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Rising socioeconomic disparities in childhood overweight and obesity in Belgium
BackgroundChildhood overweight, especially obesity, significantly impacts children’s health and poses an increased risk of adult-onset diseases. This...
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The impact of income-support interventions on life course risk factors and health outcomes during childhood: a systematic review in high income countries
BackgroundIn high income countries one in five children still lives in poverty, which is known to adversely shape the life course health trajectory...
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Is neonatal phototherapy associated with a greater risk of childhood cancers?
BackgroundNeonatal phototherapy (NNPT) has long been used as an effective and relatively safe method of treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia....
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Maternal smoking, consumption of alcohol, and caffeinated beverages during pregnancy and the risk of childhood brain tumors: a meta-analysis of observational studies
BackgroundWe conducted this meta-analysis to investigate the potential association between maternal smoking, alcohol and caffeinated beverages...
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Cardiac electrical abnormalities in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors: a systematic review
PurposeThe aim was to provide evidence about the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of cardiac electrical abnormalities in childhood acute...
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JACLS ALL-02 SR protocol reduced-intensity chemotherapy produces excellent outcomes in patients with low-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. As overall cure rates of childhood ALL have improved, reduction of overall...
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Health facility readiness to care for high risk newborn babies for early childhood development in eastern Uganda
BackgroundThe neonatal mortality rate in Uganda has barely changed over the past decades, estimated at 28/1000 and 27/1000 live births in 2006 and...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression: Do Left-Behind Families Place Children at Higher Risk in Rural China
ObjectiveCurrently, the risk of, trauma associated with, and intervention strategies for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among parent-absent...
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Risk factors for PTSD symptoms following PICU admission for childhood septic shock
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Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission represents a traumatic event for many children. Follow-up studies have found post-traumatic...
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Adverse childhood and adulthood experiences and risk of new-onset cardiovascular disease with consideration of social support: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundThe relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse adulthood experiences (AAEs) and their association with incident...
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Mortality in individuals with childhood ADHD or subthreshold symptoms – a prospective perinatal risk cohort study over 40 years
BackgroundAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with negative life outcomes and recent studies have linked it to increased...
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Childhood maltreatment and alcohol and tobacco use trajectories in rural Chinese adolescents
BackgroundThere is a high prevalence of childhood maltreatment among Chinese children and adolescents, but little is known about its impact on...
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Parental marital status and anxiety symptoms in adolescents: the mediating effect of childhood maltreatment
Although previous studies have established the association between parental marital status and mental health problems in adolescents, however, the...
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Effects of Allergen Exposure and Environmental Risk Factors in Schools on Childhood Asthma
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to assess the prevalence of common allergen exposures and environmental risk factors for asthma in schools, examine...
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Maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and the childhood asthma in offspring: a meta-analysis
BackgroundMaternal diabetes might be related to a high risk of allergic disease in offspring. However, it remains unknown if maternal gestational...
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Childhood maltreatment patterns and suicidal ideation: mediating roles of depression, hope, and expressive suppression
Childhood maltreatment has long-term negative effects on individuals’ physical and mental well-being, and may increase the risk for suicidal...
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Association of childhood trauma, social support, cognition, and suicidality in females with bipolar disorder
BackgroundBipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental disorder with heavy disease burden. Females with BD are special populations who suffer a lot from...
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Adverse childhood experience and persistent insomnia during emerging adulthood: do positive childhood experiences matter?
BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been documented to have long-term impacts on sleep disturbances. However, less is known about how...
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An unwelcome inheritance: childhood obesity after diabetes in pregnancy
Diabetes in pregnancy affects 20 million women per year and is associated with increased risk of obesity in offspring, leading to insulin resistance...
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Distinct patterns of adult transport-related physical activity (TRPA) behaviour exist independent of the TRPA behaviours of childhood: the childhood determinants of adult health study
BackgroundTransport-related physical activity (TRPA) is recognised as a potential means of increasing total physical activity participation that may...
