Background It is suggested that late initiation of toilet training contributes to functional gastrointestinal disorders in children. This study aims to evaluate if assisted infant toilet training can ...

Early Years Research Programme, Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK Correspondence to Professor Alison Mary Kemp, Institute of Primary Care and ...

Objectives In April 2021, the South London Coroner, Philip Barlow, concluded that 9yr old Ella Adoo Kissi Debrah died of asthma, contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution. 1 He criticised ...

Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical significance and prognosis of ...

Vitamin B12 levels are often recommended for children. Locally, we note many children have B12 levels above the upper limit of normal (771 ng/L1). We receive frequent advice requests from GPs ...

Correspondence to Dr Vic Larcher, Consultant in Paediatrics and Clinical Ethics, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; larchv{at}gosh.nhs.uk Competence is ...

Objective To study the impact of body mass index (BMI) SD score (SDS) improvement through lifestyle modification on metabolic risk and body composition over 12 months. Design Prospective cohort study.

AIMS To study the association between smoking during pregnancy and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) using prospectively collected data, making it possible to account for a number of potential ...

AIM To assess the potential for administering catch up and scheduled immunisations during hospital admission. METHODS Immunisation status according to the child’s principal carer was checked against ...

Correspondence to Dr Jenny M Kindblom, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Vitaminvägen 21, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg 413 45, Sweden; ...

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Correspondence to Professor Ian Maconochie, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK; ian.maconochie{at}nhs.net Around the UK, commissioners have different models for ...