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Early childhood and the life course [PDF]

What happens to children in the early years has consequences right through the course of their lives. There are many opportunities to intervene and make a difference to the lives of children and young people.
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Integrating services for young children and their families [PDF]

In an effort to improve outcomes for young children and their families, governments in all developed nations are making efforts to integrate services more effectively.
Centre for Community Child Health
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The effects of state EITC expansion on children’s health [PDF]

, 2012
This brief examines the impact of state-level adoption of Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) on a set of health-related outcomes for children, including: (1) health insurance coverage, (2) use of preventive medical and dental care, and (3) health status ...
Baughman, Reagan A.
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A PRSZT Registry Analysis of Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival and Relapse Rates After Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A second allogeneic (allo‐)hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT2) is a potential curative option for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) following relapse after first allogeneic transplantation (HSCT1), but its efficacy is limited by high relapse rates and transplant‐related toxicity in highly pretreated ...
Ava Momm, Imme Haubitz, Rita Beier, Martin Zimmermann, Andrej Lissat, Peter Bader, Matthias Eyrich, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Matthias Wölfl, Paul‐Gerhardt Schlegel, Verena Wiegering   +10 more
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Clinical experience of the expanded carrier screening for recessive genetic diseases in a large cohort study in Southern central China

Scientific Reports
Recessive monogenic disorders represent a significant cause of congenital malformations and disabilities in pediatric populations. The present study aims to provide the first comprehensive assessment of clinical experience with expanded carrier screening
Lu pan, Haiyan Luo, Tingting Huang, Huizhen Yuan, Yongyi Zou, Qing Lu, Baitao Zeng, Pengpeng Ma, Yan Yang, Ting Huang, Danping Liu, Bicheng Yang, Yanqiu Liu, Jun Zou, Fen Fu   +14 more
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Rethinking the transition to school: linking schools and early years services [PDF]

Starting school is an exciting but also potentially stressful time for children and families alike. It is one of the key transition points during childhood.
Centre for Community Child Health
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Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi, Alice Pozza, Luc Mertens, Adam Paul Yan, Sarah Alexander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of cannabis in pregnancy and as a new parent [PDF]

The most common illicit drug used by women of reproductive age and by pregnant women is cannabis (DrugInfo, 2005). Although there are limited national data available on illicit substance use among parents in Australia, the 2007 National Drug Strategy ...
Centre for Community Child Health
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The Health Status of Southern Children: A Neglected Regional Disparity

, 2005
Purpose: Great variations exist in child health outcomes among states in the United States, with southern states consistently ranked among the lowest in the country.
Bryant, Thomas, Dailey, Amy B., Goldhagen, Jeffrey, Livingood, William, Remo, Radley, Watts, Graham, Wludyka, Peter, Wood, David   +7 more
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Gemcitabine, Docetaxel, Melphalan, Carboplatin as Part of Sequential Cycles of High‐Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem‐Cell Rescue for Multiply Relapsed/Refractory Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although most malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin‐based therapy, options for patients with multiply relapsed/refractory disease remain limited. For this population, we report the first pediatric use of gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, and carboplatin (GemDMC) as part of sequential cycles of high‐dose ...
Maria Frost, Olayinka Okeleji, Amr Elgehiny, Douglas Harrison, Cynthia Herzog, Jeremy Connors, Demetrios Petropoulos, Priti Tewari, Dristhi Ragoonanan, Yago Nieto, Irtiza N. Sheikh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source