Log on / register
Feedback | Support
  Quick Search
BMC Pediatrics
BioMed Central
Current Controlled Trials
PubMed Central
PubMed
  Jump to article
 vol.
article no.

BMC Pediatrics

Home

Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Norton, MD

Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

In-house Editor
Lolu da-Silva


Welcome to BMC Pediatrics published by BioMed Central
BMC Pediatrics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. BMC Pediatrics (ISSN 1471-2431) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.



BMC Featured articles

BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:13
Maternal skin-to-skin contact before and during routine blood draws significantly reduces pain responses in very preterm infants, promoting a swifter return to baseline than when the procedure is performed in an incubator.

www.ablestock.com
BMC Pediatrics 2007, 7:40
Comparison of childhood health survey data reveals that different key indicators identify different populations of children, suggesting that care should be taken in selecting which, and how many, indicators are used in defining healthy and unhealthy children.



BMC  Latest articles published in BMC Pediatrics        [more info]


Research article
Oxidative stress in children late after Kawasaki disease: relationship with carotid atherosclerosis and stiffness
Yiu-fai Cheung, Karmin O, Connie WH Woo, Stephanie Armstrong, Yaw L Siow, Pak-Cheong Chow, Eddie WY Cheung
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:20 (8May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
Algorithms for converting estimates of child malnutrition based on the NCHS reference into estimates based on the WHO Child Growth Standards
Hong Yang, Mercedes de Onis
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:19 (5May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Acute-phase reactants after paediatric cardiac arrest. Procalcitonin as marker of immediate outcome
Marta Los Arcos, Corsino Rey, Andres Concha, Alberto Medina, Belen Prieto
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:18 (30April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Study protocol
The TOBY Study Whole body hypothermia for the treatment of perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy:a randomised controlled trial.
Denis Azzopardi, Peter Brocklehurst, David Edwards, Henry Halliday, Malcolm Levene, Marianne Thoresen, Andrew Whitelaw
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:17 (30April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Anthropometric surrogates to identify low birth weight Nepalese newborns: a hospital-based study
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Neena Chuni, Rajkumar Patil, Dela Singh, Brishna Shakya
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:16 (25April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Do pediatricians manage influenza differently than internists?
Michael B Rothberg, Aleta B Bonner, MH Rajab, Barbara W Stechenberg, David N Rose
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:15 (24April2008)
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review
Heidi Anttila, Ilona Autti-Ramo, Jutta Suoranta, Marjukka Makela, Antti Malmivaara
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:14 (24April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Kangaroo mother care diminishes pain from heel lance in very preterm neonates: A crossover trial
C. Celeste Johnston, Francoise Filion, Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Celine Goulet, Linda Bell, Kathryn McNaughton, Jasmine Byron, Marilyn Aita, G. Allen Finley, Claire-Dominique Walker
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:13 (24April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
International survey of diagnostic services for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Elizabeth Peadon, Emily Fremantle, Carol Bower, Elizabeth J Elliott
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:12 (15April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research article
Infantile gastroesophageal reflux in a hospital setting
Susan S Baker, Christine M Roach, Michael S Leonard, Robert D Baker
BMC Pediatrics 2008, 8:11 (27March2008)
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]


BMC  Latest relevant articles from other journals in BioMed Central


Research article
Are hygiene and public health interventions likely to improve outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities? A systematic review of the literature
Elizabeth McDonald, Ross Bailie, David Brewster, Peter Morris
BMC Public Health 2008, 8:153 (8May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
Maternal mental health predicts risk of developmental problems at 3 years of age: follow up of a community based trial
Suzanne C Tough, Jodi E Siever, Shirley Leew, David W Johnston, Karen Benzies, Dawne Clark
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8:16 (6May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Case report
Penetration of left and right atrial wall and aortic root by an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder in a nine year old boy with Marfan syndrome: Case report
Florian Loeffelbein, Christian Schlensak, Sven Dittrich
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3:25 (6May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Case Report
Pediatric patient with systemic lupus erythematosus & congenital acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: An unusual case and a review of the literature
Elizabeth C Chalom, Fariba Rezaee, Joel Mendelson
Pediatric Rheumatology 2008, 6:7 (1May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Case report
An uncommon presentation for a severe invasive infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in Italy: a case report
Piero Valentini, Gabriella Parisi, Monica Monaco, Francesca Crea, Teresa Spanu, Orazio Ranno, Mirella Tronci, Annalisa Pantosti
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2008, 7:11 (30April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research
The validity, reliability and normative scores of the parent, teacher and self report versions of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in China
Yasong Du, Jianhua Kou, David Coghill
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008, 2:8 (29April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research
Detection of Epstein Barr Virus by Chromogenic In Situ Hybridization in cases of extra-hepatic biliary atresia
Fatemeh Mahjoub, Reza Shahsiah, Farid Azmoudeh Ardalan, Guiti Iravanloo, Mehri Najafi Sani, Abdolmajid Zarei, Maryam Monajemzadeh, Fatemeh Farahmand, Setareh Mamishi
Diagnostic Pathology 2008, 3:19 (28April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Research
A school-curriculum-based exercise intervention program for two years in pre-pubertal girls does not influence hip structure
Gayani Alwis, Christian Linden, Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Henrik G Ahlborg, Magnus Dencker, Jack Besjakov, Per Gardsell, Magnus K Karlsson
Dynamic Medicine 2008, 7:8 (28April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Case report
Atopic dermatitis, cutaneous steroids and cataracts in children: two case reports
Andrew Tatham
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:124 (28April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Study protocol
The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care
Nick A Francis, Kerenza Hood, Sharon Simpson, Fiona Wood, Jacqueline Nuttall, Christopher C Butler
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9:23 (24April2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

Submit now



Related journals from BioMed Central


Related gateways





© 1999-2008 BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated