Archives of Disease in Childhood

Extent to which local authorities will exercise their parental responsibility

Local authorities may apply, under the Children Act 1989, to the Family Court for a care order in respect of a child under ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Assessing and investigating children with suspected soft tissue sarcomas: an e-Delphi consensus process

Background The clinical presentation of childhood soft tissue sarcoma (STS) creates a diagnostic challenge; however, time to ...
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Growth hormone (GH) provocation tests and the response to GH treatment in GH deficiency

1 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College, London, UK 2 Centre for Human Growth and Maturation, Department of Medicine, University College, ...
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Enterovirus and parechovirus meningitis in infants younger than 90 days old in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

Objectives This study aimed to prospectively collect detailed clinical information for all enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) meningitis cases in infants aged <90 days in the UK and ...
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Corticosteroids in the management of the paediatric epilepsies

The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Appleton The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, ...
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Moving more: physical activity and its positive effects on long term conditions in children and young people

While the benefits of regular participation in physical activity in children and young people are clear, misconceptions have developed about the possible negative effects and potential complications ...
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Nutritional rickets under 16 years: UK surveillance results

Objective The UK national incidence of nutritional rickets is unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation and clinical management of children under 16 years with nutritional rickets in ...
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Community-acquired neonatal and infant sepsis in developing countries: efficacy of WHO's currently recommended antibiotics—systematic review and meta-analysis

1 Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, MCRI, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Departments of General Medicine, ...
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Bruising in children who are assessed for suspected physical abuse

1 Early Years Research Programme, Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 2 Department of Haematology, ...
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Severe accidental poisonings in children: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit nationwide prospective study

Background Poisoning in children and young people is common. Understanding the incidence, causes and circumstances of severe accidental poisonings, requiring admission and medical intervention, may ...
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Adolescent inpatient mental health services in the UK

Inpatient mental health services are an indispensable part of the mental healthcare for adolescents. They provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for young people severely affected by mental ...
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Encephalopathy in children: an approach to assessment and management

1 Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK 2 Department of Paediatric Neuroradiology, Sheffield Children's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, ...