Background High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is increasingly used for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in infants and young children, but recommendations vary, and standardised practice ...

Correspondence to Dr Jamie G Cooper, Emergency Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK; jamie.cooper2{at}nhs.net Deaths from choking are a major cause of childhood mortality, ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

AIMS To evaluate the effectiveness of home visiting programmes on parenting and quality of the home environment. DESIGN Systematic review of the literature of randomised controlled trials and ...

1 Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 2 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa Correspondence to: Dr ...

Correspondence to Sarah Barclay, Director Medical Mediation Foundation, 36 Westbere Road, London NW2 3SR, UK; sarah.barclay{at}medicalmediation.org.uk Objective To explore clinician and family ...

Dr Astrid E Lammers, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; astridlammers{at}gmx.de Objective: The 6-minute walk test ...

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 ...

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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder and presents with upper and lower respiratory tract infection, and mirror image arrangement in around 50% of ...

Clinic of General Pediatrics, Otto-Heubner-Centrum, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Correspondence to: Dr O Kordonouri Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, ...

Objectives In recent years, adjunctive therapies for epilepsy management are being explored due to considerable side effects carried by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and widespread reports of ...