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This study longitudinally examined the production of pointing in four Spanish 1-year-old and four Spanish 2-year-old children in interactive situations with their mothers at home over the course of one year. Three aspects were analyzed: a) the functions of the pointing gesture, their...
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PMID: 22059308
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We can tentatively point out that a group intervention may enhance the quality of infant-mother attachment. Nevertheless, because the study design was not randomized, the results of this study remain preliminary and need replication in a full randomized controlled trial designed study....
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PMID: 22059309
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Research into the process of becoming mother or father shows very conclusively that this important life transition is accompanied by both a decrease in marital quality and a more traditional division of labour. In this paper these changes are analyzed with special emphasis on the rel...
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PMID: 22059310
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The purpose of the present study was: a) to describe the theme of verbalizations about breastfeeding in mothers' pre-term (M-PT) and full-term (M-FT) infants; b) to examine the association between these themes and mother's anxiety and depression indicators and socio-demographic chara...
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PMID: 22059333
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These results provided empirical evidence in favour of the reliability and validity of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in Spanish fathers, and can be useful to elucidate the mechanisms through which stress impacts parenting and permitting to develop more targeted interventions for infants and...
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PMID: 22059342
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Eric A Engels,
Ruth M Pfeiffer,
Joseph F Fraumeni,
Bertram L Kasiske,
Ajay K Israni,
Jon J Snyder,
Robert A Wolfe,
Nathan P Goodrich,
A Rana Bayakly,
Christina A Clarke,
Glenn Copeland,
Jack L Finch,
Mary Lou Fleissner,
Marc T Goodman,
Amy Kahn,
Lori Koch,
Charles F Lynch,
Margaret M Madeleine,
Karen Pawlish,
Chandrika Rao,
Melanie A Williams,
David Castenson,
Michael Curry,
Ruth Parsons,
Gregory Fant and
Monica Lin
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Solid organ transplant recipients have elevated cancer risk due to immunosuppression and oncogenic viral infections. Because most prior research has concerned kidney recipients, large studies that include recipients of differing organs can inform cancer etiology.
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PMID: 22045767
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Nader Sanai,
Thuhien Nguyen,
Rebecca A Ihrie,
Zaman Mirzadeh,
Hui-Hsin Tsai,
Michael Wong,
Nalin Gupta,
Mitchel S Berger,
Eric Huang,
Jose-Manuel Garcia-Verdugo,
David H Rowitch and
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
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We find that the infant human subventricular zone and RMS contain an extensive corridor of migrating immature neurons before 18 months of age but, contrary to previous reports, this germinal activity subsides in older children and is nearly extinct by adulthood. Surprisingly, during this limited win...
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PMID: 21964341
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We report and explore changes in child mortality in a rural area of Kenya during 2003-2009, when major public health interventions were scaled-up. Mortality ratios and rates were calculated by using the Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Demographic Surveilla...
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PMID: 21976557
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We previously identified cases of angiostrongyliasis that occurred in Hawaii from 2001 to 2005; the highest incidence was on the island of Hawaii. We now report symptoms, laboratory parameters, and exposures. Eighteen patients were evaluated; 94% had headache, and 65% had sensory symptoms (paresthes...
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PMID: 21976573
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Abstract. Data relating to acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) from the notifiable diseases surveillance system in the Northern Territory of Australia was extracted and analyzed. Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from confirmed cases were emm sequence typed. From 199...
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PMID: 21976576
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We present a case of a 4-year-old girl who presented with acute abdomen and was surgically confirmed to have a wandering spleen with torsion and complete infarction....
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PMID: 21816894
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Although there has been a study aimed at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of pneumonia in children at a low magnetic field (0.2T), there is no study which assessed the efficacy of MRI, particularly with fast imaging sequences at 1.5T, for evaluating pneumonia in children.
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PMID: 21816896
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Heart murmurs are common in healthy infants, children, and adolescents. Although most are not pathologic, a murmur may be the sole manifestation of serious heart disease. Historical elements that suggest pathology include family history of sudden cardiac death or congenital heart dis...
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PMID: 22010618
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While determining the levels of specific antioxidants as antioxidant-barrier parameters in children with cancer may be valuable in predicting therapeutic responses as well as outcomes, additional studies are required. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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PMID: 21298774
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More than 50% of children with stage 4 NB may survive. The high incidence of severe long-term sequelae underlines the importance of careful follow-up in order to detect and treat late effects early enough. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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PMID: 21319289
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We present a 15-month-old boy who was diagnosed with Scimitar syndrome after examinations for recurrent wheezing and respiratory distress. The chest radiograph showed a scimitar sign in the right hemithorax, obscuring the contours of the right atrium. Echocardiography showed dilatation of the right...
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PMID: 21983773
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The Children's Asthma Care (CAC) measure set evaluates whether children admitted to hospitals with asthma receive relievers (CAC-1) and systemic corticosteroids (CAC-2) and whether they are discharged with a home management plan of care (CAC-3). It is the only Joint Commission core m...
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PMID: 21972307
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Viktória V Jakobik,
Elena E Martin-Bautista,
Heather H Gage,
Julia J Von Rosen-Von Hoewel,
Kirsi K Laitinen,
Martina M Schmid,
Jane J Morgan,
Peter P Williams,
Cristina C Campoy,
Berthold B Koletzko,
Monique M Raats and
Tamás T Decsi
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Twenty-six documents were identified: 4 in England, 2 in Finland, 9 in Germany, 6 in Hungary and 5 in Spain. Altogether 203 statements linked to references were identified: benefits of breast-feeding in general (24%), protection against infections (32%), long-term advantages like the prevention of d...
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PMID: 21959937
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The Secretary issues final regulations governing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. These regulations are needed to reflect changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Educati...
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PMID: 21961195
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Breastfeeding women who undergo general anaesthesia often receive conflicting recommendations regarding the need to discard their milk before resumption of breastfeeding. This narrative review describes the sparse evidence to support the current practice of discarding milk as advocated by many physic...
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PMID: 21936975
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Group B streptococci are an important cause of neonatal infection, and cellulitis is rarely found to be the clinical manifestation. In the present case a premature boy developed cellulitis and antibiotic sensitive group B streptococci were detected in blood culture. Despite pertinent treatment for 14...
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PMID: 21936980
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Starting in the 2006/2007 influenza season, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices expanded its recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination to include healthy children aged 24-59 months. The parallel Canadian organization, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, did not a...
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PMID: 21930745
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Pengfei P Liu,
Ayelet A Erez,
Sandesh C Sreenath SC Nagamani,
Shweta U SU Dhar,
Katarzyna E KE Kołodziejska,
Avinash V AV Dharmadhikari,
M Lance ML Cooper,
Joanna J Wiszniewska,
Feng F Zhang,
Marjorie A MA Withers,
Carlos A CA Bacino,
Luis Daniel LD Campos-Acevedo,
Mauricio R MR Delgado,
Debra D Freedenberg,
Adolfo A Garnica,
Theresa A TA Grebe,
Dolores D Hernández-Almaguer,
LaDonna L Immken,
Seema R SR Lalani,
Scott D SD McLean,
Hope H Northrup,
Fernando F Scaglia,
Lane L Strathearn,
Pamela P Trapane,
Sung-Hae L SH Kang,
Ankita A Patel,
Sau Wai SW Cheung,
P J PJ Hastings,
Paweł P Stankiewicz,
James R JR Lupski and
Weimin W Bi
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We show that constitutionally acquired CGRs share similarities with cancer chromothripsis. In the 17 CGR cases investigated, we observed localization and multiple copy number changes including deletions, duplications, and/or triplications, as well as extensive translocations and inversions. Genomic...
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PMID: 21925314
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Biliary atresia (BA) is an idiopathic progressive inflammation and fibrosclerosis of the extra and intrahepatic bile ducts.
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PMID: 21922857
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We assessed RV5 coverage and diarrhea-associated health care use from July 2007 through June 2009 versus July 2001 through June 2006 in children under 5 years of age. We compared the rates of diarrhea-associated health care use in unvaccinated children in the period from January through June (when r...
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PMID: 21992123
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We evaluated a novel liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method, which utilizes aTRAQ reagents, for amino acid analysis in urine. aTRAQ reagents tag the primary and secondary amino groups of amino acids. Internal standards for each amino acid are also labeled with a modified aT...
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PMID: 21852206
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We report a case of appendicitis in a five week-old immature male (gestational age 26 weeks and four days) suspected with NEC....
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PMID: 21917229
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The usefulness of fine needle aspiration technique for cytology diagnosis of lymph node lesions has been a subject of controversy over years.
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PMID: 21913543
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Infant malnutrition is a public health problem in developing countries.
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PMID: 21913545
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Inhalational induction with Halothane is commonly used for anaesthesia in children. Its drawbacks include bradycardia and hypotension. Intravenous propofol has recently challenged this position.
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PMID: 21913547
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Although more common in older adults, stroke occurs in neonates, infants and children as well, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.
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PMID: 21905606
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Scientific data is presented and problems of influenza prophylaxis in various age groups are discussed. Influenza prophylaxis in neonates is possible by inducing maternal antibodies, this dictates the necessity of influenza vaccination in pregnancy. Problems of influenza prophylaxis are most pressing...
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PMID: 21913402
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Study of spread ofa new influenza variant A(H1N1) in the world in 2009.
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PMID: 21913386
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To evaluate the effect of human amniotic fluid (HAF) on retinal pigmented epithelial cells growth and trans-differentiation into retinal neurons, retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells were isolated from neonatal human cadaver eye globes and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's...
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PMID: 21142973
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Simon S Le Hello,
Rene S RS Hendriksen,
Benoît B Doublet,
Ian I Fisher,
Eva Møller EM Nielsen,
Jean M JM Whichard,
Brahim B Bouchrif,
Kayode K Fashae,
Sophie A SA Granier,
Nathalie N Jourdan-Da Silva,
Axel A Cloeckaert,
E John EJ Threlfall,
Frederick J FJ Angulo,
Frank M FM Aarestrup,
John J Wain and
François-Xavier FX Weill
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(See the editorial commentary by Hedberg, on pages 665-6.) National Salmonella surveillance systems from France, England and Wales, Denmark, and the United States identified the recent emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky displaying high-level resistance...
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PMID: 21813512
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Picky eating behaviors are prevalent during childhood and are often linked to nutritional problems. However, information on the determinants of picky eating behaviors during infancy, when food acceptance patterns develop, is scarce. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of infant feeding pr...
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PMID: 21872699
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We conducted a case-control study to assess the field effectiveness of RV1 against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by this unusual strain and to determine whether the G9P[4] emergence was related to vaccine failure or failure to vaccinate. RV1 was 94% effective (95% confidence interval, 16%-...
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PMID: 21810915
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Forough L FL Nowrouzian,
Olivier O Dauwalder,
Helene H Meugnier,
Michele M Bes,
Jerome J Etienne,
François F Vandenesch,
Erika E Lindberg,
Bill B Hesselmar,
Robert R Saalman,
Inga-Lisa IL Strannegård,
Nils N Aberg,
Ingegerd I Adlerberth,
Agnes E AE Wold and
Gerard G Lina
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We examine the role of S. aureus virulence factors for gut colonization. S. aureus isolated from quantitative stool cultures of 49 Swedish infants followed from birth to 12 months of age were assessed for 30 virulence-associated genes, spa type, and agr allele by serial polymerase chain reaction (PC...
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PMID: 21844297
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P L A PL Fraaij,
E E van der Vries,
M F C MF Beersma,
A A Riezebos-Brilman,
H G M HG Niesters,
A A AA van der Eijk,
M D MD de Jong,
D D Reis Miranda,
A M AM Horrevorts,
B U BU Ridwan,
M J H M MJ Wolfhagen,
R J RJ Houmes,
J T JT van Dissel,
R A M RA Fouchier,
A C M AC Kroes,
M P MP Koopmans,
A D M E AD Osterhaus and
C A B CA Boucher
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We conclude that IV zanamivir as late add-on therapy has limited effectiveness. The effect of an immediate start with IV zanamivir monotherapy or in combination with other drugs need to be evaluated....
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PMID: 21844304
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Predictors of quality of life can define potentially modifiable factors to increase favorable outcomes after pediatric stroke. Quality of life was measured using the Centre for Health Promotion's Quality of Life Profile (CHP-QOL) in 112 children surviving arterial ischemic stroke or cerebral sinoveno...
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PMID: 21836124
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Maura M Massimino,
Carlo Lazzaro CL Solero,
Maria Luisa ML Garrè,
Veronica V Biassoni,
Armando A Cama,
Lorenzo L Genitori,
Concezio C Di Rocco,
Iacopo I Sardi,
Elisabetta E Viscardi,
Piergiorgio P Modena,
Paolo P Potepan,
Salvina S Barra,
Giovanni G Scarzello,
Ercole E Galassi,
Felice F Giangaspero,
Manila M Antonelli and
Lorenza L Gandola
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Object Complete ependymoma resection ensures a better prognosis for children with this tumor, but the complete excision of infratentorial ependymomas involves serious risks. Second-look surgery for tumor remnants may be less harmful and enable complete removal. There is a potential,...
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PMID: 21882914
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Object Brain tumors in infants are often large, high grade, and vascular, making complete resection difficult and placing children at risk for neurological complications and excessive blood loss. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy may reduce tumor vascularity and volume, which can facilitate r...
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PMID: 21882915
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Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome whose hallmark lesions are benign lipomas of the brain and spinal cord. The authors present a case of a male infant with ECCL who had extensive brainstem and spinal cord lipomas. The management of this pati...
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PMID: 21882925
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Christopher S CS Almond,
Holger H Buchholz,
Patricia P Massicotte,
Rebecca R Ichord,
David N DN Rosenthal,
Karen K Uzark,
Robert D B RD Jaquiss,
Robert R Kroslowitz,
Mary Beth MB Kepler,
Aaron A Lobbestael,
David D Bellinger,
Elizabeth D ED Blume,
Charles D CD Fraser,
Robert H RH Bartlett,
Ravi R Thiagarajan and
Kathy K Jenkins
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Currently, there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved devices available that can provide long-term mechanical circulatory support to smaller children with severe heart failure as a bridge to heart transplant (HT). In recent years, the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric ventricular...
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PMID: 21884857
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Pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), whether idiopathic PAH (iPAH) or PAH associated with congenital heart disease (aPAH), carries high morbidity and mortality. Low pulmonary arterial capacitance (PAC), defined as right ventricular stroke volume/pulmonary artery pulse pre...
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PMID: 21884877
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Aim The aim of this review is to summarise issues surrounding the measurement of physical activity (PA) by self-report and accelerometry in youth (2-18 years old). Current levels and temporal trends in PA and sport participation and the effect of assessment method on data interpretation will be summa...
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PMID: 21836170
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Background Next to the school environment, the family and community environment are key for young people's behaviour and for promoting physical activity (PA). Methods A review of reviews was conducted, after which a literature search was conducted (in PubMed, Scopus and PsychInfo) from August 2007 (s...
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PMID: 21836175
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Yoshiyuki Y Maekawa,
Takahiko T Sakamoto,
Kentaro K Umezu,
Nobuo N Ohashi,
Yorikazu Y Harada,
Satoshi S Yasukochi,
Kiyohiro K Takigiku,
Kota K Takei,
Yusuke Y Nakano,
Nao N Inoue,
Tesshu T Otagiri and
Yuichiro Y Hashida
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We conclude that mechanical valve replacement with aortic annular enlargement is an acceptable treatment in children. It is associated with acceptable mortality and low incidence of late events, and provides long-term survival....
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PMID: 21899123
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We describe the different treatment options available. About the association peginterferon plus ribavirin, we analyze thirteen non-randomized studies and one trial, found in recent literature. These studies are not directly compared because of differences in age, type of infection (vertical or not),...
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PMID: 22013729
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We decided to perform a prospective study of ARF in 180 pediatric patients admitted to our institute between August 2006 and March 2008. Our study included children, neonates 7.8%, <1 year 16.7%, 1-5 years 30.5% and >5 years comprised 52.8%. The male:female ratio was 2.3:1. Acute tubular necrosis re...
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PMID: 21912053
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We studied 30 patients with NS in comparison with 30 healthy children serving as controls. The study patients were divided into three equal groups: group 1 included newly diagnosed patients who were studied before and after a short course (one month) of steroid therapy for the first time, group 2 in...
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PMID: 21912025
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