Background Gentamicin is a commonly prescribed antibiotic in PICU and is associated with ototoxicity. Factors increasing ototoxicity risk includes renal dysfunction and co-administered ototoxic ...

Objective The objective is to determine the incidence of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) for children aged ...

Objective To determine the safety of ciprofloxacin in paediatric patients in relation to arthropathy, any other adverse events (AEs) and drug interactions. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...

Dr Ram Reifen, School of Nutritional Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12, Rehovot, Israel. Prolactin, a polypeptide hormone of anterior pituitary origin, has pronounced physiological ...

Objective To describe the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among healthy children aged between 0 and 18 years living in South-East Asia (SEA). Design We systematically ...

The hierarchy of evidence in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or treatments is explained, and the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, the randomised controlled ...

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 ...

Objective We aimed to explore the views of Malaysian children with asthma and their parents to enhance understanding of early influences on development of self-management skills. Design This is a ...

Objective Obesity and excess adiposity are leading causes of metabolic and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early identification of individuals at risk is key for preventive strategies. We ...

Correspondence to Dr Claire Kerr, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; c.kerr{at}qub.ac.uk Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive disorder of ...

Improved measurement in early child development (ECD) is a strategic focus of the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank Nurturing Care Framework. However, evidence-based approaches to monitoring and evaluation ...