abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical examination, while useful, has been shown to be insufficient as the sole screening method in infants. Ultrasound examination at 8 weeks in high risk infants is an integral part of the screening process in some units. AIMS:To show the efficiency of hip sonography in detection of developmental dyspla...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lowry CA,Donoghue VB,Murphy JF

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the prevalence of tuberculosis infection among children in household contact with adults having pulmonary tuberculosis, and identify the possible risk factors. METHODS:Children under the age of 5 years who were in household contact with 200 consecutive adults with pulmonary tuberculosis underwent tubercu...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Singh M,Mynak ML,Kumar L,Mathew JL,Jindal SK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the differences in perception of quality of life between parents of chronically ill children and paediatricians at diagnosis and follow up. Quality of life was assessed using the (HUI3). METHODS:Longitudinal study (July 1999-January 2002) of 37 paediatricians and 181 parents of patients (children a...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Janse AJ,Sinnema G,Uiterwaal CS,Kimpen JL,Gemke RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19 day old infant was successfully resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation. The 12 lead ECG was normal, with a normal QT interval, and remains so over three years follow up. DNA analysis revealed a missense mutation (R1193Q) in the SCN5A gene, previously linked with familial sudden unexpected nocturnal death synd...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Skinner JR,Chung SK,Montgomery D,McCulley CH,Crawford J,French J,Rees MI

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether sagittal synostosis (SS) has consequences for children's mental and psychomotor development, and whether surgery has any impact on this. METHODS:The study involved 28 children with SS who underwent corrective surgery at a mean age of 8.0 (SD 7.16) months, and 28 normal controls. All the chi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bellew M,Chumas P,Mueller R,Liddington M,Russell J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is becoming a common clinical headache for child health professionals, as the increase in professional and media concern has not been matched by effective clinical solutions. Added to this is considerable confusion about both the definitions of obesity and about which groups of children and adolescents actuall...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Viner R,Nicholls D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal stress is thought to underlie the Barker sequelae of low birth weight, of which precocious pubarche may be a manifestation. AIMS:To explore whether prematurity as well as smallness for gestational age (SGA) predisposes to precocious pubarche, and the potential role of excess weight gain during chi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Neville KA,Walker JL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the use of negative pressure ventilation (NPV) was associated with a lower rate of endotracheal intubation in infants with recurrent apnoea secondary to acute bronchiolitis. METHODS:Retrospective review of two paediatric intensive care units (PICU) databases and case notes; one PICU offered N...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Al-balkhi A,Klonin H,Marinaki K,Southall DP,Thomas DA,Jones P,Samuels MP

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When prescribing drugs for children, it is fundamental to acknowledge that they are distinct from adults with a different physiology and metabolism. They are also still maturing. The development of drugs with a primarily paediatric indication thus requires the trialling of these drugs in a paediatric population to ass...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Prasad S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare physiological and autonomic responses to acute hypoglycaemia in diabetic children in pre-, mid-, and post-pubertal stages of development. METHODS:Twenty seven children (8 pre-pubertal, 7 mid-pubertal, 12 post-pubertal) with type 1 diabetes were studied. Hypoglycaemia was induced by insulin infusion unt...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ross LA,Warren RE,Kelnar CJ,Frier BM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of both the content and process of examinations is central to planning the appropriate education and training of examiners in paediatric clinical examinations. This paper discusses the case for developing training, reviews the current literature, and suggests the desirable attributes of examiners and the comp...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Khera N,Davies H,Davies H,Lissauer T,Skuse D,Wakeford R,Stroobant J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To characterise prescribing patterns of antidepressants (ATDs) to children and adolescents aged < or =18 years in the UK. METHODS:Subjects issued at least one ATD prescription between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 2001 were identified from the UK General Practice Research Database. Prescribing patterns, annual p...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Murray ML,de Vries CS,Wong IC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotropic medication use by children in the USA has increased. We used the IMS MIDAS Prescribing Insights to examine prescribing trends in nine countries between the years 2000 and 2002. Trends in seven countries rose significantly from year 2000 to 2002; the UK had the highest increase (68%). ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wong IC,Murray ML,Camilleri-Novak D,Stephens P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the policy, administration, and supervision of medicine administration in primary schools within the Greater London area (GLA). DESIGN:A prospective survey using postal questionnaires sent to 172 randomly selected primary schools within the GLA. PARTICIPANTS:Head teachers of primary schools. RES...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wong IC,Awolowo T,Gordon K,Mo YW

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to participate in infant screening often rests with parents. Medical ethics require that parental decision is elicited from informed choice. Such a decision is influenced by the parental knowledge and attitude towards screening and a careful evaluation of these factors is essential in seeking informed con...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Olusanya BO,Luxon LM,Wirz SL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether delayed capillary refill time (>3 seconds) is a useful prognostic indicator in Kenyan children admitted to hospital. METHODS:A total of 4160 children admitted to Kilifi District Hospital with malaria, malarial anaemia, acute respiratory tract infection (ARI), severe anaemia (haemoglobin <50 g...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Pamba A,Maitland K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine short term and long term health related quality of life (HRQoL) of survivors of congenital anorectal malformations (ARM) and congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and to compare these patients' HRQoL with that of the general population. METHODS:HRQoL was measured in 286 ARM patients and 111 CDH patien...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Poley MJ,Stolk EA,Tibboel D,Molenaar JC,Busschbach JJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National and international recommendations for the age of introducing solid foods (weaning) are founded on insufficient evidence and little is known about the short and medium term consequences associated with early or late weaning. AIMS AND METHODS:Data from over 1600 infants from five prospective randomis...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Morgan JB,Lucas A,Fewtrell MS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To document gastroenteritis hospitalisations of the 1995-96 cohort of infants born in Western Australia to mid-2002, and to assess factors associated with their hospitalisations and readmissions. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of the State's hospitalisation data, Midwives' Notification of Births data, the Austral...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Gracey M,Lee AH,Yau KK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in respiratory allergy in children. METHODS:A systematic literature review was conducted. The search was focused on all the double blind (and double dummy if necessary) studies. SEARCH STRATEGY:Medline, Embase, Cochrane Controlled Trial Registe...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Sopo SM,Macchiaiolo M,Zorzi G,Tripodi S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate a systematic approach to the development and implementation of evidence based asthma management guidelines. METHODS:Comparative study of children (2-18 years) with acute asthma; a control cohort (cohort 1) was recruited before implementation of the guidelines and two cohorts were recruited after imple...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Massie J,Efron D,Cerritelli B,South M,Powell C,Haby MM,Gilbert E,Vidmar S,Carlin J,Robertson CF,ICAAM Study Group.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study how respiratory symptoms reported by children, with or without spirometry, could help to discriminate those with asthma from those without. METHODS:Respiratory symptoms (frequent cough, frequent phlegm, and wheezing) reported by 1646 schoolchildren (aged 8-12 years) in a respiratory questionnaire and the...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Yu IT,Wong TW,Li W

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The atherogenic risk factor profile in obese subjects is characterised by hypertension, reduced high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, increased low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides, and insulin resistance. AIMS:To examine the amount of weight reduction required to improve the at...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Reinehr T,Andler W

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There was much speculation about the potential impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on established principles of health care practice. Now the statute has been "bedded in", predictions that existing good practice would not fall foul of the legislation provided it was demonstrable, have proved to be broadly accurate. Th...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hagger LE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether current and postpartum maternal depression and low maternal intelligence are risk factors for malnutrition in children. METHODS:In rural South India 72 children with malnutrition were identified from a central register; 72 controls were matched for age, gender, and residence. RESULTS:Major d...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Anoop S,Saravanan B,Joseph A,Cherian A,Jacob KS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemics of enterovirus 71 infection have caused the death of many children throughout the world. Rhombencephalitis, brain stem encephalitis, and heart failure were present in all of the fatal cases. However, no evidence of myocarditis was noted in the heart specimens, and the mechanism of heart failure rem...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fu YC,Chi CS,Chiu YT,Hsu SL,Hwang B,Jan SL,Chen PY,Huang FL,Chang Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown an increased incidence of neurodevelopmental impairment in very preterm survivors at school age compared with controls. AIM:To compare findings in the same cohort at 8 years and 15 years. METHODS:A total of 151 of the 224 eligible infants born before 33 weeks of gestation from 19...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： O'Brien F,Roth S,Stewart A,Rifkin L,Rushe T,Wyatt J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of schoolchildren was followed up over 6 years from 1996 to 2001. In the final year, 315 of 500 targeted children were measured. Body mass index (BMI) increased substantially over time (p<0.001), indicating a further rise in obesity into the secondary school years. Two new indicators of obesity were also meas...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Rudolf MC,Greenwood DC,Cole TJ,Levine R,Sahota P,Walker J,Holland P,Cade J,Truscott J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parent reported pulse rates could provide important information on a child's clinical condition. The agreement between the parent's measurement of their child's pulse and a pulse oximeter was assessed following a brief educational intervention. Parents can be taught to measure the pulse of school age children, but hav...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： White J,Shepperd S,Yudkin P,Harnden A,Mant D

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study investigated the feasibility of surveying, anonymously, HCV infection among healthy children using an oral fluid specimen. Seventy seven per cent of children provided their assent, or where appropriate, consent to participate; 2.8% were anti-HCV positive. Oral fluid collection is acceptable to childre...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Chatzipantazi P,Roy KM,Cameron SO,Goldberg D,Welbury R,Bagg J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma has little, if any, significant effect on attained adult height. Untreated asthma results in a delay of puberty by approximately 1.3 years, and pubertal delay is likely to explain the majority of apparent growth failure in asthmatics. All currently available inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) result in growth suppre...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Doull IJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe the clinical and health economic impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in children under 2 years of age. METHODS:Hospitalised children less than 2 years of age with a respiratory illness were studied over three consecutive RSV seasons (1996-99). RESULTS:The rates (per 1000 infants under...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Deshpande SA,Northern V

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To prospectively evaluate sinopulmonary disease in 24 patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (11 with agammaglobulinaemia, nine with isolated IgA deficiency, and two with common variable immunodeficiency) and chronic productive cough, ascertain the usefulness of chest high resolution computed tomography (H...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Rusconi F,Panisi C,Dellepiane RM,Cardinale F,Chini L,Martire B,Bonelli N,Felisati G,Pietrogrande MC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement in audiological testing of children post-meningitis with one retrospective and two prospective audit cycles, is described. Direct referral by telephone prior to discharge and liaison with public health colleagues resulted in an increased assessment from 50% to 99% and 89% in successive audits. The prop...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wilson C,Roberts A,Stephens D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is still controversial, as the benefit to risk ratio of prolonged L-thyroxine therapy is not clear cut. Some authors have shown abnormalities of myocardial function and structure in adults with SH, which could be reversed by L-thyroxine therapy. As SH frequen...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Toscano E,Pacileo G,Limongelli G,Verrengia M,Di Mita O,Di Maio S,Salerno M,Del Giudice E,Caniello B,Calabrò R,Andria G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in children is a controversial diagnosis with unclear aetiology, ill defined but likely increasing incidence, and debatable clinical management options. However these children experience real and considerable suffering. Appropriate research in this clinical population is sparse...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Patel MX,Smith DG,Chalder T,Wessely S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of atypical Kawasaki disease (KD) manifested as persistent lobar lung consolidation, prolonged fever, and active inflammatory laboratory markers unresponsive to antibiotic treatment are reported. One of the children developed a giant coronary aneurysm. Atypical KD should be considered in the differential dia...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Uziel Y,Hashkes PJ,Kassem E,Gottesman G,Wolach B

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent epidemic of childhood obesity(1) has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.(2,)(3) However, there remains a widespread perception among health professionals that childhood obesity is a largely cosmetic problem, with minor clinical effects. No systematic review has ye...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Reilly JJ,Methven E,McDowell ZC,Hacking B,Alexander D,Stewart L,Kelnar CJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood lead concentrations and body iron status were investigated in 279 children. Blood lead concentrations showed no increase during iron depletion phase (stage I) but markedly increased from the phase of iron deficient erythropoiesis (stage II). Increased blood lead concentrations in anaemic subjects significantly d...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Choi JW,Kim SK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Following recent reports of increased numbers of adolescents being diagnosed with the adult or type 2 form of diabetes we aimed to describe the prevalence of both type 2 and other forms of diabetes in an urban population of children and young people in northern England. METHODS:A hospital based cro...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Feltbower RG,McKinney PA,Campbell FM,Stephenson CR,Bodansky HJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00