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Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after measles-mumps-rubella immunization in children

Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after measles-mumps-rubella immunization in children .
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Child wellbeing and income inequality in rich societies: ecological cross sectional study .
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Effectiveness of educational materials designed to change knowledge and behaviors regarding crying and shaken-baby syndrome in mothers of newborns: a randomized, controlled trial

Effectiveness of educational materials designed to change knowledge and behaviors regarding crying and shaken-baby syndrome in mothers of newborns: a randomized, controlled trial .
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Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well

Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well .
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Objective measurement of levels and patterns of physical activity

Objective measurement of levels and patterns of physical activity .
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Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe

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The relationship between the neighbourhood environment and adverse birth outcomes

The relationship between the neighbourhood environment and adverse birth outcomes . Farley , T.A. , Mason , K. , Rice , J. , Habel , J.D. , Scribner , R. & Cohen , D.A. ( 2006 ) Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology , 20 , 188 – 200 .     

Growing up and moving on in rheumatology: development and preliminary evaluation of a transitional care programme for a multicentre cohort of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Growing up and moving on in rheumatology: development and preliminary evaluation of a transitional care programme for a multicentre cohort of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis . McDonagh J.E. , Shaw K.L. & Southwood T.R. ( 2006 ) Journal of Child Health Care , 10 , 22 – 42 .     

Vulnerabilities,Stressors, and Adaptations in Situationally Violent Relationships

Very little research has examined the dynamics within couple relationships that may lead to situational couple violence (SCV; M. P. Johnson, 2006a ; K. H. Rosen, S. M. Stith, A. L. Few, K. L. Daly, & D. R. Tritt, 2005 ). To enhance understanding of these dynamics, we conducted a qualitative analysis of interviews with 11 couples previously classified as engaging in SCV using M. P. Johnson and K. J. Ferraro's (2000) typology of violent relationships. In this analysis, sensitizing concepts from the vulnerability‐stress‐adaptation Model ( B. R. Karney & T. N. Bradbury, 1995 ) were used to better understand the experiences of couples who report situational violence in their relationships. Findings demonstrate ways in which vulnerabilities and stressful events combine to create adaptive processes in couples, such as compliance, escalation, or withdrawal, which may lead to violence.     

Effects of nurse home visiting on maternal life course and child development: age 6 follow-up results of a randomized trial

Effects of nurse home visiting on maternal life course and child development: age 6 follow-up results of a randomized trial . Olds DL , Kitzman H , Cole R , Robinson J , Sidora K , Luckey DW , Henderson CR , Hanks C , Bondy J & Holmberg J. ( 2004 ) Pediatrics , 114 , 1550 – 1559 .     

Postnatal factors associated with failure to thrive in term infants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Postnatal factors associated with failure to thrive in term infants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children . Emond , A. , Drewett , R. , Blair , P. & Emmett , P. ( 2007 ) Archives of Disease in Childhood , 92 , 115 – 119. . DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.091496.     

Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study

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Enduring consequences of parenting for risk behaviors from adolescence into early adulthood

Enduring consequences of parenting for risk behaviors from adolescence into early adulthood .
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Relation between the changes in physical activity and body-mass index during adolescence: a multicentre longitudinal study

Relation between the changes in physical activity and body-mass index during adolescence: a multicentre longitudinal study . Kimm S.Y.S. , Glynn N.W. , Obarzanek E. , Kriska A.M. , Daniels S.R. , Barton B.A. , Liu K. ( 2005 ) The Lance , 366 , 301 – 307 .     

Air to brain, blood to brain and plasma to brain distribution of volatile organic compounds: linear free energy analyses

Partition coefficients, K(brain), for volatile organic compounds, VOCs, from air to brain have been collected for 81 compounds (air to human brain and air to rat brain). For the 81 VOCs a linear free energy equation (LFER) correlates log K(brain) with R(2) = 0.923 and S.D. = 0.346 log units. Use of training and test sets gives a predictive assessment of 0.35-0.40 log units. Combination of log K(brain) with our previously listed values of log K(blood) enables blood to brain partition, as log P(b-brain), to be obtained for 78 VOCs. These values can be correlated with R(2) = 0.725 and S.D. = 0.203 log units; use of training and test sets allows a predictive assessment for log P(b-brain) of 0.16-0.20 log units. Values for air to plasma were available for 21 VOCs. When these data were combined with the data on air to blood and air to brain, values for partition between (blood or plasma) to brain, P(bp-brain), were available for 99 VOCs. A LFER correlates this data with R(2) = 0.703 and S.D.=0.197 log units; use of training and test sets allows a predictive assessment for log P(bp-brain) of 0.15-0.20 log units.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Davidson and Passmore's 'Human nutrition and dietetics', 8th edition by R. Passmore and M. A. Eastwood
A future in food. Video production – free loan from P. V. Fereday     

In Vitro Confirmation of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum from Patient Isolates,Southern Rwanda, 2019

Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is conferred by mutations in the kelch 13 (K13) gene. In Rwanda, K13 mutations have increased over the past decade, including mutations associated with delayed parasite clearance. We document artemisinin resistance in P. falciparum patient isolates from Rwanda carrying K13 R561H, A675V, and C469F mutations.     

Efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction: meta-analysis

Efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction: meta-analysis . Buscemi N. , Vandermeer B. , Hooton N. , Pandya R. , Tjosvold L. , Hartling L. , Vohra S. , Klassen T.P. & Baker G. ( 2006 ) British Medical Journal , 332 , 385 – 393 .     

Effectiveness of universal school-based programs to prevent violent and aggressive behaviour: a systematic review

Effectiveness of universal school-based programs to prevent violent and aggressive behaviour: a systematic review .
Hahn R. , Fuqua-Whitley D. , Wethington H. , Lowy J. , Crosby A. , Fullilove M. , Johnson R. , Liberman A. , Moscicki E. , Price L. , Snyder S. , Tuma F. , Cory S. , Stone G. , Mukhopadhaya K. , Chattopadhyay S. & Dahlberg L. ( 2007 ) American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 33 ( Suppl. 2) , S114 – S129 .
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