Sfoglia per Soggetto "Children"
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Autoimmune hepatitis type-2 and Epstein-Barr virus infection in a toddler: Art of facts or an artifact?
(2013)Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause frequently asymptomatic (or anicteric) and self-limited hepatitis, while occasionally may result in considerable cholestatic hepatitis. Herein, we describe the case of a previously healthy ... -
Dietary habits of Greek primary school children
(2007)The purpose of this study was to assess Greek primary (1st to 6th grade) school children's dietary habits and the factors influencing them. Our results show that children know the value of different foods. The socio-economic ... -
Effect of external classroom noise on schoolchildren's reading and mathematics performance: Correlation of noise levels and gender
(2015)The present study investigated the effect of low, medium, and high traffic road noise as well as irrelevant background speech noise on primary school children's reading and mathematical performance. A total of 676 participants ... -
Flat foot and femoral anteversion in children-A prospective study
(2009)Background: Flat foot in children during the first years of life evokes significant parental concern. Flat foot, intoeing and femoral anteversion may well be differential dimensions of developmental pathodynamics with ... -
Hypospadias in offspring is associated with chronic exposure of parents to organophosphate and organochlorine pesticides
(2014)We have currently evaluated the possible association between hypospadias and exposure to organophosphorus (OP) and organochlorine (OC) pesticides. For this purpose, we measured the dialkyl phosphate metabolites of ... -
Low Morning Serum Cortisol Levels in Children with Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Moderate-to-Severe OSA
(2013)Background: Hypertrophic tonsillar tissue in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has enhanced expression of glucocorticoid receptors, which may reflect low endogenous cortisol levels. We have evaluated the effect ... -
Noise and perceived discomfort in Greek school children
(2013)The survey herein aims to record the types of noise that school children frequently encounter at school (both indoors and outdoors), to investigate the degree of distress and to record the views of school children as to ... -
Passive smoking, asthma and allergy in children
(2009)Despite the recent campaigns to eliminate smoking and hinder the detrimental effects of passive smoking (PS), actual smoking rates still increase worldwide. Several physiological systems, with the respiratory being the ... -
Pediatric Terrible Triad Elbow Fracture Dislocations: Report of 2 Cases
(2013)An elbow dislocation associated with radial head and coronoid process fractures, the terrible triad injury, has an unpredictable outcome in adults and is rare in children. We present 2 such injuries in children, 1 combined ... -
The Psychopathology of Parents of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(2010)Objective: Our purpose was to determine the rates of psychopathology in parents of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and compare these with that found in parents of children with learning ... -
The revised perceived locus of causality in physical education scale: Psychometric evaluation among youth
(2011)Objectives: Given instances of less than optimal internal consistency levels of the Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) scale when applied to school-based physical education (PE), the aim of the study was to examine the ... -
The role of children in disaster risk reduction policies: A case study with hearing and hard of hearing children
(2016)This case study reports on a series of learning sessions and participatory workshops, which aimed to explore and enhance children's perceptions and knowledge regarding disasters and their role to build resilience in urban ... -
Street space as playground Investigating children's choices
(2006)Streets represent the most common, extensive and thereby important element of public open space in cities. However, during the last four decades children have had decreasing presence in the streets; also, fewer streets are ... -
The use of comet assay in measuring DNA damage and repair efficiency in child, adult, and old age populations
(2009)In the present study, we used the Comet assay to estimate basal DNA damage in three distinct populations aged 5-10, 40-50, and 60-70 years old. The DNA damage induced by hydrogen peroxide and gamma-irradiation in the ...