Annotations

	The vitamin K debacle: cut the Gordian knot but first do no harm J H TRIPP and A W MCNINCH Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 295-297. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.295 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inferences for health provision from survival data in cystic fibrosis P A LEWIS Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 297-299. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.297 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	A new mixed micellar preparation for oral vitamin K prophylaxis: randomised controlled comparison with an intramuscular formulation in breast fed infants Frank R Greer, Sharon P Marshall, Rebecca R Severson, David A Smith, Martin J Shearer, Daniel G Pace, and Pieter H Joubert Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 300-305. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.300 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Transition from school to adult life for physically disabled young people L Fiorentino, D Datta, S Gentle, D M B Hall, V Harpin, D Phillips, and A Walker Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 306-311. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.306 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mothers' reports of infant crying and soothing in a multicultural population M F van der Wal, D C van den Boom, H Pauw-Plomp, and G A de Jonge Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 312-317. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.312 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Growth monitoring: testing the new guidelines • Commentary J Mulligan, L D Voss, E S McCaughey, B J R Bailey, P R Betts;, and DAVID HALL Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 318-322. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.318 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Efficacy of Zoladex LA (goserelin) in the treatment of girls with central precocious or early puberty W F Paterson, E McNeill, S Reid, A S Hollman, and M D C Donaldson Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 323-327. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.323 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cross sectional study of the relation between sibling number and asthma, hay fever, and eczema Anne-Louise Ponsonby, David Couper, Terence Dwyer, and Allan Carmichael Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 328-333. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.328 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term follow up of 69 patients treated for optic pathway tumours before the chemotherapy era C Cappelli, J Grill, M Raquin, A Pierre-Kahn, A Lellouch-Tubiana, M-J Terrier-Lacombe, J-L Habrand, D Couanet, R Brauner, D Rodriguez, O Hartmann, and C Kalifa Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 334-338. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.334 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colonic wall thickness, pancreatic enzyme dose and type of preparation in cystic fibrosis W H Ramsden, E F Moya, and J M Littlewood Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 339-343. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.339 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with central nervous system tumours D Soler and M Borzyskowski Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 344-347. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.344 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A population study of chromosome 22q11 deletions in infancy Judith Goodship, Ian Cross, Jesse LiLing, and Christopher Wren Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 348-351. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.348 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Audiological abnormalities in the Klippel-Feil syndrome J M McGaughran, P Kuna, and V Das Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 352-355. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.352 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sexually transmitted organisms in sexually abused children A J Robinson, J E M Watkeys, and G L Ridgway Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 356-358. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.356 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intelligence and development in Aarskog syndrome Lindsay J Logie and Mary E M Porteous Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 359-360. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.359 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Complications of modified Blalock-Taussig shunts mimicking pulmonary disease M E Coren, C Green, R Yates, and A Bush Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 361-362. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.361 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy after a subureteric injection for vesicoureteric reflux S M Zuberi, J B P Stephenson, A F Azmy, P H Robinson, and R C McWilliam Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 363-364. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.363 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical education

	Maximising the effectiveness of undergraduate teaching in the clinical setting Deborah Murdoch Eaton and David Cottrell Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 365-367. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.365 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Current topics

	Chronic fatigue syndrome J B Wright and D W Beverley Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 368-374. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.368 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	How I manage chronic fatigue syndrome A Franklin Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 375-378. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.375 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Preclinical diagnosis of abdominal tumours by ultrasound examination LOUISE PARKER, ALAN W CRAFT;, B M D BRENNAN, and O B EDEN Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 379. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.379 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Developing injury surveillance systems in accident and emergency departments SIMON LENTON and PHILIP MILNER Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 379. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.379a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Serum bicarbonate and the severity of dehydration in gastroenteritis I W BOOTH Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 379. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.379b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Paediatric Toxicology. Handbook of Poisoning in Children. IMTI CHOONARA Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 380. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.380 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Manual of Acute Pain Management in Children. DAVID SOUTHALL Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 380. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.380a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment. G STORES Arch Dis Child 1998; 79: 380. doi:10.1136/adc.79.4.380b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]