Importance The Press Ganey Outpatient Medical Practice Survey is used to measure the
patient experience. An understanding of the patient-and physician-related determinants of …

BACKGROUND. The prevalence and seriousness of childhood obesity has prompted calls
for broad public health solutions that reach beyond clinic settings. Schools are ideal settings …

Objective Von Willebrand disease (vWD) was thought to be a rare disorder until a recent
survey reported a prevalence of 0.8% in an ethnically homogenous community in northern …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended worldwide but not commonly
practised. We undertook a randomised controlled study of the efficacy of homebased peer …

Background Studies of the effect of childhood obesity on bone accrual during growth have
yielded conflicting results, largely related to the failure to adequately characterize the …

Background Human milk contains a 46 kDa mucin-associated glycoprotein, lactadherin,
which binds specifically to rotavirus and inhibits its replication. This study tested the …

Background The earliest determinants of obesity may operate during intrauterine life, and
gestational weight gain may influence the intrauterine environment in a way that may affect …

Objective: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy and
tolerability trial of Matricaria recutita (chamomile) extract therapy in patients with mild to …

Abstract Background: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations serve as a
biomarker for vitamin D stores. Prior studies have not examined the risk factors for low …

Objective: To determine the relationship between relative weight and school attendance
among elementary schoolchildren. Research Methods and Procedures: A total of 1069 …