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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for paediatric appendicitis: a UK multicentre observational study

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) clinicians for suspected paediatric appendicitis. Design Prospective ...
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Variations in the Pattern of Pubertal Changes in Boys

Mixed longitudinal data on the physical changes at puberty in 228 normal boys are presented together with normal standards for stages of genital and pubic hair development. The genitalia began to ...
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Challenges in clinical trials for children and young people

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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Correlation of simultaneously obtained capillary, venous, and arterial blood gases of patients in a paediatric intensive care unit

1 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 01330, Adana, Turkey 2 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division ...
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Too many digits: the presentation of numerical data

Correspondence to Professor T J Cole, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK; tim.cole{at}ucl.ac.uk Emperor Joseph II: My dear young man, don't ...
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Hypoxaemia in acute respiratory and non-respiratory illnesses in neonates and children in a developing country

Aims: To determine, in sick neonates and children requiring admission to a hospital in the highlands of Papua New Guinea: (1) the incidence and severity of hypoxaemia; (2) the proportion with ...
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How well do vital signs identify children with serious infections in paediatric emergency care?

Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK Correspondence to Dr Matthew Thompson, Oxford University Department of Primary Health Care, Rosemary ...
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The natural history of Noonan syndrome: a long-term follow-up study

Medical Genetics Unit, LG Floor, Jenner Wing, St George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr A C Shaw Medical Genetics Unit, LG Floor, Jenner Wing, St George’s, ...
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Prevention of neural tube defects in the UK: a missed opportunity

Objective In 1991, the Medical Research Council (MRC) Vitamin Study demonstrated that folic acid taken before pregnancy and in early pregnancy reduced the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD). We aimed ...
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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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Acute otitis media guidelines in selected developed and developing countries: uniformity and diversity

Correspondence to Dr Tal Marom, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Zerifin 70300, Israel; ...