[Reliability of ambulatory drug therapy in childhood].

The continuing increase in outpatient paediatric treatments requires parents to take more responsibility for the drug therapy prescribed. Randomly selected mothers were given questionnaires, to be filled in anonymously, about the administration of drugs frequently prescribed for their children. The evaluation of 888 questionnaires showed that only one-half of the prescribed drugs had been administered according to instruction: Expectorants and antitussive sedatives to 52%, externals to 57%, rhinological agents to 36% and laryngological drugs to 27%.

[Differential evaluation of a study of children with normal behavior with the Meyer-Probst Encephalopathy Questionnaire].

To define new standards for the 'Enzephalopathie-Fragebogen' by Meyer-Probst the authors tested a large number of children (n = 2841) without unadaptive or neurotic behaviour (4.5 to 11.9 years).

[Results of studies with the Meyer-Probst Encephalopathy Questionnaire in children with normal behavior].

To diagnose encephalitis the 'Encephalitis-Fragebogen (E-F)' by Meyer-Probst is a valid instrument. The authors tested a large number of children without unadaptive or neurotic behaviour (4.5 to 11.

[Circumcision for prevention of penis and cervix cancer? Results of a parent survey].

Results of questioning young parents--582 by direct questioning and 624 by questionnaires--about their knowledge of male circumcision are presented. 61% of those directly questioned and 24% of parents polled by questionnaire did not know what circumcision means. The older the parent and the higher their professional qualifications, the greater their knowledge.

[Blood sedimentation rate. 1 or 2 hour values?].

In 1,000 randomly selected children treated in our clinic, the blood sedimentation rate was determined among other things. One-hour values were compared to those of the second hour. Determination of the one-hour value alone proved sufficient for diagnostik purposes and clinical follow-up evaluations.