Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in resource limited settings: The Kenyan Experience by Angela Migowa, Pauline Samia, Sean del Rossi, Oliver Ombeva Malande, Jasmit Shah, Chemutai Kenei, Joy Ayaya, Daisy Jeruto, Laura Oyiengo, Laura Lewandowski

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Uptake of early infant diagnosis in Thailand’s national program for preventing mother‐to‐child HIV transmission and linkage to care, 2008–2011 by Thananda Naiwatanakul, Nipunporn Voramongkol, Niramon Punsuwan, Rangsima Lolekha, Robert Gass, Hansa Thaisri, Pranee Leechanachai, Mitchell Wolfe, Sarawut Boonsuk, Sorakij Bhakeecheep

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Processes in recruitment to randomised controlled trials of medicines for children (RECRUIT): a qualitative study by V Shilling, PR Williamson, H Hickey, E Sowden, RL Smyth, B Young

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The impact of the Speech Systems Approach on intelligibility for children with cerebral palsy: a secondary analysis by Pennington Lindsay, Cunningham Stuart, Hiu Shaun, Khattab Ghada, Ryan Vicky

“…The perceptual data were multilevel such that children were level 2 units and each target word-and-listener combination was a level 1 unit. …”
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The early use of Antibiotics for At-risk children with InfluEnza in Primary Care (the ARCHIE programme) by Wang Kay, Tonner Sharon, Semple Malcolm G, Wolstenholme Jane, Perera Rafael, Harnden Anthony

“…Trial registration This trial is registered as ISRCTN70714783 and EudraCT 2013-002822-21. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research and will be published in full in Programme Grants for Applied Research; Vol. 11, No. 1. …”
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Risk Factors of Growth Faltering among 3-36 Months Old Children in Ahwaz, Iran by D Vahabzadeh, M Karandish, J Eftekhari, M.H Haghighizadeh, H Altabib

“…The causes of malnutrition are complex, multidimensional, and population specific. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has adapted a conceptual framework for facilitating researchers in determining the causes of malnutrition in each area. …”
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National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment by Dr. Leontine Alkema, PhD, Fengqing Chao, BSc, Danzhen You, PhD, Jon Pedersen, MA, Cheryl C Sawyer, MA

“…An explanation needs to be sought for selected countries with outlying sex ratios and action should be undertaken if sex discrimination is present. Funding: The National University of Singapore and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).…”
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Protection of Children’s Human Rights and Health: A Legacy of Julian Kramsztyk, Janusz Korczak, and Ludwik Rajchman by Piotr Woltanowski DSc, Andrzej Wincewicz MD, PhD, FEBP, Stanisław Sulkowski MD, PhD

“…This article focuses on selective retrieval of biographical data of social and scientific achievements of followers of Julian Kramsztyk: his student, pioneer of children human rights, and pioneer of healthy patterns of nutrition of children, pediatrician Janusz Korczak (Henryk Goldszmit; 1878 or 1879-1942); and a skilled bacteriologist and a brilliant epidemiologist who was a prominent activist of the League of Nations (later United Nations Organization), cofounder of the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund), and the first chairman of the Organization from 1946 to 1950, which was primarily dedicated to “provide emergency food and health care to children in postwar time,” Ludwik Rajchman (1881-1965). …”
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National, regional, and global levels and trends in neonatal mortality between 1990 and 2017, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by Lucia Hug, MA, Monica Alexander, PhD, Danzhen You, PhD, Leontine Alkema, PhD

“…Accelerated improvements are most needed in the regions and countries with high NMR, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States Agency for International Development.…”
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The Success of Headucate: The Student-Led Mental Health Society by V. Selwyn, J. Beezhold, R. Gilmore, R. Howard, I. Bartolome, N. Henderson

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Derivation and external validation of clinical prediction rules identifying children at risk of linear growth faltering by Sharia M Ahmed, Ben J Brintz, Patricia B Pavlinac, Lubaba Shahrin, Sayeeda Huq, Adam C Levine, Eric J Nelson, James A Platts-Mills, Karen L Kotloff, Daniel T Leung

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Recovery, rehabilitation and follow-up services following critical illness: an updated UK national cross-sectional survey and progress report by Ceri Battle, Anthony Bastin, Bronwen Connolly, Tara Quasim, Carl Waldmann, Joanne McPeake, Margaret Phillips, Martin Davies, Andrew Slack, Andrew Ferguson, Elizabeth Wilson, Greg Barton, Suzanne Bench, Dorothy Wade, Sarah Linford, Joel Meyer, Judith Merriweather, Gordon Sturmey, Danielle Bear, Rhian Milton-Cole, Claire Adams, Jon Silversides, Penny Firshmann, Melanie Gager, Julie Highfield, Jack Parry-Jones, Helen Sanger

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Parenting and family self-sufficiency services contribute to impacts of Early Head Start for children and families by Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Adam Von Ende, Caitlin Lombardi

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The Diagnosis of Urinary Tract infection in Young children (DUTY): a diagnostic prospective observational study to derive and validate a clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of uri... by Alastair D Hay, Kate Birnie, John Busby, Brendan Delaney, Harriet Downing, Jan Dudley, Stevo Durbaba, Margaret Fletcher, Kim Harman, William Hollingworth, Kerenza Hood, Robin Howe, Michael Lawton, Catherine Lisles, Paul Little, Alasdair MacGowan, Kathryn O’Brien, Timothy Pickles, Kate Rumsby, Jonathan AC Sterne, Emma Thomas-Jones, Judith van der Voort, Cherry-Ann Waldron, Penny Whiting, Mandy Wootton, Christopher C Butler, on behalf of the DUTY team

“…Future research is needed to distinguish pathogens from contaminants, assess the impact of the clean-catch algorithm on patient outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of presumptive versus dipstick versus laboratory-guided antibiotic treatment. Funding: The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.…”
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Global and regional prevalence of disabilities among children and adolescents: Analysis of findings from global health databases by Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Vijaya Kancherla, Amira Shaheen, Felix A. Ogbo, Adrian C. Davis, Adrian C. Davis

“…We set out to compare the prevalence estimates of disabilities among children and adolescents younger than 20 years as reported by the world's leading organizations for global health statistics.MethodsWe purposively searched the disability reports and databases of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study. …”
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The associations between stunting and wasting at 12 months of age and developmental milestones delays in a cohort of Cambodian children by Marion Van Beekum, Jacques Berger, Judit Van Geystelen, Gabriela Hondru, Somphos Vicheth Som, Chan Theary, Arnaud Laillou, Etienne Poirot, Kirsten A. Bork, Frank T. Wieringa, Sonia Fortin

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A Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Immunization of Children in Urban Slums of Bijapur City, Karnataka, India by M.M. Angadi, Arun Pulikkottil Jose, Rekha Udgiri, K.A. Masali, Vijaya Sorganvi

“…In Karnataka, except for Uttar Kannada District (very high immunization coverage of 95%) and 14 districts that have shown a better immunization coverage (>85% coverage), the remaining 15 districts (including Bijapur District) have poor coverage. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 2002 report on Bijapur district shows that only a little over one fourth of the children were fully immunized (25.8%). …”
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The dissemination and implementation of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for children and adolescents in seven European countries by Elisa Pfeiffer, Johanna Unterhitzenberger, Pia Enderby, Aino Juusola, Zlatina Kostova, Ramon J. L. Lindauer, Sanna-Kaija Nuotio, Poa Samuelberg, Tine K. Jensen

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Amoxicillin duration and dose for community-acquired pneumonia in children: the CAP-IT factorial non-inferiority RCT by Sam Barratt, Julia A Bielicki, David Dunn, Saul N Faust, Adam Finn, Lynda Harper, Pauline Jackson, Mark D Lyttle, Colin VE Powell, Louise Rogers, Damian Roland, Wolfgang Stöhr, Kate Sturgeon, Elia Vitale, Mandy Wan, Diana M Gibb, Mike Sharland

“…Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN76888927, EudraCT 2016-000809-36 and CTA 00316/0246/001-0006. Funding: This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 25, No. 60. …”
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Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infection in children presenting in primary care: ARTIC-PC RCT by Little Paul, Francis Nick A, Stuart Beth, O’Reilly Gilly, Thompson Natalie, Becque Taeko, Hay Alastair D, Wang Kay, Sharland Michael, Harnden Anthony, Yao Guiqing, Raftery James, Zhu Shihua, Little Joseph, Hookham Charlotte, Rowley Kate, Euden Joanne, Harman Kim, Coenen Samuel, Read Robert C, Woods Catherine, Butler Christopher C, Faust Saul N, Leydon Geraldine, Wan Mandy, Hood Kerenza, Whitehurst Jane, Richards-Hall Samantha, Smith Peter, Thomas Michael, Moore Michael, Verheij Theo

“…Trial registration This trial is registered as ISRCTN79914298. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 27, No. 9. …”
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