OBJECTIVE To assess whether equity is achieved in use of general practitioner, outpatient, and inpatient services by children and young people according to their ethnic group and socioeconomic background. DESIGN Secondary analysis of the British general household survey, 1991-94. SUBJECTS 20 473 children and young people aged between 0 and 19 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Consultations wit...

Background Platelets have an important contribution in pathogenesis of different infectious and inflammatory disorders. This study was performed to identify the diagnostic value of platelet count (PLT), and platelet indices in children with acute pyelonephritis (APN).  Materials and Methods In a cross sectional case control s...

Researchers and practitioners in the child welfare sector have frequently discussed the behavioural, emotional and mental health outcomes of children and young people in care. In fact, the majority of out-of-home care research conducted in Australia focuses on the outcomes for the children and young people while in care. In this paper, we review Australian research investigating the outcomes fo...

Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is the most prevalent anxiety disorder experienced by children, and yet empirical treatment studies of SAD in young children are virtually nonexistent. This paper will describe the development and implementation of an innovative treatment for SAD in young children. First, we will highlight the rationale for developing interventions specifically for SAD in young...

background and aims: respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infection is common in infants and young children. in infants younger than one year old it may cause bronchiolitis and pneumonia which requires hospitalization. accurate and rapid diagnosis of the disease will help proper treatment of the disease and prevents further complications. methods: specimen taken from respiratory tract of sick chil...

Age-related changes in mental flexibility, in the form of task switching, were assessed in 292 children (58–156 months old). Task switching was examined with a new task for young children, the Switch Task for Children (STC). The STC consists of two easy, comparable games and does not require reading skills, which makes it suitable for children younger than 6 years of age. The aims of the presen...