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New UK screen time guidance for under-5s is a necessary but insufficient response

Publication of the UK government’s first screen time guidance for children under 51 is a welcome and overdue intervention. As ...
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Experiences of financial incentives to improve medication adherence for children and young people with asthma: a qualitative study

Objective To explore experiences and perceptions of financial incentives from children and young people (CYP) involved in the ...
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Predictive tool for intravenous immunoglobulin resistance of Kawasaki disease in Beijing

Correspondence to Dr. Xiaohui Li, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Children’s Hospital Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; lxhmaggie{at}126.com and Dr. Caifeng Li, Department ...
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Are there patterns of bruising in childhood which are diagnostic or suggestive of abuse? A systematic review

Aims: To investigate what patterns of bruising are diagnostic or suggestive of child abuse by means of a systematic review. Methods: All language literature search 1951–2004. Included: studies that ...
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Outcomes of infants born near term

Correspondence to Dr Elaine M Boyle, Department of Health Sciences, Centre for Medicine, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; eb124{at}leicester.ac.uk Most research on ...
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Systematic review of interventions to reduce hospital and emergency department stay in paediatric populations

Introduction This systemic review describes interventions designed to shorten length of stay (LOS) in hospital or the emergency department (ED). Methods Papers published from 2000 until February 2024 ...
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Playground injuries to children

1 Department of Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llandough Hospital, Penarth CF64 2XX, Wales, UK 2 Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, Paediatrics and Child ...
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Acceptability of different oral formulations in infants and preschool children

1 Medicines Evaluation Board in the Netherlands, Department of Chemical Pharmaceutical Assessment, Utrecht, The Netherlands (until 2011 this department belonged to the National Institute of Public ...
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Bacterial detection in paediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia, from conventional microbiological testing to advanced molecular techniques: a scoping review

Introduction Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common complication of cancer treatment and carries a risk of bacterial bloodstream infection. Current diagnostic approaches have limitations, underscoring ...
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Developmental outcomes in 4-year-old children born in the first COVID-19 lockdown in England: preliminary findings from the Born In COVID Year – Core Lockdown Effects ...

Background/objective Children born during England’s COVID-19 lockdowns experienced markedly limited social exposure during a crucial developmental window. Given the importance of early interactions in ...
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Texture and nutrient content of commercial baby foods supplied in spouted pouches, compared to other packaging

Objectives Complementary foods should have an increasingly solid texture and be more energy and nutrient dense than breast milk. This study aimed to measure the texture and nutrient content of ...
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Building a paediatric workforce to deliver the NHS prevention agenda: time for paediatric public health medicine?

One of the three major shifts within the UK government’s 10-year plan for the National Health Service (NHS) is moving from sickness to prevention, recognising that prevention starts with children and ...