Anaemia and thalassaemia in healthy adolescents from southern Chinese families.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of and assess risk factors associated with head lice infections (pediculosis) in children from government primary schools in Victoria, Australia. METHODS:Between May and October 2001, children were selected by clustered random sampling of schools and classes, then examined for he...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Counahan M,Andrews R,Büttner P,Byrnes G,Speare R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript describes two interesting patients who had exercise-induced symptoms that unmasked an alternative underlying diagnosis. The first is an 8-year-old boy who was treated for asthma all his life but really had exercise-induced stridor (labelled as wheeze) causing significant exercise limitation, which was ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pandit CA,Batterby E,Van Asperen P,Cooper P,Selvadurai H,Fitzgerald DA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Peer review is one component of the improvement of diabetes care delivered by the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales. Queensland has a decentralised model of service provision with an established state diabetes network. METHODS:The NHS scheme was adapted for use in Australia, and seven trained revi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wales J,Yates J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/HYPOTHESIS:Teaching hospitals affiliated with universities are now common sites for research higher degree supervision. We hypothesised that the hospital environment poses unique challenges to supervision compared with the traditional university research institute setting. AIMS:This study aimed to identify ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Caldwell PH,Oldmeadow W,Jones CA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old Chinese girl with 1-year history of progressive jaundice, steatorrhoea and pruritus was referred. Physical examination showed failure to thrive, marked jaundice, finger clubbing and hepatomegaly. There was laboratory evidence of cholestatic jaundice and autoimmunity, with marked elevation of alkaline phos...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee WS,Saw CB,Sarji SA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the earliest age at which histological changes can be used to diagnose oesophagitis and to determine the relationships between clinical, endoscopic and histological features of oesophagitis in infants. METHODOLOGY:The case records and biopsies of 113 infants aged 2-18 months with clinically signifi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chadwick LM,Kurinczuk JJ,Hallam LA,Brennan BA,Forbes D

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Childhood overweight and obesity is unacceptably high in industrialised nations. School-based interventions have largely been atheoretical and ineffective. This study aimed to test a new theory-based protocol for its effects on measures of fitness and body mass index (BMI), and its proposed psychosocial mediators, ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Annesi JJ,Walsh SM,Greenwood BL,Mareno N,Unruh-Rewkowski JL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of Ketotifen was examined in the treatment of 113 infants between 6 and 36 months of age presenting with a history of cough and/or wheeze in a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. A 4 week no-medication baseline phase preceded the 16 week treatment phase in which infants took 2.5 ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： van Asperen PP,McKay KO,Mellis CM,Loh RK,Harth SC,Thong YH,Harris M,Robertson IF,Gibbeson M,Rhodes L

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify neonatal seizures and evaluate the efficiency of clinical observations and short duration electroencephalograms (EEG). METHODOLOGY:Sixty-three neonates were investigated using prolonged video/EEG monitoring. Patients with confirmed seizures were treated with sequential doses of phenobarbitone and...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bye A,Flanagan D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although suctioning is a standard airway maintenance procedure, there are significant associated risks, such as loss of lung volume due to high negative suction pressures. This study aims to assess the extent and duration of change in end-expiratory level (EEL) resulting from endotracheal tube (ETT) suction and to...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hough JL,Shearman AD,Liley H,Grant CA,Schibler A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe complications and outcomes of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy in children with spasticity and/or dystonia. METHODS:A prospective study of goal attainment after ITB therapy and a retrospective review of medical records for complications. The children were described as dystonia-predominant or spastici...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ward A,Hayden S,Dexter M,Scheinberg A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound techniques have been developed since the past century and are becoming more useful in different areas of medical knowledge. More recently, lung ultrasound gained importance throughout artefacts analysis to help clinical evaluation at bedside and became subject of interest in the paediatric intensive care an...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dominguez A,Gaspar HA,Preto M,Ejzenberg FE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to evaluate consultant general paediatricians' opinions of a UK paediatric telecardiology service. METHODS:A structured questionnaire was developed and sent to all consultant paediatricians working in a district general hospital in Northern Ireland. RESULTS:Paediatricians (n = 35) regarde...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McCrossan BA,Doherty NN,Sands AJ,Grant B,Craig BG,McCusker CG,Casey FA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9 year old girl presented with seizures, weight gain and early morning behavioural changes. She had been commenced on anticonvulsants and was subsequently diagnosed with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia. This case demonstrates the importance of blood glucose monitoring in children presenting with new-onset seizures a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kao KT,Simm PJ,Brown J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A retrospective Auckland-wide (total population approximately 1.4 million) study of hospital admissions from 2007 to 2015 was conducted to assess trends in admissions for acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) in children aged 0-14 years. METHODS:International Statistical Classification of Diseases (I...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Vogel AM,Lennon DR,van der Werf B,Diack M,Neutze JM,Horsfall M,Emery D,Wong W

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absolute contraindications to pertussis immunization should be limited to anaphylaxis or unexplained encephalopathy following a previous dose. Other contraindications including marked febrile reactions (> 40.5 degrees C), hypotonic-hyporesponsive episodes, prolonged screaming (> 3 h) and severe local reactions (more t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors：

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate parental attitudes to cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier detection of their infant by newborn screening (NBS). METHODS:Data were collected from a postal questionnaire sent to parents of infants identified as CF carriers by NBS in 1996-1997 (inclusive) and 2001 in Victoria, Australia (n = 66). RESULTS:Alm...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lewis S,Curnow L,Ross M,Massie J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Left vocal cord paralysis (LVCP) is variably reported post ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Our objective was to determine the incidence of LVCP and identify predictive factors and associated morbidities in preterm infants post PDA ligation. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of infants less t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pharande P,Karthigeyan S,Walker K,D'Cruz D,Badawi N,Luig M,Winlaw D,Popat H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify opportunities to improve health-care delivery for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children requiring hospital admission and to determine their characteristics. METHODS:We analysed all documentation of admissions of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children to a tertiary paediatric h...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Attwood L,Rodrigues S,Winsor J,Warren S,Biviano L,Gunasekera H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Asthma is prevalent in our primary (elementary) school population. Training in asthma management for school staff should be relevant and focused on the recognition and management of an acute severe exacerbation of asthma. Evidence suggests that online training can be as effective as face-to-face training for medica...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Luckie K,Saini B,Galstaun V,Kritikos V,Collins JC,Moles RJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following principles are now clearly defined in the management of children with developmental delay: (1) Multidisciplinary teams are more effective than individual therapeutic approaches. (2) The whole development of the child needs to be considered rather than a single deficient area alone. (3) Home-based program...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Parry TS

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and poorer neurobehavioural outcomes in school-age children is well established, but the relationship in obese children and adolescents, in whom OSA is more common, is not so well established. We aimed to investigate this relationship in 10-18-year-olds. METH...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tan E,Healey D,Schaughency E,Dawes P,Galland B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy developed symptoms of rapidly progressive paraplegia, associated with bowel and urinary dysfunction, but without sensory loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed diffuse swelling of the lower spinal cord on T1-weighted images. Based on the clinical presentation and MRI findings, a dia...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Minami K,Tsuda Y,Maeda H,Yanagawa T,Izumi G,Yoshikawa N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of climate change, the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. However, the worst effects on child health can be avoided, and well-designed climate policies can have important benefits for child health and equity. We call on child health professional...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hosking J,Jones R,Percival T,Turner N,Ameratunga S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine associations between socio-economic, familial and perinatal factors with overweight/obesity in 6- and 12-year-old schoolchildren. METHODS:Eligible year-1 (1765/2238, mean age 6.7 years) and year-7 students (2353/3144, mean age, 12.7 years) from a random cluster sample of 55 Sydney schools were examined ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gopinath B,Baur LA,Burlutsky G,Robaei D,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumcision has been the traditional treatment for phimosis, but now is not the only management option, the best of which appears to be topical steroid application. Importantly, the literature suggests that phimosis probably is over-diagnosed, indicating that a prospective, randomized controlled study is needed to co...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dewan PA,Tieu HC,Chieng BS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intoxications, both accidental and intentional, are common in children and adolescents and often require hospitalisation and intensive treatment. Antiepileptic drugs are a possible cause of poisoning and intoxications because this category of medications has shown a rising trend in recent years. They might be responsi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ferranti S,Grande E,Gaggiano C,Grosso S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile botulism classically presents with a triad of clinical features: Bulbar palsies (slow/absent pupil response) Alert Absent fever Other common features are: Constipation, ptosis and poor feeding The diagnosis is a clinical one, confirmed by EMG and by testing stool for the organism, C. botulinum, or its toxin....

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McMaster P,Piper S,Schell D,Gillis J,Chong A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Chest compression depth (CCD) decreases significantly when performing one-handed chest compression (OHCC). We modified OHCC posture to increase CCD as follows: first, the axis of the compression hand was adjusted to the compression area; second, the opposite hand was wrapped around the elbow of the compression arm....

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee SS,Lee SD,Oh JH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are the most common reason for hospitalisation of young children in the Northern Territory of Australia. International studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with increased risk of ALRI in paediatric populations, but this has not been explored in tropical regions such as...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Binks MJ,Smith-Vaughan HC,Bar-Zeev N,Chang AB,Andrews RM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00