Evidence based paediatrics: Evidence based well child care

摘要

Your Primary care paediatric practice has recently decided to review its preventive care practices before deciding which to include in a new computerised record system. You know that these practices vary considerably among group members, even as to how many check ups a child really needs. The value of some specific manoeuvres, such as the Adams forward bend test for scoliosis, for which adolescents are often referred from school, is doubted. You determine to find the best evidence for common preventive health interventions for children.