• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5459-5462
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• 2015

This case series study was performed for all 83 children below 14 years old suffering from cancer during 2010-2013 who were registered in Ardabil pediatric cancer registry (APCR). The required data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS.19 statistical methods software. Some 51 (61.4%) of cases were male. The mean age of patients was 5.8 years. Of the total, 60 (72.3%) of cases were from urban areas. Results showed that leukemia with 54.2%, CNS with 12% and neuroblastoma with 8.4% were the most prevalent childhood malignancies in Ardabil province. Based on the under 14 year old population estimated from Ardabil province, the cumulative incidence rate was 95.4 patients per one million. The incidence rate was relatively high so that childhood cancers should be considered as an important issue in health policy making in Ardabil province of Iran.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.421-441
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• 2014

This study investigates the influence of policy-related factors on the intention to keep working among mothers with children under 12 years old, especially focusing on the differences between the mothers with preschool children and elementary school children. The study also considers the individual, family, job characteristics of mothers with children, in order to draw the specific impact of policy factors. Data was collected through e-mails from 500 working mothers living in urban area, and 489 interview data were finally utilized in analyses. The results of analyses show that the level of awareness on work-family balancing policy significantly influences on the intention to keep working among mothers with preschool children. On the contrary, there is no statistically significant policy-related factors influencing on the intention to keep working among mothers with elementary school children. Both studies and social polices excessively focused on the mothers with preschool children in terms of work-family balancing issues. Working mothers with elementary school children have not been spot-lighted as beneficiaries from social policy, even though elementary school children also should be cared by others after school. Effective social services assisting work-family balance among mothers with preschool children should be more developed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 1982

Fourteen cases of funnel deformity, 11 were male and the others female, treated over a eleven-year period, are presented. The overall results with the methods described by the authors, Wada, Shannon, Adkins and Ravitch appear to be excellent. The symmetric depression was more common In children under the age of 12 years and asymmetric one Increased after the age of 12. Six cases of abnormal cardiac auscultatory findings revealed no consistent hemodynamic abnormalities. An 21-year-old female was associated with left lung agenesis and dextroversion of the heart, and a 6-year-old boy with congenital bronchogenic cyst who underwent right upper lobectomy. EKG changes associated with the anomaly were observed in all. Pulmonary function test showed the range from normal to moderate restriction which did not Improve in only one patient after operation, but the patient did not complain any restriction In activity. Some transient complications were developed which resulted in improvement.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2012

Backgrounds: Burn of children and adolescents is an accident due to careless protector in many case. All the pediatric burns are preventable. We investigated the characteristics of pediatric burns. Such data can propose proper health educational program designs to suit the community. Purpose: This study aims to analyse the characteristics of pediatric burn patients and to discusses a possible prevention program for this population. Methods: The subjects were 77 patients reviewed burn injury in pediatric under 15 years old. Data were burn center of the B General Hospital from January 1 to December 31 2009 and a retrospective epidemiological study was collecting medical records. Results: seventy-seven children and adolescents with burn were admission treated for Burns and they were 54.5% boys and 45.5% girls. An incidence of age group with pediatric burn was less than one year of age(46.8%), 2-3 year(27.3%), 4~7year(10.4%), over 8 years old(15.6). Length of stay hospitalization was 1~2 week(32.9%) highest percentage and second-degree deep burns were 41.6% the highest percentage. Divided by the age of about 3, length of stay, ICU status, time of injury onset, cause, indication, place of accident, treatment, degree, region of burns had a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Less than one year of age was the highest percentage. Divided by the age of about 3, Characteristics and factors affecting the range of burn were significant. Education and guide are necessary to reduce incidence of pediatric burns.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone that affects various body organ systems. We evaluated the prevalence of a vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and its potential role in the clinical condition of critically ill Korean children. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Patients under 18 years old with a 25(OH) vitamin D measurement on the first day of PICU admission were included from among the children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of our tertiary children's hospital between October 2017 and January 2019. RESULTS: A total of 172 pediatric patients were enrolled. The mean 25(OH) vitamin D level was 17.5 ± 12.8 ng/mL. There was a 65.1% prevalence of VDD (25(OH) vitamin D level < 20 ng/mL). VDD was associated with age at PICU admission, gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary disorders, International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis disseminated intravascular coagulation (ISTH DIC) score, pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (pMODS) score and with several laboratory test findings including hemoglobin, platelet, C-reactive protein, serum albumin, total bilirubin, prothrombin time, and anti-thrombin III levels. Most of these parameters also showed significant linear correlations with the 25(OH) vitamin D level (P < 0.05). However, no statistically meaningful association was found between VDD and other clinical conditions such as the need for a mechanical ventilator, requirement for vasoactive drugs, duration of the PICU and hospital stays, or PICU mortality. CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of VDD in critically ill Korean children. There were significant associations between the 25(OH) vitamin D level and gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary disorders, the pMODS score and with coagulation related factors. Further large-scale studies with more specific subgroup analyses are required to more precisely assess the clinical implications of VDD in critically ill pediatric patients.

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2002

Background: The management of the behavior of handicapped children when providing required dental care is often a problem, whether in the dental office or in a hospital setting. Because of the high incidence of poor cooperation, many of these patients are scheduled for dental care under general anesthesia with preoperative medical assessment. The purpose of this study was to carry out a clinico-statistical survey on dental treatment for handicapped children under general anesthesia. Methods: After approval from the institutional review board, the medical records of 64 handicapped children between 1997 and 2002 were reviewed to determine the patient profiles, anesthesia management, and complications. The charts of these patients, who underwent dental examination, scaling and prophylaxis, and restoration and extraction of teeth under general anesthesia, were reviewed. Results: The mean age was 12.8 years old, and males (53%) predominated females (47%). Twenty-four patients had mental retardation, twelve had autism, six had cerebral palsy, 4 had behavior disorder, others had heart disease, convulsive disorder, etc. Sixty-two had intravenous thiopental with neuromuscular blocker, 2 had intravenous ketamine induction. Nasotracheal intubation was uneventful in 55 patients, nine had orotracheal intubation because of difficult visualization of the larynx. Twenty-one patients experienced postoperative complications in the recovery room, including epistaxis, nasal obstruction, vomiting, airway obstruction, respiratory depression. Conclusions: General anesthesia is a very effective way of completing the dental treatments for disabled children. We emphasize the need to train anesthesiologists in the care of disabled patients.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2008

Primary rotavirus gastroenteritis infection usually occurs in infants under 2 years of age worldwide regardless of level of hygiene, quality of water, food or sanitation or type of behavior. In Korea, the disease mostly occurred in infants under 2 year old, and usually in late fall to early winter with the highest incidence shown in November until early 1990s. However, since then, relatively the age incidence of this infection has increased in children over 2 years old, and it has mainly occurred in late winter to early spring with the highest incidence shown between February and March. And rotavirus gastroenteritis serotypes varied year to year as well as varied by year within the same region in our country. The comparison of severity scores between age groups in Korea showed that severity score was lowest in infants less than 3 months and highest in infants more than 6 months and less than 12 months, and hospitalization period between age groups was longest in infants older than 3 months and less than 3 months and highest in infants more than 6 months and less than 12 months and less than 6 months. In this aspect, rotavirus vaccines should be given to infants less than 2 years of age in whom the incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis is the highest, and vaccination should be ideally started before 3 months considering hospitalization period and severity of rotavirus gastroenteritis. However, It should be careful for the introduction of new rotavirus vaccine, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines should be assessed by long-term post marketing surveillance. And we guess an multivalent vaccine may be an ideal rotavirus vaccine to prevent primary infection caused by variable rotavirus strains in Korea. In addition, clinical epidemiology studies on rotavirus gastroenteritis which evaluate the age and serotypes related severity should be continuously conducted in various regions.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2008

목적 : 소아 연령에서 입원 당시 혹은 다른 질환으로 입원하여 치료를 받던 중에 발생한 신성 급성 신부전의 임상적 특징과 경과 그리고 예후에 대해 분석하였다. 방법 : 2000년 1월부터 2006년 6월까지 부산백병원 소아청소년과에 입원한 환자 중 신성 급성 신부전으로 진단된 59명을 대상으로 하였다. 진단 기준은 혈청 크레아티닌치가 1.2 mg/dL 이상이거나 기저치에 비해 2배 이상 증가한 경우로 하였다. 핍뇨는 소변량이 0.5 mL/kg/hr 이하이며 무뇨는 <50 mL/day로 정의하였다. 결과 : 전체 환자의 성별 비는 2.2:1로 남아에게 많았으며 연령별 분포는 신생아 7명, 2개월-2세 10명, 3-6세 12명, 7-12세 21명, 13-16세 9명이었다. 신부전의 진단까지 평균 기간은 3.1${\pm}$2.8일이었다. 소변량에 따른 분류는 핍뇨군 21명, 비핍뇨군 36명 및 무뇨군 2명이었다. 원인 질환별 분류에서는 원발성 신질환군 30명, 감염군 14명, 종양군 9명 및 기타군 6명이였다. 연령별 분류에서는 신생아는 감염군, 2개월-2세는 신질환과 감염군과 3세 이상에서는 신질환군이 많았다. 계절별 발생 빈도는 차이가 없었으나 여름철에 용혈성 요독증후군의 발생이 많았다. 투석치료는 4명에서 복막투석을 시행하였다. 호전까지의 평균기간은 10.0${\pm}$6.7일이었다. 경과 중 18명이 사망하였는데 비핍뇨군의 사망률이 낮았다. 연령별로는 신생아가 원인별로는 종양군의 사망률이 각각 높았다. 결론 : 소아에서의 신성 급성 신부전은 조기진단과 기저질환의 적절한 관리로 대부분의 환자에서 정상적인 신기능의 회복을 기대할 수 있으며 성인에 비해 양호한 임상적 경과를 보였다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.409-420
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• 2023

이 연구의 목적은 건강보험심사평가원의 자료를 이용하여 만 14세 이하 소아청소년들의 치아 우식 유병률의 경향성과 치료의 현황을 파악하는 것이다. 이 연구는 2011년부터 2020년까지 연도별로 전체 소아청소년이 포함된 모집단에서 약 100만명을 무작위 표본 추출한 집단의 진료내역을 이용하여 분석을 시행하였다. 이 연구에서 K02 치아우식 주상병명을 진단받는 아이들은 연도별로 증가하였고, 전반적으로 모든 연령군에서 치아 우식 치료를 받는 아이들도 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 반면 중증의 치아 우식으로 인해 치수 치료 또는 발치를 경험한 10 - 14세 어린이들은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 2021 - 2022년 아동 구강 건강 실태조사에서도 5세와 12세의 우식경험지수는 정체되거나 소폭 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 우식 유병자율은 감소하였다. 치료적 관점에서 개인적, 지역적 환경은 과거에 비해 전반적으로 개선된 것으로 나타났으나 예방적 관점에서 치아 우식 유병 상태와 예방 진료가 지난 10년간 개선되지 않고 정체 상태로 머물러 있던 것으로 해석된다. 따라서 대한민국에서 소아청소년을 대상으로 구강건강 증진 및 예방을 위해 시행되고 있는 구강 보건 사업에 대한 홍보와 효용성에 대한 평가가 필요하다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

Objective : This study was designed for find corelation between behavior and physical symptoms in child. Physical symptoms appearing related with weak viscera are selected. And behaviors related to selected symptoms are compared that of children with character type defined by jung, c. G. Method: 497 children ( 3-11 years old ) who have visited two oriental clinic ( one is in Gang-Nam Gu Seoul (282 children), the other is in Joong-Rang Gu Seoul (215 children) ) from Jan. to Jul. 2006 were invested through the questionnaires, which were filled by their parents. These questionnaires have 61 yes-no type questions about behaviors on 12 situations, 36 yes no type questions about physical symptoms in 15 categories. 6 questions expected positive answer in child with weak spleen are categorized sp-q and 6 related weak lung, lu-q, 6 related weak kidney, ki-q. Numbers of positive answers in sp-q, lu-q and ki-q are counted so-index, lu-index and ki-index each. Corelation between behavior questions and 3 symptom indexes are measured and questions shown low significance level ( under 5% in pearson corelation, two-tailed ) are selected. Result: 15 behaviors related sp-index, 12 related lu-index, 12 related ki-index are selected and analysed. Conclusion : 1. Behaviors related sp-index is similar to that of Thinking Type children Grouped by jung, c. G.. 2. Behaviors related lu-index is similar to that of Sensation Type. 3. Behaviors related sp-index is similar to that of Feeling Type.