BMC Pediatrics

Section Editors

Shally Awasthi, King George's Medical College
Elena Chiappini, University of Florence
David A Paul, Christiana Care Health Services
Susan E Richardson, The Hospital for Sick Children
Paramala Santosh, King's College London
Kevin R Short, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Executive Editor

Peter O'Donovan, BioMed Central

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Chronic conditions linked to low SES

Low socio-economic-status (SES) in early childhood is a predisposing factor for disabling chronic conditions later in life, highlighting the importance of reducing socio-economic disadvantage in preventing health disparities and disabilities in late childhood and early adulthood

BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:101
Protecting children from tobacco smoke exposure

Many parents who participated in a tobacco prevention intervention decreased their cigarette consumption or started smoking outside, suggesting that intervention can improve the ability of smoking parents to protect their children from tobacco smoke exposure.

BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:76
Consistent care for childhood illnesses in Kenya

There is no difference in mortality for children with pneumonia and/or dehydration admitted to the hospital on weekends compared to weekdays in Kenya, suggesting that quality of care is consistent, although overall mortality remains high.

BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:74
Update to the 2003 Fenton Preterm Growth Chart

The Fenton growth chart for preterm infants has been revised to accommodate the World Health Organization Growth Standard and reflect actual age instead of completed weeks, in order to improve preterm infant growth monitoring.

BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:59
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Comments

may be a special situation of him.

Comment on: El-Sayed et al. BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:142
An alternate perspective on creating NICU growth charts

Comment on: Fenton et al. BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13:59
Importance of Pertussis Vaccination

Comment on: Hope et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12:98

Scope

BMC Pediatrics is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology and epidemiology.

It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

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