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Topics: histidinemia , narcotic bowel syndrome , nijmegen breakage syndrome , neonatal screening

Articles

Variation in Surgical Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux: Influence of Hospital and Patient Factors

Jonathan C. Routh, MD; Caleb P. Nelson, MD, MPH; Dionne A. Graham, PhD; Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH

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Topics: antireflux surgery , severity of illness , vesico-ureteral reflux , endoscopy , insurance coverage

Where Perception Meets Reality: Self-Perception of Weight in Overweight Adolescents

Nicholas Murphy Edwards, MD; Sandra Pettingell, PhD; Iris Wagman Borowsky, MD, PhD

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Topics: overweight , obesity , perception , body mass index procedure

Childhood Language Skills and Adult Literacy: A 29-Year Follow-up Study

Ingrid Schoon, PhD; Samantha Parsons, MSc; Robert Rush, MSc; James Law, PhD

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Topics: languages , literacy , verbal ability , language comprehension , language development

Are Patient-Held Vaccination Records Associated With Improved Vaccination Coverage Rates?

James T. McElligott, MD, MSCR; Paul M. Darden, MD

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Topics: vaccination , immunization

Worldwide Timing of Growth Faltering: Revisiting Implications for Interventions

Cesar Gomes Victora, MD, PhD; Mercedes de Onis, MD, PhD; Pedro Curi Hallal, MSc, PhD; Monika Blössner, DiplOecTroph; Roger Shrimpton, MSc, PhD

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Topics: malnutrition , world health organization , national center for health statistics (u.s.) , pan american health organization

Childhood Obesity and Survival After In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Vijay Srinivasan, MD; Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD; Mark A. Helfaer, MD; Scott M. Carey; Robert A. Berg, MD, ...

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Topics: cardiopulmonary resuscitation , childhood obesity , obesity , underweight , patient discharge

The Course of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Symptoms After Foster Placement

L. Oriana Linares, PhD; MinMin Li, MS; Patrick E. Shrout, PhD; Marta Ramirez-Gaite, MD; Stephanie Hope, BA ...

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Topics: adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , hyperactive behavior , hyperkinesis , impulsivity

Poverty and Chronic Illness in Early Childhood: A Comparison Between the United Kingdom and Quebec

Béatrice Nikiéma, MD, MSc; Nick Spencer, FRCP, FRCPCH, MPhil; Louise Séguin, MD, MPH

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Topics: asthma , chronic disease , poverty , quebec

Effect of Needle Length When Immunizing Obese Adolescents With Hepatitis B Vaccine

Amy B. Middleman, MD, MSEd, MPH; Roberta Anding, RD; Celestine Tung, MD, MPH

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Topics: hepatitis b vaccines , needles , obesity , vaccines , immunization

A “Novel” Intervention: A Pilot Study of Children's Literature and Healthy Lifestyles

Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH; Alexandra Russell, MD; Richard J. Chung, MD; Sarah C. Armstrong, MD

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Topics: body mass index procedure , childhood obesity , healthy lifestyle , obesity , overweight

Questionnaire-Based Case Finding of Celiac Disease in a Population of 8- to 9-Year-Old Children

Peter Toftedal, MD; Dorte Gilså Hansen, MD, PhD; Christian Nielsen, PhD; Søren Thue Lillevang, MD, PhD; Tine Plato Hansen, MD, PhD ...

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Topics: abdominal pain , antibodies , blood tests , celiac disease , human leukocyte antigens

Impact of Gluten-free Camp on Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Celiac Disease

Tasce R. Simon Bongiovanni, BSc; Ann L. Clark, BS; Elizabeth A. Garnett, BA; Janet M. Wojcicki, PhD, MPH; Melvin B. Heyman, MD, MPH

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Topics: celiac disease , cyclic amp , gluten , quality of life , diet

Infectious Disease and Risk of Later Celiac Disease in Childhood

Adina Welander, MD; Anna Röckert Tjernberg, MD; Scott M. Montgomery, PhD; Johnny Ludvigsson, MD, PhD; Jonas F. Ludvigsson, MD, PhD

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Topics: breast feeding , celiac disease , communicable diseases , gastroenteritis , gluten

Case-Control Study of Neurodevelopment in Deformational Plagiocephaly

Matthew L. Speltz, PhD; Brent R. Collett, PhD; Marni Stott-Miller, MS; Jacqueline R. Starr, PhD; Carrie Heike, MD, MS ...

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Topics: bayley scale of infant development , cranium , languages , nervous system development , plagiocephaly, nonsynostotic

Evaluation of Growth in Patients With Isolated Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate

Yuri A. Zarate, MD; Lisa J. Martin, PhD; Robert J. Hopkin, MD; Patricia L. Bender, CNS; Xue Zhang, PhD ...

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Topics: anthropometric measures , cleft lip , cleft palate , head circumference , length/height percentile for age

Outcomes in Children After Intestinal Transplant

Oliver B. Lao, MD, MPH; Patrick J. Healey, MD; James D. Perkins, MD; Simon Horslen, MB ChB; Jorge D. Reyes, MD ...

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Topics: intestinal transplant , transplantation , intestinal diseases , intestinal volvulus , liver transplantation

Clinical Assessment of Extremely Premature Infants in the Delivery Room Is a Poor Predictor of Survival

Brett J. Manley, MBBS; Jennifer A. Dawson, MN; C. Omar F. Kamlin, MRCPCH; Susan M. Donath, BSc, MA; Colin J. Morley, MD ...

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Topics: delivery rooms , infant, premature , neonatologists , prenatal care , resuscitation

Corneal Abrasions in Young Infants

Timothy R. Shope, MD, MPH; Thomas S. Rieg, PhD; Nazima N. Kathiria, DO

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Topics: abrasion , corneal abrasions , crying , fluorescein , eye

Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy Among Nonexperts Through Use of Video Cases

Thomas Balslev, MD, MHPE; Willem. S. de Grave, PhD; Arno M. M. Muijtjens, MSc, PhD; Albert J. J. A. Scherpbier, MD, PhD

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Topics: clinical reasoning , listening , premature ventricular contractions , reasoning

Impact of Labor on Outcomes in Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn: Population-Based Study

Erol Tutdibi, MD; Katharina Gries, MD; Monika Bücheler, MD; Bjorn Misselwitz, MD, MPH; Rolf L. Schlosser, MD ...

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Topics: birth weight , labor , oxygen supplementation , perinatal period , transitory tachypnea of newborn

Early Hyperglycemia Is a Risk Factor for Death and White Matter Reduction in Preterm Infants

Georgios Alexandrou, MD; Beatrice Skiöld, MD; Jonna Karlén, MD; Mesfin K. Tessma, MD, MPH; Mikael Norman, MD, PhD ...

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Topics: hyperglycemia , plasma glucose , magnetic resonance imaging

In Utero Exposure to Smoking and Peripheral Chemoreceptor Function in Preterm Neonates

Erwan Stéphan-Blanchard, PhD; Karen Chardon, PhD; André Léké, MD; Stéphane Delanaud, Ing; Djamal Djeddi, MD ...

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Topics: apnea , chemoreceptors , infant, premature , prenatal care , smoking

Fetal Exposure to Antidepressants and Normal Milestone Development at 6 and 19 Months of Age

Lars Henning Pedersen, MD, PhD; Tine Brink Henriksen, MD, PhD; Jørn Olsen, MD, PhD

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Topics: antidepressive agents , depressive disorders , prenatal exposure

Accuracy of Depression Screening Tools for Identifying Postpartum Depression Among Urban Mothers

Linda H. Chaudron, MD, MS; Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH; Wan Tang, PhD; Elizabeth Anson, MS; Nancy L. Talbot, PhD ...

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Topics: depression screening , depressive disorders , major depressive disorder , postpartum depression , postpartum period

Importance of Colonization Site in the Current Epidemic of Staphylococcal Skin Abscesses

Howard Faden, MD; Alan J. Lesse, MD; Jennifer Trask, MD; January A. Hill, MD; Donavon J. Hess, MD, PhD ...

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Topics: abscess , methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbial colonization , pulmonary function tests , skin abscess

Attitudes and Practices of Cardiologists and Surgeons Who Manage HLHS

Milan Prsa, MD; Crystal D. Holly, BSc; Franco A. Carnevale, RN, PhD; Henri Justino, MD; Charles V. Rohlicek, MD, PhD

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Topics: hypoplastic left heart syndrome , cardiologists , prenatal diagnosis , heart transplantation , counseling

Interpreters: Telephonic, In-Person Interpretation and Bilingual Providers

Kristen L. Crossman, MD; Ethan Wiener, MD; Genie Roosevelt, MD, MPH; Lalit Bajaj, MD, MPH; Louis C. Hampers, MD, MBA

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Topics: bilingualism , interpreters , languages , gold standard , verification

Sensitivity of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Testing for Swine-Origin 2009 A (H1N1) Influenza Virus in Children

Michael Hawkes, MD; Susan E. Richardson, MD; Moshe Ipp, MD; Suzanne Schuh, MD; Dena Adachi, MSc ...

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Topics: influenza , swine-origin influenza virus , reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction , orthomyxoviridae , swine influenza

Performance of a Rapid Influenza Test in Children During the H1N1 2009 Influenza A Outbreak

Andrea T. Cruz, MD, MPH; Gail J. Demmler-Harrison, MD; A. Chantal Caviness, MD, MPH, PhD; Gregory J. Buffone, PhD; Paula A. Revell, PhD

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Topics: influenzavirus a , polymerase chain reaction , swine influenza , viral culture , influenza

Household Routines and Obesity in US Preschool-Aged Children

Sarah E. Anderson, PhD; Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH

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Topics: obesity , preschools , sleep

Serotype 19A Is the Most Common Serotype Causing Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Children

Sheldon L. Kaplan, MD; William J. Barson, MD; Philana L. Lin, MD; Stephanie H. Stovall, MD; John S. Bradley, MD ...

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Topics: invasive pneumococcal disease , pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine , serotype

NICU Practices and Outcomes Associated With 9 Years of Quality Improvement Collaboratives

Nathaniel R. Payne, MD; Marsha J. Finkelstein, MS; Meixia Liu, MS; Joseph W. Kaempf, MD; Paul J. Sharek, MD ...

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Topics: birth weight , delivery rooms , environmental air flow , intubation , nasal continuous positive airway pressure

Concurrent Risks in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Barbara M. Ostfeld, PhD; Linda Esposito, MSN, MPH, PhD; Harold Perl, MD; Thomas Hegyi, MD

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Topics: sudden infant death , risk reduction

National Profile of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits

Eyal Ben-Isaac, MD; Sheree M. Schrager, MS, PhD; Matthew Keefer, MD; Alex Y. Chen, MD, MS

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Topics: asthma , crowding , emergency service, hospital , health expenditures , health services

Assessing Trends in Practice Demographics of Underrepresented Minority Pediatricians, 1993–2007

William T. Basco, Jr, MD; William L. Cull, PhD; Karen G. O'Connor, BS; Scott A. Shipman, MD, MPH

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Topics: ethnic group , hispanics or latinos , insurance , medically uninsured , trend

Prevalence of Food and Beverage Brands in Movies: 1996–2005

Lisa A. Sutherland, PhD; Todd MacKenzie, PhD; Lisa A. Purvis, MPH, MBA; Madeline Dalton, PhD

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Topics: beverages , food , advertising

Pediatric Uptake of a Newly Available Antipsychotic Medication

Robert B. Penfold, PhD; Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH; Wei Wang, MS, MAS; Brandon Strange, MD; Kathleen Pajer, MD

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Topics: antipsychotic agents , ziprasidone , prescribing behavior , medicaid

Correlates of Reinjury Risk in Sibling Groups: A Prospective Observational Study

Brian D. Johnston, MD, MPH; Susanne P. Martin-Herz, MD, MS

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Topics: post-traumatic stress disorder , reinjuries , relationship - sibling , arousal , public assistance

Interns Overestimate the Effectiveness of Their Hand-off Communication

Vivian Y. Chang, MD; Vineet M. Arora, MD, MA; Shiri Lev-Ari, MA; Michael D'Arcy, BA; Boaz Keysar, PhD

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Topics: handoff communication , intern , internship and residency , script

Shoulder Injuries in US High School Baseball and Softball Athletes, 2005–2008

Stephanie Krajnik; Kieran J. Fogarty, PhD; Ellen E. Yard, PhD; R. Dawn Comstock, PhD

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Topics: athlete , baseball , high schools , shoulder injuries , softball

Association Between Parents' and Children's Use of Oral Health Services

Inyang A. Isong, MD, MPH; Katharine E. Zuckerman, MD, MPH; Sowmya R. Rao, PhD; Karen A. Kuhlthau, PhD; Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH ...

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Topics: dental procedures , oral health

Barriers to the Adoption and Implementation of Preventive Dental Services in Primary Medical Care

Kelly Close, RDH, MHA; R. Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH; Leslie P. Zeldin, MSUP, MPH; Allison R. Gilbert, PhD, MPH

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Topics: adoption , dental procedures , fluoride varnish, dental , fluorides , oral health

Using the Postpartum Hospital Stay to Address Mothers' and Fathers' Smoking: The NEWS Study

Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH; Erica A. Healey, MA; Susan Regan, PhD; Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH; Clare Cole, NP ...

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Topics: father , postpartum period , smokers , smoking , telephone

Weight and Age as Predictors for Passing the Infant Car Seat Challenge

Michele DeGrazia, PhD, NNP-BC; Chao-Yu Guo, PhD; Ashley Anne Wilkinson, MS, RN; Lawrence Rhein, MD

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Topics: car seats , beds , patient discharge

Incidence and Trends of Pediatric Ovarian Torsion Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000–2006

Bridgette D. Guthrie, MD; Mark D. Adler, MD; Elizabeth C. Powell, MD, MPH

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Topics: ovarian torsion , ovariectomy

Team Training in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program for Interns: Teamwork and Quality of Resuscitations

Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH; Amber L. Williams, MS, CPH; Eric F. Reichman, MD, PhD; Robert E. Lasky, PhD; Sharon Crandell, MD ...

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Topics: optn gene , resuscitation , work teams , newborn resuscitation , intern

Effective Educational Instruction in Preventive Oral Health: Hands-on Training Versus Web-Based Training

Nasreen Talib, MD, MPH; Robin Onikul, DDS; Delsie Filardi, MD; Stephen Simon, PhD; Vidya Sharma, MBBS, MPH

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Topics: hand , internet , internship and residency , medical residencies , oral health

Review Article

A Review of the Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Among School-Aged Children

John P. Ackerman, PhD; Tracy Riggins, PhD; Maureen M. Black, PhD

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Topics: academic achievement , birth weight , brain , cocaine , cognitive ability

State-of-the-Art Review Article

Cystic Fibrosis and Transition to Adult Medical Care

Lisa K. Tuchman, MD, MPH; Lisa A. Schwartz, PhD; Gregory S. Sawicki, MD, MPH; Maria T. Britto, MD, MPH

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Topics: cystic fibrosis

Special Articles

All Primary Care Trainees Are Not the Same: The Role of Economic Factors and Career Choice

Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH; Kelly M. Dunham, MPP; and the Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics

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Topics: career choice , economic factors , economics , internal medicine , debt

Commentaries

Introducing Historical Perspectives

Jeffrey P. Baker, MD, PhD, FAAP

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Topics: cooking and eating utensils , fruit , histidinemia , imagination , libraries

The Infant Car Seat Challenge: Determining and Managing an “Abnormal” Result

Joel L. Bass, MD

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Topics: car seats

What Will It Take for Our Society to Value Childhood Oral Health?

Janet Serwint, MD

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Topics: oral health

From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Policy Statement

Prevention of Choking Among Children

Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention

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Topics: choking , food

Clinical Report

Premedication for Nonemergency Endotracheal Intubation in the Neonate

Praveen Kumar, MD; Susan E. Denson, MD; Thomas J. Mancuso, MD; Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Topics: endotracheal intubation , intubation , premedication , muscle relaxants , pain

Review Articles

Association Between Helicobacter pylori and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children

Leo A. A. Spee, MD; Marieke B. Madderom, MSc; Maaike Pijpers, MD; Yvonne van Leeuwen, PhD; Marjolein Y. Berger, MD, PhD

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Topics: helicobacter infections , helicobacter pylori , signs and symptoms, digestive

Systematic Review of Interventions for Low Bone Mineral Density in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Janet P. Hough, BAppSc, PT; Roslyn N. Boyd, PhD, MSc, PT; Jennifer L. Keating, PhD, PT

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Topics: bisphosphonates , bone mineral density , calcium , cerebral palsy , fractures

Case Reports

Kikuchi Disease in Association With Pasteurella multocida Infection

Vanessa Kuan Wong, BMBCh, MA, MRCP, MSc; Joanna Campion-Smith, BMBS, BMedSci; Marium Khan, MBBS, FCPS, FRCPath; Stephanie Smith, BMBS, BMedSci, FRCPCH

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Topics: fever , kikuchi's disease , pasteurella multocida infections

Autoimmune Hepatitis Type 2 Arising in PFAPA Syndrome: Coincidences or Possible Correlations?

Claudia Della Corte, MD; Giusy Ranucci, MD; Maria Tufano, MD; Maria Alessio, MD; Raffaele Iorio, MD

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Topics: autoimmune hepatitis , pfapa syndrome , autoimmune diseases , familial mediterranean fever

Neurologic Involvement in a Child With Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome

Racheli Sion-Sarid, MD; Tally Lerman-Sagie, MD; Lubov Blumkin, MD; Dominique Ben-Ami, MD; Ilan Cohen, MD ...

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Topics: capillary leak syndrome , edema , shock , cerebellum , hemoconcentration

Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in 3 Brothers

Elysa J. Marco, MD; Jane E. Anderson, MD; Derek E. Neilson, MD; Jonathan B. Strober, MD

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Topics: encephalopathy , seizures , fever

Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis: Survival of a Pediatric Patient

Larry Curtis Cary, MD; Erich Maul, DO; Chrystal Potter, MD; Peter Wong, MD; Peter T. Nelson, MD, PhD ...

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Topics: balamuthia mandrillaris , meningoencephalitis , amoeba , edema , antimicrobials

Classic Kaposi Sarcoma in 3 Unrelated Turkish Children Born to Consanguineous Kindreds

Gürses Sahin, MD; Ayse Palanduz, MD; Gonul Aydogan, MD; Olivier Cassar, PhD; A. Ulya Ertem, MD ...

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Topics: human herpesvirus 8 , kaposi sarcoma , turkish , skin lesion , primary immune deficiency disorder

Letters to the Editor

No Analgesia to the Control Group: Is it Acceptable?

Carlo V Bellieni; Giuseppe Buonocore

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Topics: control groups , pain management

In Reply

Ruth Guinsburg

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