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Adolescent Smoking: A Cross-sectional Study on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Filipino Adolescents in a Tertiary Hospital
Natasha Ann R. Esteban-Ipac, MD and Vanessa Maria Torres-Ticzon, MD
Validation of the Filipino Version of the Written Asthma Action Plan for 5- to 18-year-old Patients Katrina Faith A. San Gabriel, MD, Roxanne Casis Hao, MD, Mary Anne R. Castor, MD, Marysia Stella T. Recto, MD and Madeleine W. Sumpaico, MD
The Direct Cost of Autism and its Economic Impact on the Filipino Family
Maria Isabel O. Quilendrino, MD, Mary Anne R. Castor, MD, Nenacia Ranali Nirena P. Mendoza, MD, Jacqueline R. Vea, MD and Niña T. Castillo-Carandang, MA, MSc, PhD
A Comparison of Actual versus Estimated Weights among Filipino Children Using the Original and Updated Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Formulae, Mercy Method and Broselow Tape:
A Prospective Study
Fides Roxanne M. Castor, MD, and Jonathan S. Cu, MD
Factors Predictive of an Obstructive Pathology among Filipino Infants with Neonatal Cholestasis Novette Regina M. Lagunzad, MD and Germana Emerita V. Gregorio, MD, PhD
Pediatric Hepatic Abscess: A Ten-year Review of the Features and Outcome at the Philippine General Hospital
Leah Mae C. Besa, MD and Germana Emerita V. Gregorio, MD
Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Antifungal Agents in Preventing Invasive Fungal Infection and Mortality among Infants Weighing Less than 1500 Grams: A Meta-analysis
Sally Jane Velasco-Aro, MD and Kathryn R. Baltazar-Braganza, MD
Is Face Mask with Face Shield More Effective than Face Mask Alone in Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission? A Systematic Review
Germana Emerita V. Gregorio, MD, PhD, Maria Teresa Sanchez-Tolosa, MD, Maria Cristina Z. San Jose, MD, Myzelle Anne Infantado, PTRP, Valentin C. Dones III, PhD and Leonila F. Dans, MD, MSc
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Short-term Outcomes of the Use of Intraventricular Ribavirin in Filipino Patients with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Marissa B. Lukban, MD, Aida M. Salonga, MD, Judy R. Pipo-Deveza, MD, Benilda C. Sanchez-Gan, MD, Catherine Lynne T. Silao, MD and Annabell E. Chua, MD
Comparison of Ketorolac and Indomethacin for the Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus among Preterm Infants Born at the Philippine General Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Design Maria Esterlita T. Villanueva-Uy, MD, MSPH, Carmen R. Briones, MD and Edgardo M. Ortiz, MD
Association of Serum Vitamin D Levels, IL-17a Levels with Disease Severity among 3- to 18-year-old Children with Asthma in the Philippine General Hospital
Kristine Tanega-Aliling, MD and Alexander O. Tuazon, MD
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Filipino Children: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis of Mortality, Morbidity and Survival
Ma. Fema C. Rivera, MD and Leonila F. Dans, MD, MSc
Factors Associated with Attrition among Residents in Pediatrics: A Mixed-method Study in a Single Center in the Philippines
Tristan Marvin Z. Uy, MD and Ma. Cecilia D. Alinea, MD, MHPEd
Technical Capacity Mapping for Clinical Practice Guideline Development in the Philippines Leonila F. Dans, MD, MScCE, Christine Joy D. Candari, RN, MSc, Carol Stephanie C. Tan-Lim, MD, MScCE, Myzelle Anne J. Infantado, PTRP, Red Thaddeus D. Miguel, MD, MBA, Ma. Lourdes A. Salaveria-Imperial, MD, Maria Asuncion A. Silvestre, MD and Beverly Lorraine C. Ho, MD, MPH
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