPAC cohort

Rachel M Thomson, Clare S Allely, David Purves, Christine Puckering, Alex McConnachie, Paul CD Johnson, Jean Golding, Christopher Gillberg, Philip Wilson

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Cutaneous vasculitis in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: report of a case and brief review of the literature

Nicola Improda, Donatella Capalbo, Emilia Cirillo, Manuela Cerbone, Andrea Esposito, Claudio Pignata, Mariacarolina Salerno

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Bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate body composition, and change in adiposity, in overweight and obese adolescents: comparison with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Ching S Wan, Leigh C Ward, Jocelyn Halim, Megan L Gow, Mandy Ho, Julie N Briody, Kelvin Leung, Chris T Cowell, Sarah P Garnett

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Imported pediatric malaria at the hospital for sick children, Toronto, Canada: a 16 year review

Andrea B Evans, Dina Kulik, Anna Banerji, Andrea Boggild, Kevin C Kain, Mohamed Abdelhaleem, Shaun K Morris

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Does an educational intervention improve parents’ knowledge about immunization? Experience from Malaysia

Ammar Ihsan Awadh, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Omer Qutaiba Al-lela, Siti Halimah Bux, Ramadan M Elkalmi, Hazrina Hadi

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Extrarenal nephroblastomatosis in children: a report of two cases

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Mandibuloacral dysplasia type A-associated progeria caused by homozygous LMNA mutation in a family from Southern China

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Abdominal obesity and low physical activity are associated with insulin resistance in overweight adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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Validation of computerized wheeze detection in young infants during the first months of life

Lia C Puder, Hendrik S Fischer, Silke Wilitzki, Jakob Usemann, Simon Godfrey, Gerd Schmalisch

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Safe sleep practices in a New Zealand community and development of a Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) risk assessment instrument

Barbara C Galland, Andrew Gray, Rachel M Sayers, Anne-Louise M Heath, Julie Lawrence, Rachael Taylor, Barry J Taylor

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Pediatric screening urinalysis: a difference-in-differences analysis of how a 2007 change in guidelines impacted use

Clara E Filice, Jeremy C Green, Marjorie S Rosenthal, Joseph S Ross

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Chronic pain treatment in children and adolescents: less is good, more is sometimes better

Tanja Hechler, Julia Wager, Boris Zernikow

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Serum level of vitamin D and trace elements in children with recurrent wheezing: a cross-sectional study

Metin Uysalol, Ezgi Pasli Uysalol, Yasin Yilmaz, Gunes Parlakgul, Tulin Ayse Ozden, Hayriye Vehid Ertem, Beyhan Omer, Nedret Uzel

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Secondhand smoke exposure assessment and counseling in the Chinese pediatric setting: a qualitative study

Jing Liao, Abu S Abdullah, Guangmin Nong, Kaiyong Huang, Longde Lin, Zhenyu Ma, Li Yang, Zhiyong Zhang, Jonathan P Winickoff

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Care practices and traditional beliefs related to neonatal jaundice in northern Vietnam: a population-based, cross-sectional descriptive study

Loc T Le, John Colin Partridge, Bich H Tran, Vui T Le, Tuan K Duong, Ha T Nguyen, Thomas B Newman

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Home-based, early intervention with mechatronic toys for preterm infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (CARETOY): a RCT protocol

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What do bereaved parents want from professionals after the sudden death of their child: a systematic review of the literature

Joanna Garstang, Frances Griffiths, Peter Sidebotham

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Overweight and obesity in children with congenital heart disease: combination of risks for the future?

Sandra Mari Barbiero, Caroline D’Azevedo Sica, Daniela Schneid Schuh, Claudia Ciceri Cesa, Rosemary de Oliveira Petkowicz, Lucia Campos Pellanda

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Mode of delivery and other risk factors for Escherichia coli infections in very low birth weight infants

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Effect of low birth weight on childhood asthma: a meta-analysis

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Dose of early intervention treatment during children’s first 36 months of life is associated with developmental outcomes: an observational cohort study in three low/low-middle income countries

Jan L Wallander, Fred J Biasini, Vanessa Thorsten, Sangappa M Dhaded, Desiree M de Jong, Elwyn Chomba, Omrana Pasha, Shivaprasad Goudar, Dennis Wallace, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Linda L Wright, Elizabeth McClure, Waldemar A Carlo

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Children’s psychological and behavioral responses following pediatric intensive care unit hospitalization: the caring intensively study

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Partial palivizumab prophylaxis and increased risk of hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus in a Medicaid population: a retrospective cohort analysis

Leonard R Krilov, Anthony S Masaquel, Leonard B Weiner, David M Smith, Sally W Wade, Parthiv J Mahadevia

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Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia

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A randomized controlled trial on a multicomponent intervention for overweight school-aged children – Copenhagen, Denmark

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Coagulopathy in newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia: a retrospective case-control study

Katie R Forman, Yaser Diab, Edward CC Wong, Stephen Baumgart, Naomi LC Luban, An N Massaro

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Subspecialty surveillance of long-term course of small and moderate muscular ventricular septal defect: heterogenous practices, low yield

Erik L Frandsen, Aswathy V House, Yunbin Xiao, David A Danford, Shelby Kutty

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Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Malcolm Battin, Jennifer R Bowen, Nisha Brown, Catherine Callanan, Catherine Campbell, Samantha Chandler, Jeanie Cheong, Brian Darlow, Peter G Davis, Tony DePaoli, Noel French, Andy McPhee, Shusannah Morris, Michael O’Callaghan, Ingrid Rieger, Gehan Roberts, Alicia J Spittle, Dieter Wolke, Lianne J Woodward

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Exclusive breastfeeding among women taking HAART for PMTCT of HIV-1 in the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study

John O Okanda, Craig B Borkowf, Sonali Girde, Timothy K Thomas, Shirley Lee Lecher

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Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency: an under-diagnosed disease in Chinese children

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Body composition variables as predictors of NAFLD by ultrasound in obese children and adolescents

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Standardised neonatal parenteral nutrition formulations – an Australasian group consensus 2012

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Large, segmental, circular vascular malformation of the small intestine (in a female toddler with hematochezia): unusual presentation in a child

Peter I Kalmar, Thomas Petnehazy, Ulrike Wießpeiner, Meinrad Beer, Almuthe C Hauer, Holger Till, Michael Riccabona

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Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views

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Health professional perspectives on lifestyle behaviour change in the paediatric hospital setting: a qualitative study

Laura Elwell, Jane Powell, Sharon Wordsworth, Carole Cummins

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Recurrent exercise-induced acute kidney injury by idiopathic renal hypouricemia with a novel mutation in the SLC2A9 gene and literature review

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Validation of a brain MRI relaxometry protocol to measure effects of preterm birth at a flexible postnatal age

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10-year-old girl with life-threatening idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome: a case report

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Gentamicin, genetic variation and deafness in preterm children

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Mitochondrial mutation m.1555A>G as a risk factor for failed newborn hearing screening in a large cohort of preterm infants

Wolfgang Göpel, Sandra Berkowski, Michael Preuss, Andreas Ziegler, Helmut Küster, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Ludwig Gortner, Michael Mögel, Christoph Härtel, Egbert Herting

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the nutrient content of preterm and term breast milk

Dominica A Gidrewicz, Tanis R Fenton

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Acute hepatitis and myositis associated with Erythema infectiosum by Parvovirus B19 in an adolescent

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