Low testosterone in a male adolescent bodybuilder: Which diagnosis holds more weight?

abstract：AIM:To determine health-care-seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses in a resource-poor setting. METHOD:Cross-sectional survey was conducted in the children emergency room in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Socio-demographic data and details of the place and type of care given to ill children before presentation in th...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tinuade O,Iyabo RA,Durotoye O

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the process and quality of informed consent, motivation and influence in parents who were invited to enroll their baby in a research project. METHODOLOGY:A mixed quantitative/qualitative questionnaire was sent to a cohort invited to participate in a physiological research project on sudden inf...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hayman RM,Taylor BJ,Peart NS,Galland BC,Sayers RM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the variation in volumes and types of paediatric presentations to a tertiary emergency department in New Zealand during the national level 4 lockdown for COVID-19. METHODS:A retrospective, comparative cohort study in Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department, New Zealand. RESULTS:There was a 37% redu...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bothara RK,Raina A,Carne B,Walls T,McCombie A,Ardagh MW,Joyce LR

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify determinants of the initiation and duration of breastfeeding amongst Australian women. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of 556 women in Perth, Western Australia and 503 women from the Darling Downs area, Queensland, Australia. RESULTS:Breastfeeding at discharge was most strongly associated wit...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Scott JA,Landers MC,Hughes RM,Binns CW

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Many Australian children have dental decay in their deciduous teeth. Poor oral health can negatively impact a child's ability to eat, speak, sleep and socialise, with adverse impacts later in life. Paediatricians are well placed to examine children's teeth and to provide advice and education about oral health. Usin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Koirala A,O'Connor E,Widmer R,Kilpatrick N,Goldfeld S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the influence of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity in early adolescence. METHODS:Data about breastfeeding duration, BMI of children at 14 years, and confounding variables, were collected from an ongoing longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 7776 children in Brisbane. Prevalence of overweight a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Shields L,O'Callaghan M,Williams GM,Najman JM,Bor W

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Paediatric haematopoietic stem cell donors undergo non-therapeutic procedures and endure known and unknown physical and psychosocial risks for the benefit of a family member. One ethical concern is the risk that they may be pressured by parents or health professionals to act as a donor. This paper adds to what is k...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Then SN

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an association exists between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and bacterial meningitis in childhood, in an Australian population. METHODOLOGY:A retrospective, case-controlled telephone survey of the parents of 71 children admitted to the Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Iles K,Poplawski NK,Couper RT

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that hyperthermia can occur in cool climates because of overwrapping and that this practice precedes many deaths labelled as SIDS. We have attempted to test the hypothesis that the interaction of a cold face and a hot body might lead to further hyperthermia in a piglet model. Twelve non-se...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Galland BC,Peebles CM,Bolton DP,Taylor BJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a rare, chronic, relapsing immune/antigen-mediated disease characterised by symptoms of oesophageal dysfunction, with a paucity of data among New Zealand (NZ) children. This 3-year prospective study aimed to characterise EoE diagnosed nationally and to describe initial treatment s...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Roberts AJ,Day AS,Sinclair J,Dickson N,Porter J,Wellington G,Evans HM

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study injuries in young people associated with the use of rollerblades, draw comparisons with skateboarding and rollerskating injuries, and suggest strategies for injury prevention. METHODOLOGY:Injuries associated with the use of rollerblades, skateboards and rollerskates in young people aged < or = 14 ye...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Heller DR,Routley V,Chambers S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of shopping trolley related injuries (fatalities and hospitalizations) to children in New Zealand prior to the introduction of a voluntary standard for shopping trolleys. METHODOLOGY:To identify cases, a key word search was conducted of national mortality and hospitalization data...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Parry ML,Morrison LG,Chalmers DJ,Wright CS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningococcus is a well known cause of meningitis and septicaemia. It is less well known as a cause of arthritis. This case report describes an infant with meningococcal arthritis and with further discussion of the role of meningococcal serogroup W135 in disease, as well as current and future immunisation strategies. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McMullan B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of the General Movements Assessment (GMA) for estimating diagnostic accuracy in detecting cerebral palsy (CP) in an Australian context by a newly established NSW rater network. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal cross-sectional study was conduc...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Morgan C,Crowle C,Goyen TA,Hardman C,Jackman M,Novak I,Badawi N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether home-use icterometry improves parental recognition of neonatal jaundice, early care seeking and treatment to minimize risks of bilirubin encephalopathy. METHODS:Cluster-randomised controlled trial of community-level icterometry used at home by mothers in Chi Linh, Vietnam. Rural health-care wo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Luu MN,Le LT,Tran BH,Duong TK,Nguyen HT,Le VT,Partridge JC

更新日期：2014-09-01 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 16 year old girl with an established diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis presented with a 1 year history of swelling of the left cheek. A 2 cm diameter tumour was excised which showed histological features of a solid variant of a minor salivary gland basal cell adenoma. One year later during laparotomy and excision of m...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Byard RW,Phillips GE,Dardick I,Robertson E,Carter RF,Bourne AJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted on 447 healthy high school students of southern Chinese descent to determine the prevalence of anaemia and thalassaemia. Haematological data and serum ferritin levels were determined on all venous blood samples. Haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoretic study was conducted on 43 students who had anaemia (...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Li AM,Cheng MY

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adaptive functioning develops throughout early childhood, and its limitation is a reflection that the child has developmental or emotional problems or even mental retardation. Little is known about the adaptive functioning or developmental status of slum children. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken du...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Panigrahi A,Das SC,Sahoo P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric Cryptococcus gattii disease is rare, with only two previous cases recorded in the Northern Territory (NT) over the last 54 years. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognised complication of C. gattii infection, even in the absence of an identified immunodeficiency syndrome; ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： O'Brien MP,Ford TJ,Currie BJ,Francis JR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helping parents engage in practices that are likely to prevent childhood obesity is a considerable challenge for health professionals, policy makers and researchers. The aim of the study was to determine who is likely to use services designed to help parents prevent overweight and obesity and what types of services th...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wolfenden L,Bell C,Wiggers J,Butler M,James E,Chipperfield K

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:This study documents the neurodevelopmental outcome at 3 years of 52 of 55 extremely low birthweight (ELBW) survivors (survival rate 49%) born in a tertiary maternity centre from July 1985 through December 1988, and examines more closely the developmental profile of the neurologically normal survivors. At 3 years, 6 (...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bowen JR,Starte DR,Arnold JD,Simmons JL,Ma PJ,Leslie GI

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate consumption of foods rich in dietary fibre and its relation to the prevalence of constipation in pre-school children. METHODS:In total, 368 children aged 3-5 years were randomly selected from kindergartens in Hong Kong. Constipation was confirmed by Rome-criteria. Children with normal bowel habits serv...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee WT,Ip KS,Chan JS,Lui NW,Young BW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a multifactorial disease affecting the developing retinal vasculature and remains an important cause of blindness in very preterm infants. Rush disease, or aggressive posterior ROP (AP-ROP), progresses rapidly to stage 5 disease without exhibiting the classical course that includes ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Buksh MJ,Dai S,Kuschel CA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Children in out-of-home care have high and frequently unidentified health needs. The Child Protection Unit at Sydney Children's Hospital offers comprehensive health screening to children in care. Recommendations for remediation are made, but follow-up in the clinic is not offered. Current research has failed to est...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Nathanson D,Lee G,Tzioumi D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight full-term infants (mean gestation 39.9 weeks [range 37-42] and mean birthweight 3642 g [range 3060-4200]) with severe respiratory failure (median oxygenation index 28 [range 16-65] and median arterial/alveolar PO2 ratio (a/APO2) 0.094 [range 0.038-0.165]) and pulmonary barotrauma were treated with Dexamethasone,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Barr P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the use of antifungal chemoprophylaxis to prevent neonatal invasive fungal infections (IFI) in very low birthweight infants (VLBW <1500 g). METHOD:Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. RESULTS:Nine trials were identified (2029 infants), with six comparing fluconazole with placebo/no treatme...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Blyth CC,Barzi F,Hale K,Isaacs D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency among children in developing countries may lead to a severe clinical status. In this article, the clinical manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency and the consequences of delay in its diagnosis have been evaluated. METHODS:A total of 41 patients who were hospitalised and treated...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Demir N,Koc A,Üstyol L,Peker E,Abuhandan M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare maternal reasons for non-immunisation and for partial immunisation in northern Nigeria, and determine the link between specific reasons and future intentions to immunise. METHODS:Responses to open-ended questions collected through a 2007 questionnaire survey were individually coded for key words using t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Babalola S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00