Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Genetics, Regional Perinatal Screening Program, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, California, USA and reprint requests to: Dr Edgar J ...

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.

Correspondence to: Prof. M Levin, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK; m.levin{at}ic.ac.uk Neisseria ...

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Background Medication review is recommended at asthma appointments. The presence of ...

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Correspondence to: Dr W A Stewart, Pediatric Neurology Fellow, ...

Objectives We studied neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS, sepsis developing in the first 72 hours after delivery) in Malawi to (1) describe clinical characteristics and microbiological ...

Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder that manifests with motor deterioration and respiratory complications. The paradigm of care is shifting as disease-modifying ...

Objective To explore perspectives of paediatric cardiac and palliative care professionals on providing palliative care to children with complex cardiac conditions. Design A national survey including ...

Correspondence to Camilla S Hanson, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; camilla.hanson{at}sydney.edu.au Background Congenital lymphoedema is ...

1 Scar Free Foundation Children's Burns Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 2 Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 Centre for Child and ...

AIM To investigate the effect of several types of congenital heart disease (CHD) on nutrition and growth. PATIENTS AND METHODS The prevalence of malnutrition and growth failure was investigated in 89 ...

3 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Correspondence to Benoit Bailey, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, ...