OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of perineal pain in
the 6 weeks after vaginal delivery and to assess the association between perineal trauma …

Background Between 4% and 25% of school‐age children complain of recurrent abdominal
pain (RAP) of sufficient severity to interfere with daily activities. It is unclear whether the …

Helicobacter pylori infects at least 50% of the world’s human population (1). However, most
individuals infected with H. pylori do not experience symptoms or have signs of recognizable …

Objective. —To assess the evidence for a cause-and-effect relationship betweenHelicobacter
pyloriinfection and antral gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and recurrent abdominal pain in …

… C Macarthur5 … Correspondence to: C Macarthur Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, … Howard AW, Macarthur CM, Willan A, et al. The effect of safer play equipment on …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is traditionally diagnosed using overnight polysomnography.
Decision rules may provide an alternative to polysomnography. A consecutive series of …

The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) is an ongoing open longitudinal
cohort study enrolling healthy children (from birth to 5 years of age) and following them into …

Importance Epidemiological studies support a link between low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
and a higher risk of viral upper respiratory tract infections. However, whether winter …

Objectives To document and characterize fracture and embolization of peripherally inserted
central catheters (PICCs) in the pediatric population and define predisposing features for …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroids with intravenous immune globulin
(IVIG) for the initial treatment of children with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (…