Précis

	A brief digest of the September issue Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: e9. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Perspectives

	Mother-child vitamin D deficiency: an international perspective Adekunle Dawodu and Carol L Wagner Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 737-740. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.122689 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Vitamin D in pregnancy: an old problem still to be solved? A F Williams Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 740-741. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.120774 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Vitamin K deficiency bleeding: the readiness is all Paul Clarke and Martin J Shearer Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 741-743. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.116962

Atoms

	Atoms Howard Bauchner Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 737. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit: the first 20 years Richard Lynn and Euan Ross Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 744-745. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105908 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dilemmas in the medical treatment of patients facing inevitable death Robin Powell Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 746-749. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.111856 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in newborn infants of high-risk mothers S H Dijkstra, A van Beek, J W Janssen, L H M de Vleeschouwer, W A Huysman, and E L T van den Akker Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 750-753. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105577 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis in Great Britain and Ireland: the impact of perceived risk and product licensing on effectiveness Alison Busfield, Andrew McNinch, and John Tripp Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 754-758. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105304
	Vitamin K deficiency bleeding in Great Britain and Ireland: British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Surveys, 1993–94 and 2001–02 Andrew McNinch, Alison Busfield, and John Tripp Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 759-766. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.104752
	Does polymeric formula improve adherence to liquid diet therapy in children with active Crohn’s disease? A F Rodrigues, T Johnson, P Davies, and M S Murphy Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 767-770. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.103416
	Parental food allergy information needs: a qualitative study Wendy Hu, Carol Grbich, and Andrew Kemp Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 771-775. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.114975
	Very prematurely born infants wheezing at follow-up: lung function and risk factors Simon Broughton, Mark R Thomas, Louise Marston, Sandra A Calvert, Neil Marlow, Janet L Peacock, Gerrard F Rafferty, and Anne Greenough Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 776-780. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.112623 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Selective dorsal rhizotomy for children with cerebral palsy: the Oswestry experience G F Cole, S E Farmer, A Roberts, C Stewart, and J H Patrick Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 781-785. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.111559
	The contribution of single antigen measles, mumps and rubella vaccines to immunity to these infections in England and Wales Pam Sonnenberg, Natasha S Crowcroft, Joanne M White, and Mary E Ramsay Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 786-789. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.109223
	Severity of meningococcal infections is related to anthropometrical parameters N Perez, L Regairaz, J Bustamante, N Osimani, D Bergna, J Morales, M R Agosti, S Gonzalez-Ayala, C Peltzer, and A Rodrigo Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 790-794. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.104885

Case reports

	Glioblastoma in a boy with fragile X: an unusual case of neuroprotection R Kalkunte, D Macarthur, and R Morton Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 795-796. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 April 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.103382

Archimedes

	Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians Bob Phillips Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 817. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.120808 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is wet combing effective in children with pediculosis capitis infestation? Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 818-820. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.121368 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Leukocytosis as a predictor for progression to haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 820-823. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.120972 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is a once daily dose of gentamicin safe and effective in the treatment of uti in infants and children? Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 823-824. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.121079 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalWatch

	JOURNAL WATCH: Selections from Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 825-826. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.125849 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Transition of care from paediatric to adult services in haematology Paula H B Bolton-Maggs Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 797-801. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.103804 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Transition of care from paediatric to adult rheumatology Janet E McDonagh Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 802-807. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.103796 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The EU’s new paediatric medicines legislation: serving children’s needs? Govin Permanand, Elias Mossialos, and Martin McKee Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 808-811. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.105692 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Understanding chronic heart failure Matthew Fenton and Michael Burch Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 812-816. doi:10.1136/adc.2005.086397 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Indication for tracheal intubation in meningococcal disease and septic shock Martin Peter Gray, Anami Gour, Caroline Davison, Jonathan Round, and Linda Murdoch Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 827. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Avidity of Haemophilus influenzae type b antibody in UK infants Janet E Berrington, Alan C Fenton, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Q Zhang, and Adam Finn Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 827. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.119909 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Survey of early identification systems to identify inpatient children at risk of physiological deterioration H P Duncan Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 828. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.112094 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Introduction of a paediatric pain management protocol improves assessment and management of pain in children in the emergency department S Eisen and K Amiel Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 828-829. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.123372 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book review

	Health for all children, 4th edition Adrian Brooke Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 829. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.113266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Images in paediatrics: Sinovenous thrombosis due to mastoiditis Sashank Prasad, Grant T Liu, Nicholas S Abend, and Rebecca N Ichord Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 749. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.123737 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in paediatrics: Ironing board impalement Fiona Napier, Simon Fountain-Polley, and Chetana Kallapa Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 758. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.123844 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Archivist: Survival after treatment for hyperammonaemic crises of urea cycle disorders Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 766. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.125963 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Archivist: Children dying in hospital: too many on ICU? Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 794. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.125047 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lucina Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 830. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]