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paediatrics

Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and Associated Factors among a Population of Apparently Healthy in-School Adolescents in Delta State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Survey

West Afr J Med. 2024 Jun 28;41(6):691-698. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a vulnerable phase when risky behaviours like smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity set …

Longitudinal interactions between maternal depression symptoms and familial stressful life events on child anxiety symptoms at 5 years of age

Infancy. 2024 Sep 28. doi: 10.1111/infa.12628. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT In the current study we identified salient parental factors for child anxiety symptoms by …

Risk Factors Associated with Under Five Children Mortality in Northeast Nigeria; A Retrospective Analysis of National Demographic and Health Survey Data

West Afr J Med. 2024 Jun 28;41(6):651-658. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Under-five children mortality rate (U5MR) remains a crucial indicator of a nation’s child healthcare and socioeconomic …

Glucose-lowering drugs and liver-related outcomes among individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of longitudinal population-based studies

Diabet Med. 2024 Sep 28:e15437. doi: 10.1111/dme.15437. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: While randomized controlled trials data on the long-term effect of glucose-lowering drugs …

Lamotrigine for cognitive deficits associated with neurofibromatosis type 1: A phase II randomized placebo-controlled trial

Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Sep 28. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16094. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIM: To find proof-of-principle evidence for short-term treatment with lamotrigine to …

Association of corticosteroid therapy with reduced acute kidney injury and lower NET markers in severe COVID-19: an observational study

Intensive Care Med Exp. 2024 Sep 28;12(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s40635-024-00670-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critical cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …