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  1. The Triple P parenting programme has been reported to improve child mental health at population level, but it consumes substantial resources. Previous published work has suggested improvements in whole populat...

    Authors: Louise Marryat, Lucy Thompson and Philip Wilson
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:40
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    The Correspondence to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:269

  2. In the UK, 1–2% of infants are born very preterm (<32 weeks of gestation) or have very low birth weight (<1500 g). Very preterm infants are initially unable to be fed nutritional volumes of milk and therefore ...

    Authors: Jane Abbott, Janet Berrington, Ursula Bowler, Elaine Boyle, Jon Dorling, Nicholas Embleton, Edmund Juszczak, Alison Leaf, Louise Linsell, Samantha Johnson, Kenny McCormick, William McGuire, Tracy Roberts and Ben Stenson
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:39
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  3. Preterm neonates undergo many painful procedures as part of their standard care in the neonatal intensive care unit. However, pain treatment is inadequate in many of these routine procedures. In the present st...

    Authors: Jie Qiu, Yun-fei Jiang, Fang Li, Qian-hong Tong, Hui Rong and Rui Cheng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:38
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  4. Despite the high burden of pediatric mortality from preventable conditions in low and middle income countries and the existence of multiple tools to prioritize critically ill children in low-resource settings,...

    Authors: Bhakti Hansoti, Alexander Jenson, Devin Keefe, Sarah Stewart De Ramirez, Trisha Anest, Michelle Twomey, Katie Lobner, Gabor Kelen and Lee Wallis
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:37
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  5. The current recommendation within integrated Community Case Management guidelines that all children presenting with uncomplicated fever and no danger signs be followed up after three days may not be necessary....

    Authors: Elburg van Boetzelaer, Lara S. Ho, Julie R. Gutman, Laura C. Steinhardt, Alison Wittcoff, Yolanda Barbera, Pascal Ngoy, Steven A. Harvey and Luke C. Mullany
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:36
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  6. Despite improvements in child survival in the past four decades, an estimated 6.3 million children under the age of five die each year, and more than 40% of these deaths occur in the neonatal period. Intervent...

    Authors: Emily R. Smith, Ilana Bergelson, Stacie Constantian, Bina Valsangkar and Grace J. Chan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:35
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  7. In Bo district, rural Sierra Leone, we assessed the burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak on under-five consultations at a primary health center and the quality of care for under-15 children at a Médecins Sans Fro...

    Authors: Veerle Hermans, Rony Zachariah, Desalegn Woldeyohannes, Gbessay Saffa, Dauda Kamara, Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Walter Kizito, Marcel Manzi, Petra Alders and Jacob Maikere
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:34
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  8. Perinatal stroke is the leading cause of unilateral (hemiparetic) cerebral palsy, with life-long personal, social and financial consequences. Translational research findings indicate that early therapy interve...

    Authors: Anna Purna Basu, Janice Elizabeth Pearse, Jessica Baggaley, Rose Mary Watson and Tim Rapley
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:33
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  9. This study aims to identify risk factors and the neurodevelopmental impact of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a limited-resource setting among a refugee and migrant population residing along the Thai-Myanmar bo...

    Authors: Laurence Thielemans, Margreet Trip-Hoving, Germana Bancone, Claudia Turner, Julie A. Simpson, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn, Michaël Boele van Hensbroek, Patrick van Rheenen, Moo Kho Paw, François Nosten, Rose McGready and Verena I. Carrara
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:32
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  10. The X-linked condition “Aarskog-Scott syndrome (AAS)” causes a characteristic combination of short stature, facial, genital and skeletal anomalies. Studies elucidated a causative link between AAS and mutations...

    Authors: Abdul Rezzak Hamzeh, Fatima Saif, Pratibha Nair, Asma Jassim Binjab, Madiha Mohamed, Mahmoud Taleb Al-Ali and Fatma Bastaki
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:31
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  11. Nigeria is among countries with high Under-Five Mortality (U5M) rates worldwide. Both maternal and childhood factors have been linked to U5M in the country. However, despite the growing global recognition of t...

    Authors: Stephen Ayo Adebowale, Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo and Godson Rowland Ana
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:30
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  12. Stunting prevalence in children less than 5 years has remained stagnated in Peru from 1992 to 2007, with a rapid reduction thereafter. We aimed to assess the role of different predictors on stunting reduction ...

    Authors: Luis Huicho, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza, Eder Herrera-Perez, Eddy R. Segura, Jessica Niño de Guzman, María Rivera-Ch and Aluisio J.D. Barros
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:29
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  14. The recreational use of trampolines is an increasingly popular activity among children and adolescents. Several studies reported about radiological findings in trampoline related injuries in children. The followi...

    Authors: E. Hauth, H. Jaeger, P. Luckey and M. Beer
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:27
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  15. Taking care of a child with special needs can be draining and difficult and require a lot of parental time and resources. The present study investigated the long-term sickness absence of parents who have child...

    Authors: Idunn Brekke, Elena Albertini Früh, Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme and Henrik Holmstrøm
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:26
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  16. Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. In 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Namutumba district ...

    Authors: Fiona Kuziga, Yeka Adoke and Rhoda K. Wanyenze
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:25
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  17. Infant HIV infection is associated with delayed milestone attainment. The extent to which effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevents these delays is not well defined.

    Authors: Sarah Benki-Nugent, Dalton Wamalwa, Agnes Langat, Kenneth Tapia, Judith Adhiambo, Daisy Chebet, Helen Moraa Okinyi and Grace John-Stewart
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:24
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  18. Infant mortality has dropped considerably in India over the last 5 years. A sharp contrast to this decline in national average of infant mortality is the rate recorded during 2014–2015 from the southernmost di...

    Authors: Alok K. Deb, Shanta Dutta, Chhaihlo Hnichho, Mary Vanlalpeki, Hli Thapi Phosa, Khaila Rakhu, Samuel Lalfakawma Fanai, Manoj Chakrabarti and Samiran Panda
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:23
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  19. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with inborn errors of steroid metabolism. 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency occurs in 90 to 95% of all cases of CAH, with accum...

    Authors: Cristiane Kopacek, Simone Martins de Castro, Mayara Jorgens Prado, Claudia Maria Dornelles da Silva, Luciana Amorim Beltrão and Poli Mara Spritzer
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:22
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  20. Telemedicine has been recognized as a way to improve accessibility, quality, and efficiency of care. In view of the introduction of new telemedicine services, we conducted a survey through a self-administered ...

    Authors: Luisa Russo, Ilaria Campagna, Beatrice Ferretti, Eleonora Agricola, Elisabetta Pandolfi, Emanuela Carloni, Angelo D’Ambrosio, Francesco Gesualdo and Alberto E. Tozzi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:21
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  21. Bronchiolitis is a common respiratory illness of early childhood. For most children it is a mild self-limiting disease but a small number of children develop respiratory failure. Nasal continuous positive airw...

    Authors: H. Turnham, R. S. Agbeko, J. Furness, J. Pappachan, A. G. Sutcliffe and P. Ramnarayan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:20
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  22. Increasingly, the experiences and perceptions of parents who decline vaccination are the subject of investigation. However, the experiences of clinicians who encounter these parents in the course of their work...

    Authors: Nina J. Berry, Alexandra Henry, Margie Danchin, Lyndal J. Trevena, Harold W. Willaby and Julie Leask
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:19
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  23. Nearly half of the population of Northwest China live in Shaanxi province, but population-based data on the epidemiologic characteristics of congenital heart defects (CHD) in this population is limited. The st...

    Authors: Leilei Pei, Yijun Kang, Yaling Zhao and Hong Yan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:18
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  24. To determine the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among infants with Cleft palate and/or cleft lip (CP+/-L) at Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Uganda Hospital (CoRSU) in Uganda.

    Authors: Martin Tungotyo, Daniel Atwine, Deborah Nanjebe, Andrew Hodges and Martin Situma
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:17
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  25. The objective of the study was to describe the baseline health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a cohort of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and analyze its associated clinical ...

    Authors: Marta Murillo, Joan Bel, Jacobo Pérez, Raquel Corripio, Gemma Carreras, Xavier Herrero, Josep-Maria Mengibar, Dolors Rodriguez-Arjona, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Hein Raat and Luis Rajmil
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:16
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  26. Stunting has been identified as one of the major proximal risk factors for poor physical and mental development of children under-5 years. Stunting predominantly occurs in the first 1000 days of life (0–23 mon...

    Authors: Blessing Jaka Akombi, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, John Joseph Hall, Dafna Merom, Thomas Astell-Burt and Andre M. N. Renzaho
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:15
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  27. RotaTeq™ (RV5; Merck & Co. Inc., USA) and Rotarix™ (RV1, GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium) vaccines, developed to prevent rotavirus diarrhea in children under five years old, were both introdu...

    Authors: Raúl F. Velázquez, Alexandre C. Linhares, Sergio Muñoz, Pamela Seron, Pedro Lorca, Rodrigo DeAntonio and Eduardo Ortega-Barria
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:14
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  29. Parents have a vital influence on the participation of their child with a physical disability. The aim of this study is to gain insight into parents’ own daily actions, challenges, and needs while supporting t...

    Authors: Barbara Piškur, Anna J. H. M. Beurskens, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Marian J. Jongmans, Barbara M. Casparie and Rob J. E. M. Smeets
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:12
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  30. Early diagnosis of food allergies (FA) is important for a favorable prognosis. This study aimed to determine the level of awareness of FA among pediatricians in Kuwait.

    Authors: Waleed Al-Herz, Khalid Husain, Ahmed Al-Khabaz, Mohamed A. A. Moussa and Fawaz Al-Refaee
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:11
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  31. Children with congenital heart disease are at increased risk of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of wasting, underweight and stunting among children with congenital heart dise...

    Authors: Anthony Batte, Peter Lwabi, Sulaiman Lubega, Sarah Kiguli, Kennedy Otwombe, Lucy Chimoyi, Violette Nabatte and Charles Karamagi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:10
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  32. Progress has been made in tackling malaria however there are still over 207 million cases worldwide, the majority in children. As survival rates improve, numbers of children with long-term neurodisabling seque...

    Authors: Emmie W. Mbale, Terrie Taylor, Bernard Brabin, Macpherson Mallewa and Melissa Gladstone
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:9
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  33. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders observed in childhood and adolescence. Its key symptoms — reduced attention, poor control of impulses as well as incre...

    Authors: Valentin Benzing and Mirko Schmidt
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:8
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  34. A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is frequently found in very preterm neonates and is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. A shunt across a PDA can result in an unfavorable distribution of...

    Authors: Anna Sellmer, Bodil H. Bech, Jesper V. Bjerre, Michael R. Schmidt, Vibeke E. Hjortdal, Gitte Esberg, Søren Rittig and Tine B. Henriksen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:7
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  35. Dietary diversity (DD) is useful indicator of dietary quality and nutrient adequacy. In developing countries limited evidence is available regarding predictors of DD during the critical complementary feeding p...

    Authors: Dalecha Dangura and Samson Gebremedhin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:6
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  36. The indications and strategies for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are controversial, and the safety and long-term benefits of surgical PDA closure remain uncertain. The aim of this study was to co...

    Authors: Payman Barikbin, Hannes Sallmon, Silke Wilitzki, Joachim Photiadis, Christoph Bührer, Petra Koehne and Gerd Schmalisch
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:5
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  37. Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is a prevalent upper airway infection resulting in hearing loss. The aim of this research was to determine risk factors for COME in preschool children.

    Authors: Rebecca E. Walker, Jim Bartley, David Flint, John M. D. Thompson and Edwin A. Mitchell
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:4
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  38. Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common bacterial childhood infection. However, caregivers with children having mild episodes often do not seek healthcare services, which may lead to an under-appreciation ...

    Authors: Iris Villarreal, Rosario Turner, Hyejin Jo, Julie Park, Eric Gemmen, Jean-Yves Pirçon, Maria M. Castrejon and William P. Hausdorff
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:3
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  39. Febrile neutropenia (FNP) causes significant morbidity and mortality in children undergoing treatment for cancer. The development of clinical decision rules to help stratify risks in paediatric FNP patients an...

    Authors: Victoria Hemming, Adam D. Jakes, Geoff Shenton and Bob Phillips
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:2
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  40. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal disorder that is often seen in premature infants. Probiotics decrease the risk of NEC; however, the mechanism by which probiotics work is not clear...

    Authors: Wenshen Wu, Yanli Wang, Jingjing Zou, Fang Long, Huiheng Yan, Lijuan Zeng and Yunbin Chen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:1
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  41. To create a self-reported, internet-based questionnaire for the assessment of suicide risk in children and adolescents.

    Authors: I. Flamarique, P. Santosh, A. Zuddas, C. Arango, D. Purper-Ouakil, P. J. Hoekstra, D. Coghill, U. Schulze, R. W. Dittmann, J. K. Buitelaar, K. Lievesley, R. Frongia, C. Llorente, I. Méndez, R. Sala, F. Fiori…
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:213
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Father–child interactions are associated with improved developmental outcomes among infants. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has addressed the effects of paternal involvement on the neurodevelo...

    Authors: Minjeong Kim, Su-Kyoung Kang, Bangsil Yee, So-Yeon Shim and Mira Chung
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:212
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  43. Adolescents with chronic disease (CD) can be more vulnerable to adverse psychosocial outcomes. This study aims: 1) to identify differences in psychosocial variables (health-related quality of life, psychosomat...

    Authors: Teresa Santos, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Adilson Marques, Celeste Simões, Isabel Leal and Maria do Céu Machado
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:211
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  44. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an arterial ischemic stroke, rarely occurred in children accompanied with asymptomatic cerebral infarction and almost never involved in severe pneumonia related to My...

    Authors: Yunguang Bao, Xiaobing Li, Kaixuan Wang, Chan Zhao, Xiumei Ji and Mizu Jiang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:210
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  46. Occurrence and consequence of cord blood (CB) vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency has not been adequately explored despite rising concern regarding this topic in pediatrics. This study was designed to determine...

    Authors: Ian Marshall, Rajeev Mehta, Charletta Ayers, Smita Dhumal and Anna Petrova
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:208
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  47. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a highly prevalent fetal congenital heart defect, which can become spontaneously closed during infancy. The current study aims to characterize fetal VSDs that were subsequent...

    Authors: Xing Li, Gui-Xian Song, Li-Jie Wu, Yu-Mei Chen, Yi Fan, Yun Wu, Ya-Hui Shen, Li Cao and Ling-Mei Qian
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:207
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  48. Despite differences in types of infection and causative organisms, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PKPD) targets of vancomycin therapy derived from adult studies are suggested for neonates. We aimed to identi...

    Authors: Helgi Padari, Kersti Oselin, Tõnis Tasa, Tuuli Metsvaht, Krista Lõivukene and Irja Lutsar
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:206
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  49. It is recommended that formula-fed infants are given standard whey-based infant formula throughout the first year of life, unless otherwise advised by healthcare professionals. To our knowledge it has not yet ...

    Authors: Hazel Ann Smith, Jonathan O’B Hourihane, Louise C Kenny, Mairead Kiely, Patricia Leahy-Warren and Deirdre M. Murray
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:205
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  50. A child’s death is an enormous tragedy for both the parents and other family members. Support for the parents can be important in helping them to cope with the loss of their child. In the Netherlands little is...

    Authors: Sandra Gijzen, Monique P. L’Hoir, Magda M. Boere-Boonekamp and Ariana Need
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:204
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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