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	HARVEY MARCOVITCH Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 0. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.0 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Molecular developments in renal tubulopathies WILLIAM G VAN'T HOFF Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 189-191. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.189 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The molecular background to hypophosphataemic rickets P S N ROWE Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 192-194. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.192 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Community child health, public health, and epidemiology

	Current topic: The physical punishment of children David Elliman and Margaret A Lynch Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 196-198. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.196 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Current topic: Implications of the Crown Report and nurse prescribing Terence Stephenson Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 199-202. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.199 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A prospective study of smoking during pregnancy and SIDS Kirsten Wisborg, Ulrik Kesmodel, Tine Brink Henriksen, Sjurdur Frodi Olsen, and Niels Jørgen Secher Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 203-206. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.203 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence and aetiology of hypothyroidism in the young Ian Hunter, Stephen A Greene, Thomas M MacDonald, and Andrew D Morris Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 207-210. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.207 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The quality of care and influence of double health care coverage in Catalonia (Spain) Luis Rajmil, Carme Borrell, Barbara Starfield, Esteve Fernandez, Vicky Serra, Anna Schiaffino, and Andreu Segura Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 211-214. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.211 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Current topic: Limitations of models used to examine the influence of nutrition during pregnancy and adult disease Michael E Symonds, Helen Budge, and Terence Stephenson Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 215-219. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.215 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General and specialist paediatrics

	Current topic: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura P H B Bolton-Maggs Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 220-222. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.220 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A pilot randomised controlled trial of medical versus nurse clerking for minor surgery Helen Rushforth, Alison Bliss, David Burge, and Edward Alan Glasper Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 223-226. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.223 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	HIV infection and in-hospital mortality at an academic hospital in South Africa Karen Zwi, John Pettifor, Neil Soderlund, and Tammy Meyers Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 227-230. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.227 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Outcome of invasive pneumococcal disease: a UK based study F Shackley, K Knox, J Bowen Morris, D Crook, D Griffiths, R Mayon-White, R George, L Willocks, and ER Moxon Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 231-233. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.231 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of the supine and prone position on diaphragm thickness in healthy term infants Virender K Rehan, James M Nakashima, Aliza Gutman, Lewis P Rubin, and F Dennis McCool Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 234-238. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.234 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence of abnormal urinary albumin excretion in adolescents and children with insulin dependent diabetes: the MIDAC study T H M Moore and J P H Shield Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 239-243. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.239 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oxalate and calcium excretion in cystic fibrosis M A Turner, D Goldwater, and T J David Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 244-247. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.244 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The relationship of genotype to cognitive outcome in galactosaemia J P H Shield, E J K Wadsworth, A MacDonald, A Stephenson, L Tyfield, J B Holton, and N Marlow Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 248-250. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.248 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hypothyroidism mimicking chronic renal failure in reflux nephropathy Martin Bald, Berthold P Hauffa, and Anne-Margret Wingen Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 251-252. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.251 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Kawasaki disease complicated by renal artery stenosis Bethany J Foster, Chantal Bernard, and Keith N Drummond Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 253-255. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.253 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The abnormal nucleus as a cause of congenital facial palsy Barbara Jemec, Adriaan O Grobbelaar, and Douglas H Harrison Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 256-258. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.256 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personal practice: The use of immunosuppressive and cytotoxic drugs in non-malignant disease P A Brogan and M J Dillon Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 259-264. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.259 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Methodology

	Comparison of the pressure time product during synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure T Manczur, A Greenough, and G F Rafferty Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 265-267. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.265 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of Helicobacter pylori antigens in the faeces with the urea breath test Ashley J Shepherd, Craig L Williams, Conor P Doherty, Margaret Hossack, Tom Preston, Kenneth E L McColl, and Lawrence T Weaver Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 268-270. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.268 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Performance characteristics of the polymerase chain reaction assay to confirm clinical meningococcal disease E D Carrol, A P J Thomson, P Shears, S J Gray, E B Kaczmarski, and C A Hart Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 271-273. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.271 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnosis of an ectopic ureter in a girl by differential urine collection after administration of desmopressin acetate A Thimm and M G Coulthard Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 274-275. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.274 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sedation versus general anaesthesia for MRI scanning in children CAROLINE DAVIS, REZA RAZAVI, and E J BAKER Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The debate between sedation and anaesthesia for children undergoing MRI M R J SURY, D J HATCH, W MILLEN, and K CHONG Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigation of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy ANGELA MOORE, GEOFFREY DEBELLE, LIZ SYMONDS, and ANNE GREEN Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lymphopenia in lymphatic malformations R LAKSHMAN and A FINN Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Infant air travel, bronchiolitis, and the environment STEFAN MEYER and ANDREW J BRADBURY Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Recommendations for using MMR vaccine in children allergic to egg should be consistent F ANDREW I RIORDAN Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sputum induction for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis H E WIERSMA, W M C VAN AALDEREN, and M O HOEKSTRA Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 276. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.276g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	The new children's hospital handbook 1999. GUY C MILLMAN Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 279. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.279 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Cerebral palsies: epidemiology and causal pathways ANN JOHNSON Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 279. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.279a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Archivist

	Teething again ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 210. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.210 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Sunscreen and brown naevi ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 233. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.233 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Zinc deficiency ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 275. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.275 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Transatlantic topics

	Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH): an evolving science H BAUCHNER Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 202. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.202 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

A controversial expert witness

	A controversial expert witness Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 250. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.250 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 280. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.280 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Stamps in paediatrics

	Disabilities M K DAVIES and A J MAYNE Arch Dis Child 2000; 83: 195. doi:10.1136/adc.83.3.195 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]