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AbstractA study of 121 Aboriginal and 91 non‐Aboriginal children aged 6 years and under was carried out in Bourke during 6 months of 1986. These children were selected either because they were admitted to hospital and had an incidental blood test or were screened at various childcare and preschool facilities in the town. A haemoglobin level of below 100 g/l was found in 12.4% of Aboriginal children compared with only 3.3% of non‐Aboriginal children. A mean corpuscular volume of less than 80 was found in 15.7% of Aboriginal children and 3.3% of non‐Aboriginal children. Of the total sample, 17.4% of Aboriginal children and 6.6% of non‐Aboriginal children had a serum ferritin level of less than 10 ng/ml. These markers of iron deficiency were associated with low weight and crowded living conditions in Aboriginal children. The prevalence of haemoglobin below 100 g/l among Aboriginal children under 5 years has fallen from 24.7% in 1971 to 14.1%

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01332.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

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AbstractTwo hundred and seventy‐four mothers who were bottle feeding their infants aged from 1 to 9 months, were interviewed. Particular attention was paid to mixing technique, storage of reconstituted formulae, the reasons for deciding to bottle feed and what influenced the choosing of a particular milk. Following the interview, a sample of milk from a previously prepared bottle was taken to measure osmolality and bacterial colony count. Eighty‐two per cent of the mothers had initially attempted breast feeding. The commonest reason for changing to a bottle was that the mother felt she was not able to produce enough milk to satisfy the baby. Thirty per cent chose the milk they were using on the recommendation of the maternity hospital. Errors in reconstituting the formulae, compared with the manufacturer's instructions were made by 100 (30%) mothers. In 52 cases these were potentially serious errors, usually erring on the side of preparing an over‐concentrated formula. This finding from the interviews was confirmed by osmolality analysis of milk samples. Twenty‐two per cent of samples collected grew potential pathogens. There was no correlation between the presence of bacterial growth and the use of prewarmed formulae stored in insulated carriers. No correlation was found between triceps skinfold thickness, age of introduction of solids or method of reconstitution of

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01333.x

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年代:1988

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AbstractA 3 year old Chinese girl with watery diarrhoea, abdominal distension and hypokalaemia due to a thoracic paraspinal vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) secreting ganglioneuroma is reported. The pre‐operative serum VIP was 314 pmol/l (normal<30). Her diarrhoea stopped after the removal of the tumour. The VIP was 14 pmol/l 6 months post‐operatively. Review of the 19 reported cases in children with documented elevated serum VIP showed that many of the cases presented with watery diarrhoea for prolonged duration before the diagnosis was made. Earliest age of onset was 2 weeks of age. The male to female ratio was 9:10. Ganglioneuroma and ganglioneuroblastoma were the commonest tumours. Pancreatic non‐β cell hyperplasia and neurofibroma were also reported. Location of the tumour was variable: neck, chest or abdomen. Increased urinary catecholamine excretion was reported in 50% of the cases. Abdominal distension, flushing, episodic hypertension and failure to thrive were the other associated fe

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01334.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01335.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01337.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01338.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

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Book reviewed in this article:RECOGNIZING PATTERNS OF OCULAR CHILDHOOD DISEASES, by Leonard B. Nelson, Gary C. Brown, Juan J. ArentsenTHE CHROMOSOMES AND THEIR DISORDERS: AN INTRODUCTION FOR CLINICIANS, 4th edn, by G. H. ValentineRELATED SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, by Morton M. Esterson and Linda F. BluthPERSPECTIVES IN PAEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY, Series Editors: Harvey S. Rosenberg and Jay Bernstein, Volume 9: NEOPLASIA IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD, edited by Harvey S. Rosenberg, Jay Bernstein and William A. A. Newton JrPEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, 2nd edn, edited by M. Holliday, T. Barratt and R. VernierCANCER IN CHILDREN: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, 2nd edn. edited by P. A. Voute, A. Barrett, H. J. G. Bloom, J. Lemerle and M. K. Neidhardt

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01339.x

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年代:1988

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01340.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

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ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01341.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

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