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Eye drop Self-medication: Comparative Questionnaire-based study of two Latin American cities. [PDF]
A broad spectrum of ocular symptoms are treated by self-medication with commercial eye-drops. This behavior threatens individuals' visual health. In Latin America, evidence is poor.
Gramajo, Ana L. +7 more
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DGAT‐1 deficiency: Congenital diarrhea and dietary treatment
Abstract DGAT‐1 (Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase‐1) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder which causes severe impairment in lipid absorption. We report a case of an infant suffering from persistent diarrhea starting at the age of four weeks. Further investigations identified DGAT‐1 deficiency as underlying cause.
Clemens Gardemann +6 more
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The Effect of Early Universal Daycare on Child Weight Problems [PDF]
As the number of young children in daycare increases, people start to worry about the effect of early non-parental care. This is of special relevance as investments in the early periods of life are shown to be most important for a child's long term ...
Lauber, Verena, Thomas, Lampert
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Passive smoking indicators in Italy: does the gross domestic product matter? [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between regional values of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and passive smoking in Italy.
Cianfanelli, Sara +5 more
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Long‐Term Pulmonary Sequelae 5–14 Years After Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis in Early Childhood
ABSTRACT Background There is little information about long‐term changes in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) many years after protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB), the most common cause of chronic wet cough in early childhood. Methods Of 200 consecutively recruited children with a previously proven diagnosis of PBB 62 (12.2 years, female 48%) were ...
Jan Hermann +7 more
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ABSTRACT The discussion on tackling childhood obesity is often centered around fostering physical activity. A potential relationship yet overlooked could run from providing the proper environment for healthy lifestyles to reduced weight problems. A unique quasi‐experimental setting of transforming former airport grounds to a large urban green space ...
Josefine Koebe
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Latest trends in ADHD drug prescribing patterns in children in the UK: prevalence, incidence and persistence. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To investigate attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug prescribing in children under 16 years old in the UK between 1992 and 2013.
Beau-Lejdstrom, Raphaelle +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background The Survey of Neonates in Pomerania (SNiP) is a birth cohort study conducted in Western Pomerania, Germany. SNiP‐I recruited participants at birth between the years 2002 and 2008 (5801 inclusions). Since SNiP‐I, population sociodemographic characteristics and the prevalence of early exposures, including overweight and gestational ...
Matthias Heckmann +6 more
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Effects of phone versus mail survey methods on the measurement of health-related quality of life and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents [PDF]
Background Telephone interviews have become established as an alternative to traditional mail surveys for collecting epidemiological data in public health research.
Michael Erhart +38 more
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Abstract Background Friedreich ataxia is a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by frataxin deficiency. Both underweight and overweight occur in mitochondrial disorders, each with adverse health outcomes. We investigated the longitudinal evolution of anthropometric abnormalities in Friedreich ataxia and the hypothesis that both weight loss and weight
Stella Andrea Lischewski +50 more
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