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Child Health: Facing the future together

There are more than 2.2 billion children in the world and it is an undeniable fact that children represent the future. Every child has the right to good health and a life free from violence and exploitation. It has been found that the health status of children in China has improved remarkably over the years.

Join BMC Pediatrics in exploring global child health with a focus on China.

Content type: Research article
| 21 July 2018

Prevalence and seasonality of common viral respiratory pathogens, including Cytomegalovirus in children, between 0–5 years of age in KwaZulu-Natal, an HIV endemic province in South Africa

Authors: Temitayo Famoroti, Wilbert Sibanda and Thumbi Ndung’u
Content type: Research article
| 21 July 2018

Mortality among very low birth weight infants after hospital discharge in a low resource setting

Authors: Yaser Abdallah, Flavia Namiiro, Jolly Nankunda, Jamiru Mugalu and Yvonne Vaucher
Content type: Study protocol
| 20 July 2018

Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Authors: Thandile Gondwe, Bjarne Robberstad, Mavuto Mukaka, Siri Lange, Bjørn Blomberg and Kamija Phiri
Content type: Research article
| 19 July 2018

The CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR): lessons learned from developing and initiating a national, multi-centre study embedded in pediatric clinical practice

Authors: Katherine M. Morrison, Geoff D. C. Ball, Josephine Ho, Pam Mackie, Annick Buchholz, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Jill Hamilton, Anne-Marie Laberge, Laurent Legault, Lehana Thabane, Mark Tremblay and Ian Zenlea
Content type: Study protocol
| 19 July 2018

Identifying the etiology and pathophysiology underlying stunting and environmental enteropathy: study protocol of the AFRIBIOTA project

Authors: Pascale Vonaesch, Rindra Randremanana, Jean-Chrysostome Gody, Jean-Marc Collard, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Maria Doria, Inès Vigan-Womas, Pierre-Alain Rubbo, Aurélie Etienne, Emilson Jean Andriatahirintsoa, Nathalie Kapel, Eric Brown, Kelsey E. Huus, Darragh Duffy, B.Brett Finlay, Milena Hasan…

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Content type: Debate
| 28 February 2012

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

Authors: Brian J Morris, Jake H Waskett, Joya Banerjee, Richard G Wamai, Aaron AR Tobian, Ronald H Gray, Stefan A Bailis, Robert C Bailey, Jeffrey D Klausner, Robin J Willcourt, Daniel T Halperin, Thomas E Wiswell and Adrian Mindel
Content type: Technical advance
| 16 December 2003

A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format

Authors: Tanis R Fenton
Content type: Correspondence
| 21 September 2012

Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

Authors: Julie Leask, Paul Kinnersley, Cath Jackson, Francine Cheater, Helen Bedford and Greg Rowles
Content type: Research article
| 21 May 2010

Pulse oximetry in the newborn: Is the left hand pre- or post-ductal?

Authors: Christoph Rüegger, Hans Ulrich Bucher and Romaine Arlettaz Mieth
Content type: Technical advance
| 20 April 2013

A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants

Authors: Tanis R Fenton and Jae H Kim

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BMC Pediatrics is an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Maria Zalm, BioMed Central

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Shally Awasthi, King George's Medical College
Lorenzo Iughetti, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia
Paramala Santosh, Maudsley Hospital
Kusum Menon, University of Ottawa
Anne CC Lee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Prevalence and seasonality of common viral respiratory pathogens, including Cytomegalovirus in children, between 0–5 years of age in KwaZulu-Natal, an HIV endemic province in South Africa

Mortality among very low birth weight infants after hospital discharge in a low resource setting

Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial

The CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR): lessons learned from developing and initiating a national, multi-centre study embedded in pediatric clinical practice

Identifying the etiology and pathophysiology underlying stunting and environmental enteropathy: study protocol of the AFRIBIOTA project

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

A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format

Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

Pulse oximetry in the newborn: Is the left hand pre- or post-ductal?

A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants

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Empowering women from low socioeconomic backgrounds to combat obesity: MyBFF@home study

ToxiLatin 2018: The Exciting Frontier of Toxicology Research in Brazil and the World

Chronic sleep deprivation could be an important driver of depression in young women

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