2 Department of Paediatrics, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Community Paediatrics, Barts Health, London, UK There are currently 91,000 Looked-after Children (LAC) in ...

Objective To determine the incidence, causes and neurodevelopmental impact of severe microcephaly (head circumference <–3SD) up to age 2 years. Design Binational active paediatric surveillance study ...

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, ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD), one of the most common monogenetic diseases in the world, is associated with multisystemic complications that begin in childhood. Most of the babies homozygous for the ...

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 ...

Letter: Management of paediatric elbow injuries, where is the equipoise? A UK and Ireland wide international survey of practice (10 September, 2024) ...

Background Children and their parents report poor sleep in hospital and complain about noise. Objective To measure sleep quality and noise levels in hospital and compare these with the home ...

Correspondence to Dr Erol A Gaillard, Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; eag15{at}leicester.ac.uk Methods Prospective observational cohort study of 460 ...