Commentaries

	NHS Direct A Lee Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colonic transit times and behaviour profiles in children with defecation disorders H Marcovitch Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 2. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Health economics in paediatrics P West Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 2-3. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Atoms

	Atoms Howard Bauchner Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Blood transfusion P H B Bolton-Maggs and M F Murphy Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 4-7. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Community child health, public health, and epidemiology

	Variations in neurodegenerative disease across the UK: findings from the national study of Progressive Intellectual and Neurological Deterioration (PIND) G Devereux, L Stellitano, C M Verity, A Nicoll, R G Will, and P Rogers Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 8-12. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colonic transit times and behaviour profiles in children with defecation disorders M A Benninga, W P Voskuijl, G W Akkerhuis, J A Taminiau, and H A Büller Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 13-16. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personality functioning: the influence of stature F Ulph, P Betts, J Mulligan, and R J Stratford Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 17-21. doi:10.1136/adc.2002.010694 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of evoked arousability in breast and formula fed infants R S C Horne, P M Parslow, D Ferens, A-M Watts, and T M Adamson Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 22-25. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Trends in paediatric health economic evaluation: 1980 to 1999 W J Ungar and M T Santos Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 26-29. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ethnic group differences in overweight and obese children and young people in England: cross sectional survey S Saxena, G Ambler, T J Cole, and A Majeed Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 30-36. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Soy formula complicates management of congenital hypothyroidism S C Conrad, H Chiu, and B L Silverman Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 37-40. doi:10.1136/adc.2002.009365 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Greek adolescents, fitness, fatness, fat intake, activity, and coronary heart disease risk C Bouziotas, Y Koutedakis, A Nevill, E Ageli, N Tsigilis, A Nikolaou, and A Nakou Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 41-44. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence of tic disorders among primary school students in the city of Pavia, Italy G Lanzi, C A Zambrino, C Termine, M Palestra, O Ferrari Ginevra, S Orcesi, P Manfredi, and E Beghi Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 45-47. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ethnic differences in the rates of BCG vaccination S A Deshpande Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 48-49. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nasal/buccal midazolam use in the community M T Wilson, S Macleod, and M E O’Regan Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 50-51. doi:10.1136/adc.2002.019836 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The progression of maternal RSV antibodies in the offspring M Hacimustafaoglu, S Celebi, E Aynaci, M Sinirtas, N Koksal, A Kucukerdogan, I Ercan, G Goral, and I Ildirim Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 52-53. doi:10.1136/adc.2002.017780 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	International parallels in leukaemia and diabetes epidemiology R G Feltbower, P A McKinney, M F Greaves, R C Parslow, and H J Bodansky Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 54-56. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	NHS Direct: virtually engaged N J McLellan Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 57-59. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The effect of asthma and its treatment on growth I J M Doull Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 60-63. doi:10.1136/adc.2003.014365 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Acute paediatrics

	Pitfalls in the assessment of body composition in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia J T Warner, W D Evans, D K H Webb, and J W Gregory Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 64-68. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Performance of blood tests in diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in a specialist clinic J C Cabrera-Abreu, P Davies, Z Matek, and M S Murphy Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 69-71. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A randomised crossover trial of facemask efficacy J T Hayden, N Smith, D A Woolf, P W Barry, and C O’Callaghan Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 72-73. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fusidic acid resistance in Staphylococcus aureus D Dobie and J Gray Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 74-77. doi:10.1136/adc.2003.019695 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	End stage renal disease due to bilateral renal malakoplakia S Hegde and M G Coulthard Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 78-79. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BackChat

	Years of medical experience versus parental instinct S Travis Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 80. doi:10.1136/adc.2003.045294 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Archimedes

	Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 81-82. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Rule 31: Review the world literature fortnightly Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 81. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does early administration of dexamethasone improve neurological outcome in children with meningococcal meningitis? Sanjay Gupta and Anil B Tuladhar Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 82-83. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Should nifedipine be used to counter low blood sugar levels in children with persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia? Dominik Müller, Miriam Zimmering, and Charles Christoph Roehr Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 83-85. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do steroids help children with acute urticaria? Myra Poon and Cliff Reid Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 85-86. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalWatch

	Journal Watch Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 87-88. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Miconazole and clobazam; a useful interaction in Dravet’s syndrome? J Goldsmith, C McKnight, S Dickson, M Heenan, and R Berezowski Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 89. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fever phobia revisited E Purssell Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 89-90. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Juvenile myasthenia gravis mimicking recurrent VI nerve palsy of childhood M R Vishwanath, K K Nischal, and L J Carr Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 90. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	RCPCH guideline appraisal on EEG after first seizure C D Ferrie, J H Livingston, and M A Clarke Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 90-91. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Severe vitamin D deficient rickets in black Afro-Caribbean children S Hannam, S Lee, and M Sellars Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 91-92. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hyperchloraemic acidosis consistent with ammonium chloride administration A Bajpai, A Tikaria, S K Kabra, and L S Arya Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 92. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Voiding dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy W L M Robson and A K C Leung Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 92. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevention of hyponatraemia J Jenkins and B Taylor Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 93. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lucina

	Lucina Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 96. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Massacre of the innocents A N Williams Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 7. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cochlear implants and meningitis Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 12. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Steroids for Kawasaki disease Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 21. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Retropharyngeal abscess Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 40. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Progressive fibrosis of the quadriceps muscle R L Boon and E Baildam Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 44. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bicycle helmet campaigns and poverty Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 51. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pacemaker twiddling S J Murugan and M E C Blackburn Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 63. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Miliaria crystallina complicating staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome A T Anbu and S Williams Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 94. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: 16. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Author index for 2003 Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: e1. [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subject index for 2003 Arch Dis Child 2004; 89: e2. [PDF] [Request Permissions]