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G625 Multi-agency safeguarding hub – a new way of working

Introduction The first Multi agency safeguarding hubs (MASHs) were developed in 2011 in response to failures of agencies to work together to safeguard children and young people. In numerous serious ...
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Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to: Associate Professor Susan Prescott School of Paediatrics and Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, PO Box D184, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, WA 6840, ...
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When to refer a child with a movement disorder for neurosurgical intervention? The emergence of UK-wide national consensus guidelines

Children presenting with abnormal tone and involuntary movements are a routine part of paediatric practice.
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Neuroimaging: what neuroradiological features distinguish abusive from non-abusive head trauma? A systematic review

Objectives To identify the evidence base behind the neuroradiological features that differentiate abusive head trauma (AHT) from non-abusive head trauma (nAHT). Design Systematic review. Setting ...
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Pathophysiology of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia

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 ...
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Does nasal saline irrigation improve symptoms in children with acute sinusitis?

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Prevalence of wasting among under 6-month-old infants in developing countries and implications of new case definitions using WHO growth standards: a secondary data analysis

4 MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Marko Kerac, UCL Institute of Child Health,30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK; ...
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Developmental and behavioural outcomes at 2 years in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic: communication concerns in a pandemic birth cohort

Introduction The CORAL (Impact of Corona Virus Pandemic on Allergic and Autoimmune Dysregulation in Infants Born During Lockdown) study reported a reduction in social communication milestones in ...
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When the mother is a child: the impact of child marriage on the health and human rights of girls

1 Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, ...
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The effects of a double blind, placebo controlled, artificial food colourings and benzoate preservative challenge on hyperactivity in a general population sample of preschool ...

3 Department of Clinical Psychology, St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK 4 Department of Paediatrics, St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK 5 David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St Mary’s ...
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Overweight and obesity trends from 1974 to 2003 in English children: what is the role of socioeconomic factors?

Aims: To examine the childhood overweight and obesity prevalence trends between 1974 and 2003 and to assess whether these trends relate to parental social class and household income. Methods: A school ...
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Management of ulcerative colitis

5 Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to Dr Richard K Russell, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, The Royal Hospital for ...