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Background Recruitment of paediatric trainees is not matching its increasing demand. In 2019, only 69.8% of paediatric training program posts were filled, the lowest out of all UK programmes. Such ...
Background The gold standard for diagnosis of meningitis is the isolation of a pathogen from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or PCR. However, treatment is routinely commenced based on CSF ...
The recent epidemic of childhood obesity[1][1] has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.[2,][2][3][3] However, there remains a widespread perception among ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...
Background: Difficulty falling asleep (prolonged sleep latency) is a frequently reported problem in school-aged children. Aims: This study aimed to describe the distribution of sleep latency and ...
Our aim was to develop guidance for general paediatricians and primary care physicians in diagnosing and managing cow’s milk protein allergy in infants. The guidelines were developed by discussion ...
Neisseria meningitidis is remarkable for the diversity of interactions that the bacterium has with the human host, ranging from asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonisation affecting virtually all members ...
Objectives Develop a score summarising how successfully a child with any surgical condition has been treated, and test the clinical validity of the score. Design Discrete choice experiment (DCE), and ...
Objectives To describe trends in reported weight loss attempts among school-aged children and to investigate its sociodemographic determinants. Design We analysed data of children who participated in ...
Aim Gender dysphoria (GD) refers to the psychological distress associated with the incongruence between one’s sex and one’s gender identity. To manage GD, individuals may delay the development of ...
Background In Catalonia, infants under 6 months old were eligible to receive nirsevimab, a novel monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). We aimed to analyse nirsevimab’s ...
Background Increasing numbers of children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria/incongruence are being referred to specialist gender services and there are various published guidelines ...