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  1. Obesity is associated not only with an array of metabolic disorders (e.g. insulin resistance, hiperinsulinemia, impaired tolerance of glucose, lipid disorders) but also skeletal and joint abnormalities. Recent...

    Authors: Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz, Michał Brzeziński, Agnieszka Jankowska, Paulina Metelska, Magdalena Słomińska-Frączek and Piotr Socha
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:97
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  2. Though there is a marked decline in burden of undernutrition, about 44 and 10% of children under five are stunted and wasted, respectively in Ethiopia. The highest prevalence of wasting occurs in young childre...

    Authors: Terefe Derso, Amare Tariku, Gashaw Andargie Biks and Molla Mesele Wassie
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:96
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. In Australia the health outcomes of remote dwelling Aboriginal infants are comparable to infants in developing countries. This research investigates service quality, from the clinicians’ perspective and as obs...

    Authors: Cathryn M. Josif, Sue Kruske, Sue V. Kildea and Lesley M. Barclay
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:93
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  4. Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia has traditionally been screened by either total serum bilirubin or transcutaneous bilirubin. Whole blood bilirubin (TwB) by the GEM Premier 4000® blood gas analyzer (GEM) is a relat...

    Authors: Li Wang, Arianne Y. K. Albert, Benjamin Jung, Keyvan Hadad, Martha E. Lyon and Melanie Basso
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:92
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Vitamin D is important for bone mass accrual during growth. Additionally, it is considered a requirement for a multitude of processes associated with, for example, the development of immunity. Many countries a...

    Authors: Otto Helve, Heli Viljakainen, Elisa Holmlund-Suila, Jenni Rosendahl, Helena Hauta-alus, Maria Enlund-Cerullo, Saara Valkama, Kati Heinonen, Katri Räikkönen, Timo Hytinantti, Outi Mäkitie and Sture Andersson
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:91
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  6. Previous studies have indicated edema may be involved in the pathophysiology following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and melatonin may exhibit neuro-protection against brain insults. However, little i...

    Authors: Li-Xiao Xu, Yuan Lv, Yan-Hong Li, Xin Ding, Ying Wang, Xing Han, Ming-Hua Liu, Bin Sun and Xing Feng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:90
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are important viral pathogens causing respiratory tract infection (RTI) in the pediatric population. However, the clinical manifestations...

    Authors: Huey-Ling You, Shun-Jen Chang, Hong-Ren Yu, Chia-Chin Li, Chang-Han Chen and Wei-Ting Liao
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:89
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  8. In newborns and children, body fat estimation equations are often used at different ages than the age used to develop the equations. Limited validation studies exist for newborn body fat estimation equations a...

    Authors: Jennifer S. Cauble, Mira Dewi and Holly R. Hull
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:88
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:92

  9. Despite interventions, childhood anemia is still a major public health problem in low and middle income countries. Purpose of the present study is to determine factors associated with anemia among rural primar...

    Authors: Gayani Shashikala Amarasinghe, Naotunna Palliya Guruge Chamidri Randika Naottunna, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi and Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:87
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  10. There is little evidence concerning the effect of sevoflurane in outpatient procedural sedation, especially in children. We hypothesised that the addition of sevoflurane to a sedation regimen improves children...

    Authors: Hugo Sérgio de Oliveira Gomes, Heloisa de Sousa Gomes, Joji Sado-Filho, Luciane Rezende Costa and Paulo Sucasas Costa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:86
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  11. The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been increasing globally over the past two decades in children and adolescents. There are currently a dearth of comprehensive population-based estimates of ...

    Authors: Haibin Wu, Jieming Zhong, Min Yu, Hao Wang, Weiwei Gong, Jin Pan, Fangrong Fei, Meng Wang, Li Yang and Ruying Hu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:85
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  12. Early childhood is a critical stage of physical and cognitive growth that forms the foundation of future wellbeing. Stunted growth is presented in one of every 4 children worldwide and contributes to developme...

    Authors: Yin Zhang, Jianhui Zhou, Feiyang Niu, Jeffrey R. Donowitz, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri Jr and Jennie Z. Ma
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:84
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Diarrhea remains to be a main cause of childhood mortality. Diarrhea case management indicators reflect the effectiveness of child survival interventions. We aimed to assess time trends and country-wise change...

    Authors: Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy, Yue-Peng Low and Birger Carl Forsberg
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:83
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. The study was designed to determine if youth <16 years are at a greater risk of serious injuries related to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use compared to older adolescents and adults.

    Authors: Lianne McLean, Kelly Russell, Steven McFaull, Lynne Warda, Milton Tenenbein and Jonathan McGavock
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:81
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  16. Early growth of HIV-exposed, uninfected (HEU) children is poorer than that of their HIV-unexposed, uninfected (HUU) counterparts but there is little longitudinal or longer term information about the growth eff...

    Authors: Anna Rosala-Hallas, Jonathan W. Bartlett and Suzanne Filteau
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:80
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Some infants with congenital heart disease are at risk of in-hospital cardiac arrest. To better foresee cardiac arrest in infants with congenital heart disease, it might be useful to continuously assess end-or...

    Authors: Mirthe J. Mebius, Gideon J. du Marchie Sarvaas, Diana W. Wolthuis, Beatrijs Bartelds, Martin C. J. Kneyber, Arend F. Bos and Elisabeth M. W. Kooi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:79
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  18. Some etiological factors involved in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) occur in the last trimester of pregnancy, which could result in a decreased incidence of DDH in preterm infants. The aim of this st...

    Authors: A. E. Lange, J. Lange, Till Ittermann, M. Napp, Paul-Christian Krueger, H. Bahlmann, R. Kasch and M. Heckmann
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:78
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  19. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is often used to measure children’s and adults’ detection- and pain thresholds in a quantitative manner. In children especially the Thermal Sensory Analyzer (TSA-II) is often...

    Authors: Gerbrich E. van den Bosch, Monique van Dijk, Dick Tibboel and Abraham J. Valkenburg
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:77
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Recent data from a self-administered questionnaire show that approximately 75% of school children in Qatar do not meet the daily recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Since children spend half of their...

    Authors: Lena Zimmo, Abdulaziz Farooq, Fuad Almudahka, Izzeldin Ibrahim and Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:76
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Evaluation of the microcirculation in critically ill patients is usually done by means of indirect parameters. The aim of our study was to evaluate the functional state of the microcirculation by direct visual...

    Authors: Rafael González, Jorge López, Javier Urbano, María José Solana, Sarah Nicole Fernández, María José Santiago and Jesús López-Herce
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:75
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Social inclusion is a common focus of listening and spoken language (LSL) early intervention for children with hearing loss. This exploratory study compared the social inclusion of young children with hearing ...

    Authors: Gabriella Constantinescu-Sharpe, Rebecca L. Phillips, Aleisha Davis, Dimity Dornan and Anthony Hogan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:74
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Long-term treatment with antibiotics containing pivalic acid may decrease serum carnitine concentration and can sometimes be associated with severe hypoglycemia and encephalopathy in infants. Little has been r...

    Authors: Masanori Ito, Mitsumasa Fukuda, Yuka Suzuki, Hiroyuki Wakamoto and Eiichi Ishii
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:73
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  24. Orofacial clefts are usually isolated cases but can be associated with other congenital malformations that are either recognised or unrecognised syndromes. The reported prevalence and pattern of such associate...

    Authors: Kisito Nagalo, Isso Ouédraogo, Jean-Martin Laberge, Louise Caouette-Laberge and Jean Turgeon
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:72
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Several studies have reported that minimally invasive surgery (MIS) might be considered for resecting neuroblastomas without image-defined risk factors (IDRFs); however, there are no studies comparing the outc...

    Authors: Chiyoe Shirota, Takahisa Tainaka, Hiroo Uchida, Akinari Hinoki, Kosuke Chiba and Yujiro Tanaka
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:71
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. The impairment of immune functions associated with malnutrition may be one reason for the high mortality in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and thymus atrophy has been proposed as a marker of th...

    Authors: Maren Johanne Heilskov Rytter, Hanifa Namusoke, Christian Ritz, Kim F. Michaelsen, André Briend, Henrik Friis and Dorthe Jeppesen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:70
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Early vascular alteration, atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease have emerged as important cardiovascular complications among beta-thalassemia major (B-TM) patients. The aims of the current study were to...

    Authors: Laila M. Sherief, Osama Dawood, Adel Ali, Hanan S. Sherbiny, Naglaa M. Kamal, Mohamed Elshanshory, Osama Abd Alazez, Mohamed Abd Alhady, Mohamed Nour and Wesam A. Mokhtar
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:69
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  28. Due to the increasing prevalence of obesity among children, Shuttle Run Test (SRT) has been used as primary outcome for assessment of both physical performance and responses to different physical training prog...

    Authors: Cristiane A. Moran, Maria Stella Peccin, Maria Teresa Bombig, Silvana Alves Pereira and Simone Dal Corso
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:68
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Some studies suggest a relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and not only intrauterine fetal growth restriction or low birth weight, but also with changes in the postnatal growth and developme...

    Authors: Mariana Lopes de Brito, Marina Nunes, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Vera Lúcia Bosa, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani and Clécio Homrich da Silva
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:67
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection is challenging in rural sub-Saharan Africa as blood samples are sent to central laboratories for HIV DNA testing, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment initiation...

    Authors: Catherine G. Sutcliffe, Philip E. Thuma, Janneke H. van Dijk, Kathy Sinywimaanzi, Sydney Mweetwa, Mutinta Hamahuwa and William J. Moss
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:66
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Systematic reviews are key tools to enable decision making by healthcare providers and policymakers. Despite the availability of the evidence based Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analys...

    Authors: Mufiza Farid-Kapadia, Lisa Askie, Lisa Hartling, Despina Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Roger Soll, David Moher and Martin Offringa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:57
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  32. Acute lower respiratory tract infection is the commonest disease affecting children under five worldwide. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is among the most common causative pathogens. Epidemiological data su...

    Authors: Magdeldin Elgizouli, Chad Logan, Ruth Grychtol, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Alexandra Nieters and Andrea Heinzmann
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:65
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Walking ability is a priority for many children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents when considering domains of importance regarding treatment interventions. Partial body-weight supported treadmill trai...

    Authors: C. Ammann-Reiffer, C.H.G. Bastiaenen, A.D. Meyer-Heim and H.J.A. van Hedel
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:64
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  34. Young children bear the world’s highest prevalence of anaemia, the majority of which is of multifactorial aetiology, which in turn hampers its successful prevention. Even moderate degrees of anaemia are associ...

    Authors: Cinta Moraleda, Ruth Aguilar, Llorenç Quintó, Tacilta Nhampossa, Montserrat Renom, Augusto Nhabomba, Sozinho Acácio, John J. Aponte, Delino Nhalungo, Ariel H. Achtman, Louis Schofield, Helder Martins, Eusebio Macete, Pedro L. Alonso and Clara Menéndez
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:63
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Authors: 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 and Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:62
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:190

  36. Regular breakfast consumption has several health benefits. However, breakfast skipping is common among adolescents, in particular among those with a low socioeconomic background. The aims of the study were to ...

    Authors: Mekdes K. Gebremariam, Sigrun Henjum, Elisabeth Hurum, Jorunn Utne, Laura Terragni and Liv Elin Torheim
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:61
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. While there are good data to describe changing trends in mortality and morbidity rates for preterm populations, there is very little information on the specific causes and pattern of death in terms of age of v...

    Authors: Tim Schindler, Louise Koller-Smith, Kei Lui, Barbara Bajuk and Srinivas Bolisetty
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:59
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. The aim of this study was to determine if paediatric oral health education leaflets with a food and nutritional focus provide messages that are clear and consistent with the current Australian Dietary Guidelin...

    Authors: Amit Arora, Jenny Doan, Jessamine Martinez, Colin Phan, Gregory S. Kolt, Sameer Bhole, Mark Fort Harris, Jane Anne Scott and Debra Hector
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:58
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  40. Obesity, with its rising prevalence among Canadians and its estimated cost of $2 billion annually in Canada, is no longer considered a cosmetic issue, but a major health issue that imposes a great burden on th...

    Authors: Amir Azarpazhooh, Anoushe Sekhavat and Michael J. Sigal
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:56
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  41. There is a growing global acknowledgement that improving child survival rates is no longer sufficient. Emphasis is shifting to the improvement of health and developmental trajectories in early childhood. Scree...

    Authors: Alastair van Heerden, Celia Hsiao, Beatrice Matafwali, Julia Louw and Linda Richter
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:55
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months followed by introduction of iron-rich complementary foods (CFs). The aim of this study was to determine the impact of different i...

    Authors: Wafaa Qasem, Meghan B. Azad, Zakir Hossain, Elnaz Azad, Sarah Jorgensen, Sandra Castillo San Juan, Chenxi Cai, Ehsan Khafipour, Trust Beta, L. Jackson Roberts II and James Friel
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:54
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Bell’s palsy or acute idiopathic lower motor neurone facial paralysis is characterized by sudden onset paralysis or weakness of the muscles to one side of the face controlled by the facial nerve. While there i...

    Authors: Franz E. Babl, Mark T. Mackay, Meredith L. Borland, David W. Herd, Amit Kochar, Jason Hort, Arjun Rao, John A. Cheek, Jeremy Furyk, Lisa Barrow, Shane George, Michael Zhang, Kaya Gardiner, Katherine J. Lee, Andrew Davidson, Robert Berkowitz…
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:53
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  44. 1) To identify socio-demographic factors associated with parental “no-intent” for their 13–17 year old unvaccinated daughter to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series within the next twelve mont...

    Authors: Vinay K. Cheruvu, Madhav P. Bhatta and Lauren N. Drinkard
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:52
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training is regarded by children using a manual wheelchair and their parents as an important factor to improve participation and daily physical activity. Currently, there is no...

    Authors: Marleen Elisabeth Sol, Olaf Verschuren, Laura de Groot and Janke Frederike de Groot
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:51
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Vancomycin has recently gained popularity as an empiric therapy for late onset sepsis in the NICU. Changes in resistance patterns in common organisms has resulted in targeting higher trough concentrations of v...

    Authors: Vidit Bhargava, Michael Malloy and Rafael Fonseca
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:50
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  47. Handling neonates with postnatal respiratory failure due to congenital airway malformations implies knowledge about emergency management of unexpected difficult airway. In these stressful situations both techn...

    Authors: Beate Grass, Leopold Simma, Michael Reinehr, Urs Zimmermann, Claudine Gysin, Georg Henze and Vincenzo Cannizzaro
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:49
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  48. In many countries there are now detailed Child Death Review (CDR) processes following unexpected child deaths. CDR can lead to a fuller understanding of the causes for each child’s death but this potentially i...

    Authors: Joanna Garstang, Frances Griffiths and Peter Sidebotham
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:48
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. IQ deficits are linked to even mild obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children. Although OSA is commonly first diagnosed in the pre-school age group, a randomised trial is still needed to assess IQ outcomes af...

    Authors: Karen A. Waters, Jasneek Chawla, Margaret-Anne Harris, Carolyn Dakin, Helen Heussler, Robert Black, Alan Cheng, Hannah Burns, John D. Kennedy and Kurt Lushington
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:47
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. We assessed the effects of providing a package of interventions including small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) containing 0, 5 or 10 mg zinc and illness treatment to Burkinabe children from...

    Authors: Souheila Abbeddou, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Jérome W. Somé, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Kenneth H. Brown. and Sonja Y. Hess
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:46
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