Introduction Despite immunisation, antibiotics and intensive care management, infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The WHO currently ...

Background The implementation of virtual clinics (telephone or video consultations) has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHS long term plan outlines reducing face to face ...

Objective Health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments are patient or proxy-reported outcome measures that provide a comprehensive and subjective assessment of patient’s well-being and hence ...

Aims: To compare, using a decision model, performance, treatment pathways and effects of different newborn screening strategies for developmental hip dysplasia with no screening. Methods: Detection ...

Objectives To evaluate the appropriateness of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recommendation to no longer collect a ...

Objective (1) To describe a novel integrated pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). (2) To evaluate a population engaged with this service. Design Description of the integrated ...

1 Ewha Women's University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea Objective The current study was performed to assess the evidence for effects of therapeutic intervention with mobile device ...

Correspondence to Dr Stuart Haggie, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; stuart.haggie{at}gmail.com Objective Empyema is the most common ...

1 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK 2 MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK and Public Health Genetics Unit, University of Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: DrJ ...

Dr D Soler, Department of Paediatrics, St Luke’s Hospital, Guardamangia, Malta. If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will ...

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1 Nursing, Health and Social Care Research Centre, Wales, College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK 2 Department of Child Health, Wales College of Medicine Correspondence to: Lesley ...