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Exclusive content related to your pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients is now available on MDLinx Pediatrics! Not only can you find numerous clinical pearls taken from recent daily competitive and Physician Review quizzes from the Smartest Pediatrician, but also a shortcut to keeping current with the highlights written by D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” articles published in your field. MDLinx Pediatrics is a premier service, complimentary for healthcare professionals, that sorts, ranks and summarizes the literature that’s relevant to your specialty and subspecialty. From adolescent medicine to radiology, neonatology to pediatric surgery, we have the coverage you need to stay on top of the ever-changing practice of pediatric medicine.
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Latest (4) Full Text Articles (90) Focus on Pulmonology541 Comparison of Self-Esteem and Maternal Attitude Between Children with Learning Disability and Unaffected Siblings The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 14, 2012
542 Clinical and Etiological Profile of Refractory Rickets from Western India The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 14, 2012
543 Evolution of overweight prevalence among 5-6 year-old children according to socioeconomic status Acta Pediatrica, December 13, 2012
544 Self-perceived health status and mental health outcomes in young adults born with less than 1000 g Acta Pediatrica, December 12, 2012
545 Neonatal and Parental Predictors of Executive Function in Very Preterm Children Acta Pediatrica, December 12, 2012
546 Follow-up study of two-year-olds born at very low gestational age in Estonia Acta Pediatrica, December 12, 2012
547 Language experienced in utero affects vowel perception after birth: a two-country study Acta Pediatrica, December 12, 2012
548 Parental Socioeconomic Status, Communication, and Childrens Vocabulary Development: A Third-Generation Test of the Family Investment Model Child Development, December 12, 2012
549 A U-Shaped Relation Between Sitting Ability and Upright Face Processing in Infants Child Development, December 12, 2012
550 Relevance of brown adipose tissue in infancy and adolescence Pediatric Research, December 11, 2012
551 Mortality and Morbidity in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, December 10, 2012
552 Abnormal Gut Integrity Is Associated With Reduced Linear Growth in Rural Malawian Children Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, December 10, 2012
553 Impaired Language Abilities and White Matter Abnormalities in Children Born Very Preterm and/or Very Low Birth Weight The Journal of Pediatrics, December 6, 2012
554 Parents views on child physical activity and their implications for physical activity parenting interventions: a qualitative study Full Text BMC Pediatrics, December 6, 2012
555 Uncommon Cause of Large Paravertebral Calcification in a Child The Journal of Pediatrics, December 6, 2012
556 Patterns of Catch-Up Growth The Journal of Pediatrics, December 6, 2012
557 Childhood Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting With Central Nervous System Manifestations and the Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Journal of Child Neurology, December 6, 2012
558 Revised infant dietary recommendations: the impact of maternal education and other parental factors on adherence rates in Iceland Acta Pediatrica, December 3, 2012
559 Secular trends in weight, height and BMI in young Swedes: The Grow up Gothenburg Studies Acta Pediatrica, December 3, 2012
560 Perspectives on the care and management of infants with trisomy 18 and trisomy 13: striving for balance Current Opinion in Pediatrics, December 3, 2012
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- Boys, but not girls, who are born post-term are at greater risk of adolescent obesity due to accelerated weight gain during childhood
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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.
Read the article summaryChildren 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.
Read the article summaryHPV 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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