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Blinding in pharmacological trials: the devil is in the details 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
While the methodological principle of ‘blinding’ for minimising bias in randomised controlled trials (RCT) is widely debated and accepted, rarely is this depth of thinking applied to its correct handl...
Pacifier cleaning practices and risk of allergy development 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
The prevalence of allergy is increasing with reduced exposure to microbes being a significant risk factor (hygiene hypothesis). Infants with a diverse microbial flora are less likely to develop allerg...
Long-term ventilation in children: longitudinal trends and outcomes 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Background Cross-sectional studies have suggested a rapid expansion in paediatric long-term ventilation (LTV) over the last 20 years but information on longitudinal trends is limited. Methods Data ...
Nail shedding following hand, foot and mouth disease 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
A previously well 5-year-old Chinese girl presented to the children's emergency with nail discolouration of 5 days duration. There was no associated pain or history of trauma. She had otherwise just r...
Breast feeding and intergenerational social mobility: what are the mechanisms? 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Objective To investigate the association between breast feeding and intergenerational social mobility and the possible mediating role of neurological and stress mechanisms. Design Secondary analysi...
Empowering adolescents to control alcohol-associated risky situations 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Background Alcohol consumption among youth is a major public health problem due to its association with negative outcomes which are generally preventable. Schools can play an important role in increa...
Infantile haemangiomas and quality of life 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Objective To determine the quality of life (QOL) and self-esteem of children with infantile haemangiomas using objective measures. Design Twenty-one children, 5–8 years old, with a diagnosis of hea...
Diagnostic radiation exposure in children with spinal dysraphism: an estimation of the cumulative effective dose in a cohort of 135 children from The ... 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Objective Based on the assumption that children with spinal dysraphism are exposed to a large amount of ionising radiation for diagnostic purposes, our objective was to estimate this exposure, expres...
Long-term seroprotection after an adolescent booster meningococcal serogroup C vaccination 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Objectives To determine long-term seroprotection after serogroup C meningococcal (MenC) vaccination at the age of 9–12 years, with or without booster vaccination at the age of 13–15 years. Design O...
Effect of provision of micronutrient supplementation on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan 13 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Micronutrient supplements are recommended as a strategy to prevent deficiencies in at risk children. Soofi et al (Lancet 2013;382:29–40) report a cluster randomised trial from Pakistan assessing the i...
