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Abuse: Family violence
Abuse: Never ever shake a baby
Abuse: Prevention
Abuse: Worried about a child?
Activity: 0-5 years
Activity: 5-12 years
Adenotonsillectomy and tonsillectomy
Adolescent brain development
Alcohol and pregnancy: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
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Amiodarone for abnormal heart rhythms
Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain
Amlodipine for high blood pressure
Amoxicillin for bacterial infections
An introduction to long-term follow-up after childhood cancer
Anaesthetic
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Apnoea of prematurity
Appendicitis
Aspirin for prevention of blood clots
Asthma
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Normal sleep patterns
Parenting: Your baby's first year
Parenting teens: Communication
Keeping Kids Healthy
Children's rights in healthcare
Growth, development, speech and language
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Sleeping sound
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Fever
Eczema care: 3 easy steps
Head lice
Anxiety
Snoring or noisy breathing
Conditions & Treatments
All conditions
Allergy
Bones
Brain injury
Chest, lungs and breathing
Child abuse
Childhood cancer
Childhood cancer and education
Childhood illness - the basics
Common problems
Coping with treatment and hospital
Death and grief
Developmental disability
Diabetes
Disability support
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Abuse: Family violence
Abuse: Never ever shake a baby
Abuse: Prevention
Abuse: Worried about a child?
Activity: 0-5 years
Activity: 5-12 years
Adenotonsillectomy and tonsillectomy
Adolescent brain development
Alcohol and pregnancy: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Allergy
Amiodarone for abnormal heart rhythms
Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain
Amlodipine for high blood pressure
Amoxicillin for bacterial infections
An introduction to long-term follow-up after childhood cancer
Anaesthetic
Anti-epileptic medicines
Anxiety
Anxiety and sleep
Apnoea of prematurity
Appendicitis
Aspirin for prevention of blood clots
Asthma
Atenolol for high blood pressure
Attachment
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
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