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Adrian Aldcroft


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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, EMBASE, Scopus, CABI, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.



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BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:49
Externalizing behaviors are associated with children's weight status in early childhood and throughout elementary school indicating that, although the magnitude of the effect is modest, the development of anticipatory guidance to parents is necessary.
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BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:39
In developing countries, septicemia is a highly prevalent cause of newborn mortality, which can be predicted by indicators such as convulsion, lethargy, inability to feed and neonatal cyanosis.
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While UK asthma prevalence is higher in white children than most ethnic minorities, being born abroad is a protective factor in some groups suggesting that socio-environmental factors play a role in asthma patterns among different ethnic groups.


BMC  Latest articles published in BMC Pediatrics        [more info]


Research article
Storytelling as a communication tool for health consumers: development of an intervention for parents of children with croup
Lisa Hartling, Shannon Scott, Rena Pandya, David Johnson, Ted Bishop, Terry P Klassen
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:64 (2September2010)
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Research article
There is (still) too much aluminium in infant formulas
Shelle-Ann M Burrell, Christopher Exley
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:63 (31August2010)
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Research article
Infant growth disparity in the Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam: a follow-up study
Arild Vaktskjold, Doan Van Tri, Duong Trong Phi, Torkjel M Sandanger
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:62 (23August2010)
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Early exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and the development of allergic diseases in 4 year old children in Malmo, Sweden
Kristina Hansen, Elisabeth Mangrio, Martin Lindstrom, Maria Rosvall
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:61 (23August2010)
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Growth status and menarcheal age among adolescent school girls in Wannune, Benue State, Nigeria
Daniel T Goon, Abel L Toriola, Jonathan Uever, Sarah Wuam, Olutoyin M Toriola
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:60 (19August2010)
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Use of manual and powered wheelchair in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study
Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet, Gunnar Hgglund
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:59 (16August2010)
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Associations between insulin and glucose concentrations and anthropometric measures of fat mass in Australian adolescents
Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Christopher T Cowell, Anthony D Okely, Louise L Hardy, Robert Aitken, Timothy Dobbins
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:58 (11August2010)
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Clinico-epidemiological profile and diagnostic procedures of pediatric tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital of western Nepal-a case-series analysis
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Narayan Ramakrishnareddy, Ravi K Shah, Ramkaji Baniya, Pradipta K Swain
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:57 (9August2010)
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Growth, immune and viral responses in HIV infected African children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study
Philippa M Musoke , Peter Mudiope, Linda N Barlow-Mosha, Patrick Ajuna, Danstan Bagenda , Michael M Mubiru, Thorkild Tylleskar, Mary G Fowler
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:56 (6August2010)
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Study protocol
Physical training in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: the protocol of the No Use is Disuse study
Merel Jansen, Imelda JM de Groot, Nens van Alfen, Alexander CH Geurts
BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:55 (6August2010)
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Vitamin A status of healthy children in Manisa, Turkey
Nermin Tansug, Muzaffer Polat, Selcan Cesme, Fatma Taneli, Salih Gozmen, Ozlem Tokusoglu, Dilek Yilmaz, Gonul Dinc
Nutrition Journal 2010, 9:34 (1September2010)
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Research article
School wellbeing among children in grades 1 - 10
Audhild Lohre, Stian Lydersen, Lars J Vatten
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:526 (1September2010)
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Research article
Impact of early psychosocial factors (childhood socioeconomic factors and adversities) on future risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic disturbances and obesity: a systematic review
Teresa Tamayo, Christian Herder, Wolfgang Rathmann
BMC Public Health 2010, 10:525 (1September2010)
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Research article
Development and testing of the BONES physical activity survey for young children
Christina D Economos, Erin Hennessy, Jennifer M Sacheck, M. Kyla Shea, Elena N Naumova
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:195 (31August2010)
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Research article
Laryngeal Mask Airway for neonatal resuscitation in a developing country: evaluation of an educational intervention
Vincenzo Zanardo, Alphonse Simbi, Massimo Micaglio, Francesco Cavallin, Leon Tshilolo, Daniele Trevisanuto
BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:254 (31August2010)
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Case report
Meconium pseudocyst secondary to ileum volvulus perforation without peritoneal calcification: a case report
Esther Valladares, David Rodriguez, Antonio Vela, Sergi Cabre, Josep Maria Lailla
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:292 (31August2010)
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Research
Multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection following intermittent preventive treatment in infants
Ulrike Buchholz, Robin Kobbe, Ina Danquah, Philipp Zanger, Klaus Reither, Harry H Abruquah, Martin P Grobusch, Peter Ziniel, Jurgen May, Frank P Mockenhaupt
Malaria Journal 2010, 9:244 (26August2010)
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Prediction error and accuracy of intraocular lens power calculation in pediatric patient comparing SRK II and Pediatric IOL Calculator
Azlyn-Azwa Jasman, Bakiah Shaharuddin, Raja-Azmi M Noor, Shatriah Ismail, Zulkifli A Ghani, Zunaina Embong
BMC Ophthalmology 2010, 10:20 (25August2010)
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Probiotics in the treatment of acute rotavirus diarrhoea. A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial using two different probiotic preparations in Bolivian children
Giuseppe Grandy, Marcos Medina, Richard Soria, Carlos Teran, Magdalena Araya
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:253 (25August2010)
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Does access to care affect outcomes of appendicitis in children? - a population-based cohort study
Teresa To, Jacob C Langer
BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:250 (25August2010)
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