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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.

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Content type: Research article
| 20 September 2018

Association between ambient air pollutants and preterm birth in Ningbo, China: a time-series study

Authors: Wen-Yuan Liu, Zhe-Bin Yu, Hai-Yan Qiu, Jian-Bing Wang, Xue-Yu Chen and Kun Chen
Content type: Research article
| 20 September 2018

Neonatal tactile stimulation at birth in a low-resource setting

Authors: Andrea Pietravalle, Francesco Cavallin, Anna Opocher, Stefania Madella, Maria Elena Cavicchiolo, Damiano Pizzol, Giovanni Putoto and Daniele Trevisanuto
Content type: Research article
| 19 September 2018

Sexual and physical abuse and its determinants among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

Authors: Ayana Chimdessa and Amsale Cheire
Content type: Study protocol
| 17 September 2018

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department: protocol for an observational study

Authors: Samah Riaz, Andrew Rowland, Steve Woby, Tony Long, Joan Livesley, Sarah Cotterill, Calvin Heal and Damian Roland
Content type: Research article
| 15 September 2018

Prognostic value of early, conventional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in cooled asphyxiated infants

Authors: Hajnalka Barta, Agnes Jermendy, Marton Kolossvary, Lajos R. Kozak, Andrea Lakatos, Unoke Meder, Miklos Szabo and Gabor Rudas

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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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Association between ambient air pollutants and preterm birth in Ningbo, China: a time-series study

Neonatal tactile stimulation at birth in a low-resource setting

Sexual and physical abuse and its determinants among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department: protocol for an observational study

Prognostic value of early, conventional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in cooled asphyxiated infants

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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Highlights of the BMC series: August 2018

Alcohol as part of ‘care practices’ in White British women’s everyday personal relationships

What do we know about migraine? Mechanisms, treatment and the future

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