2 results match your criteria: "Chang Gung University; tanhsin@gmail.com.[Affiliation]"

Background: Although type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is recognized as a catastrophic disease among the different types of diabetes, it is often confusedly diagnosed in clinical practice and difficult in care. The objective of this study is to reach a multidisciplinary consensus for the establishment of clinical recommendations on T1DM to optimize its undoubtedly diagnostic evaluation and transitional care.

Methods: Scientific evidence was reviewed by a committee of researchers, based on which recommendations related to T1DM diagnosis were formulated.

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The impact of small-for-gestational-age on neonatal outcome among very-low-birth-weight infants.

Pediatr Neonatol

April 2015

Department of Pediatrics, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) on mortality and morbidity in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on VLBW infants registered at the Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan between 2007 and 2011. All 21 neonatal departments in Taiwan participated in the data collection, and a total of 4636 VLBW infants were registered during the study period.

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