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BMC Pediatrics

Issue 1/2016

Content (213 Articles)

Open Access Case report

An unusual cause of inspiratory stridor in the newborn: congenital pharyngeal teratoma – a case report

Anna Posod, Elke Griesmaier, Andrea Brunner, Claus Pototschnig, Rudolf Trawöger, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer

Open Access Research article

The association of dairy intake of children and adolescents with different food and nutrient intakes in the Netherlands

Marjo J. E. Campmans-Kuijpers, Cecile Singh-Povel, Jan Steijns, Joline W. J. Beulens

Open Access Debate

Motivational techniques to improve self-care in hemophilia: the need to support autonomy in children

Sarah Bérubé, Florine Mouillard, Claudine Amesse, Serge Sultan

Open Access Research article

Seasonal variation in haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy young children in The Gambia

Joseph Okebe, Julia Mwesigwa, Schadrac C. Agbla, Frank Sanya-Isijola, Ismaela Abubakar, Umberto D’Alessandro, Assan Jaye, Kalifa Bojang

Open Access Research article

Social and behavioural factors in Non-suspicious unexpected death in infancy; experience from metropolitan police project indigo investigation

Andrew R. Bamber, Liina Kiho, Sam Upton, Michael Orchard, Neil J. Sebire

Open Access Research article

Predictors of increasing injury severity across suspected recurrent episodes of non-accidental trauma: a retrospective cohort study

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

Open Access Research article

The Early Development Instrument: an evaluation of its five domains using Rasch analysis

Margaret Curtin, John Browne, Anthony Staines, Ivan J. Perry

Open Access Research article

Universal screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents to identify high-risk families: a population-based cross-sectional study

Michael Khoury, Cedric Manlhiot, Don Gibson, Nita Chahal, Karen Stearne, Stafford Dobbin, Brian W. McCrindle

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Safety and efficacy of a 100 % dimethicone pediculocide in school-age children

Erin Speiser Ihde, Jeffrey R. Boscamp, Ji Meng Loh, Lawrence Rosen

Open Access Research article

Off-label use and harmful potential of drugs in a NICU in Brazil: A descriptive study

Alcidésio Sales de Souza Jr, Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos, Luís Carlos Rey, Marina Garruti Medeiros, Marta Gonçalves Vieira, Helena Lutéscia Luna Coelho

Open Access Case report

HDR syndrome in a Japanese girl with biliary atresia: a case report

Yousuke Higuchi, Kosei Hasegawa, Miho Yamashita, Yousuke Fujii, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hirokazu Tsukahara

Open Access Research article

The relationship between foot arch measurements and walking parameters in children

Simone V. Gill, Sara Keimig, Damian Kelty-Stephen, Ya-Ching Hung, Jeremy M. DeSilva

Open Access Case report

Successful treatment of arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy in an infant with tuberous sclerosis complex

Noriko Motoki, Yuji Inaba, Satoshi Matsuzaki, Yohei Akazawa, Takafumi Nishimura, Tetsuhiro Fukuyama, Kenichi Koike

Open Access Research article

Randomized, controlled trial comparing laryngeal mask versus endotracheal intubation during neonatal resuscitation---a secondary publication

Chuanzhong Yang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Weibin Lin, Qianshen Zhang, Jinqiong Su, Bingchun Lin, Hongmao Ye, Renjie Yu

Open Access Research article

Repeatability of echocardiographic parameters to evaluate the hemodynamic relevance of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: a prospective observational study

Christoph E. Schwarz, Antonio Preusche, Winfried Baden, Christian F. Poets, Axel R. Franz

Open Access Research article

Unintentional childhood injury: a controlled comparison of behavioral characteristics

Hui Zhang, Yang Li, Yuxia Cui, Hongling Song, Yong Xu, Shih-Yu Lee

Open Access Research article

Hospital admissions from a pediatric HIV care and treatment program in Malawi

Carl A. Nosek, W. Chris Buck, Alison C. Caviness, Abbie Foust, Yewo Nyondo, Madalitso Bottomani, Peter N. Kazembe

Open Access Research article

Prediction of congenital hypothyroidism based on initial screening thyroid-stimulating-hormone

David S. Saleh, Sarah Lawrence, Michael T. Geraghty, Patricia H. Gallego, Karen McAssey, Diane K. Wherrett, Pranesh Chakraborty

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Potassium urinary excretion and dietary intake: a cross-sectional analysis in 8–10 year-old children

Ana Catarina Oliveira, Patrícia Padrão, André Moreira, Mariana Pinto, Mafalda Neto, Tânia Santos, Joana Madureira, Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes, Pedro Graça, João Breda, Pedro Moreira

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Pediatrics reviewer acknowledgement 2015

Nawsheen Boodhun

Open Access Case report

Case report: severe asymptomatic hyponatremia in Prader-Willi Syndrome

Daniel Landau, Harry J. Hirsch, Varda Gross-Tsur

Open Access Research article

Validating the Children’s Depression Inventory in the context of Rwanda

Agnes Binagwaho, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Sabin Nsanzimana, Corine Karema, Eric Remera, Vincent Mutabazi, Cyprien Shyirambere, Patrick Cyamatare, Cameron Nutt, Claire Wagner, Jeanine Condo, Nancy Misago, Yvonne Kayiteshonga

Open Access Research article

Early days of life are crucial for child survival in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A community based study

Girma Temam Shifa, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Alemayehu Worku Yalew

Open Access Research article

Neck circumference as a predictor of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and low-grade systemic inflammation in children: the ACFIES study

Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Paul Anthony Camacho, Daniel Dylan Cohen, Sandra Saavedra-Cortes, Cristina Lopez-Lopez, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

Open Access Research article

The Linked CENTURY Study: linking three decades of clinical and public health data to examine disparities in childhood obesity

Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Matthew W. Gillman, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Ken P. Kleinman, Megan Mariotti, Elsie M. Taveras

Open Access Research article

Prevention and care of paediatric HIV infection in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: knowledge, attitudes and practices of the caregivers

Malik Coulibaly, Elisabeth Thio, Caroline Yonaba, Sylvie Ouédraogo, Nicolas Meda, Fla Kouéta, Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Angèle Kalmogho, Mady Gansonré, Diarra Yé, Ludovic Kam, Valériane Leroy

Open Access Research article

Multiple anti-epileptic drug use in children with epilepsy in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross sectional study

Rita Atugonza, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Samden Lhatoo, Mark Kaddumukasa, Levicatus Mugenyi, Martha Sajatovic, Elly Katabira, Richard Idro

Open Access Research article

Play interventions to reduce anxiety and negative emotions in hospitalized children

William H. C. Li, Joyce Oi Kwan Chung, Ka Yan Ho, Blondi Ming Chau Kwok

Open Access Research article

Constitutional delay of puberty: presentation and inheritance pattern in 48 familial cases

Sarah Winter, Aldjia Ousidhoum, Kenneth McElreavey, Raja Brauner

Open Access Case report

Fitting the pieces of the puzzle together: a case report of the Dunnigan-type of familial partial lipodystrophy in the adolescent girl

Paulina Krawiec, Beata Mełges, Elżbieta Pac-Kożuchowska, Agnieszka Mroczkowska-Juchkiewicz, Kamila Czerska

Open Access Research article

The large contribution of twins to neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in The Gambia, a 5-year prospective study

Reiko Miyahara, Momodou Jasseh, Grant Austin Mackenzie, Christian Bottomley, M. Jahangir Hossain, Brian M Greenwood, Umberto D’Alessandro, Anna Roca

Open Access Research article

An analysis of volumes, prices and pricing trends of the pediatric antiretroviral market in developing countries from 2004 to 2012

Janice Soo Fern Lee, Luis Sagaon Teyssier, Boniface Dongmo Nguimfack, Intira Jeannie Collins, Marc Lallemant, Joseph Perriens, Jean-Paul Moatti

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of the revised Nipissing District Developmental Screening (NDDS) tool for use in general population samples of infants and children

John Cairney, Jean Clinton, Scott Veldhuizen, Christine Rodriguez, Cheryl Missiuna, Terrance Wade, Peter Szatmari, Marilyn Kertoy

Open Access Research article

Echocardiographic pattern of rheumatic valvular disease in a contemporary sub-Saharan African pediatric population: an audit of a major cardiac ultrasound unit in Yaounde, Cameroon

Clovis Nkoke, Alain Lekoubou, Anastase Dzudie, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Samuel Kingue, Alain Menanga, Andre Pascal Kengne

Open Access Research article

Who is our cohort: recruitment, representativeness, baseline risk and retention in the “Watch Me Grow” study?

Susan Woolfenden, Valsamma Eapen, Emma Axelsson, Alexandra Hendry, Bin Jalaludin, Cheryl Dissanayake, Bronwyn Overs, Joseph Descallar, John Eastwood, Stewart Einfeld, Natalie Silove, Kate Short, Deborah Beasley, Rudi Črnčec, Elisabeth Murphy, Katrina Williams

Open Access Research article

Association of maternal diabetes/glycosuria and pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring indicators of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Sumaiya Patel, Debbie A. Lawlor, Mark Callaway, Corrie Macdonald-Wallis, Naveed Sattar, Abigail Fraser

Open Access Research article

Retinoblastoma in a pediatric oncology reference center in Southern Brazil

Simone G. A. Selistre, Marcelo K. Maestri, Patricia Santos-Silva, Lavinia Schüler-Faccini, Luis S. P. Guimarães, Juliana Giacomazzi, Mario C. Evangelista Júnior, Patricia Ashton-Prolla

Open Access Research article

Exploring spatial variations and factors associated with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis

Demewoz Haile, Muluken Azage, Tegegn Mola, Rochelle Rainey

Open Access Research article

Childhood asthma and physical activity: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Graphic Appraisal Tool for Epidemiology assessment

Lene Lochte, Kim G. Nielsen, Poul Erik Petersen, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills

Open Access Research article

Two years of school-based intervention program could improve the physical fitness among Ecuadorian adolescents at health risk: subgroups analysis from a cluster-randomized trial

Susana Andrade, Carl Lachat, Greet Cardon, Angélica Ochoa-Avilés, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, John Van Camp, Johana Ortiz, Patricia Ramirez, Silvana Donoso, Patrick Kolsteren

Open Access Research article

Tracking post-infectious fatigue in clinic using routine Lab tests

Jeanna M. Harvey, Gordon Broderick, Alanna Bowie, Zachary M. Barnes, Ben Z. Katz, Maurice R. G. O’Gorman, Suzanne D. Vernon, Mary Ann Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, Renee Taylor

Open Access Research article

Gestational age, mode of birth and breastmilk feeding all influence acute early childhood gastroenteritis: a record-linkage cohort study

Jason P. Bentley, Judy M. Simpson, Jenny R. Bowen, Jonathan M. Morris, Christine L. Roberts, Natasha Nassar

Open Access Research article

The epidemiology of childhood brain injury in the state of Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ee Lin Tay, Shaun Wen Huey Lee, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Cai Lian Tam, Chee Piau Wong

Open Access Research article

Increased risk of allergic rhinitis among children delivered by cesarean section: a cross-sectional study nested in a birth cohort

Heli Vieira Brandão, Graciete Oliveira Vieira, Tatiana de Oliveira Vieira, Paulo Augusto Camargos, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles, Armênio Costa Guimarães, Alvaro Augusto Cruz, Constança Margarida Sampaio Cruz

Open Access Research article

The number of tracheal intubation attempts matters! A prospective multi-institutional pediatric observational study

Jan Hau Lee, David A. Turner, Pradip Kamat, Sholeen Nett, Justine Shults, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Akira Nishisaki

Open Access Research article

Quality of EHR data extractions for studies of preterm birth in a tertiary care center: guidelines for obtaining reliable data

Lindsey A. Knake, Monika Ahuja, Erin L. McDonald, Kelli K. Ryckman, Nancy Weathers, Todd Burstain, John M. Dagle, Jeffrey C. Murray, Prakash Nadkarni

Open Access Research article

Potential effects of valproate and oxcarbazepine on growth velocity and bone metabolism in epileptic children- a medical center experience

Chien-Ming Lin, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Tsu-Yi Chao, Der-Ming Chu, Chi-Chieh Lai, Chih-Chien Wang, Shyi-Jou Chen

Open Access Case report

Unusual presentation of Rosai-Dorfman disease in a 14-month-old Italian child: a case report and review of the literature

Francesco di Dio, Ilaria Mariotti, Elena Coccolini, Patrizia Bruzzi, Barbara Predieri, Lorenzo Iughetti

Open Access Research article

Parental and staff perspectives of NICU research procedures

Christina Freibott, Ursula Guillen, Amy Mackley, Robert Locke

Open Access Research article

Tracking of overweight and obesity from early childhood to adolescence in a population-based cohort – the Tromsø Study, Fit Futures

Elin Evensen, Tom Wilsgaard, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Guri Skeie

Open Access Research article

Imperforate anus with rectopenile fistula: a case report and systematic review of the literature

Gang Yang, Yingli Wang, Xiaoping Jiang

Open Access Research article

Frequencies of CYP2C9 polymorphisms in North Indian population and their association with drug levels in children on phenytoin monotherapy

Nagendra Chaudhary, Madhulika Kabra, Sheffali Gulati, Yogendra Kumar Gupta, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Bal Dev Bhatia

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of fluconazole prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight infants: multicenter pre-post cohort study

Juyoung Lee, Han-Suk Kim, Seung Han Shin, Chang Won Choi, Ee-Kyung Kim, Eun Hwa Choi, Beyong Il Kim, Jung-Hwan Choi

Open Access Research article

The supplemental use of infant formula in the context of universal breastfeeding practices in Western Nepal

Vishnu Khanal, Jane A. Scott, Andy H. Lee, Rajendra Karkee, Colin W. Binns

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study of the infant feeding beliefs and behaviours of mothers with low educational attainment

Catherine Georgina Russell, Sarah Taki, Leva Azadi, Karen J. Campbell, Rachel Laws, Rosalind Elliott, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson

Open Access Study protocol

Minimising impairment: Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of upper limb orthoses for children with cerebral palsy

Christine Imms, Margaret Wallen, Catherine Elliott, Brian Hoare, Melinda Randall, Susan Greaves, Brooke Adair, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Rob Carter, Francesca Orsini, Sophy T. F. Shih, Dinah Reddihough

Open Access Study protocol

The N3RO trial: a randomised controlled trial of docosahexaenoic acid to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants < 29 weeks’ gestation

Carmel T. Collins, Robert A. Gibson, Maria Makrides, Andrew J. McPhee, Thomas R. Sullivan, Peter G. Davis, Marta Thio, Karen Simmer, Victor S. Rajadurai, Philip Ryan, Scott Morris, Michael Stark, Javeed Travadi, Ian Wright, Kenneth Tan, James Holberton, Gillian Opie, Ian Callander, Jacqueline Stack, Doron Shein, Sarah Bellhouse, Srinivas Bolisetty, Kei Lui, Helen Liley, Mary Berry, Deborah Harris, Mei Chien Chua, Pooja Agarwal

Open Access Study protocol

Enhancing the early home learning environment through a brief group parenting intervention: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Jan M. Nicholson, Warren Cann, Jan Matthews, Donna Berthelsen, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Misel Trajanovska, Shannon K. Bennetts, Tessa Hillgrove, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Westrupp, Naomi J. Hackworth

Open Access Research article

The diagnostic value of component-resolved diagnostics in peanut allergy in children attending a Regional Paediatric Allergology Clinic

Leonieke N. van Veen, Michiel Heron, Manou Batstra, Paul M. M. van Haard, Hans de Groot

Open Access Research article

Systematic review of published trials: long-term safety of topical corticosteroids and topical calcineurin inhibitors in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis

Elaine C. Siegfried, Jennifer C. Jaworski, Jennifer D. Kaiser, Adelaide A. Hebert

Open Access Research article

Early predictors of behavioural problems in pre-schoolers – a longitudinal study of constitutional and environmental main and interaction effects

Sara Agnafors, Gunilla Sydsjö, Erika Comasco, Marie Bladh, Lars Oreland, Carl Göran Svedin

Open Access Research article

Maternal and perinatal conditions and the risk of developing celiac disease during childhood

Fredinah Namatovu, Cecilia Olsson, Marie Lindkvist, Anna Myléus, Ulf Högberg, Anneli Ivarsson, Olof Sandström

Open Access Research article

Correlates for psycho-active substance use among boarding secondary school adolescents in Enugu, South East, Nigeria

Pius C. Manyike, Josephat M. Chinawa, Awoere T. Chinawa, Herbert A. Obu, Ada R.C. Nwokocha, Odutola I. Odetunde

Open Access Research article

Influence of school-related factors on smoking among Chilean adolescents: a cross-sectional multilevel study

Jorge Gaete, Catalina Ortúzar, Pedro Zitko, Alan Montgomery, Ricardo Araya

Open Access Research article

Parents are poor at labelling wheeze in children: a cross-sectional study

Shalini Shanmugam, Anna Marie Nathan, Rafdzah Zaki, Kian Eng Tan, Kah Peng Eg, Surendran Thavagnanam, Jessie Anne de Bruyne

Open Access Research article

Incidence and determinants of medication errors and adverse drug events among hospitalized children in West Ethiopia

Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Abraham Haileamlak Mitike, Mulugeta Tarekegn Angamo

Open Access Research article

Comparison of early onset sepsis and community-acquired late onset sepsis in infants less than 3 months of age

Shlomi Bulkowstein, Shalom Ben-Shimol, Noga Givon-Lavi, Rimma Melamed, Eilon Shany, David Greenberg

Open Access Research article

A descriptive study of the participation of children and adolescents in activities outside school

Christine Imms, Elspeth Froude, Brooke Adair, Nora Shields

Open Access Study protocol

The Swiss Preschoolers’ health study (SPLASHY): objectives and design of a prospective multi-site cohort study assessing psychological and physiological health in young children

Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Amar Arhab, Kerstin Stülb, Annina E. Zysset, Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann, Einat A. Schmutz, Fady Fares, Andrea H. Meyer, Simone Munsch, Susi Kriemler, Oskar G. Jenni, Jardena J. Puder

Open Access Research article

Census tract based income level and lipid levels in urban pediatric primary care: a retrospective study

Enid E. Martinez, Peter W. Forbes, Sharon E. O’Brien, Sarah D. de Ferranti

Open Access Research article

Age at menarche and performance intelligence quotients of adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Pongsak Noipayak, Petch Rawdaree, Busaba Supawattanabodee, Sumonmal Manusirivitthaya

Open Access Case report

GM2 gangliosidosis AB variant: novel mutation from India – a case report with a review

Jayesh Sheth, Chaitanya Datar, Mehul Mistri, Riddhi Bhavsar, Frenny Sheth, Krati Shah

Open Access Research article

Parental separation: a risk for the psychomotor development of children aged 28 to 32 months? A cross-sectional study

Nadine Kacenelenbogen, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, M. Schetgen, M. Roland, Isabelle Godin

Open Access Research article

Pharmacokinetics of ranitidine in preterm and term neonates with gastroesophageal reflux

Ismael Lares Asseff, Graciela Benitez Gaucin, Hugo Juárez Olguín, Jose Antonio Godinez Nájera, Alejandra Toledo López, Gabriela Pérez Guillé, Fausto Zamura Torres

Open Access Research article

The effect of a multi-component camp-based weight-loss program on children’s motor skills and physical fitness: a randomized controlled trial

Kristian Traberg Larsen, Tao Huang, Lisbeth Runge Larsen, Line Grønholt Olesen, Lars Bo Andersen, Niels Christian Møller

Open Access Research article

Low serum vitamin-D status is associated with high prevalence and early onset of type-1 diabetes mellitus in Kuwaiti children

Majedah A. Rasoul, Maria Al-Mahdi, Hessa Al-Kandari, Gursev S. Dhaunsi, Mohammad Z. Haider

Open Access Research article

Tolerance and growth in children with cow’s milk allergy fed a thickened extensively hydrolyzed casein-based formula

Christophe Dupont, Elena Bradatan, Pascale Soulaines, Rita Nocerino, Roberto Berni-Canani

Open Access Research article

Seasonal variation in the international normalized ratio of neonates and its relationship with ambient temperature

Shigeo Iijima, Katsuyuki Sekii, Toru Baba, Daizo Ueno, Akira Ohishi

Open Access Research article

Blood pressure percentile charts to identify high or low blood pressure in children

Ashish Banker, Cynthia Bell, Monesha Gupta-Malhotra, Joshua Samuels

Open Access Case report

Transient global ventricular dysfunction in an adolescent affected by pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Maria Debora De Pasquale, Angela Mastronuzzi, Luigi De Sio, Annalisa Serra, Chiara Grimaldi, Marcello Chinali, Ugo Giordano

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal associations between bone and adipose tissue biochemical markers with bone mineralization in boys during puberty

Donvina Vaitkeviciute, Evelin Lätt, Jarek Mäestu, Toivo Jürimäe, Meeli Saar, Priit Purge, Katre Maasalu, Jaak Jürimäe

Open Access Research article

HIV-exposed children account for more than half of 24-month mortality in Botswana

Rebecca Zash, Sajini Souda, Jean Leidner, Heather Ribaudo, Kelebogile Binda, Sikhulile Moyo, Kathleen M. Powis, Chipo Petlo, Mompati Mmalane, Joe Makhema, Max Essex, Shahin Lockman, Roger Shapiro

Open Access Study protocol

Early comprehensive care of preterm infants—effects on quality of life, childhood development, and healthcare utilization: study protocol for a cohort study linking administrative healthcare data with patient reported primary data

Jochen Schmitt, Katrin Arnold, Diana Druschke, Enno Swart, Xina Grählert, Ulf Maywald, Andreas Fuchs, Andreas Werblow, Maryan Schemken, Jörg Reichert, Mario Rüdiger

Open Access Research article

A Suspicion Index to aid screening of early-onset Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NP-C)

Mercedes Pineda, Eugen Mengel, Helena Jahnová, Bénédicte Héron, Jackie Imrie, Charles M. Lourenço, Vanessa van der Linden, Parvaneh Karimzadeh, Vassili Valayannopoulos, Pavel Jesina, Juan V. Torres, Stefan A. Kolb

Open Access Research article

Incidence of acute otitis media in children below 6 years of age seen in medical practices in five East European countries

Vytautas Usonis, Teresa Jackowska, Sigita Petraitiene, Alicja Sapala, Andrea Neculau, Izabella Stryjewska, Raghavendra Devadiga, Monica Tafalla, Katsiaryna Holl

Open Access Research article

Health outcomes and the transition experience of HIV-infected adolescents after transfer to adult care in Québec, Canada

Fatima Kakkar, Dimitri Van der Linden, Silvie Valois, Francois Maurice, Marion Onnorouille, Normand Lapointe, Hugo Soudeyns, Valerie Lamarre

Open Access Research article

Assessment of plasma B7-H3 levels in pediatric patients with different degrees of surgical stress

Yan Li, Qing Yuan, Jie Huang, Yi Ping Li, Jian Pan, Xing Feng, Xue Guang Zhang, Jiang Huai Wang, Jian Wang

Open Access Case report

Rapidly progressive Kaposi’s Sarcoma in an Iraqi boy received Valproic acid: a case report and review of literature

Lika’a Fasih Y. Al-Kzayer, Peter Keizer, Farah T. Abdulraheem, Kenji Sano, Minoru Kamata, Kazuo Sakashita, Laith A. Y. Habbaba, Kenichi Koike

Open Access Research article

The successful accomplishment of nutritional and clinical outcomes via the implementation of a multidisciplinary nutrition support team in the neonatal intensive care unit

Eurim Jeong, Young Hwa Jung, Seung Han Shin, Moon Jin Kim, Hye Jung Bae, Yoon Sook Cho, Kwi Suk Kim, Hyang Sook Kim, Jin Soo Moon, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Jae Sung Ko

Open Access Research article

Survival prediction of high-risk outborn neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia from capillary blood gases

Ruža Grizelj, Katarina Bojanić, Ena Pritišanac, Tomislav Luetić, Jurica Vuković, Toby N. Weingarten, Darrell R. Schroeder, Juraj Sprung

Open Access Research article

LBW and IUGR temporal trend in 4 population-based birth cohorts: the role of economic inequality

Ana D. I. Sadovsky, Alicia Matijasevich, Iná S. Santos, Fernando C. Barros, Angelica E. Miranda, Mariangela F. Silveira

Open Access Research article

A randomized trial of Plasma-Lyte A and 0.9 % sodium chloride in acute pediatric gastroenteritis

Coburn H. Allen, Ran D. Goldman, Seema Bhatt, Harold K. Simon, Marc H. Gorelick, Philip R. Spandorfer, David M. Spiro, Sharon E. Mace, David W. Johnson, Eric A. Higginbotham, Hongyan Du, Brendan J. Smyth, Carol R. Schermer, Stuart L. Goldstein

Open Access Research article

Establishment of reference intervals of thyroid function tests from cord blood of neonates in two selected hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aman Mehari, Feyssa Challa, Goitom Gebreyesus, Dereje Alemayehu, Daniel Seifu

Open Access Research article

Appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia in children with AGREE II instrument

Zhenwei Xie, Xiaoling Wang, Lin Sun, Jun Liu, Yan Guo, Baoping Xu, Libo Zhao, Adong Shen

Open Access Research article

One-year effects of two intensive inpatient treatments for severely obese children and adolescents

Sabine Makkes, Carry M. Renders, Judith E. Bosmans, Olga H. van der Baan-Slootweg, Trynke Hoekstra, Jacob C. Seidell

Open Access Research article

Effect of 4 % chlorhexidine on cord colonization among hospital and community births in India: a randomized controlled study

Sushma Nangia, Usha Dhingra, Pratibha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Venugopal P. Menon, Robert E. Black, Sunil Sazawal

Open Access Research article

Developmental outcomes and physical activity behaviour in children post major surgery: an observational study

Genevieve Mary Dwyer, Karen Walker, Louise Baur, Nadia Badawi

Open Access Research article

Prader–Willi syndrome in neonates: twenty cases and review of the literature in Southern China

Ping Wang, Wei Zhou, Weiming Yuan, Longguang Huang, Ning Zhao, Xiaowen Chen

Open Access Research article

Parenteral exposure to pesticides and occurence of congenital malformations: hospital-based case–control study

Marly Eliane Ueker, Vivianne Monteiro Silva, Gisele Pedroso Moi, Wanderley Antonio Pignati, Ines Echenique Mattos, Ageo Mário Cândido Silva

Open Access Research article

Compliance with the current recommendations for prescribing antibiotics for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia is improving: data from a prospective study in a French network

Elise Launay, Karine Levieux, Corinne Levy, François Dubos, Alain Martinot, Bénédicte Vrignaud, Flora Lepage, Robert Cohen, Emmanuel Grimprel, Matthieu Hanf, François Angoulvant, Christèle Gras-Le Guen

Open Access Research article

Internet use of parents before attending a general pediatric outpatient clinic: does it change their information level and assessment of acute diseases?

Christian Sebelefsky, Jasmin Voitl, Denise Karner, Frederic Klein, Peter Voitl, Andreas Böck

Open Access Research article

Parenting approaches, family functionality, and internet addiction among Hong Kong adolescents

Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Ho Ting Wong, Kin Fai Yu, Ka Wing Fok, Sheung Man Yeung, Cheuk Ho Lam, Ka Man Liu

Open Access Research article

Parents and nurses balancing parent-infant closeness and separation: a qualitative study of NICU nurses’ perceptions

Nancy Feeley, Christine Genest, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilén, Lyne Charbonneau, Anna Axelin

Open Access Research article

Are Chinese pediatricians missing the opportunity to help parents quit smoking?

Jing Liao, Jonathan P. Winickoff, Guangmin Nong, Kaiyong Huang, Li Yang, Zhiyong Zhang, Abu S. Abdullah

Open Access Research article

A clinical guidance tool to improve the care of children hospitalized with severe pneumonia in Lusaka, Zambia

Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Donald M. Thea, Philip Seidenberg, James Chipeta, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Somwe Wa Somwe, Julie Duncan, Magdalene Mwale, Justin Mulindwa, Musaku Mwenechenya, Rasa Izadnegahdar, William J. Moss

Open Access Research article

Higher body mass index associated with severe early childhood caries

Katherine Davidson, Robert J. Schroth, Jeremy A. Levi, Aaron B. Yaffe, Betty-Anne Mittermuller, Elizabeth A. C. Sellers

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors and outcome of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who are admitted to pediatric intensive care unit

Kang An, Ying Wang, Biru Li, Changying Luo, Jianmin Wang, Chengjuan Luo, Jing Chen

Open Access Research article

Equipment for neonatal resuscitation in a middle-income country: a national survey in Vietnam

Daniele Trevisanuto, Francesco Cavallin, Gaston Arnolda, Tran Dinh Chien, Ornella Lincetto, Ngo Minh Xuan, Nguyen Viet Tien, Nguyen Thi Xuan Hoi, Luciano Moccia

Open Access Research article

The problematic use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in adolescents by the cross sectional JOITIC study

Raquel Muñoz-Miralles, Raquel Ortega-González, M. Rosa López-Morón, Carme Batalla-Martínez, Josep María Manresa, Núria Montellà-Jordana, Andrés Chamarro, Xavier Carbonell, Pere Torán-Monserrat

Open Access Case report

Therapeutic drug monitoring of ganciclovir for postnatal cytomegalovirus infection in an extremely low birth weight infant: a case report

Mariko Sunada, Daisuke Kinoshita, Naoko Furukawa, Minako Kihara, Akira Nishimura, Masako Moriuchi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi

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Argininemia as a cause of severe chronic stunting in a low-resource developing country setting: a case report

Nora King, Romina Alvizures, Pablo García, Ann Wessel, Peter Rohloff

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Associated factors and persistence of palatal groove in preterm infants: a cohort study

Andréa A. O. Cortines, Luciane R. Costa

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Risk assessment of gene variants for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Taiwan

Yi-Hao Weng, Ya-Wen Chiu, Shao-Wen Cheng, Chun-Yuh Yang

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Refractory wheezing in Chinese children under 3 years of age: bronchial inflammation and airway malformation

Wenjing Gu, Wujun Jiang, Xinxing Zhang, Zhengrong Chen, Yongdong Yan, Li Huang, Meijuan Wang, Xuejun Shao, Shuhui Wang, Wei Ji

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PREMM: preterm early massage by the mother: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of massage therapy in very preterm infants

Melissa M. Lai, Giulia D’Acunto, Andrea Guzzetta, Roslyn N. Boyd, Stephen E. Rose, Jurgen Fripp, Simon Finnigan, Naoni Ngenda, Penny Love, Koa Whittingham, Kerstin Pannek, Robert S. Ware, Paul B. Colditz

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Test characteristics of common appendicitis scores with and without laboratory investigations: a prospective observational study

Ijab Khanafer, Dori-Ann Martin, Tatum P. Mitra, Robin Eccles, Mary E. Brindle, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Graham C. Thompson

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Under-five mortality pattern and associated risk factors: a case-control study at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, Ghana

Edem M. A Tette, Mame Y. Nyarko, Edmund T. Nartey, Margaret L. Neizer, Adolph Egbefome, Fredua Akosa, Richard B. Biritwum

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Duodenal atresia with apple-peel configuration of the ileum and absent superior mesenteric artery

Radović V. Saša, Lazovic Ranko, Crnogorac Snezana, Banjac Lidija, Suhih Djordje

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Differences in GlycA and lipoprotein particle parameters may help distinguish acute kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses in children

Margery A. Connelly, Chisato Shimizu, Deborah A. Winegar, Irina Shalaurova, Ray Pourfarzib, James D. Otvos, John T. Kanegaye, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Jane C. Burns

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The experiences, unmet needs and outcomes of parents of severely injured children: a longitudinal mixed methods study protocol

Kim Foster, Kate Curtis, Rebecca Mitchell, Connie Van, Alexandra Young

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Case report of a central venous access device-associated thrombosis with aortic embolism in a preterm infant

Marlene Biermayr, Barbara Brunner, Kathrin Maurer, Rudolf Trawoeger, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Vera Neubauer

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A quality improvement initiative for delayed umbilical cord clamping in very low-birthweight infants

Jeff Bolstridge, Tracy Bell, Barbara Dean, Amy Mackley, Gina Moore, Cheryl Swift, Dina Viscount, David A. Paul, Stephen A. Pearlman

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Blood lead concentrations and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Korean children: a hospital-based case control study

Jae Hong Park, Ju-Hee Seo, Young-Seoub Hong, Yu-Mi Kim, Je-Wook Kang, Jae-Ho Yoo, Hee Won Chueh, Jung Hyun Lee, Min Jung Kwak, Jeongseon Kim, Hae Dong Woo, Dong Woo Kim, Young Rong Bang, Byeong Moo Choe

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Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in children under five years of age in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era in Brazil: a case control study

Eduardo Jorge da Fonseca Lima, Maria Júlia Gonçalves Mello, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Maria Isabella Londres Lopes, George Henrique Cordeiro Serra, Debora Ellen Pessoa Lima, Jailson Barros Correia

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Positive parenting for healthy living (Triple P) for parents of children with type 1 diabetes: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Aditi Lohan, Amy E. Mitchell, Ania Filus, Kate Sofronoff, Alina Morawska

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Erratum to: A clinical guidance tool to improve the care of children hospitalized with severe pneumonia in Lusaka, Zambia

Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Donald M. Thea, Philip Seidenberg, James Chipeta, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Somwe Wa Somwe, Julie Duncan, Magdalene Mwale, Justin Mulindwa, Musaku Mwenechenya, Rasa Izadnegahdar, William J. Moss

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Early nutrition, growth and cognitive development of infants from birth to 2 years in Malaysia: a study protocol

Abdul Razak Nurliyana, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib, Wan Ying Gan, Kit-Aun Tan

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Nasal carriage of common bacterial pathogens among healthy kindergarten children in Chaoshan region, southern China: a cross-sectional study

Hui Pan, Binglin Cui, Yuanchun Huang, Jiacai Yang, William Ba-Thein

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Complicated norovirus infection and assessment of severity by a modified Vesikari disease score system in hospitalized children

Pei-Lin Wang, Shih-Yen Chen, Chi-Neu Tsai, Hsun-Ching Chao, Ming-Wei Lai, Yi-Jung Chang, Chyi-Liang Chen, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

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The protocol for a randomised-controlled trial of the evaluation of the tolerance and safety of early enteral nutrition in children after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement. (protocol version 09.01.2015)

Anna Wiernicka, Małgorzata Matuszczyk, Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz, Ewa Toporowska-Kowalska, Katarzyna Popińska, Urszula Chlebowczyk-Grzybowska, Ewa Hapyn, Jarosław Kierkuś

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Perfusion index assessment during transition period of newborns: an observational study

Sezin Unal, Ebru Ergenekon, Selma Aktas, Serdar Beken, Nilgun Altuntas, Ebru Kazanci, Ferit Kulali, Ibrahim M. Hirfanoglu, Esra Onal, Canan Turkyilmaz, Esin Koc, Yildiz Atalay

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Physical risk factors influencing wheeled mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study

Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet, Ginny Paleg, Jackie Casey, Alicja Wizert, Roslyn Livingstone

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Epidemiology of burns in pediatric patients of Beijing City

Shujun Wang, Dawei Li, Chuanan Shen, Jiake Chai, Hongjuan Zhu, Yanlu Lin, Congying Liu

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Randomised controlled trial of an iPad based early intervention for autism: TOBY playpad study protocol

Joanna Granich, Alena Dass, Margherita Busacca, Dennis Moore, Angelika Anderson, Svetha Venkatesh, Thi Duong, Pratibha Vellanki, Amanda Richdale, David Trembath, Darin Cairns, Wendy Marshall, Tania Rodwell, Madeleine Rayner, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

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Demographic and mortality analysis of hospitalized children at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

J. A. Bohn, B. M. Kassaye, D. Record, B. C. Chou, I. L. Kraft, J. C. Purdy, K. A. Hilton, D. A. Miller, S. Getachew, A. Addissie, J. A. Robison

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Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: a population data linkage study

Kathleen Falster, Emily Banks, Sanja Lujic, Michael Falster, John Lynch, Karen Zwi, Sandra Eades, Alastair H. Leyland, Louisa Jorm

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Neonatal outcomes in pregnancies resulting from oocyte donation: a cohort study in Sweden

Evangelia Elenis, Gunilla Sydsjö, Alkistis Skalkidou, Claudia Lampic, Agneta Skoog Svanberg

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A case of Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with severe cardiac complications

Yoshiki Kawamura, Hiroki Miura, Yuji Matsumoto, Hidetoshi Uchida, Kazuko Kudo, Tadayoshi Hata, Yoshinori Ito, Hiroshi Kimura, Tetsushi Yoshikawa

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Homocysteine metabolism in children and adolescents with epidermolysis bullosa

Rachele De Giuseppe, Greta Venturelli, Sophie Guez, Simona Salera, Claudia De Vita, Dario Consonni, Cinzia Dellanoce, Fabrizia Bamonti, Gabriella Chiarelli, Francesca Manzoni, Rita Maiavacca, Susanna Esposito

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Neonatal mortality and morbidity among infants between 24 to 31 complete weeks: a multicenter survey in China from 2013 to 2014

XiangYong Kong, FengDan Xu, Rong Wu, Hui Wu, Rong Ju, XiaoLin Zhao, XiaoMei Tong, HongYan Lv, YanJie Ding, Fang Liu, Ping Xu, WeiPeng Liu, HongBin Cheng, TieQiang Chen, ShuJuan Zeng, WenZheng Jia, ZhanKui Li, HuiXian Qiu, Jin Wang, ZhiChun Feng

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Efficacy of the small step program in a randomised controlled trial for infants below age 12 months with clinical signs of CP; a study protocol

Ann-Christin Eliasson, Linda Holmström, Päivikki Aarne, Cecilia Nakeva von Mentzer, Ann-Louise Weiland, Lena Sjöstrand, Hans Forssberg, Kristina Tedroff, Kristina Löwing

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Development of rhabdomyolysis in a child after norovirus gastroenteritis

Tomohiro Nishio, Ryoko Yonetani, Eisuke Ito, Makiko Yoneta, Yoshihiro Maruo, Tokiko Yoshida, Tohru Sugimoto

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Methemoglobin and nitric oxide therapy in Ugandan children hospitalized for febrile illness: results from a prospective cohort study and randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Kyla Hayford, Laura Hermann, Chloe R. McDonald, Suparna Sharma, Sophie Namasopo, Robert O. Opoka, Chandy C. John, W. Conrad Liles, Christopher Miller, Kevin C. Kain

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Serum phosphate and magnesium in children recovering from severe acute undernutrition in Ethiopia: an observational study

Anne-Louise Hother, Tsinuel Girma, Maren J. H. Rytter, Alemseged Abdissa, Christian Ritz, Christian Mølgaard, Kim F. Michaelsen, André Briend, Henrik Friis, Pernille Kæstel

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Facilitators and barriers of breastfeeding late preterm infants according to mothers’ experiences

Maria Lorella Giannì, Elena Bezze, Patrizio Sannino, Elena Stori, Laura Plevani, Paola Roggero, Massimo Agosti, Fabio Mosca

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Physiological effects of invasive ventilation with neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) in a crossover study

Jean-Michel Liet, François Barrière, Bénédicte Gaillard-Le Roux, Pierre Bourgoin, Arnaud Legrand, Nicolas Joram

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Prolactin-related adverse events and change in prolactin levels in pediatric patients given antipsychotics for schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review

Eric Druyts, Michael J. Zoratti, Kabirraaj Toor, Ping Wu, Salmaan Kanji, Kiran Rabheru, Edward J. Mills, Kristian Thorlund

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“GET-UP” study rationale and protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of reduced sitting on toddlers’ cognitive development

Rute Santos, Dylan P. Cliff, Steven J. Howard, Sanne L. Veldman, Ian M. Wright, Eduarda Sousa-Sá, João R. Pereira, Anthony D. Okely

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A comparison of intestinal microbiota in a population of low-risk infants exposed and not exposed to intrapartum antibiotics: The Baby & Microbiota of the Intestine cohort study protocol

Julia Simioni, Eileen K. Hutton, Elizabeth Gunn, Alison C. Holloway, Jennifer C. Stearns, Helen McDonald, Andrea Mousseau, Jonathan D. Schertzer, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe, Lehana Thabane, Michael G. Surette, Katherine M. Morrison

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Loss to follow-up in a randomized controlled trial study for pediatric weight management (EPOC)

Petra Warschburger, Katja Kröller

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Precision of recumbent crown-heel length when using an infantometer

Leila Cheikh Ismail, Fabien A. Puglia, Eric O. Ohuma, Stephen T. Ash, Deborah C. Bishop, Rachel M. Carew, Ayesha Salem Al Dhaheri, Wm. Cameron Chumlea

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (Nafld) in obese children- effect of refined carbohydrates in diet

Deise Rosa Félix, Fabiola Costenaro, Catarina Bertaso Andreatta Gottschall, Gabriela Perdomo Coral

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Reference curves of birth weight, length, and head circumference for gestational ages in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ekawaty L. Haksari, Harrie N. Lafeber, Mohammad Hakimi, Endy P. Pawirohartono, Lennarth Nyström

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Clinical assessment of children with renal abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department

Chun-Yu Chen, Huang-Tsung Kuo, Yu-Jun Chang, Kang-Hsi Wu, Wen-Chieh Yang, Han-Ping Wu

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Concurrent agreement between an anthropometric model to predict thigh volume and dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry assessment in female volleyball players aged 14-18 years

Óscar M. Tavares, João Valente-dos-Santos, João P. Duarte, Susana C. Póvoas, Luís A. Gobbo, Rômulo A. Fernandes, Daniel A. Marinho, José M. Casanova, Lauren B. Sherar, Daniel Courteix, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva

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Dietary patterns of early childhood and maternal socioeconomic status in a unique prospective sample from a randomized controlled trial of Prenatal DHA Supplementation

Brandon H. Hidaka, Elizabeth H. Kerling, Jocelynn M. Thodosoff, Debra K. Sullivan, John Colombo, Susan E. Carlson

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Interventions to improve gross motor performance in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a meta-analysis

Barbara R. Lucas, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Sarah Coggan, Rafael Z. Pinto, Tracy Jirikowic, Sarah Westcott McCoy, Jane Latimer

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Paradoxical physiological responses to propranolol in a Rett syndrome patient: a case report

P. J. Santosh, L. Bell, K. Lievesley, J. Singh, F. Fiori

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Familial forms of disorders of sex development may be common if infertility is considered a comorbidity

Raja Brauner, Flavia Picard-Dieval, Henri Lottmann, Sébastien Rouget, Joelle Bignon-Topalovic, Anu Bashamboo, Ken McElreavey

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Emotional and behavioral problems in late preterm and early term births: outcomes at child age 36 months

Kim Stene-Larsen, Astri M. Lang, Markus A. Landolt, Beatrice Latal, Margarete E. Vollrath

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A new measure for infant mental health screening: development and initial validation

Janni Ammitzbøll, Bjørn E. Holstein, Lisbeth Wilms, Anette Andersen, Anne Mette Skovgaard

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Addressing asthma and obesity in children with community health workers: proof-of-concept intervention development

Molly A Martin, Steven K. Rothschild, Elizabeth Lynch, Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, Militza M. Pagán, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Anna Barnes, Kelly Karavolos, Antonieta Diaz, Lucretia M. Hoffman, Diana Plata, Sandra Villalpando

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The effect of early measles vaccination at 4.5 months of age on growth at 9 and 24 months of age in a randomized trial in Guinea-Bissau

S. M. Rasmussen, S. Biering-Sørensen, S. Byberg, A. Andersen, M. Bjerregaard-Andersen, A. Rodrigues, C. S. Benn, C. L. Martins, P. Aaby

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Mother-child interactions and young child behavior during procedural conscious sedation

Daniella Miranda-Remijo, Mara Rúbia Orsini, Patrícia Corrêa-Faria, Luciane Rezende Costa

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An observational study of febrile seizures: the importance of viral infection and immunization

Joshua R. Francis, Peter Richmond, Christine Robins, Katie Lindsay, Avram Levy, Paul V. Effler, Meredith Borland, Christopher C. Blyth

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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in children: a mixed method study on healthcare professionals attitudes

Angela Giusti, Stefania Spila Alegiani, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti, Sofia Colaceci, Roberto Raschetti, Pasquale Arace, Raffaele Spiazzi, Massimiliano Raponi

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How do parents experience support after the death of their child?

Sandra Gijzen, Monique P. L’Hoir, Magda M. Boere-Boonekamp, Ariana Need

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Infant formula feeding practices in a prospective population based study

Hazel Ann Smith, Jonathan O’B Hourihane, Louise C Kenny, Mairead Kiely, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Deirdre M. Murray

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Coagulase negative staphylococcal sepsis in neonates: do we need to adapt vancomycin dose or target?

Helgi Padari, Kersti Oselin, Tõnis Tasa, Tuuli Metsvaht, Krista Lõivukene, Irja Lutsar

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Prediction of spontaneous closure of isolated ventricular septal defects in utero and postnatal life

Xing Li, Gui-Xian Song, Li-Jie Wu, Yu-Mei Chen, Yi Fan, Yun Wu, Ya-Hui Shen, Li Cao, Ling-Mei Qian

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Prevalence and risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency at birth and associated outcome

Ian Marshall, Rajeev Mehta, Charletta Ayers, Smita Dhumal, Anna Petrova

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

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

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Central retinal artery occlusion and cerebral infarction associated with Mycoplasma pneumonia infection in children

Yunguang Bao, Xiaobing Li, Kaixuan Wang, Chan Zhao, Xiumei Ji, Mizu Jiang

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Adolescent’s subjective perceptions of chronic disease and related psychosocial factors: highlights from an outpatient context study

Teresa Santos, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Adilson Marques, Celeste Simões, Isabel Leal, Maria do Céu Machado

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Paternal involvement and early infant neurodevelopment: the mediation role of maternal parenting stress

Minjeong Kim, Su-Kyoung Kang, Bangsil Yee, So-Yeon Shim, Mira Chung

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Development and psychometric properties of the Suicidality: Treatment Occurring in Paediatrics (STOP) Suicidality Assessment Scale (STOP-SAS) in children and adolescents

I. Flamarique, P. Santosh, A. Zuddas, C. Arango, D. Purper-Ouakil, P. J. Hoekstra, D. Coghill, U. Schulze, R. W. Dittmann, J. K. Buitelaar, K. Lievesley, R. Frongia, C. Llorente, I. Méndez, R. Sala, F. Fiori, J. Castro-Fornieles, A. Sutcliffe, Sarah Curran, Laura Selema, Matthew Hollocks, Ewa Nowotny, Robert Flanagan, Ian Craig, Nathan Parnell, Keren Yeboah, Jatinder Singh, Florence Pupier, Loes Vinkenvleugel, Jeffrey Glennon, Mireille Bakker, Cora Drent, Elly Bloem, Mark-Peter Steenhuis, Ruth Berg, Alexander Häge, Mahmud Ben Dau, Konstantin Mechler, Sylke Rauscher, Sonja Aslan, Simon Schlanser, Ferdinand Keller, Alexander Schneider, Paul Plener, Jörg Fegert, Jacqui Paton, Macey Murray, Noha Iessa, Sara Bahadori, Claire Baillon, Hugo Peyre, David Cohen, Olivier Bonnot, Julie Brunelle, Nathalie Franc, Pierre Raysse, Véronique Humbertclaude, Ana Espliego, Jessica Merchán, Cecilia Tapia, Lara Kehrmann, Immaculada Baeza, Soledad Romero, Amalia La Fuente, Ana Ortiz, Helen Furse, Nick Penkov, Alfred C. Kolozsvari, Corina Bodea, Manuela Pintor, Franca Ligas, Francesca Micol Cera, Bruno Falissard, Ameli Schwalber, Juliane Dittrich, Andrea Wohner, Katrin Zimmermann, Andrea Schwalber, Katherine Aitchison