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Outcome of premature thelarche: relation to puberty and final height
BACKGROUND There is a debate about the possible progression of idiopathic premature thelarche towards precocious or early puberty. OBJECTIVE To evaluate height and age at onset of puberty in a group ...
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Thirty-years of screening for cystic fibrosis in East Anglia
1 Biochemical Genetics Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK 2 Department of Paediatrics, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK ...
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Diagnostic markers of infection: comparison of procalcitonin with C reactive protein and leucocyte count
BACKGROUND Procalcitonin has been advocated as a marker of bacterial infection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate diagnostic markers of infection in critically ill children, comparing procalcitonin with C ...
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: variation by socioeconomic deprivation
Background In England, there is a discrepancy between the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ascertained from medical records and community ...
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Acute rheumatic fever in the UK and Ireland: a BPSU surveillance study
Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys: a family matter
Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys (‘circumcision’) is legitimised by consent from those with parental responsibility for ...
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Normal saline flushes performed once daily maintain peripheral intravenous catheter patency: a randomised controlled trial
Correspondence to Dr Chiara Zanchi, Department of Paediatrics, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell'Istria 65, Trieste 34100, Italy; chiara.zanchi{at}libero.it ...
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Management of distressing procedures in children and young people: time to adhere to the guidelines
3 Department of Paediatric Psychology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, UK 4 Department of Paediatric Psychology & Play Therapy, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to ...
BMJ8d
Artificial food additives: hazardous to long-term health?
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 ...
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Cardiovascular abnormalities in Down's syndrome: spectrum, management and survival over 22 years
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to Dr Claire Irving, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon ...
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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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Damp and mouldy home: impact on lung health in childhood
Within every paediatric respiratory and general paediatric clinic there will be a number of children and families who are ...