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Pediatric Nursing
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D010371 |
[The nursing specialty concerning care of children from birth to adolescence. It includes the clinical and psychological aspects of nursing care.
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Pediatric Obesity
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D063766 |
[BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.
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Pediatricians
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D000072143 |
[Qualified medical professionals specializing in maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth through adolescence.
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Pediatrics
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D010372 |
[A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.
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Pedicle Screws
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D065289 |
[BONE SCREWS to be used in the pedicle of the vertebral arch.
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Pedicularis
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D032262 |
[A plant genus of the family Orobanchaceae. Members contain phenylpropanoid glycosides and iridoids.
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Pediculus
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D010374 |
[Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
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Pedigree
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D010375 |
[The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.
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Pediocins
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D000070017 |
[Bacteriocins produced by species of PEDIOCOCCUS. They range from 3.5-4.6 kDa in mass, contain a conserved YGNGVXCXK motif and beta sheet at their N-terminals, and a more diverse hydrophobic or amphiphilic C-terminal alpha helical domain. They function as antimicrobial peptides against several pathogenic species of GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA, including LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES and are useful as FOOD PRESERVATIVES.
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Pediococcus
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D010376 |
[A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. No endospores are produced. Its organisms are found in fermenting plant products and are nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.
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Pediococcus acidilactici
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D000070016 |
[A species of Pediococcus that occurs in FERMENTED FOODS AND BEVERAGES where its ability to produce LACTIC ACID and PEDIOCINS makes it useful in FOOD PRESERVATION. It is also used as a PROBIOTIC.
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Pediococcus pentosaceus
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D000070006 |
[A species of Pediococcus that occurs in FERMENTED FOODS AND BEVERAGES where its ability to produce LACTIC ACID and PEDIOCINS make it useful as a FOOD PRESERVATION agent. It is also used as a PROBIOTIC.
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Pedobacter
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D060485 |
[A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Sphingobacteriaceae. They exhibit gliding motility.
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Pedophilia
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D010378 |
[A sexual disorder occurring in a person 16 years or older and that is recurrent with intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child (generally age 13 or younger). (from APA, DSM-IV, 1994).
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Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus
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D045042 |
[Dense collection of cells in the caudal pontomesencephalic tegmentum known to play a role in the functional organization of the BASAL GANGLIA and in the modulation of the thalamocortical neuronal system.
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Peer Group
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D010379 |
[Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.
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Peer Influence
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D000067074 |
[The effect or sway that a PEER GROUP exerts on the beliefs, value systems and behavior of each member of a group. The social expectations for individuals to conform to peer group influence is known as peer pressure.
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Peer Review
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D010380 |
[An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.
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Peer Review, Health Care
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D018024 |
[The concurrent or retrospective review by practicing physicians or other health professionals of the quality and efficiency of patient care practices or services ordered or performed by other physicians or other health professionals (From The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988).
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Peer Review, Research
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D017712 |
[The evaluation by experts of the quality and pertinence of research or research proposals of other experts in the same field. Peer review is used by editors in deciding which submissions warrant publication, by granting agencies to determine which proposals should be funded, and by academic institutions in tenure decisions.
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