Birth weight changes in a major city under rapid socioeconomic transition in China
Scientific Reports, 2017 Estimates of trends in birth weight may be useful in evaluating population health. We aimed to determine whether temporal changes in birth weight have occurred amongst 2.3 million neonates born in Guangzhou, China, during 2001–2015 and investigate the ...
Jian-Rong He +14 more
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Infant and Child MRI: A Review of Scanning Procedures
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe method to examine human brain. However, a typical MR scan is very sensitive to motion, and it requires the subject to lie still during the acquisition, which is a major challenge for pediatric scans ...
Anni Copeland +26 more
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An ecological systems approach to examining risk factors for early childhood overweight: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: To use an ecological systems approach to examine individual-, family-, community- and area-level risk factors for overweight (including obesity) in 3-year-old children. Methods: A prospective nationally representative cohort study conducted in
Cole, T.J. +3 more
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Survival after postoperative morbidity: a longitudinal observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Prolonged morbidity after surgery is associated with a risk of premature death for a longer duration than perhaps is commonly thought; however, this risk falls with time.
Emberton, M. +6 more
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New architectural design of delivery room reduces morbidity in preterm neonates: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2016 Background: A multidisciplinary committee composed of a panel of experts, including a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Institute of Architects, has suggested that the delivery room (DR) and the neonatal intensive care units (NICU)
Aleandri, Vincenzo +7 more
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Cohort Profile: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort Study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2019 Abstract Background: An estimated 280,000 adults aged 50 years and above live with HIV in Nigeria, a population set to increase with ART efficacy and expanding coverage. To learn how elderly people living with HIV (EPLHIV) in Nigeria fare, despite not being prioritized by the national treatment program, and to deepen knowledge for their ...
Dakum, P +11 more
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Early life vitamin D status and asthma and wheeze: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018 Background Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of asthma. This study aimed to quantify the effect of early life vitamin D status on asthma and wheeze later in life.
Song-Ying Shen +8 more
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Regional differences in overweight: an effect of people or place? [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: To examine UK country and English regional differences in childhood overweight (including obesity) at 3 years and determine whether any differences persist after adjustment for individual risk factors.
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundExcessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has become an international public health issue. Adverse effects of sugary beverage consumption on both mother and child during pregnancy continue to be found.
Rui Gao +10 more
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Maternal employment and early childhood overweight: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2008 Background: In most developed countries, maternal employment has increased rapidly. Changing patterns of family life have been suggested to be contributing to the rising prevalence of childhood obesity.
Cole, T.J. +3 more
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