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Feasibility of caregiver-administered anthropometric measurements of children under age 5: evidence from Zambia

Population Health Metrics
Background Accurate measurement of children’s anthropometry is of central importance for the assessment of nutritional status as well as for the evaluation of nutrition-specific interventions.
Günther Fink, Mpela Chembe, Savanna Henderson, Peter C Rockers, Doug Parkerson   +4 more
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ETHICS AND THE DYNAMIC VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN

Les Ateliers de l’Ethique, 2017
In this paper, we want to examine the particular vulnerability of children from an ethical perspective. We want to defend three claims: Firstly, we will argue that children’s vulnerability is best understood as a dynamic quality, meaning that as children
University of Salzburg, University of Salzburg   +1 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

As our population changes, so must we: how race and ethnicity data merging has evolved over time in the Wisconsin Administrative Data Core

International Journal of Population Data Science
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), centered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Wisconsin, USA, began collaboration with various Wisconsin state agencies in 1985 to link data between disparate state agencies.
Krista Bryz-Gornia, Katie Thornton
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Classical Complement Pathway Inhibition in a Pediatric Patient With Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric refractory immune thrombocytopenia (rITP) is generally characterized by persistent thrombocytopenia and failure to achieve a sustained response to multiple standard therapies. We report a 4‐year‐old female with congenital tufting enteropathy, post‐intestinal transplant patient on immunosuppressants, who developed severe rITP ...
Sarah Hsieh, Susmita Sarangi, Caileigh Pudela, Catherine M. Broome, Tara K. Suntum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth, Distribution, and Poverty in Africa : Messages from the 1990s

, 2002
This book synthesizes, and elaborates on the results of a series of country studies, completed under the Poverty Dynamics in Africa Initiative, organized by the Africa Region of the Bank.
Demery, Lionel, Paternostro, Stefano, Christiaensen, Luc   +2 more
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Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms in Infants Versus Older Children: A Report From the Cancer in Young People in Canada Program

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infant bone and soft tissue neoplasms present distinct clinical challenges and lack large‐scale data to inform treatment decisions. This study aims to characterize bone and soft tissue neoplasms in infants in Canada and to compare their outcomes with those of older pediatric patients.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Maria Kondyli, Monia Marzouki, Nicolas Prud'homme, Nida Usmani, Rebecca J. Deyell, Lesleigh Abbott, Tony H. Truong, Sapna Oberoi, Ketan Kulkarni, Josée Brossard, Lynette Bowes, Paul Gibson, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Lillian Sung, Catherine Vezina, Laura Wheaton, Alexandra P. Zorzi, Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte, Thai Hoa Tran   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to praziquantel in Italy: persistent gaps and ongoing responses amid a Europe-wide shortage

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
In Italy, praziquantel (PZQ) is not registered for human use and can be imported from European countries where it is authorized, according to a specific ministerial decree.
Rosalia Marrone, Cristiano Camponi, Silvia Cammarata, Domenico Di Giorgio, Robert Giovanni Nisticò, Christian Napoli   +5 more
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Limits of Polycentrism at the City-regional Scale: The case of Luxembourg

European Journal of Spatial Development, 2014
Over the last fifteen years, promoters of the European spatial planning policy have presented polycentrism as the most promising strategy for answering the challenge of a more even spatial development.
Antoine Decoville, Olivier Klein
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