Background Parameterization of pediatric growth charts allows precise quantitation of
growth metrics that would be difficult or impossible with traditional paper charts. However …

Undernutrition has had a much more significant impact than obesity on the health of children
and adolescents globally. The high prevalence of child and adolescent obesity in so many …

Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular tumor of childhood. In low income
countries, Time to diagnosis (TTD: interval between first symptom and diagnosis) has been …

Background Both national and WHO growth charts have been found to be poorly calibrated
with the physical growth of children in many countries. We aimed to generate new national …

The “360° GH in Europe” meeting, which examined various aspects of GH diseases, was
held in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 2016. The Merck KGaA (Germany) funded meeting …

Pediatric neuroimaging datasets are rapidly increasing in scales. Despite strict protocols in
data collection and preprocessing focused on improving data quality, the presence of head …

Background The use of technology to support health and health care has grown rapidly in
the last decade across all ages and medical specialties. Newly developed eHealth tools are …

Introduction Pubertal growth pattern differs according to age at pubertal growth spurt onset
which occurs over a five years period (girls: 8–13 years, boys: 10–15 years). The need for …

In a longitudinal study that tracked BMI from early life, most children with obesity at age 3
years had overweight or obesity by adolescence. Of adolescents with obesity,~ 50% were …

Introduction. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation between age at
diagnosis and compliance to gluten free diet (GFD) on growth in children with celiac disease …