Optimal management of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected children requires a commitment from the … greatest optimism for those caring for HIV-1-infected children has been provided by the success of antiretroviral therapy in …

-emotional functioning and physical health of preschool children and enhancing their emerging competencies. This article presents a …

Objective: To describe the use of hospital and community services for children infected with HIV and estimate the cost … organisations. Setting: Children managed at St. Mary's Hospital (London, England) between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 1994, some …. Patients and participants: 118 children with positive HIV antibody status. Main outcome measures and results: Mean inpatient …

Objective: Pertussis is a highly contagious infection affecting mainly children. Acellular pertussis vaccines were … vaccine (aP) in the Ontario pertussis immunisation programme. Design: For a hypothetical cohort of 100 000 children from birth … extensive sensitivity analyses were undertaken. Over 8 years, in a cohort of 100 000 children, the introduction of aP would …

of epilepsy are different in children and adults. Differences are detectable in the incidence and expression of epileptic … to specialists, social assistants and other healthcare professionals. In addition, children have access to medical … costs are the major source of expenditure for children with epilepsy. These studies along with a number of other cost …

infection-related hospitalisations occurred in children <5 years old. There were approximately 86 Conclusion: Treatment of RSV …

children. The willingness-to-pay technique was used to value the intangible benefits, such as relief from anxiety and … discomfort, resulting from a reduction in postoperative emesis in children; anxiety and discomfort are currently excluded from … sample of 162 parents. These were parents, identified by Gallup, whose children had undergone surgery within the previous 2 …