The latest in the Recent advances in paediatrics series intends, as the preface states, to provide a review of important topics and help keep doctors abreast of developments in the subject. It is aimed at practising clinicians, trainee paediatricians, and those preparing for specialty examinations. It contains 14 chapters covering a variety of general paediatric, neonatal, and community paediatric topics, as well as a literature review listing key articles and selected reviews published in 2002. The chapters themselves are generally broken down into specific areas for debate, and round …