Topics: birth weight , length/height percentile for age , national center for health statistics (u.s.) , weight percentile for age , body mass index procedure

Central Precocious Puberty in Girls: An Evidence-Based Diagnosis Tree to Predict Central Nervous System Abnormalities

Martin Chalumeau, MD; Wassim Chemaitilly, MD; Christine Trivin, PhD; Luis Adan, MD; Gérard Bréart, MD ...

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View articletitled, Central Precocious Puberty in Girls: An Evidence-Based Diagnosis Tree to Predict Central Nervous System Abnormalities

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Topics: central precocious puberty , trees (plant) , central nervous system , brain imaging

Heliox Therapy in Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis

Federico Martinón-Torres, MD, PhD; Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez, MD, PhD; Jose María Martinón-Sánchez, MD, PhD

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View articletitled, Heliox Therapy in Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis

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Topics: bronchiolitis , heliox , oxygen

Long-Term Consequences of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Children

Robert L. Sheridan, MD; John T. Schulz, MD; Colleen M. Ryan, MD; Jay J. Schnitzer, MD, PhD; David Lawlor, MD ...

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View articletitled, Long-Term Consequences of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Children

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Topics: burns , epidermal necrolysis, toxic , stevens-johnson syndrome , mucous membrane , bone nails

Neonatal Antibody Titers Against Varicella-Zoster Virus in Relation to Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Maternal Titer

Wil C. van der Zwet, MD; Christina M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, MD, PhD; Ruurd M. van Elburg, MD, PhD; Anneke Cranendonk, RN; Hans L. Zaaijer, MD, PhD

Abstract

View articletitled, Neonatal Antibody Titers Against Varicella-Zoster Virus in Relation to Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Maternal Titer

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Topics: immunoglobulin g , newborn , birth weight

Opsoclonus-Ataxia Caused by Childhood Neuroblastoma: Developmental and Neurologic Sequelae

Wendy G. Mitchell, MD; Yolanda Davalos-Gonzalez, BA; Virdette L. Brumm, PhD; Sonia K. Aller, PhD, CCC; Elvira Burger, BArb ...

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View articletitled, Opsoclonus-Ataxia Caused by Childhood Neuroblastoma: Developmental and Neurologic Sequelae

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Topics: ataxia , immunoglobulins, intravenous , languages , neuroblastoma , opsoclonus

Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Clinical Presentation and Follow-Up of 50 Patients

Margarethe E. J. den Boer, MD; Ronald J. A. Wanders, PhD; Andrew A. M. Morris, MD, PhD; Lodewijk IJlst; Hugo S. A. Heymans, MD, PhD ...

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View articletitled, Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Clinical Presentation and Follow-Up of 50 Patients

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Topics: mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency , hypoglycemia , oxidoreductase , coenzyme a , acyl coenzyme a

Postnatal Management of Resolving Fetal Lung Lesions

Hannah Blau, MD; Asher Barak, MD; Boaz Karmazyn, MD; Huda Mussaffi, MD; Joseph Ben Ari, MD ...

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View articletitled, Postnatal Management of Resolving Fetal Lung Lesions

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Topics: chest x-ray , cysts , fetal lung , lung , ultrasonographic echogenicity

Electronic Article

Impact of Site of Care, Race, and Hispanic Ethnicity on Medication Use for Childhood Asthma

Alexander N. Ortega, PhD; Peter J. Gergen, MD; A. David Paltiel, PhD; Howard Bauchner, MD; Kathleen D. Belanger, PhD ...

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View articletitled, Impact of Site of Care, Race, and Hispanic Ethnicity on Medication Use for Childhood Asthma

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Topics: agonists , asthma , asthma, childhood , drug usage , ethnic group

Philosophic Objection to Vaccination as a Risk for Tetanus Among Children Younger Than 15 Years

Elizabeth Fair, MPH; Trudy V. Murphy, MD; Anne Golaz, MD, MPH; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH

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View articletitled, Philosophic Objection to Vaccination as a Risk for Tetanus Among Children Younger Than 15 Years

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Topics: tetanus , vaccination , vaccines

Impact of Telemedicine on the Practice of Pediatric Cardiology in Community Hospitals

Craig A. Sable, MD, FAAP; Susan D. Cummings, MD, MPH; Gail D. Pearson, MD, ScD, FAAP; Lorraine M. Schratz, MD; Russell C. Cross, MD ...

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View articletitled, Impact of Telemedicine on the Practice of Pediatric Cardiology in Community Hospitals

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Topics: echocardiography , telemedicine , hospitals, community , cardiologists

Does Abciximab Enhance Regression of Coronary Aneurysms Resulting From Kawasaki Disease?

Richard V. Williams, MD; Venus M. Wilke, MD; Lloyd Y. Tani, MD; L. LuAnn Minich, MD

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View articletitled, Does Abciximab Enhance Regression of Coronary Aneurysms Resulting From Kawasaki Disease?

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Topics: abciximab , aneurysm , coronary aneurysm , kawasaki's disease , echocardiography

Mediators of the Association Between Age of First Sexual Intercourse and Subsequent Human Papillomavirus Infection

Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH; Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD; Paul A. Succop, PhD; Gloria Y. F. Ho, PhD; Robert D. Burk, MD

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View articletitled, Mediators of the Association Between Age of First Sexual Intercourse and Subsequent Human Papillomavirus Infection

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Topics: coitus , human papillomavirus , sexual partners , ethanol

Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth

Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPH; Roger Mbise, MD, MMed; Donna Spiegelman, ScD; Ellen Hertzmark, MA; Maulidi Fataki, MD, MMed ...

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View articletitled, Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth

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Topics: cachexia , diarrhea , malaria , vitamin a , hiv infections

The Colorado Newborn Hearing Screening Project, 1992–1999: On the Threshold of Effective Population-Based Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

Albert L. Mehl, MD; Vickie Thomson, MA, CCC-A

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View articletitled, The Colorado Newborn Hearing Screening Project, 1992–1999: On the Threshold of Effective Population-Based Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

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Topics: colorado , congenital deafness , hearing loss , newborn hearing screening , obstetric delivery

Religious/Spiritual Coping in Childhood Cystic Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study

Sara M. Pendleton, MD; Kristina S. Cavalli, BA; Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD; Samya Z. Nasr, MD

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View articletitled, Religious/Spiritual Coping in Childhood Cystic Fibrosis: A Qualitative Study

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Topics: coping behavior , cystic fibrosis , spirituality

Effects of Diabetes on Learning in Children

Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP; Scott Lindgren, PhD; Michelle A. Mengeling, MS; Eva Tsalikian, MD; Janet C. Engvall, MSN, RN

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View articletitled, Effects of Diabetes on Learning in Children

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Topics: diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus, type 1 , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , relationship - sibling

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia-Associated Thrombosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

Markus Schmugge, MD; Lorenz Risch, MD; Andreas R. Huber, MD; Anne Benn, MD; Joachim E. Fischer, MD, MSc

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View articletitled, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia-Associated Thrombosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

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Topics: heparin , thrombosis , thrombocytopenia , antibodies

Hepatobiliary Disease in Neonatal Lupus: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics in Cases Enrolled in a National Registry

Lela A. Lee, MD; Ronald J. Sokol, MD; Jill P. Buyon, MD

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View articletitled, Hepatobiliary Disease in Neonatal Lupus: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics in Cases Enrolled in a National Registry

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Topics: hepatobiliary disorders , neonatal lupus erythematosus

Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants and Children With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome)

Terry Morgan, MD, PhD; Jamie McDonald, MS, CGC; Christina Anderson, MD; Magdy Ismail, MD; Franklin Miller, MD ...

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View articletitled, Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants and Children With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome)

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Topics: brain , congenital arteriovenous malformation , endoglin , epistaxis , hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Increased Prevalence of Mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator in Children With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Vidya Raman, MBBS; Randall Clary, MD; Karen L. Siegrist, RN, BSN; Barbara Zehnbauer, PhD; Talal A. Chatila, MD

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View articletitled, Increased Prevalence of Mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator in Children With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Topics: chronic sinusitis , cystic fibrosis , cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator , mutation , sweat test

Group A Streptococcus Spinal Epidural Abscess During Varicella

Caroline Quach, MD, FRCPC; Bruce Tapiero, MD, FRCPC; Francisco Noya, MD, FAAP

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View articletitled, Group A Streptococcus Spinal Epidural Abscess During Varicella

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Topics: chickenpox , human herpesvirus 3 , spinal epidural abscess , streptococcus pyogenes

Venous Air Embolism During Home Infusion Therapy

Antoinette L. Laskey, MD; Carla Dyer, MD; Joseph D. Tobias, MD

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View articletitled, Venous Air Embolism During Home Infusion Therapy

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Topics: home infusion therapy , venous air embolism , central venous access procedures

Testicular Torsion in an Adolescent With Fragile X Syndrome

Brian J. Flynn, MD; Scott M. Myers, MD; Peter J. Cera, MD; Joseph J. Mowad, MD

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View articletitled, Testicular Torsion in an Adolescent With Fragile X Syndrome

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Topics: fragile x syndrome , intellectual disability , spermatic cord torsion , world health organization frax osteoporotic fracture probability assessment tool , testis

Partial Hypoxanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency as the Unsuspected Cause of Renal Disease Spanning Three Generations: A Cautionary Tale

Persephone Augoustides-Savvopoulou, MD, PhD; Fotis Papachristou, MD, PhD; Lynette D. Fairbanks, PhD; Kostas Dimitrakopoulos, MD, PhD; Anthony M. Marinaki, PhD ...

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View articletitled, Partial Hypoxanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency as the Unsuspected Cause of Renal Disease Spanning Three Generations: A Cautionary Tale

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Topics: hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase , kidney diseases , lesch-nyhan syndrome , uric acid , kidney failure

Use of Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Guidance to Assist Bone Biopsy in Pediatric Malignancy

Shigeru Ueno, MD; Seishichi Yokoyama, MD; Hitoshi Hirakawa, MD; Hiromasa Yabe, MD; Yutaka Suzuki, MD ...

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View articletitled, Use of Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Guidance to Assist Bone Biopsy in Pediatric Malignancy

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Topics: 3-iodobenzylguanidine , bone biopsy , childhood cancer , magnetic resonance imaging , vibration

Special Article

Current Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Norman T. Ilowite, MD

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View articletitled, Current Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Topics: arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid

Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop on Perinatal and Childhood Stroke

John Kylan Lynch, DO; Deborah G. Hirtz, MD; Gabrielle DeVeber, MD; Karin B. Nelson, MD

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View articletitled, Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop on Perinatal and Childhood Stroke

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Topics: cerebrovascular accident , cerebrovascular accident in children , ischemic stroke , neonatal stroke , perinatal period

Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm or Weaken the Infant’s Immune System?

Paul A. Offit, MD; Jessica Quarles; Michael A. Gerber, MD; Charles J. Hackett, PhD; Edgar K. Marcuse, MD ...

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View articletitled, Addressing Parents’ Concerns: Do Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm or Weaken the Infant’s Immune System?

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Topics: vaccines , immune response , immune system

Commentary

Precocious Puberty in Girls and the Risk of a Central Nervous System Abnormality: The Elusive Search for Diagnostic Certainty

Paul Kaplowitz, MD, PhD

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View articletitled, Precocious Puberty in Girls and the Risk of a Central Nervous System Abnormality: The Elusive Search for Diagnostic Certainty

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Topics: central nervous system , magnetic resonance imaging , precocious puberty , central precocious puberty

Childhood Growth Charts

Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn, PhD; Cutberto Garza, MD, PhD; Clifford L. Johnson, MSPH

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View articletitled, Childhood Growth Charts

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Topics: length/height percentile for age , weight percentile for age , world health organization

Politics and Reading at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Steven L. Strauss, MD, PhD

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View articletitled, Politics and Reading at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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Topics: accountability , child health , human development , national institute of child health and human development , politics

Developmental Surveillance and Screening of Infants and Young Children

William K. Frankenburg, MD, MSPH

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View articletitled, Developmental Surveillance and Screening of Infants and Young Children

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Topics: denver developmental screening test , developmental surveillance , pain disability questionnaire , pdq (physician data query)

Activated Charcoal in the Home: Helpful and Important or Simply a Distraction?

G. Randall Bond, MD

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View articletitled, Activated Charcoal in the Home: Helpful and Important or Simply a Distraction?

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Topics: activated charcoal

Privacy Rights, HIPAA, and the AAP: About Right; About Time

Edward M. Gotlieb, MD, FAAP, FSAM

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View articletitled, Privacy Rights, HIPAA, and the AAP: About Right; About Time

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Topics: health insurance portability and accountability act , privacy , united states dept. of health and human services , confidentiality

Experience and Reason

An Integrated Approach to the Diagnosis and Prospective Management of Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

Fernando Scaglia, MD; Qiping Zheng, PhD; William E. O’Brien, PhD; Joseph Henry, BS; Judy Rosenberger, BS ...

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View articletitled, An Integrated Approach to the Diagnosis and Prospective Management of Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

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Topics: drugs, non-prescription , glutamine , isotopes , ornithine carbamoyltransferase , ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

Infective Endocarditis Successfully Treated in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Kyla A. Marks, MBBS, MD; Nili Zucker, MD; Joseph Kapelushnik, MD; Michael Karplus, MD; Aviva Levitas, MD

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View articletitled, Infective Endocarditis Successfully Treated in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator

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Topics: alteplase , bacterial endocarditis , blood culture , echocardiography , extremely low birth weight infant

Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide During Interhospital Transport of Newborns With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

John P. Kinsella, MD; Jeff Griebel, RRT; Jeffrey M. Schmidt, RRT; Steven H. Abman, MD

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View articletitled, Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide During Interhospital Transport of Newborns With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

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Topics: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , hypoxemic respiratory failure , nitric oxide , persistent fetal circulation syndrome

American Academy of Pediatrics

Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule—United States, 2002

Committee on Infectious Diseases

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View articletitled, Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule—United States, 2002

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Topics: immunization schedule, childhood , physicians, family , united states food and drug administration , centers for disease control and prevention (u.s.) , vaccines