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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John Oldroyd Forfar, MC, FRSE was a Scottish paediatrician and academic. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War and later became a leading civilian paediatrician. He was Professor of Child Life and Health at the University of Edinburgh from 1964 to 1982. He was President of the British Paediatric Association from 1985 to 1988, and was instrumental in the founding of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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- Associations between Drugs Administered during Pregnancy and Congenital Abnormalities of the Fetus (1971) (330)
- Maternal vitamin D intake and mineral metabolism in mothers and their newborn infants. (1980) (234)
- Neurological Aspects of Perinatal Asphyxia (1974) (215)
- Textbook of pediatrics (2013) (208)
- Forfar and Arneil's Textbook of Pediatrics (1992) (179)
- BUFFER THERAPY AND INTRAVENTRICULAR HÆMORRHAGE (1976) (169)
- TEXTBOOK OF PAEDIATRICS (1975) (129)
- Assessment of Skeletal Maturity and Prediction of Adult Height (1976) (117)
- Neonatal convulsions associated with primary disturbance of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium metabolism. (1973) (92)
- Clinical and chemical correlates in convulsions of the newborn. (1972) (87)
- Effect of hexachlorophane on incidence of staphylococcal and gram-negative infection in the newborn. (1968) (69)
- Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity in rickets of prematurity. (1982) (60)
- Idiopathic hypercalcaemia of infancy; clinical and metabolic studies with special reference to the aetiological role of vitamin D. (1956) (59)
- Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome) (1950) (50)
- Staphylococcal Infection of the Newborn* (1953) (49)
- Free Amino-acid Concentrations in Fetal Fluids (1970) (42)
- Antenatal factors associated with neonatal hypocalcaemic convulsions. (1973) (42)
- Congenital lobar emphysema: problems in diagnosis and management. (1983) (41)
- Letter: Buffer therapy intraventricular haemorrhage. (1976) (40)
- THE INFLUENCE OF PRE‐ECLAMPSIA AND DIABETES MELLITUS ON PLASMA FREE AMINO ACIDS IN MATERNAL, UMBILICAL VEIN AND INFANT BLOOD (1971) (39)
- Congenital Abnormalities at Birth: their Association in the same Patient (1969) (38)
- Masking and Gowning in Nurseries for the Newborn Infant (1958) (37)
- The speech and language development of low birth weight infants. (1983) (35)
- Arterial Blood Gas Tensions and pH in Acute Asthma in Childhood (1968) (34)
- Oral Calcium-loading Test in Infancy, with Particular Reference to Idiopathic Hypercalcaemia (1969) (33)
- Pathogenic Staphylococci in the Environment of the Newborn Infant (1955) (31)
- HYALINE-MEMBRANE DISEASE, ALKALINE BUFFER TREATMENT, AND CEREBRAL INTRAVENTRICULAR HÆMORRHAGE (1976) (31)
- Parenteral nutrition compared with transpyloric feeding. (1984) (30)
- Exchange transfusion in neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia. (1958) (30)
- Cell and bacterial counts in the urine of normal infants and children. (1967) (30)
- Liberal use of antibiotics and its effect in neonatal staphylococcal infection, with particular reference to erythromycin. (1966) (28)
- Regional Obstructive Emphysema in Infancy (1958) (25)
- Biochemical Studies in Idiopathic Hypercalcaemia of Infancy (1959) (24)
- Pharmacology of some oral penicillins in the newborn infant. (1975) (23)
- Normal and abnormal calcium, phosphorus and magnesium metabolism in the perinatal period. (1976) (22)
- Neonatal spongioform myelinopathy after restricted application of hexachlorophane skin disinfectant. (1981) (22)
- LOW BIRTHWEIGHT: A 10‐YEAR OUTCOME STUDY OF THE CONTINUUM OF REPRODUCTIVE CASUALTY (1994) (22)
- Diagnosis of urinary tract infection in childhood based on examination of pared non-catheter and catheter specimens of urine. (1967) (21)
- Blood Pressure in the Newborn Estimated by the Flush Method (1956) (20)
- The interrelationship between calcium, phosphorus and clucose levels in mother and infant in conditions commonly associated with 'placental insufficiency'. (1971) (19)
- Chronic hypoparathyroidism in two generations. (1971) (19)
- Interrelationships of calcium, phosphorus and glucose levels in mother and newborn infant. (1970) (18)
- IDIOPATHIC HYPERCALCÆMIA OF INFANCY (1956) (17)
- MAGNESIUM THERAPY IN NEONATAL TETANY (1977) (14)
- Staphylococcal infection in the newborn treated with erythromycin. (1955) (14)
- ‘AT RISK’ REGISTERS (1968) (13)
- Idiopathic Hypercalcemia of Infancy (1959) (13)
- Erythromycin--a review. (1957) (12)
- FREE AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF HUMAN AMNIOTIC FLUID AT TERM (1973) (11)
- Problems in the management of assisted ventilation in the newborn and follow-up of treated cases. (1973) (10)
- Growth Hormone Deficiency in Childhood (1975) (10)
- Variation in human fertility. (1973) (8)
- Oral Calcium-loading Test in Rickets and in Neonatal Tetany: Effect of Vitamin D (1969) (8)
- Child health in a changing society (1988) (8)
- Clinical and biochemical assessment of a modified evaporated milk for infant feeding. (1977) (7)
- Child adoption. (1970) (7)
- Urinary Infection in Childhood (1964) (7)
- Erythromycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. (1961) (6)
- Hyaline-membrane disease, alkaline buffer treatment, and cerebral intraventricular halphaemorrhage. (1976) (5)
- The role of the paediatrician in adoption medical practice. (1969) (5)
- Trends in paediatric medical admissions. (1989) (4)
- Acute obstructive laryngotracheitis and laryngotracheobronchitis. Report of an outbreak. (1951) (4)
- Biochemical fits in the newborn. (1974) (3)
- Children's hospitals, children's departments, and hospital child-health community centres. (1968) (3)
- Paediatrics and Blood Transfusion (1982) (3)
- The normal baby: routine care. (1971) (3)
- PROSPECT AND PRACTICE IN CHILD HEALTH. (1965) (2)
- A Method of Collecting Total Excreta in Infants (1950) (2)
- Staphylococcal infection in the newborn. (1955) (2)
- ‘…But Our Patrols are Out': Medical and Military Brinkmanship at the Normandy Bridgehead and a Royal Rescue (1998) (2)
- Klebsiella Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (1984) (2)
- Pituitary-gonadal interrelationships in pubertal female subjects. (1974) (2)
- Erythromycin Resistance in Neonatal Staphylococcal Infection: A Long-Term Survey (1977) (1)
- Epidemiology of Drug-Induced Malformations (1974) (1)
- James Spence Medallist 1983 (1983) (1)
- Erythromycin, Spiramycin, and Oleandomycin (1957) (1)
- ROUTINE URINE SCREENING TESTS IN THE NEWBORN INFANT (1963) (1)
- ENDOCRINOLOGICAL STUDIES IN FOUR NORMAL GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE PREPUBERTAL PERIOD OF LIFE (1971) (1)
- CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICERS (1979) (1)
- Child health as a world problem. (1990) (1)
- Towards victory in Europe: the battle for Walcheren (part II). (1995) (0)
- NEONATAL BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATED BY FLUSH METHOD effect of the double bones in the latter two situations (2007) (0)
- Trends and developments in child health. (1966) (0)
- Urinary tract infection in infancy letter (1968) (0)
- The Late Dr. Hilda Lewis (1967) (0)
- Child health and the community: by Robert J. Haggerty, Klaus J. Roghmann and Ivan B. Pless. John Wiley and Sons, Interscience Publications, New York, 1975, 388 pages. £8.80. (1976) (0)
- From Omaha to the Scheldt: The story of 47 Royal Marine Commando (2001) (0)
- Convulsive Disorders in Young Children (1974) (0)
- James Spence medallist, 1986. Sir Peter Tizard. (1986) (0)
- Letters to the EditorNEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINÆMIA (1959) (0)
- Teaching developmental aspects of paediatrics: (developmental paediatrics)--continuing education. (1971) (0)
- Developmental paediatrics. (1972) (0)
- Clinical medical officers' training (1980) (0)
- Towards victory in Europe: the battle for Walcheren. (1995) (0)
- Diamond Jubilee issue (1987) (0)
- British Paediatric Association (1968) (0)
- The battle for Port-en-Bessin 6-8 June 1944: a medical officer with a Royal Marine Commando. (1994) (0)
- Aspects of neonatal metabolism: Forward. (1976) (0)
- Problems of child health in Scotland. (1966) (0)
- Hilda Lewis Memorial Fund (1967) (0)
- ROLE OF PAEDIATRICIAN IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES (1988) (0)
- Deformed embryos (1974) (0)
- Bed requirements for undergraduate teaching (1981) (0)
- Child health services, today and tomorrow. (1973) (0)
- Paediatric dialectics in a BPA triennium 1985-1988. (1989) (0)
- Voluntary Service in Child Health and Child Care (1966) (0)
- Child health 2000--problems and prospects. (1992) (0)
- Advances in paediatrics. (1968) (0)
- Urinary Tract Infection in Infancy (1968) (0)
- Paediatrics and Bloodtransfusion: Practical Aspects (1982) (0)
- Book Review / Varia (1971) (0)
- Adoption into Family with Mentally Handicapped Child (1969) (0)
- UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD. (1964) (0)
- Effectiveness and Cost in the Paediatric Service (1979) (0)
- The prevention and care of respiratory infections in the newborn. (1958) (0)
- Supportive therapy in the new born (1985) (0)
- Letter: Adoption. (1973) (0)
- Convulsions in the newborn. (1972) (0)
- 12 articles of 1926 (1986) (0)
- Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn: An Overview of the Principles of Therapy (1982) (0)
- Pediatrics in America--impressions of a visit. (1962) (0)
- Cystic Fibrosis (1977) (0)
- Endocardial Fibroelastosis (1964) (0)
- The battle for Port-en-Bessin 6-8 June 1944: a medical officer with a Royal Marine Commando. (1995) (0)
- Paediatrics and Blood Transfusion, edited by (2016) (0)
- Medicine and the Media (1987) (0)
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