OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of helmet use in children involved in all-terrain vehicles (ATV) accidents. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary Academic Medical Center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Retrospective review was performed using the trauma registry of an academic tertiary medical center identifying ATV injured patients under 13 years of age between 2003-2008...

A cute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children is often cited as an oncology success story, with a 5-year survival rate of 80% or more. Adolescents, however, haven't fared as well; for those aged between 16 and 21 years, the 5-year survival rate is 40% – 60%. At least part of the reason may be treatment differences, experts say. Many adolescents go to medical oncologists rather than pediatric ...

 Background: Training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. In this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. Methods: The study was conducted in pediatric offices in Shiraz, South of Iran...

background: training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. in this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. methods: the study was conducted in pediatric offices in shiraz, south of iran. the main...

introduction: nosocomial infections (ni) are a frequent and relevant problem, in other hands; those are responsible of mortality especially in pediatric icu( intensive care unit) and nicus (neonatal intensive care unit). healthcare-associated infections are important in wide-ranging concern in the medical field. the most cause of nosocomial infection include: bloodstream infection, urinary trac...

Introduction: Nosocomial Infections (NI) are a frequent and relevant problem, in other hands; those are responsible of mortality especially in pediatric ICU( Intensive Care Unit) and NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Healthcare-associated infections are important in wide-ranging concern in the medical field. The most cause of Nosocomial infection include: bloodstream infection, urinary trac...

Background: Dysregulation of LncRNA antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus (ANRIL) expression is implicated in pathogenesis and disease progression of a variety of cancer types. However, the expression level of ANRIL in pediatric patients with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) has not been elucidated, yet. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the expression leve...

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