CLINICAL FEATURES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DYSPLASIA, OSGOOD-SCHLATTER DISEASE AND MULTIPLE CORTICAL DISORDERS IN A CHILD.

Objective: The aim: To analyze scientific data on the problems of disorders of bone morphogenesis in children, in particular, non-ossifying fibroma. To analyze modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of this disease in the context of the latest scientific achievements.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The latest data of scientists from the world's leading clinics describing various forms of fibrous skeletal lesions in children of differ¬ent ages were analyzed.

An international comparison of asthma, wheeze, and breathing medication use among children.

Background: There is variation in childhood asthma between countries with typically higher prevalence in "Westernized" nations. We compared asthma, respiratory symptoms, and medication prevalence in Eastern and Central European regions and Canada.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey study of children (5-15 years) from one urban centre in each of Canada, Belarus, Poland, Republic of Georgia (Adjara), Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine.

Childhood asthma prevalence and risk factors in three Eastern European countries--the Belarus, Ukraine, Poland Asthma Study (BUPAS): an international prevalence study.

Background: The prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases among children living in Eastern is not well described. Our objective was to estimate and compare the prevalence of asthma, respiratory symptoms and allergic diseases in children in Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland as well as to identify risk factors for these conditions. We also sought to profile and compare children with asthma between locations.