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Online First articles have been peer reviewed, accepted for publication, published online and indexed by PubMed; they have not yet been assigned to a journal issue. When an article is published in an issue it will be removed from this page.

Online First articles are copy-edited, typeset and approved by the author before publication and we aim to post each article within 3 weeks of acceptance.

Articles appear on this page in reverse chronological order; you may also view by section by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

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25 May 2013

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Original article: Randomised controlled trial of therapeutic assessment versus usual assessment in adolescents with self-harm: 2-year follow-up

Dennis Ougrin,
Isabel Boege,
Daniel Stahl,
Reetoodwaj Banarsee,
Eric Taylor

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 25 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303200

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Case report: Neonatal herpes simplex 2 infection presenting with supraglottitis

Nicholas W Machin,
David Morgan,
Andrew J Turner,
Gabrielle Lipshen,
Peter D Arkwright

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 25 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303892

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23 May 2013

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Original article: Sublingual ketorolac versus sublingual tramadol for moderate to severe post-traumatic bone pain in children: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

Elena Neri,
Alessandra Maestro,
Federico Minen,
Marcella Montico,
Luca Ronfani,
Davide Zanon,
Anna Favret,
Gianni Messi,
Egidio Barbi

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 23 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303527

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Original article: A qualitative study of uptake of free vitamins in England

Tricia Jessiman,
Ailsa Cameron,
Meg Wiggins,
Patricia J Lucas

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 23 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303838

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Original article: How does obstructive sleep apnoea evolve in syndromic craniosynostosis? A prospective cohort study

Caroline Driessen,
Koen F M Joosten,
Natalja Bannink,
Hansje H Bredero-Boelhouwer,
Hans L J Hoeve,
Eppo B Wolvius,
Dimitris Rizopoulos,
Irene M J Mathijssen

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 23 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302745

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22 May 2013

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Short research report: Utility of red cell distribution width in screening for iron deficiency

Roderick F Hinchliffe,
Graham J Bellamy,
Adam Finn,
Frank Bell,
Ajay J Vora,
Lynne Lennard

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 22 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303160

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Review: Strategies to control pertussis in infants

Gayatri Amirthalingam

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 22 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302968

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Review: Neurodegenerative disorders and metabolic disease

Germaine Pierre

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 22 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302840

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16 May 2013

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Original article: The association between caesarean section and childhood obesity revisited: a cohort study

Kelli Flemming,
Christy G Woolcott,
Alexander C Allen,
Paul J Veugelers,
Stefan Kuhle

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303459

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Archimedes: Should critically ill children with acute respiratory failure be treated with surfactant?

Zhi Min Ng,
Nirmal Visrusthan Kavalloor,
Jan Hau Lee

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303633

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Original article: Management of urinary tract infection in a tertiary children's hospital before and after publication of the NICE guidelines

Agnieshka Judkins,
Elaine Pascoe,
Donald Payne

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 16 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303032

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15 May 2013

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PostScript: Letter: Air leaks and pulmonary emphysema in infants: selective bronchial intubation or balloon occlusion?

André Jakob,
Roland Hentschel

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 15 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303752

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10 May 2013

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Editorial: How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an opportunity for technology development

Ian Maconochie,
Robert Bingham

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 10 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303116

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9 May 2013

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Original article: School-based physical activity programme in preadolescent girls (9–11 years): a feasibility trial in Karachi, Pakistan

Aysha Almas,
Muhammad Islam,
Tazeen H Jafar

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303242

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Original article: Rational prescribing in paediatrics in a resource-limited setting

Rachel Risk,
Hamish Naismith,
Alexander Burnett,
Sophie E Moore,
Mamady Cham,
Stefan Unger

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302987

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Original article: Morbidity among child travellers with sickle-cell disease visiting tropical areas: an observational study in a French tertiary care centre

Julie Sommet,
Florence Missud,
Laurent Holvoet,
Ghislaine Ithier,
Mathie Lorrot,
Malika Benkerrou,
Albert Faye

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302500

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PostScript: Letter: Ethical and regulatory considerations in the use of individual participant data for studies of disease prediction

Bob Phillips,
Neil Ranasinghe,
Lesley A Stewart

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 9 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304149

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4 May 2013

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Images in paediatrics: Normal voiding does not exclude posterior urethral valves

Giuseppa Patti,
Samuele Naviglio,
Marco Pennesi,
Massimo Gregori,
Valentina Moressa,
Alessandro Ventura

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 4 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304114

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Images in paediatrics: Challenges in recognising significant back pain in a child with learning difficulties

Karina Mohd Daud

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 4 May 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304097

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30 April 2013

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PostScript: Letter: Oral propranolol versus placebo for retinopathy of prematurity: a pilot, randomised, double-blind prospective study

Imad R Makhoul,
Ofra Peleg,
Benjamin Miller,
Benjamin Bar-Oz,
Orna Kochavi,
Hadas Mechoulam,
Eedy Mezer,
Irena Ulanovsky,
Tatiana Smolkin,
Claudia Yahalom,
Asaad Khoury,
Avraham Lorber,
Amiram Nir,
Shraga Blazer

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 30 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303951

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29 April 2013

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PostScript: Letter: Window blind cords and accidental strangulation

Manas Datta,
Job Cyriac

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 29 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303963

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27 April 2013

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Original article: Neurodevelopment outcome of newborns with cerebral subependymal pseudocysts at 18 and 46 months: a prospective study

Manon Cevey-Macherel,
Margarita Forcada Guex,
Myriam Bickle Graz,
Anita C Truttmann

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303223

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PostScript: Letter: The importance of currency in data trends

Damian Roland,
Muhammad Waseem Shahzad,
Ffion Davies

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 27 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304182

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26 April 2013

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Review: The utility of sildenafil in pulmonary hypertension: a focus on bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Andrew James Wardle,
Richard Wardle,
Karen Luyt,
Robert Tulloh

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 26 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303333

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Original article: Genetic testing in children with surfactant dysfunction

Simona Turcu,
Emma Ashton,
Lucy Jenkins,
Atul Gupta,
Quen Mok

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 26 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303166

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Review: Sleep disturbance in childhood epilepsy: clinical implications, assessment and treatment

Gregory Stores

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 26 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303825

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20 April 2013

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Editorial: Health and social care: will they work together for children now?

Sue Protheroe,
Geoff G Debelle,
Chris Holden,
Jane Powell

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303859

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Original article: Environmental tobacco smoke and asthma exacerbations and severity: the difference between measured and reported exposure

Megan McCarville,
Min-Woong Sohn,
Elissa Oh,
Kevin Weiss,
Ruchi Gupta

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303109

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Images in paediatrics: Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis: a heterogeneous disease

Iria Neri,
Annalucia Virdi,
Riccardo Balestri,
Annalisa Patrizi

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 20 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303839

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17 April 2013

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Original article: A longitudinal cohort study to investigate the retention of knowledge and skills following attendance on the Newborn Life support course

Chiara M J Mosley,
Ben N J Shaw

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 17 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303263

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16 April 2013

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Original article: Contemporary hazards in the home: keeping children safe from thermal injuries

Toity Deave,
Trudy Goodenough,
Jane Stewart,
Elizabeth Towner,
Gosia Majsak-Newman,
Adrian Hawkins,
Carol Coupland,
Denise Kendrick

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 16 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302901

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11 April 2013

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Images in paediatrics: A painless pigmented pinna lesion

Yogesh M Bhatt

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 11 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303906

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4 April 2013

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Images in paediatrics: Giant Hogweed burns

Sharon Maria Probert,
James Lacey,
Srijana Gautam

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 4 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303229

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Leading article: Protecting children and young people

Michael F E Roe

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 4 April 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303347

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7 March 2013

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Images in paediatrics: Spontaneous pneumothoraces in hereditary multiple exostoses

Jasneek Kaur Chawla,
Michael Jackson,
Fraser Donald Munro

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 7 March 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303289

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16 February 2013

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Images in paediatrics: Acute abdomen due to splenic torsion

Simon Kargl,
Pavel Sekyra,
Wolfgang Pumberger

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 16 February 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303481

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14 February 2013

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Images in paediatrics: Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis: it's easy when you know it

Anna Ratcliffe,
Diane Williamson,
Markus Hesseling

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 14 February 2013 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303499

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28 November 2012

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Original article: Do chest compressions during simulated infant CPR comply with international recommendations?

Philip Stephen Martin,
Alison Mary Kemp,
Peter S Theobald,
Sabine A Maguire,
Michael D Jones

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 28 November 2012 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302583

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9 November 2012

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Case report: Recurrent life-threatening sepsis in intestinal failure: transplantation or foster care?

Veena Zamvar,
Gill Lazonby,
John W L Puntis

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 9 November 2012 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302317

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17 July 2012

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Original article: Brain injury following trial of hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy

Seetha Shankaran,
Patrick D Barnes,
Susan R Hintz,
Abbott R Laptook,
Kristin M Zaterka-Baxter,
Scott A McDonald,
Richard A Ehrenkranz,
Michele C Walsh,
Jon E Tyson,
Edward F Donovan,
Ronald N Goldberg,
Rebecca Bara,
Abhik Das,
Neil N Finer,
Pablo J Sanchez,
Brenda B Poindexter,
Krisa P Van Meurs,
Waldemar A Carlo,
Barbara J Stoll,
Shahnaz Duara,
Ronnie Guillet,
Rosemary D Higgins,
for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network

Arch Dis Child Published Online First: 17 July 2012 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-301524

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