Pseudohypoparathyroidism: report of seven cases.

Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a rare inherited syndrome with several types. We reviewed the cases of 7 PHP patients seen between 1990 and 2003, and analyzed their clinical, biochemical data and long-term medical outcomes. Six boys and one girl were included.

Characteristics of hospitalizations among adolescents in Taiwan: population-based data.

To understand the adolescent health status in Taiwan, we collected hospitalization data of Taiwanese adolescents in 1997 under the execution of National Health Insurance (NHI). Then 5% of the data was selected with systematic sampling method by National Health Research Institute (NHRI) and was categorized according to age, gender, disease pattern and specialty. The results showed there were totally 160, 120 adolescent admissions in 1997, about 6.