Official Publication of the Belgian Pediatric Societ Official Publication of the Swiss Pediatric Society Official Organ of the Belgian Pediatric Association Incorporating Acta Paediatrica Belgica, Helvetica Paediatrica Acta, Acta Paediatrica Hungarica The European Journal of Pediatrics is one of the world’s leading publications, covering the field of pediatrics in all its aspects. It was founded in 1910 by H. Finkelstein, L. Langstein, M. v. Pfaundler, C. v. Pirquet, and B. Salge as the Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde. Since then, the Journal has been internationally recognized for making important developments in pediatrics available to a broad public readership by applying a swift and fair reviewing system. The editors encourage submission of original papers, reviews, research letters, and letters from the following subject areas: cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, growth and development, hematology and oncology, immunology and allergology, infectious diseases, intensive care medicine, medical genetics and metabolic diseases, neonatology, nephrology and urology, neuropediatrics, nutrition, pneumology, preventive pediatrics and epidemiology, and psychology.