Archives of disease in childhood

The most recent articles from: Arch. Dis. Child. December 2003

Arch. Dis. Child. · Dec 2003

Review

Mortality in paediatric epilepsy.

The reasons for premature death in paediatric epilepsy are reviewed with reference to recent studies reported in the literature. Ways of informing families of children with epilepsy about the risk of death are discussed, and recommendations for personal practice given.

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Arch. Dis. Child. · Dec 2003

Review

Adverse health effects of prenatal and postnatal tobacco smoke exposure on children.

Parents who choose to smoke are possibly not aware of, or deny, the negative effects of passive smoking on their offspring. This review summarises a wide range of effects of passive smoking on mortality and morbidity in children. It offers paediatricians, obstetricians, specialists in preventive child health care, general practitioners, and midwives an approach to promote smoking cessation in smoking parents before, during, and after pregnancy.

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