Overview
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the health and development of infants, children, and adolescents, encompassing preventive care, growth and developmental surveillance, immunization, and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic disease across the stages of childhood. It addresses the distinct physiology, disease presentations, and care needs of young patients, from congenital and infectious conditions to nutritional, neurological, and behavioral disorders. Research in this area examines outcomes of traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients, the design of high-volume immunization clinics, and pediatric infectious and respiratory disease such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and its cellular changes in bronchoalveolar lavage. Studies also address pediatric nasopharyngeal carcinoma, neck masses such as internal jugular phlebectasia, vaccine and immunization considerations, childhood overweight and its links to musculoskeletal and social factors, feeding and dietary interventions in autism spectrum disorder, sleep-disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome, and rare pediatric syndromes. Methods span clinical case reports and series, cohort studies, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews. By tailoring prevention and treatment to the developing child, pediatrics integrates multiple specialties around age-specific needs. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on pediatric health, disease, and care across infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
A High Volume, User-Friendly Immunization Clinic in Vellore, India: A Model for Urban Hospitals
A Rare Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin: Reverse Shapiro’s Syndrome
Exploration of the Implementation of Music Therapy into the Health Services: Lituanian Experience
Changes in Cellular Morphology in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Children with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia
COVID-19: What we know
Internal Jugular Phlebectasia; A Challenging Neck Mass in Children
Management of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Experience of Children Cancer Hospital – Egypt
Turnover of Registered Nurses in Israeli Hospitals: A Secondary Analysis from a National Survey
Childhood Overweight, Social Media, and Osteoarthritis: Is there a Possible Emergent, yet Unrecognized Linkage?
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Gluten/Casein Free Diet Treatment: A Systematic Review (1990-2016)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Meta-Analytic Literature Review
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 74 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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RajeevZachariah Kompithra et al. · 2025 · Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
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V. Ramasubramanian et al. · 2025 · Journal of Association of Physicians of India
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2025 · Cureus
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V. Vathanophas et al. · 2025 · Congenital Anomalies
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2025 · PLOS One
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2025 · PLoS ONE
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2025 · Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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