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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with myocardial infarction among patients at Uganda heart institute, Mulago National referral hospital in Uganda

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death globally, with ischemic heart disease (IHD) accounting for 9.1 million deaths in 2019.
Bukomeko Javila, Leonard Atuhaire, Asiimwe John Bosco, Sula Tumusiime, Nsimbe Dick   +4 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Time to treatment-seeking by caretakers of children under-five with diarrhea and associated factors in Uganda: a multilevel proportional hazards analysis

BMC Pediatrics
Background Diarrhea is considered to be one of the major public health concerns in developing countries. It has a detrimental impact, reflecting one of the highest child mortality rates globally, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 2 out of every 10 ...
Sula Tumusiime, John Bosco Asimwe, Leonard Atuhaire, Ronald Wasswa, Dick Nsimbe, Brian Kayera   +5 more
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New Results Regarding the Construction Method for D‑optimal Chemical Balance Weighing Designs

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica, 2020
We study an experiment in which we determine unknown measurements of p objects in n weighing operations according to the model of the chemical balance weighing design. We determine a design which is D‑optimal. For the construction of the D‑optimal design,
Bronisław Ceranka, Małgorzata Graczyk
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Statistical methods in genetics [PDF]

Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2006
In recent years, a very large variety of statistical methodologies, at various levels of complexity, have been put forward to analyse genotype data and detect genetic variations that may be responsible for increasing the susceptibility to disease. This review provides a concise account of a number of selected statistical methods for population-based ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Continuity Violation on ANOVA and Alternative Methods [PDF]

, 2013
The normality assumption behind ANOVA and other parametric methods implies that response variables are measured on continuous scales. A simulation approach is used to explore the impact of continuity violation on the performance of statistical methods ...
Lantz, Bj\uf6rn, Björn Lantz, Lantz, Björn, Lantz, Björn,   +3 more
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ON PERFORMANCE OF METHODS FOR STATISTICAL SURVEILLANCE [PDF]

, 1994
Statistical surveillance is used to detect a change in a process. It might for example be a change of the level of a characteristic of an economic time series or a change of heart rate in intensive care.
Åkermo, Göran
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source