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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by abdominal discomfort, pain and changes in bowel habits, often associated with psychological/psychiatric di...
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Comparison of three methods to assess individual skeletal maturity
The knowledge of facial growth and development is fundamental to determine the optimal timing for different treatment procedures in the growing patient.
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The use of local reference growth charts for clinical use or a universal standard: A balanced appraisal
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Italian cross-sectional growth charts for height, weight and BMI (2 to 20 yr)
The aim of this study is to extend to pre-school ages the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (SIEDP)-2002 growth charts for height, weight and body mass index (BMI), to obtain charts (SIE...
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47 Postnatal Growth Kinetics of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
General agreement has been achieved on the need for longitudinal studies to evaluate growth of VLBWIs: these could provide data suitable to trace distance growth charts and also velocity charts so to detect ea...
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Italian cross-sectional growth charts for height, weight and BMI (6–20 y)
Objective To trace growth charts for height, weight and body mass index (BMI) that apply to the whole Italian population. Different charts were drawn for central-north and south Italy since children in central-no...
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Population-based centiles of weight, length, and head circumference at birth in an Italian population. Comparison with published standards
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Clinical Equivalence between Deflazacort Oral Drops and Tablets in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
In order to assess the clinical equivalence between deflazacort oral drops and tablets, 18 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis were enrolled in an open, controlled, randomised (‘tablets → drops’ sequenc...
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A Histomorphometric Long-Term Longitudinal Study of Trabecular Bone Loss in Glucocorticoid-Treated Patients: Prednisone Versus Deflazacort
Administration of a corticosteroid with minor osteopenic effects is considered an effective prevention of glucocorticoid osteoporosis. Deflazacort, an oxazolinic derivative of prednisolone, is reported to be ...
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Expression of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-α and their receptor in the human oesophagus
Increasing evidence indicates that epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor-α are involved in the maintenance of oesophageal mucosal integrity. However, their cellular origin and the exact locali...
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Comparison of growth retarding effects induced by two different glucocorticoids in prepubertal sick children: An interim long-term analysis
The low interference with growth expected in child for a cortisol analogue, deflazacort (DFZ), prompted us to verify if DFZ could affect growth less than prednisone (PDN). An interim analysis relative to 27 gi...
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Modified Greulich-Pyle, Tanner-Whitehouse, and Roche-Wainer-Thissen (knee) methods for skeletal age assessment in a group of Italian children and adolescents
Modified Greulich-Pyle (GP), Tanner et al. 2, radius, ulna and short bones (TW2-RUS), TW2-20-bone and Roche-Wainer-Thissen RWT (knee) skeletal age assessments were made in an Italian population sample of 128 m...
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Lithium carbonate and granulocyte function during cancer chemotherapy. Preliminary report
Lithium has recently been used in association with cancer chemotherapy(CT). Granulocytic leukopenia is one of the major side effects of CT; it leads to the risk of serious infections and to antineoplastic drug...
