Street children in Latin America

TJ Scanlon, A Tomkins, MA Lynch, F Scanlon - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Methods Much of the information on street children is unpublished, and most of the
published information is not in peer reviewed journals. We decided to use both published …

Children as consumers

C Hart, R Chesson - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Children are important users of health services, accounting for up to a quarter of general
practitioner consultations 1 and 30% of the workload in accident and emergency …

Personal paper: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is underdiagnosed and undertreated in BritainCommentary: Diagnosis needs tightening

GD Kewley, E Orford - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition of brain dysfunction 1 2 that is
misunderstood and underrecognised in Britain. Research shows that it is a genetic, inherited …

Children and the inverse care law

E Webb - BMJ, 1998 - bmj.com
Background Over one third of the children in the United Kingdom grow up in conditions of
socioeconomic deprivation. In consequence they experience poorer health than their more …

Administration of medicines in school: who is responsible?

MJ Bannon, EM Ross - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
By the age of 4 years, Jamie had experienced three severe allergic reactions after exposure
to peanuts. His general practitioner diagnosed peanut allergy and advised that Jamie's …

Concerns about using and interpreting covert video surveillanceCommentary: Covert video surveillance is acceptable—but only with a rigorous protocol

C Morley, N Shabde, AW Craft - BMJ, 1998 - bmj.com
I have been an expert witness in seven cases in which covert video surveillance has been
used. Using such surveillance and interpreting the videos are associated with problems that …

Promoting Inclusion.

MA Lynch, KD Browne - Child Abuse Review, 1998 - search.ebscohost.com
The article reports on child protection services. David Gil included in his definition of" Child
Abuse" human created or tolerated conditions that inhibit the development of children …