Annotations

	Withdrawing and withholding treatment: comments on new guidelines HAZEL E McHAFFIE and PETER W FOWLIE Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 1-2. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Toddler diarrhoea: more a nutritional disorder than a disease J HANS HOEKSTRA Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 2-5. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.2 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	A randomised, placebo controlled trial of inhaled salbutamol and beclomethasone for recurrent cough Anne B Chang, Peter D Phelan, John B Carlin, Susan M Sawyer, and Colin F Robertson Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 6-11. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.6 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of acute asthmatic exacerbations with an increased dose of inhaled steroid J Garrett, S Williams, C Wong, and D Holdaway Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 12-17. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.12 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prediction of lung function in the inadequately nourished T J Ong, A Mehta, S Ogston, and S Mukhopadhyay Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 18-21. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.18 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical and laboratory findings in referrals for mitochondrial DNA analysis P J Lamont, R Surtees, C E Woodward, J V Leonard, N W Wood, and A E Harding Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 22-27. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.22 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Infant growth and aorta total lipid fatty acids J Farquharson, E C Jamieson, R W Logan, M B McFadyen, W J A Patrick, A G Howatson, and F Cockburn Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 28-32. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.28 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bladder dysfunction and neurological disability at presentation in closed spina bifida L B Johnston and M Borzyskowski Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 33-38. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.33 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Neuroimaging and spectroscopy in children with epileptic encephalopathies Alasdair P J Parker, Colin D Ferrie, Steven Keevil, Marcus Newbold, Timothy Cox, Michael Maisey, and Richard O Robinson Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 39-43. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.39 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Metabolic handling of 13C labelled tripalmitin in healthy controls and patients with cystic fibrosis J L Murphy, K M Laiho, A E Jones, and S A Wootton Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 44-47. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.44 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immunoglobulin replacement treatment by rapid subcutaneous infusion J Gaspar, B Gerritsen, and A Jones Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 48-51. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.48 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	X linked lymphoproliferative disease in a United Kingdom family Peter D Arkwright, Guy Makin, Andrew M Will, Michelle Ayres, David A Gokhale, William D Fergusson, and G Malcolm Taylor Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 52-55. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.52 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Errors by paediatric residents in calculating drug doses C Rowe, T Koren, and G Koren Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 56-58. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.56 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Accuracy and reproducibility of low dose insulin administration using pen-injectors and syringes M G Gnanalingham, P Newland, and C P Smith Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 59-62. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.59 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Melatonin treatment in an institutionalised child with psychomotor retardation and an irregular sleep-wake pattern G Pillar, A Etzioni, E Shahar, and P Lavie Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 63-64. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.63 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Controversy

	Where should paediatric surgery be performed? • Commentary • Commentary • Commentary G S Arul, R D Spicer;, PETER MCDONALD;, P N ROBINSON;, and LEWIS SPITZ Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 65-72. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.65 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Current topics

	Status epilepticus: pathophysiology, epidemiology, and outcomes Rod C Scott, Robert A H Surtees, and Brian G R Neville Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 73-77. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.73 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Emergency treatment of acute seizures and status epilepticus Robert C Tasker Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 78-83. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.78 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diabetes insipidus Peter H Baylis and Tim Cheetham Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 84-89. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.84 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Personal practice

	Intensive interventions to improve parenting Stephen Scott Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 90-93. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.90 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	A case of X linked agammaglobulinaemia complicated with systemic amyloidosis I TEZCAN, F ERSOY, Ö SANAL, E NAZLI GÖNC, M ARICI, and I BERKEL Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 94. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.94 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Turner's syndrome, anorexia nervosa, and anabolic steroids D NICHOLLS and R STANHOPE Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 94. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.94a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	The role of negative pressure ventilation MARTIN SAMUELS and DAVID SOUTHALL Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 94. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.94b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Westminster briefing

	Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 95. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.95 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Archivist

	Frey's syndrome in infancy ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 32. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.32 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	When is child sexual abuse not child sexual abuse? ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 43. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.43 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 96. doi:10.1136/adc.79.1.96 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]