Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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In this Issue April 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: i; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn023 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

G. J. Ebrahim

Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 16, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 79-82; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn015 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review

Jo Best and Stephen Hughes

Evidence behind the WHO Guidelines: Hospital Care for Children—What are the Useful Clinical Features of Bacterial Meningitis Found in Infants and Children?
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 21, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 83-86; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn013 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers

Get checked abstract Dorothy J. VanderJagt, Miguel R. Trujillo, Iliya Jalo, Fidelia Bode-Thomas, Robert H. Glew, and Patricia Agaba

Pulmonary Function Correlates with Body Composition in Nigerian Children and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 87-93; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jesús A. Benítez, and Melissa Arria

Malaria Mortality in Venezuela: Focus on Deaths due to Plasmodium vivax in Children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 94-101; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tuan Anh Nguyen, LePhuc Hoang, Le Duc Pham, Kim Trong Hoang, Shoko Okitsu, Masashi Mizuguchi, and Hiroshi Ushijima

Norovirus and Sapovirus Infections among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Ho Chi Minh City during 2005–2006
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 4, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 102-113; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Marufu, S. Siziya, and K. S. T. Mudambo

Factors Associated with Secular Trends in Mortality Attributed to Measles in Gweru, Zimbabwe, in 1967–89
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on October 26, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 114-119; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ahmed A. Mahfouz, Ismail Abdelmoneim, Mohamed Y. Khan, Asim A. Daffalla, Mohamed M. Diab, Khalid S. Al-Gelban, and Hasan Moussa

Obesity and Related Behaviors among Adolescent School Boys in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on November 25, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 120-124; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports

Get checked abstract Raymond Bercion, Gustave Bobossi-Serengbe, Jean Chrysostome Gody, Edith Narcisse Beyam, Alexandre Manirakiza, and Alain Le Faou

Acute Bacterial Meningitis at the ‘Complexe Pédiatrique’ of Bangui, Central African Republic
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 125-128; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Suna Asilsoy, Arzu Babayigit, Duygu Olmez, Nevin Uzuner, Ozkan Karaman, Oguz Oren, Canan Sule Turgut, and Dilek Tezcan

Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Asthmatic Children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on November 25, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 129-132; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Xiao-hui Li, Xiao-jing Li, Hui Li, Ming Xu, and Ming Zhou

Epidemiological Survey of Kawasaki Disease in Sichuan Province of China
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on October 27, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 133-136; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Betty Chacko and Gayathri Subramanian

Clinical, Laboratory and Radiological Parameters in Children with Dengue Fever and Predictive Factors for Dengue Shock Syndrome
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on October 26, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 137-140; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Richard D. Semba, Saskia de Pee, Kai Sun, Martin W. Bloem, and V. K. Raju

Coverage of the National Vitamin A Supplementation Program in Ethiopia
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 26, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 141-144; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters

Neerja Jindal, Nidhi Singla, Sheevani, Ravneet Kaur, and Aruna Aggarwal

Seroprevalence of HIV and Other Vertically Transmitted Viral Infections Among Pregnant Women of Amritsar (Punjab, North India)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 30, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 145; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm081 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Dogu, M. Erguven, O. Yilmaz, A. Hayirlioglu, and A. Erbahceci

Investigation of Relationship of Atherosclerotic Risk Factors and Early Atherosclerotic Findings in Obese Children by Doppler Ultrasonography
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on October 15, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 145-147; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm087 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pankaj Garg and Mamta Waikar

Gender Bias in Critically Sick Newborns and Young Infants: An Ethical Dilemma?
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on October 8, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 147-148; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm086 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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