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Nanoparticles and Children's Lungs: is there a need for caution?
Nanoparticle research is currently an area of considerable interest due to the potential applications both in industry and in medicine. In addition, there is increasing recognition of the potential he...
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Peter D. Sly,
Karen Schüepp
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71-72
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Deposition of small particles in the developing lung
12 October 2011
Summary: Infancy is a time of marked and rapid changes in respiratory tract development. Infants (0–1 year of age) and young children (1– 3 years of age) are a unique subpopulation with regard to ther...
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Israel Amirav,
Michael T. Newhouse
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73-78
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Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles: Potential Risks and Monitoring Challenges for Assessing their Impacts on Children
Summary: Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) are the building blocks of novel materials and consumer products that hold great promise for our societies. When ENPs are released to the environment, however,...
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G. Biskos,
A. Schmidt-Ott
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79-83
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Imaging the paediatric lung: what does nanotechnology have to offer?
12 October 2011
Summary: This review will provide an overview of current research into lung imaging with nanoparticles, with a focus on the use of nanoparticles as molecular imaging agents to observe pathological pro...
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K.L. Ordidge,
B.A. Duffy,
J.A. Wells,
T.L. Kalber,
S.M. Janes,
M.F. Lythgoe
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84-88
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The occurrence of ultrafine particles in the specific environment of children
Summary: Interest in ultrafine particles (UFP) has been increasing due to their specific physico-chemical characteristics. Ultrafine particles are those with an aerodynamic diameter of<0.1μm and ar...
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Heinz Burtscher,
Karen Schüepp
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89-94
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The developing respiratory tract and its specific needs in regard to ultrafine particulate matter exposure
12 October 2011
Summary: Nanoparticles have unique physico-chemical properties compared to larger particles that have the potential to provide promising new possibilities for biomedical applications. Considerable res...
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Karen Schüepp,
Peter D. Sly
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95-99
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| CME Reviews |
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Management of asthma in children with long QT syndrome
12 October 2011
Summary: The Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare disorder in which patients are prone to life threatening ventricular arrhythmia and is a leading cause of sudden death in childhood. Asthma is common and...
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Samuel Collins,
John Widger,
Andrew Davis,
John Massie
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100-105
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Beyond the guidelines: Fatal and near-fatal asthma
12 October 2011
Summary: While asthma is extremely common, fatal and near fatal asthma is rare and often preventable if there is early recognition of symptom progression and appropriate intervention. In the past deca...
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Bruce K. Rubin,
Vladimir Pohanka
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106-111
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Pulmonary Embolism in Children
Summary: Unlike in adults, pulmonary embolism (PE) is an infrequent event in children. It has a marked bimodal distribution during the paediatric years, occurring predominantly in neonates and adolesc...
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F. Nicole Dijk,
Julie Curtin,
David Lord,
Dominic A. Fitzgerald
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112-122
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| Review |
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Inpatient paediatric rehabilitation in chronic respiratory disorders
12 October 2011
Summary: Inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programs have evolved from tuberculosis sanatoriums to modern medical centres providing standardized comprehensive care in a multidiciplinatory environment....
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Andreas Jung,
Irmela Heinrichs,
Christian Geidel,
Roger Lauener
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123-129
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| Research: from Concept to Presentation |
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How to get your paper accepted for publication
12 October 2011
Summary: This paper is an attempt to convey in a lucid way how to go about writing a scientific article for publication in an appropriate journal. Topics covered are: a) reasons to write a paper b) ty...
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Victor Chernick
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130-132
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