To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

Atoms

	Atoms Howard Bauchner Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 557. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.557-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Protecting children, supporting professionals D Hall Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 557-559. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.557 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Paediatricians and child protection: the need for effective education and training M J Bannon and Y H Carter Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 560-562. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.560 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Improving the quality of paediatric care in peripheral hospitals in developing countries T Duke and G Tamburlini Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 563-565. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.563 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Community child health, public health, and epidemiology

	Airway infections in infancy and the presence of allergy and asthma in school age children F Njå, W Nystad, Ø Hetlevik, K C Lødrup Carlsen, and K-H Carlsen Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 566-569. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.566 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Parent reported longstanding health problems in early childhood: a cohort study N Spencer and C Coe Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 570-573. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.570 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Timing of growth faltering in rural Malawi K Maleta, S Virtanen, M Espo, T Kulmala, and P Ashorn Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 574-578. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.574 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Funhaler spacer: improving adherence without compromising delivery P M Watt, B Clements, S G Devadason, and G M Chaney Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 579-581. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.579 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term effects of long chain polyunsaturated fats in hyperphenylalaninemic children C Agostoni, E Verduci, N Massetto, L Fiori, G Radaelli, E Riva, and M Giovannini Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 582-583. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.582 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Awareness of swimming pool suction injury among tour operators A Davison, J W L Puntis, and I K Maconochie Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 584-586. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.584 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Therapeutic implications of sex differences in asthma and atopy M Osman Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 587-590. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.587 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Islet transplant: an option for childhood diabetes? E Hathout, J Lakey, and J Shapiro Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 591-594. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.591 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pathological demand avoidance syndrome: a necessary distinction within the pervasive developmental disorders E Newson, K Le Maréchal, and C David Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 595-600. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.595 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Supporting Material] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pathophysiology of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia N Pathan, S N Faust, and M Levin Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 601-607. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.601 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of meningococcal infection S B Welch and S Nadel Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 608-614. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.608 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis H El Bashir, M Laundy, and R Booy Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 615-620. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.615 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Acute paediatrics

	Abnormal blood glucose concentrations on admission to a rural Kenyan district hospital: prevalence and outcome F H A Osier, J A Berkley, A Ross, F Sanderson, S Mohammed, and C R J C Newton Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 621-625. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.621 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of plastic bronchitis in acute chest syndrome of sickle cell disease with intratracheal rhDNase S S Manna, J Shaw, S M Tibby, and A Durward Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 626-627. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.626 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inflammatory C2–3 subluxation: a Grisel’s syndrome variant J F Martínez-Lage, T Morales, and V Fernandez Cornejo Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 628-629. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.628 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Safe retrieval of impacted central venous line J J Vettukattil, E Thomas, and A P Salmon Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 630-631. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.630 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Shaking infant trauma induced by misuse of a baby chair C de San Lazaro, R Harvey, and A Ogden Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 632-634. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.632 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Archimedes

	Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians Bob Phillips Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 638. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.638 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Are routine chest x ray and ECG examinations helpful in the evaluation of asymptomatic heart murmurs? Susan Gardiner Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 638-640. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.638-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does intravenous mannitol improve outcome in cerebral malaria? Richard J Tomlinson and John Morrice Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 640-641. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.640 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do antipyretics prevent febrile convulsions? A Sahib El-Radhi and W Barry Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 641-642. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.641 [Extract] [Full text] [Interactive Table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalWatch

	JournalWatch Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 643-644. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.643 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical humanities

	Tell me a story ... What can paediatricians gain from reading stories? M C J Rudolf and E Storr Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 635-637. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.635 [Abstract] [Full text] [Book List] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Category D: unknown whether ill treatment is cause E A S Nelson Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 645. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.645 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gentamicin usage in newborns: an audit M Bajaj and K Palmer Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 645. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.645-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Kasabach-Merritt syndrome and interferon alpha: still a controversial issue • Authors’ reply P Biban, S Emir, and C Akyüz Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 645-646. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.645-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute renal failure and cystic fibrosis J Drew, A R Watson, and A Smyth Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 646. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.646 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fatal iatrogenic hyponatraemia S Playfor Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 646-647. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.646-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thyroid screening in Down’s syndrome: current patterns in the UK S Varadkar, G Bineham, and D Lessing Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 647. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.647 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Changes in serum sodium levels during treatment of hyperglycaemia • Author’s reply A M Oudesluys-Murphy, P van Echtelt, and M L Halperin Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 647-648. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.647-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessing immune responses to pneumococcal vaccines R Lakshman, A R Gennery, P D Arkwright, T Flood, M Abinun, G Spickett, R Borrows, A J Cant, P Balmer, and R Borrow Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 648-649. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.648 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Partial splenectomy in CF patients with hypersplenism M S Zach, G H Thalhammer, and E Eber Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 649. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.649 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Partial splenectomy—worth the risk J P Chazalette, J Feigelson, and D Louis Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 649. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.649-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Lucina Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 650. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.650 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	From Cosette to Climbié: "Progress is the aim, the ideal is the model" A N Williams Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 562. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.562 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Safety first I D Wacogne Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 578. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.578 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ethics of antenatal screening for Down’s syndrome Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 607. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.607 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Technetium-99m MDP bone scintigraphy shows multiple abnormalities in sickle cell disease B K Adams, S Parkar, and Z Y Al-Haider Arch Dis Child 2003; 88: 631. doi:10.1136/adc.88.7.631 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.