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Open AccessTrends of mortality rate in patients with congenital heart defects in Germany—analysis of nationwide data of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are still associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze trends of mortality rates in patients with CHD between 1998 and 2018 in Germany.
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Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 sero-immunity and quality of life in children and adolescents in relation to infections and vaccinations: the IMMUNEBRIDGE KIDS cross-sectional study, 2022
The study evaluates the effects on sero-immunity, health status and quality of life of children and adolescents after the upsurge of the Omicron variant in Germany.
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Open AccessComparing SARS-CoV-2 variants among children and adolescents in Germany: relative risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization, ICU admission and mortality
SARS-CoV-2 infections cause COVID-19 and have a wide spectrum of morbidity. Severe disease courses among children are rare. To date, data on the variability of morbidity in relation to variant of concern (VOC)...
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Open AccessRisk for severe outcomes of COVID-19 and PIMS-TS in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Germany
Although children and adolescents have a lower burden of SARS-CoV-2-associated disease compared to adults, assessing the risk for severe outcomes among SARS-CoV-2-infected children remains difficult due to a h...
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Open AccessCognitive disorders in childhood epilepsy: a comparative longitudinal study using administrative healthcare data
The study aimed to assess the risk of cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy, the impact of age of epilepsy onset on cognition and the temporal relationship of epilepsy onset and intellectual impairment.
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Epidemiologie
Dieses Kapitel befasst sich mit der Epidemiologie der Adipositas, wobei epidemioloigsche Grundbegriffe sowie typische Untersuchungsszenarien (Korrelationsstudien oder analytische Studien) beschrieben werden. R...
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Open AccessTotal health insurance costs in children with a migraine diagnosis compared to a control group
Health care costs of migraine constitute a major issue in health economics. Several publications analyzed health care costs for adult migraine patients, based on questionnaires or secondary (health insurance) ...
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Open AccessSafety and effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review
Infants < 3 months of age are at highest risk for develo** severe complications after pertussis. The majority of pregnant women has low concentrations of pertussis-specific antibodies and thus newborns are i...
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Prävention und Epidemiologie
Prävention hat einen bevölkerungsbezogenen Ansatz. Durch Vorsorgemaßnahmen bei primär Gesunden bzw. gesund Erscheinenden sollen Erkrankungen verhindert werden. Epidemiologie beschäftigt sich mit dem Auftreten ...
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Risk of traffic accidents after onset of vestibular disease assessed with a surrogate marker
To determine if the risk of traffic accidents increases after disease onset in patients with acute vestibular disorders. That could provide a valid rationale for guidelines on driving restrictions.
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Open AccessCorrection to: Incidence of tuberous sclerosis and age at first diagnosis: new data and emerging trends from a national, prospective surveillance study
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Die neue Standardvorgehensweise der Ständigen Impfkommission (STIKO): Entstehung, Struktur und Umsetzung
In Deutschland gibt die Ständige Impfkommission (STIKO) Empfehlungen zur Durchführung von Schutzimpfungen und zur Durchführung anderer Maßnahmen der spezifischen Prophylaxe übertragbarer Krankheiten. Die Umset...
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Vorsorgeuntersuchungen
Seit Anfang der 1970er-Jahre gibt es in Deutschland ein Früherkennungsprogramm für Kinder und Jugendliche, das sich seitdem beständig weiterentwickelt hat). Die acht Untersuchungen (U1 bis U8), wurden später u...
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Prävention und Epidemiologie in der Pädiatrie
Prävention hat einen bevölkerungsbezogenen Ansatz. Durch Vorsorgemaßnahmen bei primär Gesunden bzw. gesund Erscheinenden sollen Erkrankungen verhindert werden. Epidemiologie beschäftigt sich mit dem Auftreten ...
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Sozialpädiatrie
Die Sozialpädiatrie ist ein Querschnittfach in der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin und folgt einem biopsychosozialen Verständnis von Gesundheit und Krankheit. Sie umfasst die individualmedizinische Differentialdiagn...
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Open AccessIncidence of tuberous sclerosis and age at first diagnosis: new data and emerging trends from a national, prospective surveillance study
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem disorder. In 2012 diagnostic criteria for TSC were revised. However, data on the incidence of TSC are limited.
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring overweight: is there a dose–response relationship? An individual patient data meta-analysis
A number of meta-analyses suggest an association between any maternal smoking in pregnancy and offspring overweight obesity. Whether there is a dose–response relationship across number of cigarettes and whethe...
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Open AccessNeighbourhood socioeconomic context, individual socioeconomic position, and overweight in young children: a multilevel study in a large German city
The context of the close neighbourhood environment in which children live has gained increasing attention in epidemiological research. This study aimed to investigate if contextual neighbourhood socioeconomic ...
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Open AccessMethods for Health Economic Evaluation of Vaccines and Immunization Decision Frameworks: A Consensus Framework from a European Vaccine Economics Community
Incremental cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses [health economic evaluations (HEEs)] of vaccines are routinely considered in decision making on immunization in various industrialized countries. While...
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Background Paper for the update of meningococcal vaccination recommendations in Germany: use of the serogroup B vaccine in persons at increased risk for meningococcal disease
In December 2013 Bexsero® became available in Germany for vaccination against serogroup B meningococci (MenB). In August 2015 the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) endorsed a recommendation for ...
