A Collection of Articles on Pediatric and Adolescent Health in PLoS Medicine

Illustration: Crystal Easton

Research Articles

An Energy-Saving Development Initiative Increases Birth Rate and Childhood Malnutrition in Rural Ethiopia
Mhairi A. Gibson, Ruth Mace
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Assessment of Volume Depletion in Children with Malaria
Timothy Planche, Myriam Onanga, Achim Schwenk, et al.
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Croup Is Associated with the Novel Coronavirus NL63
Lia van der Hoek, Klaus Sure, Gabriele Ihorst, et al.
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Maternal-Fetal Microtransfusions and HIV-1 Mother-to-Child Transmission in Malawi
Jesse J. Kwiek, Victor Mwapasa, Danny A. Milner, et al.
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Maternal Malaria and Gravidity Interact to Modify Infant Susceptibility to Malaria
Theonest K. Mutabingwa, Melissa C. Bolla, Jin-Long Li, et al.
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A Single siRNA Suppresses Fatal Encephalitis Induced by Two Different Flaviviruses
Priti Kumar, Sang Kyung Lee, Premlata Shankar, et al.
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Use of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein to Evaluate Vaccine Efficacy against Pneumonia
Shabir A. Madhi, Jayvant R. Heera, Locadiah Kuwanda, et al.
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Latitude, Birth Date, and Allergy
Matthias Wjst, Shyamali Dharmage, Elisabeth André, et al.
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Reduction of Malaria Transmission to Anopheles Mosquitoes with a Six-Dose Regimen of Co-Artemether
Colin J. Sutherland, Rosalynn Ord, Sam Dunyo, et al.
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Magazine Section

POLICY FORUM

Perspectives on the Efficacy of Antidepressants for Child and Adolescent Depression Amir Raz

Protecting Children from Environmental Toxins Bruce P. Lanphear, Charles V. Vorhees, David C. Bellinger

Vaccine Policy in India Yennapu Madhavi

What Can We Do to Improve Child Health in Southern Italy? Maurizio Bonati, Rita Campi

Enrolling Adolescents in Research on HIV and Other Sensitive Issues: Lessons from South Africa Jerome Singh

HEALTH IN ACTION

Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aboriginal Communities: A Methods Development Project Paul Masotti, M. Anne George, Karen Szala-Meneok, et al.

Micronutrient Sprinkles to Control Childhood Anaemia Stanley H. Zlotkin, Claudia Schauer, Anna Christofides, et al.

PLoS MEDICINE DEBATE

Can Routine Commercial Cord Blood Banking Be Scientifically and Ethically Justified? Nicholas M. Fisk, Irene A. G. Roberts, Roger Markwald, et al.

RESEARCH IN TRANSLATION

Asthma Severity and Prevalence: An Ongoing Interaction between Exposure, Hygiene, and Lifestyle Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills

LEARNING FORUM

Fever, Headache, and Visual Blurring in a 17-Year-Old Woman William Lynn, Sue Lightman

CASE REPORT

A Pediatric Genetic Disorder Diagnosed in Adulthood Joseph A. Church