The Revista Paulista de Pediatria is a quarterly publication of São Paulo Pediatric Society (Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo). Since 1982, it publishes original contributions, case reports and review of clinical research with methodological approach in the areas of health and disease of neonates, infants, children and adolescents. The objective is to disseminate worldwide the Brazilian research with methodological quality on issues that comprise the health of children and adolescents. All articles are available in Portuguese and in English.