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341 The Oportunidades Program's Fortified Food Supplement, but Not Improvements in the Home Diet, Increased the Intake of Key Micronutrients in Rural Mexican Children 12-59 Months of Age The Journal of Nutrition, March 8, 2013 Review Article
342 Cognitive Outcome in Adolescents and Young Adults after Repeat Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids The Journal of Pediatrics, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
343 Determinants of vitamin A deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau Full Text BMC Public Health, March 8, 2013 Review Article
344 Growing up before growing out: secular trends in height, weight and obesity in 5-6-year-old children born between 1970 and 2006 Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013 Review Article
345 Nutrition Assessment and Support in Children With End-Stage Liver Disease Nutrition in Clinical Practice, March 8, 2013 Review Article
346 Vitamin A Status After Prophylactic Intramuscular Vitamin A Supplementation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Nutrition in Clinical Practice, March 7, 2013 Review Article
347 Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Are Feasible As a Breastmilk Replacement for HIV-Exposed Infants from 24 to 48 Weeks of Age The Journal of Nutrition, March 7, 2013 Review Article
348 Reasons for Earlier Than Desired Cessation of Breastfeeding Pediatrics, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
349 Factors predicting distress among parents/caregivers of children with neurological disease and home enteral nutrition Child: Care, Health, and Development, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
350 Mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition, March 7, 2013 Review Article
351 Safety and Immunogenicity of Neonatal Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Papua New Guinean Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial PLOS ONE, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
352 Nutrition products for preterm infants: Do they meet requirements? Discoveries from the infant enteral feeding tender Nutrition & Dietetics, March 6, 2013 Review Article
353 Potential Sources of Bisphenol A in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Pediatrics, March 6, 2013 Review Article
354 Healthy Hospital Food Initiatives in the United States: Time to Ban Sugar Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Childhood Obesity Acta Pediatrica, March 6, 2013 Review Article
355 Achieving Targeted Pulse Oximetry Values in Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room The Journal of Pediatrics, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
356 Randomized, placebo controlled, double blind trial evaluating early pregnancy phytonutrient supplementation in the prevention of preeclampsia Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
357 Should we screen newborns for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the United States Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013 Review Article
358 Neonatal Critical Care Communication (NC3): training NICU physicians and nurse practitioners Journal of Perinatology, March 6, 2013 Review Article
359 Prevalence of Childhood Celiac Disease and Changes in Infant Feeding Pediatrics, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article
360 Multinutrient fortification of human breast milk for preterm infants following hospital discharge Cochrane Reviews, March 5, 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 Advances in pediatric dehydration therapy Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 13, 2013 Review Article
2 The prevention of food allergy in children Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, April 30, 2013 Review Article
3 Autism and dietary therapy: case report and review of the literature Journal of Child Neurology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, May 6, 2013
5 Home-made Feeding Bottles Have Inadequacies in Their Nutritional Composition Regardless of Socioeconomic Class Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, May 9, 2013 Review Article
6 The safety of statins in children Acta Pediatrica, May 1, 2013 Review Article
7 The Association Between Vitamin D Status and Recurrent Wheezing The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 9, 2013 Review Article
8 Sensitivity and Specificity of Obesity Diagnosis in Pediatric Ambulatory Care in the United States Clinical Pediatrics, May 16, 2013 Review Article
9 Extremely Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality Rates in the United States Pediatrics, May 7, 2013 Review Article
10 Long-term Effectiveness of Varicella Vaccine: A 14-Year, Prospective Cohort Study Pediatrics, May 2, 2013
11 Formulation of a drinkable peanut-based therapeutic food for malnourished children using plant sources International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, May 29, 2013 Review Article
12 Effect of Early Limited Formula on Duration and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in At-Risk Infants: An RCT Pediatrics, May 15, 2013
13 Prevalence of Use of Human Milk in US Advanced Care Neonatal Units Pediatrics, May 14, 2013 Review Article
14 Effects of Reduced Juice Allowances in Food Packages for the Women, Infants, and Children Program Pediatrics, May 8, 2013 Review Article
15 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013 Review Article
16 The science of breastfeeding: time for a change Acta Pediatrica, April 17, 2013 Review Article
17 From Parenteral to Enteral Nutrition: A Nutrition-Based Approach for Evaluating Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, May 16, 2013 Review Article
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Diet spanning infancy and toddlerhood is associated with child blood pressure at age 7.5 y
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19 Micronutrient supply and health outcomes in children Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, April 12, 2013 Review Article
20 Intussusception After Rotavirus Vaccines Reported to US VAERS, 2006-2012 Pediatrics, May 14, 2013 Review Article
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