How has US children’s health evolved over time, and how does the health, resilience, and wellbeing of US children compare to that of 18 comparator countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)? Aims: To evaluate temporal trends in US children’s health and to assess cross-national contrasts with 18 comparator countries in the […]
Achondroplasia, the most common form of disproportionate short stature, is caused by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene. Affected children may experience severely impaired foramen magnum growth during the first years of life, which may necessitate neurosurgical intervention. The skeletal abnormalities seen in achondroplasia can result in respiratory and neurologic […]
Predictive models on temporal data in the form of observations in a sequence or series have helped make headway in utilizing large sets of clinical data collected from health systems in the electronic medical record and billing systems to predict outcomes, diagnoses and help make quicker decisions for health of populations with precision, treating the […]