Charts are presented which give centile standards for boys' and girls' heights at ages 2 to 9 when parents' height is allowed for. Mid-parent height is used (i.e. the average of father's and mother's ...

Background National and international guidelines recommend that psychosocial support should be a key component of the care offered to children and adolescents experiencing gender ...

AIMS To evaluate the effects of discontinuing growth hormone (GH) treatment on energy expenditure and body composition, which might help predict those most likely to benefit from early reintroduction ...

### Key practice points Childhood cancer treatment often impairs reproductive function and future fertility. Management requires assessment of fertility risk and consideration of fertility ...

Objective To evaluate the evidence on the transition process from child to adult services for young people with palliative care needs. Design Systematic review. Setting Child and adult services and ...

This series of systematic reviews1–4 was commissioned by WHO in July 2022 to inform their guideline review process (www.who.int). The aim was to identify the current evidence for developing WHO ...

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting inflammatory disorder, associated with vasculitis, affecting predominantly medium-sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries. In developed ...

Most children in hospital who are clinically deteriorating are monitored regularly, and their treatment is escalated effectively. However a small, but significant, number of deteriorating children ...

Background The epidemiology of congenital infections is ever changing, with a recent resurgence in syphilis infection rates seen in the UK. Identification of congenital infection is often delayed; ...

The UK has a longstanding system of general practice which provides the vast majority of primary care, including that for children. It acts as a 'gatekeeper' to more specialist care. Parents may also ...

From birth, children living in disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances (SECs) suffer from worse health than their more advantaged peers. The pathways through which SECs influence children’s health ...

Background and aims: Little is known about the familial characteristics of children with severe receptive specific language impairment (SLI). Affected children are more likely to have long-term ...