Isserlin, Leanna Spettigue, Wendy Norris, Mark Couturier, Jennifer
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Journal of Eating Disorders
BackgroundRecommended first line treatment for children and adolescent eating disorders is outpatient therapy. However, a significant number of children and adolescents with eating disorders continue to require inpatient treatment during the course of their illness. The effect of psychological treatments in an inpatient setting on outcomes at the t...
Zhang, Liang Zhang, Li Zheng, Jiang Ren, Bo Kang, Xin Zhang, Xian Dang, Xiaoqian
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundFixing a tibial eminence fracture with a tri-pulley is a new technique. The purpose of this study was to present the early clinical outcome of arthroscopic tri-pulley suture fixation for tibial eminence fractures in children.MethodsTwenty-one pediatric patients with type II or type III anterior tibial eminence fractures were included in t...
Littlewood, Robyn Canfell, Oliver J. Tracey, Frank
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundHealth services and systems research (HSSR) strategies dedicated to paediatric health care and service delivery are limited. Strategies are available but are outdated and yet to be optimised for use in a paediatric health system. We aim to describe the development and integration of a Children’s Health Service and System Research Strategy...
Wassenaar, Thomas M. Williamson, Wilby Johansen-Berg, Heidi Dawes, Helen Roberts, Nia Foster, Charlie Sexton, Claire E.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
BackgroundInternational and national committees have started to evaluate the evidence for the effects of physical activity on neurocognitive health in childhood and adolescence to inform policy. Despite an increasing body of evidence, such reports have shown mixed conclusions. We aimed to critically evaluate and synthesise the evidence for the effe...
Omi, Yoko Yamamoto, Tomoko Nagashima, Yoji Abe, Koichiro Karasawa, Kumiko Tanaka, Yukichi Okamoto, Takahiro
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Surgical Case Reports
BackgroundParathyroid carcinoma as a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism in children is extremely rare. We report a case of parathyroid carcinoma which occurred in a 13-year-old girl who survived for more than 45 years after the first operation.Case presentationA woman was admitted to our hospital for the treatment of recurrent parathyroid carcino...
Xiao, Yuanhong
Published in
BMC Surgery
BackgroundThe concept of single-port laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for the treatment of inguinal hernias repair in children has been practising recent years. The applicable instruments and skills are still evolving. In this study, we used an epidural needle assisted by a towel forceps to practise this minimal invasive method for...
Takele, Kasahun Zewotir, Temesgen Ndanguza, Denis
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundAddressing the issues of childhood comorbidity remains a crucial global public health issue due to its consequences in child wellbeing. This study aims to account for nonlinear, spatial effect and to evaluate spatial variation in childhood co-morbidity at cluster level while controlling for important risk factors.MethodsUsing the 2016 Eth...
Liu, Yang Lin, Yao Zhang, Ming-Ming Li, Xiao-Hui Liu, Yan-Yan Zhao, Jing Shi, Lin
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
BackgroundTo investigate the relationships of plasma renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone levels to blood pressure variability and target organ damage in children with essential hypertension.MethodsA case-control study was conducted on 132 children diagnosed with essential hypertension (103 males and 29 females with the mean age of 11.8 ± 2.4 years)...
Cardinale, Fabio Ciprandi, Giorgio Barberi, Salvatore Bernardini, Roberto Caffarelli, Carlo Calvani, Mauro Cavagni, Giovanni Galli, Elena Minasi, Domenico del Giudice, Michele Miraglia
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics
The COVID-19 pandemic has surprised the entire population. The world has had to face an unprecedented pandemic. Only, Spanish flu had similar disastrous consequences. As a result, drastic measures (lockdown) have been adopted worldwide. Healthcare service has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary influx of patients, often requiring high intensity o...
Eralp, Ela Erdem Gokdemir, Yasemin Atag, Emine Ikizoglu, Nilay Bas Ergenekon, Pinar Yegit, Cansu Yilmaz Kut, Arif Ersu, Refika Karakoc, Fazilet Karadag, Bulent
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine
BackgroundThe prevalence of non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis is increasing in both developed and developing countries in recent years. Although the main features remain similar, etiologies seem to change. Our aim was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of our recent non-CF bronchiectasis patients and to compare these with...
