Annotations

	Birth of a formulary PROFESSOR SIR DAVID HULL Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 197-198. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.197 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Williams syndrome: an update on clinical and molecular aspects K METCALFE Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 198-200. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.198 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Injury prevention IAN ROBERTS and CAROLYN DIGUISEPPI Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 200-201. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.200 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Patterns of care and survival for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosed between 1980 and 1994 C A Stiller and E M Eatock Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 202-208. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.202 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multiple presentation of mitochondrial disorders Andreea Nissenkorn, Avraham Zeharia, Dorit Lev, Aviva Fatal-Valevski, Varda Barash, Alisa Gutman, Shaul Harel, and Tally Lerman-Sagie Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 209-214. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.209 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical algorithm for malaria during low and high transmission seasons Lulu Muhe, Birhane Oljira, Hirut Degefu, Fikre Enquesellassie, and Martin W Weber Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 216-220. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.216 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A diagnostic rule for tuberculous meningitis Rashmi Kumar, S N Singh, and Neera Kohli Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 221-224. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.221 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hay fever, eczema, and wheeze: a nationwide UK study (ISAAC, international study of asthma and allergies in childhood) Jane B Austin, Balvinder Kaur, H Ross Anderson, Michael Burr, Leigh S Harkins, David P Strachan, and John O Warner Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 225-230. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.225 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of fever and severe clinical course in bronchiolitis A Sahib El-Radhi, William Barry, and Swatee Patel Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 231-234. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.231 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bone mineral status in 134 patients with cystic fibrosis E M Laursen, C Mølgaard, K F Michaelsen, C Koch, and J Müller Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 235-240. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.235 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Normal growth in cystic fibrosis associated with a specialised centre Clare E Collins, Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Selina Rowe, Edward V O'Loughlin, and Richard L Henry Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 241-246. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.241 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Iron fortified follow on formula from 9 to 18 months improves iron status but not development or growth: a randomised trial Ruth Morley, Rebecca Abbott, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Una MacFadyen, Terence Stephenson, and Alan Lucas Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 247-252. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.247 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A randomised controlled study of the effect of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on stool hardness during formula feeding J S Forsyth, S Varma, and M Colvin Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 253-256. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.253 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The strengths and limitations of parental heights as a predictor of attained height Charlotte M Wright and Tim D Cheetham Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 257-260. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.257 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Breath holding spells in 91 children and response to treatment with iron Hilal Mocan, Alisan Yildiran, Fazil Orhan, and Erol Erduran Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 261-262. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.261 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Current topics

	Positron emission tomography and the central nervous system R O Robinson, C D Ferrie, M Capra, and M N Maisey Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 263-270. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Transition from paediatric to adult care. Bridging the gaps or passing the buck? Russell Viner Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 271-275. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.271 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances

	New developments in the treatment of cardiac failure S Westaby, O Franklin, and M Burch Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 276-277. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Allicin: a possible answer to antibiotic resistant campylobacter diarrhoeal infection? P M DE WET, H RODE, D SIDLER, and A J LASTOVICA Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	ACTH treatment for gelastic seizures TOHSHIN GO Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Less diarrhoea but no change in growth: 15 years' data from three Gambian villages ROBERT MOY and IAN BOOTH Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Need to consider other causes of poor growth in Gambian children MARK BAGOTT Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	BCG and tuberculosis WREN HOSKYNS Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Varicella: to vaccinate or not vaccinate? CHRISTOPH AEBI Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.e278 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Nurse-led asthma education and childhood asthma readmission rates RAVI AGARWAL, ZULF MUGHAL, JAN ANDERTON, and JANE BROADY Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278f [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Kearns Sayre syndrome initially presenting as hypomelanosis of Ito KAKOUROU TALIA, GAROUFI ANASTASIA, NIKOLAIDOU POLYXENI, DAFNI EVMORFIA, TSAMOURI MIGDALENI, A PAPADIMITRIOU, and T KARPATHIOS Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278g [Extract] [Full text] [erratum] [Request Permissions]
	Controlled trials from history IAIN CHALMERS Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278h [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	The vitamin K debacle and infants with cholestatic liver disease S B K MAHADEVAN, S V BEATH, P J MCKIERNAN, and D A KELLY Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.i278 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	The role of the Glasgow meningococcal septicaemia prognostic score in the emergency management of meningococcal disease ENITAN D CARROL, F ANDREW I RIORDAN, ALISTAIR P J THOMSON, JOHN A SILLS, and C ANTHONY HART Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278j [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Prolonged QTc interval as an important factor in sudden infant death syndrome C WREN Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278k [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Umbilical cord blood transplantation C A JONES and J O WARNER Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278l [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	No strings attached: preventing deaths from children's clothing JEAN O'SULLIVAN and C ANTHONY RYAN Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278m [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Where should paediatric surgery be performed? JEFFREY BRAIN and LIAM BRENNAN Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278n [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Thyroid dysfunction in Down's syndrome: relation to age and thyroid autoimmunity EWA B POSNER and ALLAN F COLVER Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 278. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.278o [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Truth and the Child 10 Years on: Information Exchange in Donor Assisted Conception. TONY WATERSON Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.283 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical Guidelines and the Law. Negligence, Discretion and Judgment. L ROSENBLOOM Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.283a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Educational video: Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaHow to Treat it and Live with it ANNE THOMSON Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.283b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Exploring Infant Health. NICK SPENCER Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.283c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Growth, Stature and Psychosocial Well-Being, C J H KELNAR Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.283d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer. CHARLES STILLER Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 283. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.e283 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Arch Dis Child 1999; 81: 286. doi:10.1136/adc.81.3.286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]