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  1. Use of the Internet to deliver cognitive behavioural therapy, a frontline treatment for anxiety disorders, is emerging as an option to increase access to treatment among adolescents with anxiety disorders. Thi...

    Authors: Lori Wozney, Pamela Baxter and Amanda S. Newton
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:213
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are often used to make judgements about the relative cost-effectiveness of competing interventions and require an understanding of the relationship between health and health...

    Authors: Emma J. Frew, Miranda Pallan, Emma Lancashire, Karla Hemming and Peymane Adab
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:211
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  3. Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may disrupt parent-infant interaction with adverse consequences for infants and their families. Several family-centered care programs promote parent-infant ...

    Authors: Karel O’Brien, Marianne Bracht, Kate Robson, Xiang Y. Ye, Lucia Mirea, Melinda Cruz, Eugene Ng, Luis Monterrosa, Amuchou Soraisham, Ruben Alvaro, Michael Narvey, Orlando Da Silva, Kei Lui, William Tarnow-Mordi and Shoo K. Lee
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:210
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  4. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) cause life-threatening adrenal crisis. It also affects fetal sex development and can result in incorrect sex assignment at birth. In 1989, a newborn screening program for c...

    Authors: Atsumi Tsuji, Kaoru Konishi, Satomi Hasegawa, Akira Anazawa, Toshikazu Onishi, Makoto Ono, Tomohiro Morio, Teruo Kitagawa and Kenichi Kashimada
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:209
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  5. Aggressive course and resistance to treatments usually characterize very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD). Some VEO-IBD cases are due to monogenic immune defects and can benefit from hematopoie...

    Authors: Martina Girardelli, Serena Arrigo, Arrigo Barabino, Claudia Loganes, Giuseppe Morreale, Sergio Crovella, Alberto Tommasini and Anna Monica Bianco
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:208
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  6. Individuals with autism put a heavy demand on medical services, and prevalence estimates are needed for the planning of such services. Screening for autism in children has important implications for individual...

    Authors: Weikang Yang, Hui Xia, Guoming Wen, Li Liu, Xiaoyuan Fu, Junqiang Lu and Haitao Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:207
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  7. Random safety audits (RSA) are a safety tool enabling prevention of adverse events, but they have not been widely used in hospitals. The aim of this study was to use RSAs to assess and compare the frequency of...

    Authors: Elena Bergon-Sendin, Carmen Perez-Grande, David Lora-Pablos, María Teresa Moral-Pumarega, Ana Melgar-Bonis, Carmen Peña-Peloche, Mercedes Diezma-Rodino, Lidia García-San Jose, Esther Cabañes-Alonso and Carmen Rosa Pallas-Alonso
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:206
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  9. The acquisition and development of infant gut microbiota can be influenced by numerous factors, of which early antibiotic treatment is an important one. However, studies on the effects of antibiotic treatment ...

    Authors: N. B. M. M. Rutten, G. T. Rijkers, C. B. Meijssen, C. E. Crijns, J. H. Oudshoorn, C. K. van der Ent and A. M. Vlieger
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:204
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  10. Non-specific low back pain is a prevalent symptom in adolescents and is recurrent in some instances. Recent studies have highlighted the marked impact the condition has on daily life of adolescents. However, i...

    Authors: Matthew Chiwaridzo and Nirmala Naidoo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:203
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  11. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have an altered gait. Orthopaedic surgery, spasticity management, physical therapy and orthotics are used to improve the gait. Interventions are individually tailored an...

    Authors: Helle Mätzke Rasmussen, Niels Wisbech Pedersen, Søren Overgaard, Lars Kjaersgaard Hansen, Ulrike Dunkhase-Heinl, Yanko Petkov, Vilhelm Engell, Richard Baker and Anders Holsgaard-Larsen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:202
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  12. Although some research has examined the use of games for the education of pediatric patients, the use of technology for parental education seems like an appropriate application as it has been a part of the pop...

    Authors: Ali Annaim, Mia Lassiter, Anthony J. Viera and Maria Ferris
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:201
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  13. Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus is the commonest cause of diabetes presenting in the first week of life. Majority of infants recover by 3 months of age but are predisposed to developing type 2 diabetes la...

    Authors: Archana Priyadarshi, Charles F. Verge, Leah Vandervliet, Deborah JG Mackay and Srinivas Bolisetty
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:200
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  14. Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the main reasons for medical consultation and antibiotic use during childhood. Although 80 % of AOM cases are self-limiting, antibiotic prescription is still high, either for...

    Authors: Sibylle Kautz-Freimuth, Marcus Redaèlli, Christina Samel, Daniele Civello, Sibel V. Altin and Stephanie Stock
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:199
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  15. Chronic pain is common in children and adolescents and is often associated with severe functional disability and mood disorders. The pharmacological treatment of chronic pain in children and adolescents can be...

    Authors: Kathy A. Sheehy, Elena A. Muller, Caroline Lippold, Mehdi Nouraie, Julia C. Finkel and Zenaide M N Quezado
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:198
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  16. Increased numbers of children with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities who have complex care needs are living at home. Along with the transfer of care to the home setting, parents assume the primary responsi...

    Authors: Roberta L. Woodgate, Marie Edwards, Jacquie D. Ripat, Barbara Borton and Gina Rempel
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:197
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  17. Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency, and immediate diagnostic steps must be taken to establish the specific cause. Recurrence of bacterial meningitis in children is not only potentially life-threatenin...

    Authors: Yu-Cheng Li, Chun-Yu Chen, Kang-Hsi Wu, Huang-Tsung Kuo and Han-Ping Wu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:195
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  18. Late preterm birth accounts for 70 % of all preterm births. While the impact of feeding problems in very preterm infants has been widely investigated, data on late preterm infants’ feeding issues are scarce. T...

    Authors: Maria Lorella Giannì, Paola Roggero, Pasqua Piemontese, Nadia Liotto, Anna Orsi, Orsola Amato, Francesca Taroni, Laura Morlacchi, Dario Consonni and Fabio Mosca
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:194
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  19. Detection of a heart murmur in healthy children is common, but may generate anxiety among parents. Many parents believe a heart murmur is a sign of heart disease, although the majority of heart murmurs are inn...

    Authors: Tonje Bårdsen, Mari Hoven Sørbye, Håvard Trønnes, Gottfried Greve and Ansgar Berg
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:193
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  21. Alcohol intoxicated adolescents (AIA) in emergency department are an important target group for prevention and valid information on their familial risk and protective factors (RPF) is crucial for implementing ...

    Authors: Heidi Kuttler, Hanna Schwendemann and Eva Maria Bitzer
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:191
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  22. Children may resist common medical procedures, and this may lead to the use of restraint. This can be challenging to all of the involved parties, but empirical research is scarce on children’s expressions duri...

    Authors: Edel Jannecke Svendsen, Anne Moen, Reidar Pedersen and Ida Torunn Bjørk
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:190
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  24. Although the estimation of body fatness by Slaughter skinfold thickness equations (PBFSlaughter) has been widely used, the accuracy of this method is uncertain. We have previously examined the interrelationships ...

    Authors: David S. Freedman, Cynthia L. Ogden and Brian K. Kit
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:188
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  25. Transgender (TG) individuals experience discordance between their sex at birth and their gender identity. To better understand the health care needs and characteristics of TG youth that contribute to resilienc...

    Authors: Carlos G. Torres, Megan Renfrew, Karey Kenst, Aswita Tan-McGrory, Joseph R. Betancourt and Lenny López
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:187
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  26. Pneumonia is the leading cause of child mortality under five years of age worldwide. For pneumonia with chest indrawing in children aged 3–59 months, injectable penicillin and hospitalization was the recommend...

    Authors: Archana B. Patel, Akash Bang, Meenu Singh, Leena Dhande, Luke Ravi Chelliah, Ashraf Malik and Sandhya Khadse
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:186
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  27. The introduction of the Ghana national health insurance scheme (NHIS) has led to progressive and significant increase in utilization of health services. However, the financial burden of caring for children wit...

    Authors: Aaron A. Abuosi, Francis A. Adzei, John Anarfi, Delali M. Badasu, Deborah Atobrah and Alfred Yawson
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:185
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  28. To determine the comprehensiveness of neonatal resuscitation documentation and to determine the association of various patient, provider and institutional factors with completeness of neonatal documentation.

    Authors: Matthew S. Braga, Prakash Kabbur, Pradeep Alur, Michael H. Goodstein, Kari D. Roberts, Katie Satrom, Sandesh Shivananda, Ipsita Goswami, Mariann Pappagallo, Carrie-Ellen Briere and Gautham Suresh
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:184
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  29. Bronchiolitis imposes the largest health care burden on non-elective paediatric hospital admissions worldwide, with up to 15 % of cases requiring admission to intensive care. A number of previous studies have ...

    Authors: Donna Franklin, Stuart Dalziel, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Franz E. Babl, Ed Oakley, Simon S. Craig, Jeremy S. Furyk, Jocelyn Neutze, Kam Sinn, Jennifer A. Whitty, Kristen Gibbons, John Fraser and Andreas Schibler
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:183
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  30. Krabbe disease (KD) or globoid cell leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive lysosomal disorder, which affects metabolic and neurologic systems. This pathology has different forms. Infantile onset is about 85 ...

    Authors: M. Zerkaoui, I. Ratbi, B. Castellotti, C. Gellera, J. Lyahyai, Y. Kriouile and A. Sefiani
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:182
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  31. Infant behavioral sleep problems are common, with potential negative consequences. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess effects of a sleep intervention comprising a two-hour group teaching sess...

    Authors: Wendy A. Hall, Eileen Hutton, Rollin F. Brant, Jean Paul Collet, Kathy Gregg, Roy Saunders, Osman Ipsiroglu, Amiram Gafni, Kathy Triolet, Lillian Tse, Radhika Bhagat and Joanne Wooldridge
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:181
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  32. Delayed vaccinations increase the risk for vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Monitoring of delayed vaccinations by using a national immunisation registry has not been studied in countries recommending a two...

    Authors: Øystein Rolandsen Riise, Ida Laake, Marianne Adeleide Riise Bergsaker, Hanne Nøkleby, Inger Lise Haugen and Jann Storsæter
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:180
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  33. In 2002, the World Health Organization recommended that the age for starting complementary feeding should be changed from 4 to 6 months of age to 6 months. Although this change in age has generated substantial...

    Authors: Lisa Daniels, Anne-Louise M. Heath, Sheila M. Williams, Sonya L. Cameron, Elizabeth A. Fleming, Barry J. Taylor, Ben J. Wheeler, Rosalind S. Gibson and Rachael W. Taylor
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:179
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  34. Perinatal stroke occurs in more than 1 in 2,500 live births and resultant congenital hemiparesis necessitates investigation into interventions which may improve long-term function and decreased burden of care ...

    Authors: Bernadette Gillick, Jeremiah Menk, Bryon Mueller, Gregg Meekins, Linda E. Krach, Timothy Feyma and Kyle Rudser
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:178
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  35. The etiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) is unknown. Reportedly, there is an association between KD and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YPT). Steroid therapy for KD patients with high risk of cardiac sequelae (CS) has ...

    Authors: Tomoko Horinouchi, Kandai Nozu, Kiyoshi Hamahira, Yosuke Inaguma, Jun Abe, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masaaki Kugo and Kazumoto Iijima
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:177
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  36. In primary health care centres, upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children are commonly encountered by physicians. Viruses cause most URTIs, but parents’ attitudes often represent an important reas...

    Authors: Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Adham Abu Taha, Khulood F. Araj, Islam A. Abahri, Ansam F. Sawalha, Waleed M. Sweileh, Rahmat Awang and Samah W. Al-Jabi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:176
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  37. Large for gestational age infants have an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic complications during life. Knowledge of the key predictive factors of neonatal adiposity is required to devise ...

    Authors: Jean M. Donnelly, Karen L. Lindsay, Jennifer M. Walsh, Mary Horan, Eleanor J Molloy and Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:175
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  38. Anticipatory guidance around the management of sleep and crying problems in early infancy has been shown to improve both infant behaviour and parent symptoms of postnatal depression. Digital technology offers ...

    Authors: Fallon Cook, Monique Seymour, Rebecca Giallo, Warren Cann, Jan M. Nicholson, Julie Green and Harriet Hiscock
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:174
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  39. Human milk provides necessary macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, fat) required for infant nutrition. Lactoferrin (Lf), a multifunctional iron-binding protein predominant in human milk, shares similar prote...

    Authors: William H. Johnston, Claude Ashley, Michael Yeiser, Cheryl L. Harris, Suzanne I. Stolz, Jennifer L. Wampler, Anja Wittke and Timothy R. Cooper
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:173
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  40. Childhood allergic diseases have a major impact on a child’s quality of life, as well as that of their parents. We studied the coexistence of reported allergies in children who use asthma medication. Additiona...

    Authors: Ali Arabkhazaeli, Susanne J. H. Vijverberg, Francine C. van Erp, Jan A. M. Raaijmakers, Cornelis K. van der Ent and Anke H. Maitland van der Zee
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:172
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  41. Stunting and micronutrient deficiencies are significant health problems among infants and young children in rural Tanzania. Objective of the study was to assess feeding practices, nutrient content of complemen...

    Authors: Kissa B. M. Kulwa, Peter S. Mamiro, Martin E. Kimanya, Rajab Mziray and Patrick W. Kolsteren
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:171
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  42. The world health organization (WHO) and the Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants- study (IDEFICS), released anthropometric reference values obt...

    Authors: Juan C. Aristizabal, Jacqueline Barona, Marcela Hoyos, Marcela Ruiz and Catalina Marín
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:170
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  43. The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ankylosis in child is rare and yet the causes still remain unclear. This condition that affects the feeding and possible airway obstruction do not only worry the parents, but ...

    Authors: Ching Ching Yew, Shaifulizan Ab Rahman and Mohammad Khursheed Alam
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:169
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  44. Paediatric research analysing the relationship between the easy-to-use anthropometric measures for adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors remains highly controversial in youth. Several studies suggest that...

    Authors: Hanen Samouda, Carine de Beaufort, Saverio Stranges, Benjamin C. Guinhouya, Georges Gilson, Marco Hirsch, Julien Jacobs, Sonia Leite, Michel Vaillant and Frédéric Dadoun
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:168
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  45. Persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) during hospitalization is thought to be associated with adverse pulmonary outcomes in very preterm infants. This observational study aimed to compare the lung function...

    Authors: Hsiu-Lin Chen, Rei-Cheng Yang, Wei-Te Lee, Pei-Lun Lee, Jong-Hau Hsu, Jiunn-Ren Wu and Zen-Kong Dai
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:167
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  46. The use of chest radiograph (CXR) for the diagnosis of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is controversial. We assessed if children with CAP diagnosed on clinical grounds, with or without radiologica...

    Authors: Raquel Simbalista, Dafne C. Andrade, Igor C. Borges, Marcelo Araújo and Cristiana M. Nascimento-Carvalho
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:166
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  47. Stunting is one of the main public health problems in Tanzania. It is caused mainly by malnutrition among children aged less than 5 years. Identifying the determinants of stunting and severe stunting among suc...

    Authors: Lulu Chirande, Deborah Charwe, Hadijah Mbwana, Rose Victor, Sabas Kimboka, Abukari Ibrahim Issaka, Surinder K. Baines, Michael J. Dibley and Kingsley Emwinyore Agho
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:165
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  48. Children living with HIV have higher-than-normal prevalence of anemia. The beneficial effect of therapeutic iron has been questioned in the setting of high prevalence of infections. This study examines anemia ...

    Authors: Anita Shet, PK Bhavani, N. Kumarasamy, Karthika Arumugam, S. Poongulali, Suresh Elumalai and Soumya Swaminathan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:164
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  49. Fever in children is one of the most common clinical symptoms and a chief complaint and a main reason that caregivers took the children to the outpatient service or admitted to hospital. Studies have found tha...

    Authors: Lili Dong, Jiahui Jin, Yili Lu, Lili Jiang and Xiaoou Shan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:163
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  50. In October 2009, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7: PrevenarTM Pfizer) was replaced in the Northern Territory childhood vaccination schedule by 10-valent pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae protein D ...

    Authors: Amanda Jane Leach, Christine Wigger, Kim Hare, Vanya Hampton, Jemima Beissbarth, Ross Andrews, Mark Chatfield, Heidi Smith-Vaughan and Peter Stanley Morris
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2015 15:162
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