Aims • Raise awareness of plastic pollution and its dangers to marine animals and potentially humans. • Education of children in schools • Litter-picking Methods In 2017 WASUP was founded. A working ...

Background Mental health problems are prevalent in children and young people (CYP). Children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD have co-morbid mental health difficulties which add to the ...

Objectives Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children, affecting 2–3 in every primary school class.1 Asthma disproportionately affects children living in poverty due to air pollution, ...

Objective According to international guidelines, children with enuresis are recommended urotherapy, or basic bladder advice, before treatment with evidence-based alternatives such as the enuresis ...

Objectives To describe trends in reported weight loss attempts among school-aged children and to investigate its sociodemographic determinants. Design We analysed data of children who participated in ...

Objective To compare and contrast the perceived care needs of children with life-limiting conditions (CLLC) from the perspectives of the children, parents and healthcare providers. Design A ...

Introduction More than half of all drugs are still prescribed off-label to children. To support off-label dosing, pharmacokinetic (PK) data are needed. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) ...

A series of systematic reviews commissioned by the Cass Review and published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Objectives Hand dominance usually develops in children around 18 months old, while earlier hand preference may indicate cerebral palsy.1 Hand preference in humans is thought to be related to the ...

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 ...

Methods We used novel linkage between health and education records from the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) database to develop a whole-country cohort of children ...

Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue ...