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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
| 18 January 2019

Risk factors for recurrent severe anemia among previously transfused children in Uganda: an age-matched case-control study

Authors: Aggrey Dhabangi, Richard Idro, Chandy C. John, Walter H. Dzik, Robert Opoka, Ronald Ssenyonga and Michael Boele van Hensbroek
Content type: Research article
| 17 January 2019

The subject-dependent, cumulative, and recency association of aerobic fitness with academic performance in Taiwanese junior high school students

Authors: Shu-Shih Hsieh, Jia-Ren Tsai, Shao-Hsi Chang, Jen-Yu Ho, Jui-Fu Chen, Po-Hsi Chen, Yao-Ting Sung and Tsung-Min Hung
Content type: Research article
| 17 January 2019

Developmental outcomes of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension at 18–24 months of corrected age

Authors: Eui Kyung Choi, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim and Han-Suk Kim
Content type: Research article
| 16 January 2019

Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of group a streptococcal pharyngitis in children in a primary care setting: impact of point-of-care polymerase chain reaction

Authors: Arundhati Rao, Bradley Berg, Theresa Quezada, Robert Fader, Kimberly Walker, Shaowu Tang, Ula Cowen, Dana Duncan and Joanna Sickler
Content type: Research article
| 16 January 2019

The association between antibiotics in the first year of life and child growth trajectory

Authors: Elizabeth E. Dawson-Hahn and Kyung E. Rhee

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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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Risk factors for recurrent severe anemia among previously transfused children in Uganda: an age-matched case-control study

The subject-dependent, cumulative, and recency association of aerobic fitness with academic performance in Taiwanese junior high school students

Developmental outcomes of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension at 18–24 months of corrected age

Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of group a streptococcal pharyngitis in children in a primary care setting: impact of point-of-care polymerase chain reaction

The association between antibiotics in the first year of life and child growth trajectory

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: December 2018

Succeeding as a woman in biomedical engineering

Lessons learned and best practices from the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria

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