Investigative Techniques

Aetiological investigations in early developmental impairment: are they worth it?
Anthony Richard Hart, Ruchi Sharma, Mark Atherton, Samer Alabed, Sally Simpson, Stuart Barfield, Judith Cohen, Nicholas McGlashan, Asha Ravi, Michael James Parker, Daniel JA Connolly

Archives of Disease in Childhood Nov 2017, 102 (11) 1004-1013; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-312843
Investigating early developmental impairment: what’s the cost?
Anthony R Hart, Daniel JA Connolly, Ruchi Sharma

Archives of Disease in Childhood Nov 2017, 102 (11) 1092-1093; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313532

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