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1 High-dose vitamin A supplementation administered with vaccinations after 6 months of age: Sex-differential adverse reactions and morbidity Vaccine , May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

2 Efficacy and Safety of Whole Body Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine in Neonates—A Systemic Review The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

3 Infectious Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Relation to Time of Birth Modifies the Risk of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infancy: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article

4 Prediction of seizure likelihood with a long-term, implanted seizure advisory system in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: a first-in-man study The Lancet Neurology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

5 Acute Care of Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: A Simulation Performance Assessment Pediatric Blood & Cancer, May 20, 2013 Review Article

6 Bordetella pertussis Infection Attenuates Clinical Course of Acute Bronchiolitis The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article

7 Solar UV radiation and cancer in young children Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

8 Current Perspectives on Ophthalmic Manifestations of Childhood Rheumatic Diseases Current Rheumatology Reports, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

9 Enterobacteriaceae Infections of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Polish Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Resistance and Cross-transmission The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

10 Who should we trust in screening for lower urinary tract dysfunction in children: the parents or the child? Urology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

11 Succinate dehydrogenase deficiency in pediatric and adult gastrointestinal stromal tumors Frontiers in Oncology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

12 Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Increased Incidence of Gastrointestinal and Ear Infections in School-age Children The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article

13 Nutrition self-efficacy assessment: development of a questionnaire and evaluation of reliability in African-American and Latino children Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

14 Multimedia based health information to parents in a pediatric acute ward: A randomized controlled trial Patient Education and Counselling, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

15 The impact of mechanical circulatory support on outcomes in paediatric heart transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 20, 2013 Review Article

16 Clostridium difficile Infection in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia: From The Canadian Infections in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Group The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article

17 Pragmatic deficits and social impairment in children with ADHD Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

18 Efficacy and Safety of LB03002, a Once-Weekly Sustained-Release Human Growth Hormone for 12-Month Treatment in Korean Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency European Journal of Endocrinology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

19 Perceived pubertal timing and recent substance use among adolescents: a longitudinal perspective Addiction, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

20 Role of the Central Venous Catheter in Bloodstream Infections Caused by Coagulase-negative Staphylococci in Very Preterm Neonates The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 20, 2013 Review Article

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Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.

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Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.

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HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.

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Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

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