Perspectives:

"A hospital is no place to be sick" Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974)

Steve Cunningham

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 565-566. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.160218

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Food for thought: autophagic vacuolar myopathies

E-M Strehle

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 567-569. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.155010

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Atoms:

Atoms

Howard Bauchner

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: i.

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Leading articles:

"The menace of psychiatry": does it still ring a bell?

Sebastian Kraemer

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 570-572.
Published Online First: 1 March 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.142851

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Children in emergency departments: who should provide their care?

Kimball A Prentiss and Robert Vinci

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 573-576.
Published Online First: 23 April 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.137885

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Original articles:

Effects of infant feeding practice on weight gain from birth to 3 years

L J Griffiths, L Smeeth, S Sherburne Hawkins, T J Cole, and C Dezateux

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 577-582.
Published Online First: 19 November 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.137554

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Treatment of acne with oral isotretinoin in patients with cystic fibrosis

E Perera, J Massie, and R J Phillips

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 583-586.
Published Online First: 12 May 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.156406

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Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index explains infant’s weight and BMI at 14 months: results from a multi-ethnic birth cohort study

I Mesman, T J Roseboom, G J Bonsel, R J Gemke, M F van der Wal, and T G M Vrijkotte

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 587-595.
Published Online First: 29 March 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.137737

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Mothers’ experiences of bottle-feeding: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies

R Lakshman, D Ogilvie, and K K Ong

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 596-601.
Published Online First: 14 July 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.151910

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Prospective cohort study to test the predictability of the Cardiff and Vale paediatric early warning system

E D Edwards, C V E Powell, B W Mason, and A Oliver

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 602-606.
Published Online First: 23 September 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.142026

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Short versus long duration of antibiotic therapy for bacterial meningitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in children

D E Karageorgopoulos, P E Valkimadi, A Kapaskelis, P I Rafailidis, and M E Falagas

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 607-614. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.151563

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Improvement of walking abilities after robotic-assisted locomotion training in children with cerebral palsy

A Meyer-Heim, C Ammann-Reiffer, A Schmartz, J Schäfer, F H Sennhauser, F Heinen, B Knecht, E Dabrowski, and I Borggraefe

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 615-620.
Published Online First: 10 February 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.145458

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The Young Everest Study: effects of hypoxia at high altitude on cardiorespiratory function and general well-being in healthy children

E Scrase, A Laverty, J C D Gavlak, S Sonnappa, D Z H Levett, D Martin, M P W Grocott, and J Stocks

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 621-626.
Published Online First: 23 April 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.150516

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Joint hypermobility and its relationship to musculoskeletal pain in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study

V Leone, G Tornese, M Zerial, C Locatelli, R Ciambra, M Bensa, and M Pocecco

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 627-632.
Published Online First: 12 May 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.150839

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The information-seeking behaviour of paediatricians accessing web-based resources

T W Prendiville, J Saunders, and J Fitzsimons

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 633-635.
Published Online First: 12 May 2009. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.149278

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An evaluation of the benefits of non-nutritive sucking for premature infants as described in the literature

C Harding

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 636-640. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.144204

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Short reports:

Home oxygen for children with acute bronchiolitis

S W Tie, G L Hall, S Peter, J Vine, M Verheggen, E M Pascoe, A C Wilson, G Chaney, S M Stick, and A C Martin

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 641-643.
Published Online First: 16 October 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.144709

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Paediatric respiratory nursing posts in secondary care reduce asthma morbidity, but provision is variable

M McKean, J Furness on behalf of the Northern and Yorkshire Region Committee of the British Lung Foundation

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 644.
Published Online First: 17 November 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.152702

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PostScript:

Autopsies in children continue to reveal unanticipated discrepancies between autopsy findings and antemortem clinical diagnoses

A Narayanan, K Thorburn, and P Baines

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 645. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.150417

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Pneumococcal empyema and haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children: experience from a UK tertiary respiratory centre

A G Nyman, S Pitchumani, A Jaffe, and S Sonnappa

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 645-646. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.148858

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Paediatric Diabetes Services—evidence that expanding the workforce allows intensification of insulin regimens and improves glycaemic control

J J Spinks, J Haest, K Ross, R London, and J A Edge

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 646-647. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.157891

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A review of the home intravenous antibiotic service available to children with cystic fibrosis

F J Gilchrist and W Lenney

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 647. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.162222

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Phenylketonuria in Tunisian institutions for the mentally handicapped

S Khemir, N Tebib, F Nasrallah, F Ben Nour, H Mizouni, M Elasmi, H Sanhaji, R Jemaa, M Feki, M F Ben Dridi, A Mebazaa, and N Kaabachi

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 647-648. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.143081

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Is it time for varicella vaccine in Ireland?

V O’Dowd, M O’Grady, and E Moylett

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 648-649. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.159111

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Correction

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 649. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.127233corr2

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Miscellanea:

Foreign-body aspiration as an aetiology for brain abscess

H Dabbah, N Elias, and L Bentur

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 601. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.138925

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A veil over the windows: extensive persistent pupillary membranes

N Naharajakumar and S P Christiansen

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 614. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.162750

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A plethoric palm

B Adhisivam

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 643. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.164269

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Lucina

Arch Dis Child 2009; 94: 650. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.168260

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