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January 2009
ISSN 0031-4005
EISSN 1098-4275
Articles
Twenty Years of Pediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the Western Cape of South Africa
Gijs T. J. van Well, MD; Berbe F. Paes, MSc; Caroline B. Terwee, PhD; Priscilla Springer, FCP; John J. Roord, MD, PhD
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Topics:
hydrocephalus
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motor deficits
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south africa
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tuberculosis
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tuberculous meningitis
Antenatal Betamethasone and Fetal Growth in Prematurely Born Children: Implications for Temperament Traits at the Age of 2 Years
Anu-Katriina Pesonen, PhD; Katri Räikkönen, PhD; Aulikki Lano, MD, PhD; Outi Peltoniemi, MD, PhD; Mikko Hallman, MD, PhD
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Topics:
betamethasone
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prenatal care
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temperament
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fetal growth
Physical Fitness and Physical Activity at Age 13 Years as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors at Ages 15, 25, 33, and 40 Years: Extended Follow-up of the Oslo Youth Study
Elisabeth Kvaavik, PhD; Knut-Inge Klepp, MPH, PhD; Grethe S. Tell, MPH, PhD; Haakon E. Meyer, MD, PhD; G. David Batty, PhD
Effect of Bimonthly Supplementation With Oral Cholecalciferol on Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents
Stephen M. Arpadi, MD; Donald McMahon, MS; Elaine J. Abrams, MD; Marukh Bamji, MD; Murli Purswani, MD
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Topics:
25-hydroxyvitamin d
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calcium
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cholecalciferol
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hiv infections
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vitamin d
Failure to Predict Hemolysis and Hyperbilirubinemia by IgG Subclass in Blood Group A or B Infants Born to Group O Mothers
Michael Kaplan, MB ChB; Mira Na'amad, PhD; Aner Kenan, MD; Bernard Rudensky, PhD; Cathy Hammerman, MD
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Topics:
bilirubin
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blood type a
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carboxyhemoglobin
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hemolysis
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hyperbilirubinemia
Failure of Ductus Arteriosus Closure Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Preterm Infants
Shahab Noori, MD; Michael McCoy, MS, ARNP; Philippe Friedlich, MD, MS, Epi; Brianna Bright, MA; Venugopal Gottipati, MD
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Topics:
birth weight
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cribs
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cyclooxygenase inhibitors
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ductus arteriosus
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infant, premature
Prevalence and Time Course of Acute Mountain Sickness in Older Children and Adolescents After Rapid Ascent to 3450 Meters
Jonathan Bloch, MD; Hervé Duplain, MD; Stefano F. Rimoldi, MD; Thomas Stuber, MD; Susi Kriemler, MD
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Topics:
altitude
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mountain sickness, acute
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time factors
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high altitude
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headache
Comparison of T-SPOT.TB Assay and Tuberculin Skin Test for the Evaluation of Young Children at High Risk for Tuberculosis in a Community Setting
Mark P. Nicol, FCPath, PhD; Mary-Ann Davies, MBChB; Kathryn Wood, Nat Dip; Mark Hatherill, MD, FCPaed; Lesley Workman, RN
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Topics:
tuberculin test
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tuberculosis
Has Prenatal Screening Influenced the Prevalence of Comorbidities Associated With Down Syndrome and Subsequent Survival Rates?
Jane Halliday, PhD; Veronica Collins, PhD; Merilyn Riley, BAppl Sci; Danielle Youssef, BAppl Sci; Evelyne Muggli, MPH
Topics:
comorbidity
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congenital abnormality
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down syndrome
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heart
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prenatal testing
Platelet Transfusion Practices Among Neonatologists in the United States and Canada: Results of a Survey
Cassandra D. Josephson, MD; Leon L. Su, MD; Robert D. Christensen, MD; Christopher D. Hillyer, MD; Marta-Inés Castillejo, BSN, MA
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Topics:
canada
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neonatologists
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platelet transfusion
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transfusion
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blood platelets
How Well Can Hospital Readmission Be Predicted in a Cohort of Hospitalized Children? A Retrospective, Multicenter Study
Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH; James E. Levin, MD, PhD; Rajendu Srivastava, MD, MPH; Denise M. Goodman, MD, MS; Anthony D. Slonim, MD, DrPH
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Topics:
patient readmission
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chronic disease
Safety and Immunogenicity of a Pentavalent Vaccine Compared With Separate Administration of Licensed Equivalent Vaccines in US Infants and Toddlers and Persistence of Antibodies Before a Preschool Booster Dose: A Randomized, Clinical Trial
Fernando A. Guerra, MD, MPH; Mark M. Blatter, MD; David P. Greenberg, MD; Michael Pichichero, MD; Fernando R. Noriega, MD
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Impact of Fundoplication Versus Gastrojejunal Feeding Tubes on Mortality and in Preventing Aspiration Pneumonia in Young Children With Neurologic Impairment Who Have Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Rajendu Srivastava, MD, FRCP(C), MPH; Earl C. Downey, MD; Molly O'Gorman, MD; Peter Feola, MD; Matthew Samore, MD
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Review Articles
Special Articles
Clinical and Molecular Study of 320 Children With Marfan Syndrome and Related Type I Fibrillinopathies in a Series of 1009 Probands With Pathogenic FBN1 Mutations
Laurence Faivre, MD, PhD; Alice Masurel-Paulet, MD; Gwenaëlle Collod-Béroud, PhD; Bert L. Callewaert, MD; Anne H. Child, MD, FRCP
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Topics:
fibrillin-1
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marfan syndrome
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mutation
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newborn
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proband
Models of Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Care for Individuals in the United States With Genetic Disorders
Scott D. Grosse, PhD; Michael S. Schechter, MD, MPH; Roshni Kulkarni, MD; Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, MD, PhD; Bonnie Strickland, PhD
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Topics:
comprehensive health care
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cystic fibrosis
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genetic disorder
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hemophilia a
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hemophilias
Experience & Reason
Commentaries
Letters to the Editor
From the American Academy of Pediatrics
Errata
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