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21 Reversible Lactic Acidosis in a Newborn With Thiamine Transporter-2 Deficiency Pediatrics, May 9, 2013
22 Screening for hypothyroidism in schools for children with learning difficulties in Southeastern Nigeria Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, May 9, 2013 Review Article
23 Repeat Antenatal Steroid Exposure and Later Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness, and Metabolic Profile The Journal of Pediatrics, May 8, 2013 Review Article
24 Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Comparison of Borderline Screening Cut-Off Points and the Effect on the Number of Children Treated with Levothyroxine European Thyroid Journal, May 8, 2013 Review Article
25 Symptomatic West Syndrome Secondary to Glucose Transporter-1(GLUT1) Deficiency with Complete Response to 4:1 Ketogenic Diet The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 8, 2013 Review Article
26 Patterns of Inpatient Care for Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia in US Children's Hospitals Pediatrics, May 7, 2013 Review Article
27 Impact of a district-wide diabetes prevention programme involving health education for children and the community Health Education Journal, May 6, 2013 Review Article
28 Quality of Life and Other Outcomes in Children Treated for Cushing Syndrome Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 3, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
29 Differential associations between infant affective and cortisol responses during the Still Face paradigm among infants born very low birth weight versus full-term Infant Behavior and Development, May 2, 2013 Review Article
30 Hyperglycemia and lower diet quality in pregnant overweight women and increased infant size at birth and at 13months of age -- STEPS study Early Human Development, May 2, 2013 Review Article
31 HLA-typing, clinical, and immunological characterization of youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus phenotype from the German/Austrian DPV database Pediatric Diabetes, May 1, 2013 Review Article
32 The Promise and Peril of Mobile Health Applications for Diabetes and Endocrinology Pediatric Diabetes, May 1, 2013 Review Article
33 Clinical application of regulatory T cells in type 1 diabetes Pediatric Diabetes, May 1, 2013 Review Article
34 Are metabolic syndrome antecedents in prepubertal children associated with being born idiopathic large for gestational age Pediatric Diabetes, May 1, 2013 Review Article
35 Thyroid Function from Birth to Adolescence in Prader-Willi Syndrome The Journal of Pediatrics, April 30, 2013 Review Article
36 Effects of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for 1 Year on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Children on Long-Term Steroid Therapy: Randomized Controlled, Delayed-Start Study Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article
37 Rapidly evolving hypopituitarism in a boy with multiple autoimmune disorders Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 29, 2013
38 The metabolic inter-relationships between changes in waist circumference, triglycerides, insulin sensitivity and small, dense low-density lipoprotein particles with acute weight loss in clinically obese children and adolescents Pediatric Obesity, April 26, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
39 Different Long-Term Response to Growth Hormone Therapy in Small- versus Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency Hormone Research in Paediatrics, April 26, 2013 Review Article
40 Influence of Obesity on Association Between Genetic Variants Identified by Genome-Wide Association Studies and Hypertension Risk in Chinese Children American Journal of Hypertension, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
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 summaryAs 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 summaryAs 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.
Read the article summary1 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and the Second Newborn Screen The Journal of Pediatrics, March 1, 2013 Review Article
2 Effects of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone for 1 Year on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Children on Long-Term Steroid Therapy: Randomized Controlled, Delayed-Start Study Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 29, 2013
3 Preterm Birth and the Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Pediatrics, April 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 Healthcare cost of type 1 diabetes mellitus in new-onset children in a hospital compared to an outpatient setting BMC Pediatrics, April 18, 2013 Free full text
5 Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care for Youth Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescence Pediatrics, March 27, 2013 Review Article
6 Thyroid Cancer in Pediatric Age Group: An Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 4, 2013
7 Patterns of Self-Management in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Predict Level of Glycemic Control 2 Years Later Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, April 22, 2013
8 Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents Pediatrics, February 5, 2013
9 Time to Menarche and Final Height after Histrelin Implant Treatment for Central Precocious Puberty The Journal of Pediatrics, March 7, 2013 Review Article
10 Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity Human Molecular Genetics, April 11, 2013 Review Article
11 Diabetes in Cystic Fibrosis Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, April 16, 2013 Review Article
12 Subclinical hypothyroidism in the first years of life in patients with Down syndrome Pediatric Research, March 15, 2013 Review Article
13 Birth of 16 healthy children after ICSI in cases of nonmosaic Klinefelter syndrome Human Reproduction, April 17, 2013
14 Subclinical hypothyroidism in the first years of life in patients with Down syndrome Pediatric Research, April 18, 2013 Review Article
15 Low Morbidity and Mortality in Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treated with Isotonic Fluids The Journal of Pediatrics, March 19, 2013 Review Article
16 The Cardio-Metabolic Risk of Moderate and Severe Obesity in Children and Adolescents The Journal of Pediatrics, March 6, 2013
17 Drug treatment of inborn errors of metabolism: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, April 10, 2013 Review Article
18 Different Long-Term Response to Growth Hormone Therapy in Small- versus Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency Hormone Research in Paediatrics, April 26, 2013 Review Article
19 Rapidly evolving hypopituitarism in a boy with multiple autoimmune disorders Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 29, 2013
20 Neurodevelopment after moderate hyperbilirubinemia at term Pediatric Research, April 18, 2013 Review Article
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