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Declining School Performance as a Harbinger of a Treatable Neurodegenerative Condition
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.040
On starting a new school year, an 11-year-old honors student began having difficulty focusing. His grades in mathematics declined, soon followed by a decline in other subjects. He began having visual ...
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Pankaj Prasun,
Vinod K. Misra
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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Primary Care Providers Can Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Children—And Their Parents
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.042
Post-mortem studies of children, adolescents, and young adults demonstrate that early atherosclerotic lesions of fatty streaks and fibrous plaques are significantly related to elevations in levels of ...
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Reginald L. Washington
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Editorial
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30 January 2012 |
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Hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy in resource-poor environments
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.039
The executive summary of the workshop on hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy suggested research priorities, including the urgent need for trials for therapeutic hypothermia in low-moderate income ...
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Niranjan Thomas,
Sridhar Santhanam,
Manish Kumar,
Kurien Anil Kuruvilla,
Atanu Kumar Jana
et al.
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Correspondence
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30 January 2012 |
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Pulmonary Involvement in Pediatric-Onset Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Effect on Course and Outcome
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.035
Objectives: To assess the effect of pulmonary involvement on the course and outcome of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis (MS-LCH) in children. Study design: We conducted a retrospective analys...
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Leila Ronceray,
Ulrike Pötschger,
Gritta Janka,
Helmut Gadner,
Milen Minkov,
German Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Study Group
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Maternal Self-Efficacy Reduces the Impact of Prenatal Stress on Infant’s Crying Behavior
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.044
Objective: To determine whether prenatal stress is associated with behavioral and emotional regulation problems (crying/fussing) in infants, after controlling for confounding factors. Furthermore, the...
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Margarete I. Bolten,
Nadine S. Fink,
Christina Stadler
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Breastfeeding Protects against Current Asthma up to 6 Years of Age
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.055
Objective: To investigate the effects of breastfeeding on wheezing and current asthma in children 2 to 6 years of age. Study design: Infants (n=1105) were enrolled in a prospective birth cohort in New...
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Karen M. Silvers,
Chris M. Frampton,
Kristin Wickens,
Philip K. Pattemore,
Tristram Ingham,
David Fishwick,
Julian Crane,
G. Ian Town,
Michael J. Epton,
New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Children with Transposition of the Great Arteries
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.036
Objectives: To assess the effect of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease on neurocognitive outcomes in children with d-transposition of the great arteries (TGA) after surgical correction. St...
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Johanna Calderon,
Nathalie Angeard,
Sylvain Moutier,
Marie-Hélène Plumet,
Isabelle Jambaqué,
Damien Bonnet
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Follow-Up of Children Diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a National Genetic Screening Program
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.037
Objective: To assess the follow-up of children diagnosed as having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the nationwide DNA-based cascade screening program (the Netherlands). Study design: Questionnai...
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Hans J. Avis,
D. Meeike Kusters,
Maud N. Vissers,
Roeland Huijgen,
Thomas H. Janssen,
Albert Wiegman,
Iris Kindt,
John J.P. Kastelein,
Frits A. Wijburg,
Barbara A. Hutten
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Vitamin A Supplementation Improves Retinal Function in Infants at Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.013
Objective: Preterm infants show reduced retinal sensitivity at term corrected age compared with newborn term infants. We tested the hypothesis that retinal sensitivity in preterm infants is improved b...
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Helen Mactier,
Daphne L. McCulloch,
Ruth Hamilton,
Peter Galloway,
Michael S. Bradnam,
David Young,
Timothy Lavy,
Lesley Farrell,
Lawrence T. Weaver
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Hepcidin Concentrations in Serum and Urine Correlate with Iron Homeostasis in Preterm Infants
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.030
Objectives: To evaluate whether hepcidin concentrations in serum (Hep(S)) and urine (Hep(U)) correlate with iron metabolism, erythropoiesis, and inflammation in preterm infants. Study design: Thirty-o...
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Katharina F. Müller,
Laila Lorenz,
Christian F. Poets,
Mark Westerman,
Axel R. Franz
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Timing of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Treatment and Respiratory Outcome in Premature Infants: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.031
Objective: To determine whether “early” ibuprofen treatment, at the onset of subtle patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) symptoms, would improve respiratory outcome in premature infants compared with “expec...
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Ilene R.S. Sosenko,
M. Florencia Fajardo,
Nelson Claure,
Eduardo Bancalari
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Use of Paralysis in Silo-Assisted Closure of Gastroschisis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.043
Objective: To examine the association between pre-closure neuromuscular paralysis and time to final surgical closure for infants with gastroschisis undergoing silo reduction. Study design: This study ...
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Michael van Manen,
Ioana Bratu,
Michael Narvey,
Rhonda J. Rosychuk,
Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Incidence of Febrile Urinary Tract Infections in Children after Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux: A Long-Term Follow-Up
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.033
Objective: To evaluate the incidence of febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) after successful endoscopic correction of intermediate and high-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Study design: Medical r...
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Manuela Hunziker,
Nochiparambil Mohanan,
Federica D’Asta,
Prem Puri
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Effects of Sleep Patterns and Obesity on Increases in Blood Pressure in a 5-Year Period: Report from the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.034
Objectives: To determine associations between body mass index and sleep on blood pressure in a 5-year period from childhood to adolescence. Study design: Study consisted of a longitudinal, community-b...
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Kristen Hedger Archbold,
Monica M. Vasquez,
James L. Goodwin,
Stuart F. Quan
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Windows of Lead Exposure Sensitivity, Attained Height, and Body Mass Index at 48 Months
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.022
Objective: To examine longitudinal associations of prenatal, infancy, and early childhood lead exposure during sensitive periods with height and body mass index (BMI). Study design: A total of 773 par...
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Myriam Afeiche,
Karen E. Peterson,
Brisa N. Sánchez,
Lourdes Schnaas,
David Cantonwine,
Adrienne S. Ettinger,
Maritsa Solano-González,
Mauricio Hernández-Avila,
Howard Hu,
Martha M. Téllez-Rojo
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Effect of Ethnicity and Race on Cognitive and Language Testing at Age 18-22 Months in Extremely Preterm Infants
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.009
Objective: To evaluate the relationship of race/ethnicity to Cognitive and Language scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition in extremely preterm toddlers (<28 +...
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Andrea Freeman Duncan,
Kristi L. Watterberg,
Tracy L. Nolen,
Betty R. Vohr,
Ira Adams-Chapman,
Abhik Das,
Jean Lowe,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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24 January 2012 |
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Clinical Sepsis in Neonates and Young Infants, United States, 1988-2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.023
Objective: To describe the burden and characteristics of clinical neonatal sepsis in the United States and evaluate incidence rates after the issuance of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) guide...
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Susan L. Lukacs,
Stephanie J. Schrag
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Full-length article
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19 January 2012 |
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Increased Albuminuria in 4-Year-Old Preterm-Born Children with Normal Height
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.005
Objective: To determine risk factors for high blood pressure (BP), increased markers of glomerulosclerosis, and tubular dysfunction in 4-year-old preterm-born children. Study design: The study group w...
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Rachel Vieux,
Jean-Michel Hascoët,
Patricia Franck,
F. Guillemin
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Full-length article
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19 January 2012 |
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Abatacept and Sodium Thiosulfate for Treatment of Recalcitrant Juvenile Dermatomyositis Complicated by Ulceration and Calcinosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.057
We report the successful use of abatacept and sodium thiosulfate in a patient with severe recalcitrant juvenile dermatomyositis complicated by ulcerative skin disease and progressive calcinosis. This ...
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Bita Arabshahi,
Robert A. Silverman,
Olcay Y. Jones,
Lisa G. Rider
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Full-length article
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16 January 2012 |
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The Child as Proband for Future Parental Cardiometabolic Disease: The 26-Year Prospective Princeton Lipid Research Clinics Follow-Up Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.003
Objective: To evaluate children’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors as predictors of parents’ subsequent CVD, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and high blood pressure (HBP). Study design: We c...
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John A. Morrison,
Charles J. Glueck,
Ping Wang
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Full-length article
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16 January 2012 |
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Use of Technology with Health Care Providers: Perspectives from Urban Youth
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.059
Objective: To evaluate urban youths’ use of and access to technology and solicit their opinions about using technology with healthcare providers. Study design: Urban youth (aged 14-24 years) were invi...
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Sarah Lindstrom Johnson,
S. Darius Tandon,
Maria Trent,
Vanya Jones,
Tina L. Cheng
et al.
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Full-length article
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16 January 2012 |
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Cancer in Children with Nonchromosomal Birth Defects
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.006
Objective: To examine whether the incidence of childhood cancer is elevated in children with birth defects but no chromosomal anomalies. Study design: We examined cancer risk in a population-based coh...
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Paul Graham Fisher,
Peggy Reynolds,
Julie Von Behren,
Suzan L. Carmichael,
Sonja A. Rasmussen,
Gary M. Shaw
et al.
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Full-length article
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13 January 2012 |
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Iron Deficiency in Infancy is Associated with Altered Neural Correlates of Recognition Memory at 10 Years
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.011
Objective: To determine the long-term effects of iron deficiency on the neural correlates of recognition memory. Study design: Non-anemic control participants (n=93) and 116 otherwise healthy formerly...
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Eliza L. Congdon,
Alissa Westerlund,
Cecilia R. Algarin,
Patricio D. Peirano,
Matthew Gregas,
Betsy Lozoff,
Charles A. Nelson
et al.
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Full-length article
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13 January 2012 |
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Improving Detection by Pediatric Residents of Endotracheal Tube Dislodgement with Capnography: A Randomized Controlled Trial
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.012
Objective: The authors sought to determine if capnography could improve time to correction of a simulated endotracheal tube (ETT) dislodgement by pediatric residents. Study design: Pediatric residents...
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Melissa L. Langhan,
Marc Auerbach,
Alla N. Smith,
Lei Chen
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Full-length article
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13 January 2012 |
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Growth in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.007
Objective: To investigate the effect of type 1 diabetes on growth and adult height. Study design: Data from 22 651 children (10 494 females) with type 1 diabetes documented at onset of the disease fro...
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Walter Bonfig,
Thomas Kapellen,
Axel Dost,
Maria Fritsch,
Tilman Rohrer,
Johannes Wolf,
Reinhard W. Holl,
Diabetes Patienten Verlaufsdokumentationssystem Initiative of the German Working Group for Pediatric Diabetology and the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Competence Net for Diabetes Mellitus
et al.
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Full-length article
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13 January 2012 |
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Transitional Changes in Cardiac and Cerebral Hemodynamics in Term Neonates at Birth
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.008
Objective: To describe cardiac function, cerebral regional oxygen saturation (rSO2), and cerebral blood flow (CBF) that correspond to changes in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) in normal term neonat...
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Shahab Noori,
Anne Wlodaver,
Venugopal Gottipati,
Michael McCoy,
Daniel Schultz,
Marilyn Escobedo
et al.
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Full-length article
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13 January 2012 |
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Rapid and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2 Families with DNA Repair Deficiencies of Undetermined Etiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.001
Known genetic causes of pediatric interstitial lung disease include disorders of surfactant metabolism, telomerase, and DNA repair. We report 4 children from 2 families with rapidly progressive and fa...
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Timothy J. Vece,
Marc G. Schecter,
Richard A. Gatti,
Rashmi Tunuguntla,
Christine Kim Garcia,
Claire Langston,
Megan K. Dishop,
Robert H. Moore,
Leland L. Fan
et al.
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy with Cor Pulmonale due to Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.010
A 12-year-old boy presented acutely after an episode of syncope with perioral cyanosis. He died 19 hours after admission due to cor pulmonale as a complication of metastatic desmoplastic small round c...
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Evita T. Sadimin,
Adrienne G. Collier,
Joseph W. Gaffney,
Billie Fyfe
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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β-cell Dysfunction in Adolescents and Adults with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.002
Objective: To compare β-cell function in adolescents and adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Study design: Thirty-nine adolescents with T2DM, 38 age- and weight-matched control subject...
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Deborah A. Elder,
Patricia M. Herbers,
Tammy Weis,
Debra Standiford,
Jessica G. Woo,
David A. D’Alessio
et al.
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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Executive Summary of the Workshop “Nutritional Challenges in the High Risk Infant”
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.024
Pediatricians caring for preterm infants at the beginning of the 20th century faced the daunting challenge of providing nutritional support for their patients, who were surviving at increasing numbers...
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Rosemary D. Higgins,
Sherin Devaskar,
William W. Hay,
Richard A. Ehrenkranz,
Frank R. Greer,
Kathleen Kennedy,
Paula Meier,
LuAnn Papile,
Michael P. Sherman
et al.
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Discussion
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12 January 2012 |
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An Evidence-Based Catheter Bundle Alters Central Venous Catheter Strategy in Newborn Infants
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.004
Objective: To assess whether introduction of an evidence-based percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) care bundle reduced the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), t...
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Meggan Butler-O’Hara,
Carl T. D’Angio,
Hyacinth Hoey,
Timothy P. Stevens
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Infantile Hemangioma: A Complication of Segmental, Rather than Multifocal, Infantile Hemangiomas
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.026
Objective: To highlight an association of facial segmental hemangiomas with gastrointestinal bleeding in infants with infantile hemangiomas. Study design: We conducted a multicenter retrospective case...
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Beth A. Drolet,
Elena Pope,
Anna M. Juern,
Thomas Sato,
Brandon Howell,
Katherine Brown Puttgen,
Irene Lara-Corrales,
Amy Gilliam,
Anthony Mancini,
Julie Powell,
Dawn Siegel,
Denise Metry,
David A. Stevenson,
Johannes F. Grimmer,
Ilona J. Frieden
et al.
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Weight Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.027
Objective: To evaluate the effect of computer-assisted decision tools that standardize pediatric weight management in a large, integrated health care system for the diagnosis and management of child a...
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Karen J. Coleman,
Anne C. Hsii,
Corinna Koebnick,
Ana F. Alpern,
Brenna Bley,
Marianne Yousef,
Erin M. Shih,
Keila J. Trimble-Cox,
Ning Smith,
Amy H. Porter,
Steven D. Woods
et al.
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Full-length article
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12 January 2012 |
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Additional information regarding “Dravet syndrome: Inroads into understanding epileptic encephalopathies”
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.058
Morse wrote a comprehensive review on Dravet syndrome, a type of epileptic encephalopathy with a genetic background of, in most cases, mutations of the SCN1A gene that encodes the neuronal voltage-gat...
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Katsuhiro Kobayashi,
Yoko Ohtsuka,
Iori Ohmori
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Correspondence
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09 January 2012 |
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Crossed-Fused Testicular Ectopia: A Case for the Use of Laparoscopy to Evaluate Nonpalpable Testicles
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.056
A 1-year-old male was referred for evaluation of a nonpalpable right testicle. In children with nonpalpable testicles, it our practice to proceed with diagnostic laparoscopy in an attempt to identify ...
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Jack M. Zuckerman,
Jyoti Upadhyay
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Short communication
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09 January 2012 |
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Free-Running Disorder in a Sighted Adolescent
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.051
An 11-year-old girl presented with sleepiness/insomnia of 2 years’ duration. On some days she slept from 3 p.m. to the next morning, whereas on other days she could not fall asleep until 3 a.m. but ha...
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Andres Santiago Endara-Bravo,
Supat Thammasitboon,
David Thomas
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Short communication
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09 January 2012 |
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Diagnostic Accuracy of a Specific Cytokine Pattern in Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Children
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.046
Objective: The study goal was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of a specific cytokine pattern including interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interleukin (IL)-10, and IL-6 for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytos...
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Xiao-Jun Xu,
Yong-Min Tang,
Hua Song,
Shi-Long Yang,
Wei-Qun Xu,
Ning Zhao,
Shu-Wen Shi,
He-Ping Shen,
Jun-Qing Mao,
Ling-Yan Zhang,
Bin-Hua Pan
et al.
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Full-length article
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09 January 2012 |
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Cerebral Autoregulation in Neonates with a Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.054
Objective: Very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants are at risk for impaired cerebral autoregulation with pressure passive blood flow. Fluctuations in cerebral perfusion may occur in infants with ...
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Valerie Y. Chock,
Chandra Ramamoorthy,
Krisa P. Van Meurs
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Full-length article
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09 January 2012 |
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Fasting non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein particle size
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.050
Li et al reported that the fasting concentration of non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), calculated as the difference between total cholesterol (TC) and HDL-C levels, is strongly associat...
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Osamu Arisaka,
Katsura Kariya,
Go Ichikawa
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Correspondence
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05 January 2012 |
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Reply
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.048
We hope that the fewest number of children possible who undergo endoscopy are found to have normal macroscopic and microscopic findings. At the same time, we hope that children with inflammatory bowel...
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Anne Tsampalieros,
Anne Griffiths,
Nick Barrowman,
David R. Mack
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Correspondence
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05 January 2012 |
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The Eyes Have It! The Significance of Unilateral Ptosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.052
An 11-year-old healthy female presented with acute onset of sharp midline upper back pain, progressive gait difficulty, and urinary retention over the 12 hours after sustaining a fall onto her back. A...
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Jonathan Lopez,
Paul G. Fisher
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Short communication
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05 January 2012 |
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with or at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.026
Objective: To evaluate how adolescents with or at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their parent/guardians (parents) perceive adolescents’ health-related quality of life. Study design: We i...
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Erinn T. Rhodes,
Michael I. Goran,
Tracy A. Lieu,
Robert H. Lustig,
Lisa A. Prosser,
Thomas J. Songer,
Marc J. Weigensberg,
Ruth S. Weinstock,
Tessa Gonzalez,
Kaitlin Rawluk,
Roula M. Zoghbi,
David S. Ludwig,
Lori M. Laffel
et al.
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Full-length article
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05 January 2012 |
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Influence of Race and Socioeconomic Status on the Diagnosis of Child Abuse: A Randomized Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.042
Objectives: To measure empirically the influence of race and socioeconomic status (SES) on the diagnosis of child abuse and willingness to report to child protection services. Study design: A total of...
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Antoinette L. Laskey,
Timothy E. Stump,
Susan M. Perkins,
Gregory D. Zimet,
Steven J. Sherman,
Stephen M. Downs
et al.
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Full-length article
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05 January 2012 |
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C-reactive protein in children with active ulserosative colitis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.047
Tsampalieros et al evaluated the significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate as an inflammation marker to identify children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
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Funda Ozgenc,
Cigdem Omur Ecevit,
Rasit Vural Yagci
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Correspondence
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26 December 2011 |
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Obesity, Asthma, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.036
In a busy clinical practice, asthma, obesity, and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are frequent occurrences, many times overlapping in the same patient. Is this just a coincidence, or do these 3 medic...
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Leila Kheirandish-Gozal,
David Gozal
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Editorial
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26 December 2011 |
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Moving from PANDAS to CANS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.040
Encountering a previously healthy child with the acute, sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive behaviors, tics, abnormal movements, or other neuropsychiatric symptoms poses a dilemma for most physicians...
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Harvey S. Singer,
Donald L. Gilbert,
David S. Wolf,
Jonathan W. Mink,
Roger Kurlan
et al.
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Full-length article
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26 December 2011 |
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Reply
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.053
Arisaka et al summarize results from a community-based cohort of children aged 9-10 years showing high correlations of 5 important clinical lipid/lipoprotein indices—total cholesterol: high-density li...
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Chaoyang Li,
Earl S. Ford,
Samuel S. Gidding
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Correspondence
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23 December 2011 |
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Utility of Contrast Echocardiography for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Screening in Pediatric Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.038
Objective: To evaluate the utility of transthoracic contrast echocardiography (TTCE) as a screening tool for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telan...
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Suhail Al-Saleh,
Andreea Dragulescu,
David Manson,
Fraser Golding,
Jeffrey Traubici,
Meir Mei-Zahav,
Ian B. MacLusky,
Marie E. Faughnan,
Susan Carpenter,
Felix Ratjen
et al.
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Full-length article
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23 December 2011 |
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Spreading the Word on Food Allergy Education: Lessons from Childhood Asthma
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.035
There has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of immunoglobulin E mediated food allergy (FA) in the pediatric population in the past decade. Now FA is diagnosed in one in 20 children, and clini...
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Harvey L. Leo,
Noreen M. Clark
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Editorial
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22 December 2011 |
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Advanced Radiologic Imaging for Pediatric Appendicitis, 2005-2009: Trends and Outcomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.037
Objectives: To examine the variability in the use of computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) for children with appendicitis and identify associations with clinical outcomes, and to demonstrate an...
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Richard G. Bachur,
Kara Hennelly,
Michael J. Callahan,
Michael C. Monuteaux
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Full-length article
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22 December 2011 |
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Health Status of Children Alive 10 Years after Pediatric Liver Transplantation Performed in the US and Canada: Report of the Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Experience
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.10.038
Objectives: To determine clinical and health-related quality of life outcomes, and to derive an “ideal” composite profile of children alive 10 years after pediatric liver transplantation (LT) performe...
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Vicky L. Ng,
Estella M. Alonso,
John C. Bucuvalas,
Geoff Cohen,
Christine A. Limbers,
James W. Varni,
George Mazariegos,
John Magee,
Susan V. McDiarmid,
Ravinder Anand,
Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Research Group
et al.
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Full-length article
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22 December 2011 |
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Dilemmas in the Measurement of Developmental Outcomes of Preterm Children
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.021
Rates of neurodevelopmental impairment during early childhood are considered to be primary outcome measures of neonatal therapeutic trials and of the quality of the survival of infants who are at high...
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Maureen Hack
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Editorial
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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21 December 2011 |
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Congenital Hemangiopericytoma
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.023
The congenital/infantile form of hemangiopericytoma has more benign features than the adult form. Infantile hemangiopericytoma has a favorable outcome, even in cases of unresectable tumors, characteri...
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Laura Travan,
Sergio Demarini,
Giovanni Del Frate,
Alberto Zacchi
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Short communication
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19 December 2011 |
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Improving Assisted Ventilation Immediately after Birth
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.006
The initiation of breathing at birth is a dynamic process that involves clearing the airways and lungs of fluid and filling the lungs with air. When the newborn does not initiate breathing or does not...
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Tina Leone
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Editorial
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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19 December 2011 |
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E-Selectin is Elevated in Cord Blood of South Asian Neonates Compared with Caucasian Neonates
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.025
Objective: To test the hypothesis that the increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease in South Asian subjects could be caused by the presence of endothelial dysfunction in ...
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Mariëtte R. Boon,
Nasra S. Karamali,
Christianne J.M. de Groot,
Lotte van Steijn,
Humphrey H. Kanhai,
Chris van der Bent,
Jimmy F.P. Berbée,
Barend Middelkoop,
Patrick C.N. Rensen,
Jouke T. Tamsma
et al.
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
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Outpatient Tonsillectomy in Children: Demographic and Geographic Variation in the United States, 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.041
Objectives: To examine geographic and demographic variation for outpatient tonsillectomy in children nationally. Study design: The 2006 National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery was analyzed to describe o...
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Emily F. Boss,
Jill A. Marsteller,
Alan E. Simon
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
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Major Chromosomal Anomalies among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Vermont Oxford Network
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.005
Objective: To examine prevalence, characteristics, interventions, and mortality of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with trisomy 21 (T21), trisomy 18 (T18), trisomy 13 (T13), or triploidy. Study d...
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Nansi S. Boghossian,
Jeffrey D. Horbar,
Joseph H. Carpenter,
Jeffrey C. Murray,
Edward F. Bell,
Vermont Oxford Network
et al.
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
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Eighty-Year Trends in Infant Weight and Length Growth: The Fels Longitudinal Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.002
Objectives: To investigate secular trends in weight and length growth from birth to 3 years of age in infants born from 1930 to 2008, and to assess whether these trends were associated with concurrent...
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William Johnson,
Audrey C. Choh,
Laura E. Soloway,
Stefan A. Czerwinski,
Bradford Towne,
Ellen W. Demerath
et al.
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
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Ciliopathies: The Central Role of Cilia in a Spectrum of Pediatric Disorders
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.024
Cilia are evolutionarily conserved hair-like structures with key roles in cell locomotion, fluid movement, and sexual reproduction. Recent studies have shown that cilia also sense the extracellular en...
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Thomas W. Ferkol,
Margaret W. Leigh
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
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Procedural Sedation for Diagnostic Imaging in Children by Pediatric Hospitalists using Propofol: Analysis of the Nature, Frequency, and Predictors of Adverse Events and Interventions
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.003
Objective: To evaluate the nature, frequency, and predictors of adverse events during the use of propofol by pediatric hospitalists. Study design: We reviewed 1649 charts of patients sedated with prop...
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Mythili Srinivasan,
Michael Turmelle,
Leanne M. DePalma,
Jingnan Mao,
Douglas W. Carlson
et al.
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Full-length article
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19 December 2011 |
