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	Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 0. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.0 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Outpatient services for children KEITH DODD and JOHN NEWTON Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 283-285. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.283 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigation and treatment of facial paralysis M RIORDAN Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 286-288. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Community child health, public health, and epidemiology

	Current topic: New pneumococcal vaccines for children S Choo and A Finn Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 289-294. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.289 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Recent advances: Nutritional support at home and in the community J W L Puntis Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 295-298. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.295 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Public health: Social paediatrics and child public healtha European perspective MARION CROUCHMAN, MICHEL PECHEVIS, and BORIS SANDLER Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 299-301. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.299 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mental health and foster carer training H Minnis, A J Pelosi, M Knapp, and J Dunn Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 302-306. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.302 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Social deprivation and the causes of stillbirth and infant mortality Z E S Guildea, D L Fone, F D Dunstan, J R Sibert, and P H T Cartlidge Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 307-310. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.307 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Work, family socioeconomic status, and growth among working boys in Jordan H Hawamdeh, N Spencer, and TONY WATERSTON Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 311-314. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.311 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personal practice: Developing sustainable international partnerships in child health and paediatric care A Nicoll, E Carter, B Golden, J Robson, D Southall, and T Williams Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 315-319. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.315 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General and specialist paediatrics

	Evaluation of urinary tract calculi in children S-A Hulton Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 320-323. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.320 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An audit of RCP guidelines on DMSA scanning after urinary tract infection P V Deshpande and K Verrier Jones Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 324-327. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.324 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Faecal candida and diarrhoea D Forbes, L Ee, P Camer-Pesci, P B Ward, and M STEPHEN MURPHY Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 328-331. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.328 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Procalcitonin in children admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia F Moulin, J Raymond, M Lorrot, E Marc, J Coste, J-L Iniguez, G Kalifa, C Bohuon, and D Gendrel Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 332-336. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.332 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A novel scheme for the reporting of adverse drug reactions A Clarkson, E Ingleby, I Choonara, P Bryan, and P Arlett Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 337-339. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.337 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Final height of short subjects of low birth weight with and without growth hormone treatment S Zucchini, E Cacciari, A Balsamo, A Cicognani, D Tassinari, E Barbieri, and S Gualandi Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 340-343. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.340 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Short report: Eosinophilic cystitis P C M S Verhagen, P G J Nikkels, and T P V M de Jong Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 344-346. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.344 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Short report: Crushed prednisolone tablets or oral solution for acute asthma? M E Lucas-Bouwman, R J Roorda, F G A Jansman, and P L P Brand Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 347-348. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.347 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Short report: Extent of fussing and colic type crying preceding atopic disease M Kalliomäki, P Laippala, H Korvenranta, P Kero, and E Isolauri Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 349-350. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.349 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The incidence and distribution of Legg-Calvé-Perthes' disease in Liverpool, 1982-95 B M Margetts, C A Perry, J F Taylor, and P H Dangerfield Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 351-354. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.351 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personal practice: Fertility preservation for children treated for cancer (1): scientific advances and research dilemmas R Grundy, R G Gosden, M Hewitt, V Larcher, A Leiper, H A Spoudeas, D Walker, and W H B Wallace Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 355-359. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.355 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personal practice: Fertility preservation for children treated for cancer (2): ethics of consent for gamete storage and experimentation R Grundy, V Larcher, R G Gosden, M Hewitt, A Leiper, H A Spoudeas, D Walker, and W H B Wallace Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 360-362. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.360 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Laboratory research

	Normal bone mineral density in cystic fibrosis D S Hardin, R Arumugam, D K Seilheimer, A LeBlanc, and K J Ellis Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 363-368. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.363 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of soluble Fas (CD95/Apo-1) in hydrocephalus U Felderhoff-Mueser, R Herold, F Hochhaus, P Koehne, E Ring-Mrozik, M Obladen, and C Bührer Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 369-372. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.369 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fludarabine in the treatment of an active phase of a familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis P SCHNEIDER, V GREENE, J KANOLD, and J-P VANNIER Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Visceral leishmaniasis: also beware of these deceptive microbes in non-endemic countries! • Dr Grech comments: T RÉVÉSZ, T F W WOLFS, G KARDOS, A M VAN FURTH, and V GRECH Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intestinal inflammation in cystic fibrosis GRAHAM BRIARS Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intestinal inflammation in cystic fibrosis: an alternative hypothesis L EISENBERG Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intestinal inflammation in cystic fibrosis N M CROFT, R L SMYTH, U O'HEA, and T G MARSHALL Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lumbar puncture should not be performed in meningococcal disease SIMON NADEL Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus infection: missing the target JACKIE J BUCK, PHILIP DEBENHAM, and ROBERT C TASKER Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hajj and risk of blood borne infections A R GATRAD and A SHEIKH Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 373. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.373h [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Archivist

	Smallpox in Boston a hundred years ago ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 301. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.301 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Children in Tibet ARCHIVIST Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 343. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.343 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 376. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.376 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Stamps in paediatrics

	Poliomyelitis M K DAVIES and A J MAYNE Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 285. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.285 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	The "How!" signa central palmar blister induced by overplaying on a Nintendo console DR JOHANNA WOOD Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 288. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.288 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Rapid responses

	Rapid responses Arch Dis Child 2001; 84: 310. doi:10.1136/adc.84.4.310 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]