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Overdiagnosis and child health by Ward Platt, Martin

“…Black and Welch published their landmark paper on the overestimation of disease prevalence 25 years ago, and even then they saw the problem as having crept up…”
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Validation for Dr Apgar’s score by Ward Platt, Martin

“…The third is that she published her work in a paediatric journal, when in fact she published it in the now defunct ‘Current Researches in Anesthesia and…”
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Looking after each other when a child dies by Ward Platt, Martin

“…The ways in which trainees become involved with the child and the family, before and after the death, are necessarily different in each context. Since these…”
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"You have to keep your nerve on a DMC." Challenges for Data Monitoring Committees in neonatal intensive care trials: Qualitative accounts from the BRACELET Study by Snowdon, Claire, Brocklehurst, Peter, Tasker, Robert C, Ward Platt, Martin, Elbourne, Diana

“…Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs) are essential to the good conduct of many trials. Typically they comprise a small expert group which monitors safety,…”
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Quality of investigations into unexpected deaths of infants and young children in England after implementation of national child death review procedures in 2008: a retrospective assessment by Fleming, Peter, Pease, Anna, Ingram, Jenny, Sidebotham, Peter, Cohen, Marta C, Coombs, Robert C, Ewer, Andrew K, Ward Platt, Martin, Fox, John, Marshall, David, Lewis, Anne, Evason-Coombe, Carol, Blair, Peter

“…ObjectivesIn 2008, new statutory national procedures for responding to unexpected child deaths were introduced throughout England. There has, to date, been no…”
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Viral Infections: Contributions to Late Fetal Death, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Williams, Eleri J., MBBS, Embleton, Nicholas D., MD, Clark, Julia E., FRCPCH, Bythell, Mary, MSc, Ward Platt, Martin P., MD, Berrington, Janet E., MD

“…Objective To determine the role of viral infections in causing fetal and infant death. Study design We assessed a well-validated population database of fetal…”
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Death, bereavement and randomised controlled trials (BRACELET): a methodological study of policy and practice in neonatal and paediatric intensive care trials by Snowdon, Claire, Brocklehurst, Peter, Tasker, Robert, Ward Platt, Martin, Harvey, Sheila, Elbourne, Diana

“…Researchers have seldom included bereaved parents in studies of participants' views of randomised controlled trials (RCTs); hence our understanding of the…”
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the routine otoacoustic emission infant hearing screening test: an epidemiological retrospective case–control study by Blair, Peter S, Rubens, Daniel, Pease, Anna, Mellers, Diane, Ingram, Jenny, Ewer, Andrew K, Cohen, Marta C, Sidebotham, Peter, Ward Platt, Martin, Coombs, Robert, Davis, Adrian, Hall, Amanda, Fleming, Peter

“…ObjectivesTo investigate whether decreased otoacoustic emission (OAE) signal recordings in the right ear are associated with an increased risk of sudden infant…”
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The changing profile of infant mortality from bacterial, viral and fungal infection over two decades by Williams, Eleri J, Embleton, Nicholas D, Bythell, Mary, Ward Platt, Martin P, Berrington, Janet E

“…Aim Infection is an important cause of neonatal and infant mortality. We evaluated changes in infant deaths from infections from 1988 to 2008 in the North of…”
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Difficulties in selecting an appropriate neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) screening threshold by Korada, Srinivasa Murthy, Pearce, Mark, Ward Platt, Martin P, Avis, Enid, Turner, Steve, Wastell, Hilary, Cheetham, Tim

“…Background The UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre recommends that a blood spot thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) cut-off of 10 mU/l is used to detect…”
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The North of England Survey of Twin and Multiple Pregnancy by Glinianaia, Svetlana V., Rankin, Judith, Sturgiss, Stephen N., Ward Platt, Martin P., Crowder, Danielle, Bell, Ruth

“…The population-based Northern Survey of Twin and Multiple Pregnancy (NorSTAMP, formerly the Multiple Pregnancy Register) has collected data since 1998 on all…”
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Patterns of child death in England and Wales by Sidebotham, Peter, Dr, Fraser, James, FRCPCH, Fleming, Peter, Prof, Ward-Platt, Martin, MD, Hain, Richard, MD

“…Summary In the past century, child mortality has fallen to very low rates in all developed countries. However, rates between and within countries vary widely,…”
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Rudeness by Ward Platt, Martin

“…[...]perhaps we should consider working within our teams to promote helpful thinking such as CBM. [...]we can take several positive steps…”
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Controversies Regarding Definition of Neonatal Hypoglycemia: Suggested Operational Thresholds by Cornblath, Marvin, Hawdon, Jane M, Williams, Anthony F, Aynsley-Green, Albert, Ward-Platt, Martin P, Schwartz, Robert, Kalhan, Satish C

“…The definition of clinically significant hypoglycemia remains one of the most confused and contentious issues in contemporary neonatology. In this article,…”
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Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration? by Ball, Helen L., Howel, Denise, Bryant, Andy, Best, Elspeth, Russell, Charlotte, Ward-Platt, Martin

“…Aim To explore the link between breastfeeding duration and bed‐sharing frequency among women reporting a prenatal intention to breastfeed. Methods About 870…”
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Moderate prematurity and outcome in childhood: there are dangers in jumping to the wrong conclusions by Ward Platt, Martin

“…[...]even studies which attempt to control for a wide range of plausible factors seldom take account of pregnancy-related disorders and their associated impact…”
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The MBRRACE-UK perinatal surveillance report by Ward Platt, Martin

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Recent advances in the management of infants born <1000 g by Berrington, Janet, Ward Platt, Martin

“…In this review, we survey some significant advances in the medical care of babies <1000 g and we highlight the development of care pathways that ensure optimal…”
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Lactate, glucose and the neonatal brain: it's time to challenge the paradigm by Platt, Martin Ward

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Child death review five years on by Ward Platt, Martin

“…In relation to a child death, these people might include a medical/nursing team, palliative care personnel, ambulance technicians, police, social worker,…”
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