OBJECTIVE To study the medical, emotional, and developmental profile of children being considered for permanent substitute care. DESIGN A retrospective analysis of 100 adoption/permanency medicals.

AIMS Minor gastrointestinal abnormalities have been reported in children with asthma, but the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in these children has not been studied. METHODS 75 children with ...

Objectives To determine (1) which maternal and area characteristics are associated with reaching fidelity targets (the expected number of visits mothers should receive at each stage of the programme) ...

Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Aims Depiction of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in movies is an indicator of how this condition is perceived by the society. We aimed to: Identify all English language movies which depict characters ...

Objective To determine the safety of ciprofloxacin in paediatric patients in relation to arthropathy, any other adverse events (AEs) and drug interactions. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...

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Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys (‘circumcision’) is legitimised by consent from those with parental responsibility for ...

and reprint requests to: Dr Alastair J Baker, Department of Child Health, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS. Hepatitis GB virus-C (HGBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection was ...

Objective We aimed to explore the views of Malaysian children with asthma and their parents to enhance understanding of early influences on development of self-management skills. Design This is a ...

1 Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, ...