Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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In this Issue February 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: i; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp006 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

G.J. Ebrahim, R. F. Heller, and F. Reynolds

Capacity building for Global Action in Mother and Child Health
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 1-4; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp005 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review

Edward Chandy and James McCarthy

Evidence behind the WHO Guidelines: Hospital Care for Children: What is the most appropriate treatment for giardiasis?
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 5-7; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn073 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers

Get checked abstract Sekela D. Mwakyusa, Karim P. Manji, and Augustine W. Massawe

The Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy Score in Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants with Birth Asphyxia at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 11, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 8-14; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fares Chedid, Suhair Shanteer, Habib Haddad, Iram Musharraf, Zuhair Shihab, Ahmad Imran, Hossam Abou Adma, Nada Salman, and Aiman Rahmani

Short-Term Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants in a Developing Country: Comparison with the Vermont Oxford Network
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 23, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 15-19; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Laura Lasmar, Paulo Camargos, Jean Bousquet, Eugênio Goulart, Emília Sakurai, and Marina Carvalhais

Factors Related to Lower Adherence Rates to Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children and Adolescents: A Prospective Randomized Cohort Study
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 20-25; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jean Lang, Emmanuel Feroldi, and Nguyen Cong Vien

Pre-exposure Purified Vero Cell Rabies Vaccine and Concomitant Routine Childhood Vaccinations: 5-year Post-vaccination Follow-up Study of an Infant Cohort in Vietnam
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on November 29, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 26-31; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports

Get checked abstract Sylvia Ruhweza Magezi, Joyce Kikafunda, and Roger Whitehead

Feeding and Nutritional Characteristics of Infants on PMTCT Programs
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on August 28, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 32-35; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andréa Echeverria Martins Arraes de Alencar, Luis Cláudio Arraes, Emídio Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, and João Guilherme Bezerra Alves

Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Postpartum Depression
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on December 9, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 36-38; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Roland Chidi Ibekwe, Vivan U Muoneke, Uche H Nnebe-Agumadu, and Mary-Ann U Amadife

Factors Influencincing Discharge against Medical Advice among Paediatric Patients in Abakaliki, Southeastern Nigeria
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on December 6, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 39-41; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fernando Korkes, Fabiane U. Kumagai, Rubens N. Belfort, Denis Szejnfeld, Thiago G. Abud, Ana Kleinman, Gabriela M. Florez, Tania Szejnfeld, and Pedro P. Chieffi

Relationship between Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children and Soil Contamination in an Urban Slum
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 42-45; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Abdul Azim Mabrouk and Valsamma Eapen

Challenges in the Identification and Treatment of PANDAS: A Case Series
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 46-48; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ranjana Tiwari, P. C. Mahajan, and Chandrakant Lahariya

The Determinants of Exclusive Breast Feeding in Urban Slums: A Community Based Study
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 49-54; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports

Get checked abstract Stavroula A. Papadodima, Emmanouil I. Sakelliadis, Nikolaos D. Goutas, Dimitrios G. Vlachodimitropoulos, and Chara A. Spiliopoulou

Atypical Kawasaki Disease Presenting with Symptoms from the Genitourinary System: An Autopsy Report
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 31, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 55-57; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mammen M. Puliyel, Rajappan Pillai, and Sophy Korula

Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate Infusion in the Management of Very Severe Tetanus in a Child: A Descriptive Case Report
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on August 12, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 58-59; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Richard A. Murphy, Holly France, Henry Sunpath, Michelle L. Gordon, Vincent C. Marconi, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, and Kenneth McIntosh

Development of Dual-class Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in a Child Coinfected with HIV and Tuberculosis: A Case Report from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 60-62; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters

Omira Vásquez-Manzanilla, Sonia M. Dickson-Gonzalez, and Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Congenital Syphilis and Ventricular Septal Defect
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on August 12, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 63; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn069 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ozgur Pirgon, I. Asya Tanju, and A. Alev Erikci

Association of Mean Platelet Volume between Glucose Regulation in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 63-64; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn084 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews

G. J. Ebrahim

Neuroscience at a Glance, 3rd edn Roger A. Barker and Stephen Barasi (with neuropharmacology by M. J. Neal)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 7, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 65; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn058 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Ebrahim

Virology: principles and applications J. Carter, V. Saunders (eds)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 17, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 66; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn001 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Ebrahim

Handbook of statistical genetics – 3rd Edn. Volumes 1 and 2 D. J. Balding, M. Bisho, C. Cannings (eds)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 17, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 67; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn004 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Ebrahim

Clinical proteomics: from diagnosis to therapy Jennifer E. Van Eyk and Michael J. Dunn (eds) Weinheim.
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 10, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 68; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn020 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Ebrahim

Statistical analysis and modelling of spatial point patterns • Illian J., Penttinen A., Stoyan H., Stoyan D. (eds)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 13, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 69; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn022 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

K. E. Elizabeth

Editorial–India's progress towards achieving the targets set in the Millennium development Goals
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 70; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp007 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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