The hierarchy of evidence in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or treatments is explained, and the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, the randomised controlled ...

Objectives To evaluate the diagnosis and management of reflux and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in infants aged <1 year presenting to general practitioners (GPs). Design, setting and ...

Asthma has little, if any, significant effect on attained adult height. Untreated asthma results in a delay of puberty by approximately 1.3 years, and pubertal delay is likely to explain the majority ...

Correspondence to Professor Leena Patel, Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, ...

Introduction The Irish Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) provides a forensic pathology service for cases of criminal, ...

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Andreas Meyer-Heim, Mühlebergstr. 104, ...

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Aims The rate of unplanned reattendances within 7 days is used as a quality indicator of the care delivered in Paediatric Emergency Departments (PEDs) in the UK. A high number may suggest inadequate ...

Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr W Hofhuis Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Sophia Children’s ...

Background Previous, now somewhat historic, data have indicated variation in clinical practice with respect to whether or not a neonatal death is referred to the Coroner or Procurator Fiscal (PF) 1 ...

The newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) is part of the newborn screening programme, performed between birth and discharge from hospital. It is a routine job for neonatal junior doctors at ...

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