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- Milerad, Josef, et al.
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SIDS outdoors and seasonality in Sweden 1975-1987.
- 1993
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Ingår i: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). - 0803-5253. ; 82:12, s. 1039-42
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In order to link the reported increasing incidence of SIDS in Sweden to environmental or other risk factors, we compared birth records and circumstances of deaths in infants who died in 1975-1977 with those who died a decade later, 1985-1987. The number of liver births differed by only 6850 in these two periods. Data were acquired from autopsy records of the decreased infants and matched with their respective birth certificates which were obtained from the National Board of Health and Welfare. The reported postperinatal incidence of SIDS increased from 0.51 per 1000 in 1975-1977 to 0.93 per 1000 in 1985-1987. No significant differences in boy/girl ratio, birth weight, gestational age or age at death were found in the two periods. While the number of infants who died at night indoors in their own bed remained almost unchanged, the number of infants who died outdoors in baby carriages during the cold season increased almost four-fold. The observed increase in incidence could, to a large extent, be related to the increase in outdoor deaths. We speculate that increased incidence of smoking among young women as well as other changes in lifestyle may have been contributing factors.
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- Albertsson-Wikland, Kerstin, 1947, et al.
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Longitudinal follow-up of growth in children born small for gestational age.
- 1993
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Ingår i: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). - 0803-5253. ; 82:5, s. 438-43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Postnatal growth was followed in a population-based group of 123 small-for-gestational-age (SGA, birth weight < -2 SD) children (66 boys and 57 girls) to four years of age in order to determine the incidence and time of catch-up growth. Gestational age was determined by ultrasound in gestational weeks 16-17 in all pregnancies, thus eliminating the problem of distinguishing between SGA and preterm infants. Infants with well-defined causes for slow growth rate, i.e. those infants with chromosomal disorders, severe malformations, intrauterine viral infections or cerebral palsy, were excluded. The boys showed an extremely fast weight catch-up, 85% of them reaching weights greater than -2 SD at the age of three months and remaining above this level to the end of the study period. Such a fast catch-up growth was observed in only two-thirds of the girls, but at four years of age 85% of the girls were also above -2 SD. Length catch-up was more gradual than weight catch-up. Of the boys, 54% had lengths below -2 SD at birth, 26% at 1 year of age, 22% at 2 years of age, 17% at 2.5 years of age and 11% (n = 8) at 4 years of age. Corresponding figures for girls were: 69% at birth, 28% at 1 year, 15% at 2 years, 12% at 2.5 years and 5% (n = 3) at 4 years. At 4 years of age, only six boys and three girls remained below -2 SD for both weight and height.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Edwinson Månsson, Marie, et al.
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The effect of preparation for lumbar puncture on children undergoing chemotherapy
- 1993
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Ingår i: Oncology Nursing Forum. - 0190-535X. ; 20:1, s. 39-45
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- At the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, a preparation program was developed for children undergoing lumbar punctures (LPs) during chemotherapy for leukemia or lymphoma. Subsequently, a study was initiated to determine whether a preparation program for children prior to treatment would reduce their anxiety and improve their cooperation. This study also was undertaken to examine whether reinforcing the preparation information prior to each LP would be beneficial. The 30 children who participated in the study were divided into three groups: a control group whose members did not receive preparation and two other groups whose members were exposed to different numbers of preparation programs. The parents and the nurse in charge evaluated the children's reactions during treatment using two 6-point rating scales: an anxiety scale and a noncooperation behavior scale. Two unbiased, trained observers later viewed video recordings of the children's reactions and evaluated them using the same tools. In addition, each child rated his or her experience of pain on a 10 cm visual analogue scale. Based on these ratings, the groups were analyzed to determine if within-group differences existed from one treatment to the next and to determine if between-group differences existed at the various times of treatment. Few statistically significant differences were found, but the results indicate that the children in the most informed group exhibited sustained reductions in their perceptions of pain. This may signify that reinforcing the preparation information before each of the LPs enabled these children to cope with the pain more effectively.
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- Wennergren, Göran, 1947, et al.
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Laryngeal reflex.
- 1993
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Ingår i: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement. - 0803-5326. ; 82 Suppl 389, s. 53-6
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- Abrahamsson, Kate, 1959, et al.
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus urinary tract infections in children.
- 1993
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Ingår i: European journal of pediatrics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0340-6199 .- 1432-1076. ; 152:1, s. 69-71
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus commonly causes urinary tract infection (UTI) in young women; in males it is found mainly in the elderly. In this study S. saprophyticus UTI occurred in 59 children (45 girls and 14 boys) below 16 years of age, of whom 20 were less than 13 years of age. The common presentation was dysuria and flank or back pain whereas fever > or = 38.5 degrees C was rare. Radiological investigation performed in 63% of the children revealed no anomalies of importance. Children with S. saprophyticus UTI appear to constitute a group with a low frequency of urinary tract anomalies and with a low risk of UTI caused by other bacteria.
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- CERNERUD, LARS
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The Association between Height and some Structural Social Variables : A study of 10-year-old children in Stockholm during 40 years
- 1993
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Ingår i: Annals of Human Biology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0301-4460 .- 1464-5033. ; 20:5, s. 469-476
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The associations between height of 10-year old children and mother's age, family size, number of inhabitants per room and father's occupational level were investigated over a period of 40 years. The analyses were based on samples of 10-year-old Stockholm schoolchildren born in 1933, 1943, 1953 and 1963. Family size consistently associated with height. Father's occupational level showed a statistically significant association only for children growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, and the number of inhabitants per room only during the 1930s. Mother's age was significantly associated with height only in the cohort of children born in 1963, taller children having older mothers. The influence of the structural social factors taken together on height variation was lowest in the 1953 cohort; its magnitude in the 1963 cohort was the same as in the 1943 cohort.
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