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Pediatric Milliman and Robertson Length-of-Stay Criteria: Are They Realistic?

Marion R. Sills, MD; Zhihuan J. Huang, MD; Cheng Shao, MD; Mark F. Guagliardo, PhD; James M. Chamberlain, MD ...

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Topics: bacterial meningitis , length of stay , osteomyelitis , croup , burns

Effect of Infection Control Measures on the Frequency of Upper Respiratory Infection in Child Care: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Leslee Roberts, BMed; Epid, PhD; Wayne Smith, FAFPHM; Louisa Jorm; BVSc, MSc(Epid), PhD ...

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Topics: child care , common cold , infectious disease prevention / control , respiratory tract infections , upper respiratory infections

Effect of Infection Control Measures on the Frequency of Diarrheal Episodes in Child Care: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Leslee Roberts, BMed; Louisa Jorm; BVSc, MSc(Epid), PhD; Mahomed Patel, FRACP; Wayne Smith, PhD ...

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Topics: child care , diarrhea , infectious disease prevention / control

Symptoms Associated With Infant Teething: A Prospective Study

Michael L. Macknin, MD; Marion Piedmonte, MA; Jonathan Jacobs, MD; Christine Skibinski, MS

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Topics: teeth , teething , temperature , tooth eruption

Outcomes After Judicious Antibiotic Use for Respiratory Tract Infections Seen in a Private Pediatric Practice

Michael E. Pichichero, MD; John L. Green, MD; Anne B. Francis, MD; Steven M. Marsocci, MD; Marie L. Murphy, MD

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Topics: bacterial infections , electropalatography , respiratory tract infections , viral culture , otitis media, acute

Access to Health Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs

Paul W. Newacheck, DrPH; Margaret McManus, MHS; Harriette B. Fox, MSS; Yun-Yi Hung, PhD; Neal Halfon, MD

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Topics: health insurance , health insurance, private , health services accessibility , insurance , insurance coverage

A Guideline Implementation System Using Handheld Computers for Office Management of Asthma: Effects on Adherence and Patient Outcomes

Richard N. Shiffman, MD; MCIS*‡; Kimberly A. Freudigman, PhD; Cynthia A. Brandt, MD; Yischon Liaw, MD; Deborah D. Navedo, MSN

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Topics: asthma , computers , mobile devices , office management , oxygen saturation measurement

Potential to Prevent Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing of Commercial Products Marketed to Reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Risk

Patrick L. Carolan, MD; William B. Wheeler, MD; James D. Ross, RRT; RCP*; and James S. Kemp, MD

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Topics: carbon dioxide , sleep , sudden infant death

An Elementary School-Based Health Clinic: Can It Reduce Medicaid Costs?

E. Kathleen Adams, PhD; Veda Johnson, MD

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Topics: emergency service, hospital , inpatients , medicaid , health clinic , early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment

Newborn Circumcision Decreases Incidence and Costs of Urinary Tract Infections During the First Year of Life

Edgar J. Schoen, MD; Christopher J. Colby, PhD; G. Thomas Ray, MBA

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Topics: male circumcision , urinary tract infections , penis, uncircumcised

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function and Glucocorticoid Sensitivity in Atopic Dermatitis

Julie A. Ellison, MRCP; Leena Patel, MD; David W. Ray, MRCP; PhD‡; Timothy J. David, MD; Peter E. Clayton, MD

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Topics: atopic dermatitis , corticotropin , glucocorticoids , hydrocortisone , hypothalamus

Sibling Vesicoureteral Reflux in Multiple Gestation Births

Martin Kaefer, MD; Michael Curran, MD; S. Ted Treves, MD; Stuart Bauer, MD; W. Hardy Hendren, MD ...

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Topics: birth , gastroesophageal reflux disease , pregnancy, multiple , relationship - sibling , vesico-ureteral reflux

Adverse Sedation Events in Pediatrics: A Critical Incident Analysis of Contributing Factors

Charles J. Coté, MD; Daniel A. Notterman, MD; Helen W. Karl, MD; Joseph A. Weinberg, MD; Carolyn McCloskey, MD

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Topics: sedation procedure , nervous system trauma , sedated state , adverse event , resuscitation

Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Apparently Healthy Adolescents

Julia Steinberger, MD; James H. Moller, MD; James M. Berry, RDMS; Alan R. Sinaiko, MD

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Topics: echocardiography , heart diseases , cardiac catheterization , cardiologists , congenital heart defects

Evaluation of Emergency Department Referrals by Telephone Triage

Judson W. Barber, MD; William D. King, MPH; Kathy W. Monroe, MD; Michele H. Nichols, MD

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Topics: appropriateness , telephone triage , emergency service, hospital , insurance coverage

Neonatal Assisted Ventilation: Predictors, Frequency, and Duration in a Mature Managed Care Organization

Alexandra Wilson, MD; Marla N. Gardner, BA; Mary A. Armstrong, MA; Bruce F. Folck; Gabriel J. Escobar, MD

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Topics: environmental air flow , gestational age , infant, premature , newborn , respiration

Effect of Seating Position and Restraint Use on Injuries to Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Marc D. Berg, MD; Lawrence Cook, MStat; Howard M. Corneli, MD; Donald D. Vernon, MD; J. Michael Dean, MD

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Topics: seating , traffic accidents , seat belts

Review Article

Neonatal and Pediatric Posttransfusion Hepatitis C: A Look Back and a Look Forward

Richard D. Aach, MD; Roslyn A. Yomtovian, MD; Maureen Hack, MBChB

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Topics: hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c, chronic , posttransfusion viral hepatitis , transfusion

Special Article

Use of Telemedicine for Children With Special Health Care Needs

Warren B. Karp, PhD; R. Kevin Grigsby; DSW, LCSW; Maureen McSwiggan-Hardin, RN; Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau, RN ...

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Topics: mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital , telemedicine , attitude , georgia (state)

Commentary

Differences Are Voiced by Two Lyme Camps at a Connecticut Public Hearing on Insurance Coverage of Lyme Disease

Henry M. Feder; Jr, MD

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Topics: lyme disease , antibiotic therapy, intravenous

Milliman and Robertson—Going in the Wrong Direction

Howard Bauchner, MD; Robert Vinci, MD; John Chessare, MD

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Topics: length of stay , outpatients , neonatology , inpatients

Patient Care Guidelines in Pediatrics

Robert J. Yetman, MD

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Topics: child health , chronic care , delivery of health care , evidence-based practice , health care systems

The Prepuce, Urinary Tract Infections, and the Consequences

Thomas E. Wiswell, MD

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Topics: prepuce , urinary tract infections

The Critical Role of Population-Based Epidemiology in Cost-Effectiveness Research

Steven Joffe, MD; Tracy A. Lieu, MD; Gabriel J. Escobar, MD

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Topics: cost effectiveness , infant, premature

What the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Did and Did Not Say About the Use of Methylphenidate for Attention Deficits

William B. Carey, MD

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Topics: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , combined modality therapy , methylphenidate , mta trial

Adverse Sedation Events in Pediatrics: A Critical Incident Analysis of Contributing Factors

Steven M. Selbst, MD

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Topics: sedation procedure

Experience and Reason

Recurrent Clitoral Tourniquet Syndrome

Mary Sue Sylwestrzak, MD; Barbara Feldman Fischer, PhD; Howard Fischer, MD

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Topics: clitoris , tourniquets , hair

American Academy of Pediatrics

Swimming Programs for Infants and Toddlers

Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

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Topics: drowning , swimming , toddler

Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents

Committee on Adolescence

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Topics: depressive disorders , feeling suicidal , suicide , suicide attempt , suicidal behavior

School Health Assessments

Committee on School Health

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Topics: child health , community , elements , medical home , public health medicine

Do Not Resuscitate Orders in Schools

Committee on School Health and Committee on Bioethics

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Topics: do-not-resuscitate orders , terminally ill , resuscitation , principles of law and justice

Use of Psychoactive Medication During Pregnancy and Possible Effects on the Fetus and Newborn

Committee on Drugs

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Topics: bipolar disorder , fetus , newborn , obsessive-compulsive disorder , panic disorder

Firearm-Related Injuries Affecting the Pediatric Population

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

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Topics: firearms , wounds and injuries

Clinical Practice Guideline: Early Detection of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

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Topics: acetabulum , developmental hip dysplasia , dislocations , femoral head , hip dislocation

Section Report

Improving the Implementation of State Children's Health Insurance Programs for Adolescents Report of an Invitational Conference Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Adolescent Health*, September 26–27, 1999

Invitational Conference Planning Committee; Participating Organizations/Agencies

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Topics: adolescent health services , children's health insurance program (chip) , insurance , medicaid , mental health

Letters to the Editor

Fungemia in Neonates: Report of 80 Cases From Seven University Hospitals

V. Krčméry; M. Frič; M. Pisarčiková; M. Huttová; J. Filka ...

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Topics: fungemia , hospitals, university

Insulin Infusions in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Minyon Avent, PharmD; Jonathan Whitfield, MBChB

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Topics: extremely low birth weight infant , insulin , albumins

Sleep Location and Suffocation: How Good Is the Evidence?

Maryann O'Hara, MD; Richard Harruff, MD; John E. Smialek, MD; David R. Fowler, MB

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Topics: asphyxia , co-sleeping , sleep , sudden infant death , beds

Theophylline-Induced Convulsions in Children With Epilepsy

Takuma Miura, MD; Kyoko Kimura, MD

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Topics: epilepsy , seizures , theophylline

Multiethnic Families: An Underrecognized Influence on Health Statistics

Dorothy S. Mull, PhD; Phyllis F. Agran, MD; Diane G. Winn, RN; Craig L. Anderson, DHSc

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Topics: ethnic group , health status , hispanics or latinos , mexican americans , retreatments

Ultrasonography Detects Appendicular Mucocele in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Suffering Recurrent Abdominal Pain

A. Munck; N. Belarbi; P. de Lagausie; M. Peuchmaur; J. Navarro

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Topics: abdominal pain , cystic fibrosis , mucocele of appendix , ultrasonography

Electronic Article

Chiropractors and Vaccination: A Historical Perspective

James B. Campbell, PhD; Jason W. Busse, DC, MSc; H. Stephen Injeyan, DC, PhD

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Topics: chiropractic , vaccination , vaccines

Systemic Corticosteroids in Infant Bronchiolitis: A Meta-analysis

Michelle M. Garrison, MPH; Dimitri A. Christakis, MD; Eric Harvey, PharmD; Peter Cummings, MD; Robert L. Davis, MD

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Topics: adrenal corticosteroids , bronchiolitis , glucocorticoids , mineralocorticoids , wheezing

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Effects of Prophylactic Theophylline on Renal Function in Term Neonates With Perinatal Asphyxia

Alejandro G. Jenik, MD; José M. Ceriani Cernadas, MD; Adriana Gorenstein, MD; José A. Ramirez, MD; Nestor Vain, MD ...

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Topics: perinatal asphyxia , theophylline , kidney , renal function , glomerular filtration rate

Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy in Children: A Systematic Review of Efficacy

Frank Lefevre, MD; Naomi Aronson, PhD

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Topics: diet , ketogenic diet , refractory epilepsy , seizures

Fixed 50% Nitrous Oxide Oxygen Mixture for Painful Procedures: A French Survey

Daniel Annequin, MD; Ricardo Carbajal, MD; Pierre Chauvin, MD; Olivier Gall, MD; Barbara Tourniaire, MD ...

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Topics: inspiration , nitrous oxide , oxygen , pain , pain management

Cause and Clinical Characteristics of Rib Fractures in Infants

Blake Bulloch, MD; Charles J. Schubert, MD; Patrick D. Brophy, MD; Neil Johnson, MD; Martin H. Reed, MD ...

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Topics: fractures , rib fractures , birth injuries , wounds and injuries

Soothing Pain-Elicited Distress in Chinese Neonates

Luk Kar Bo, RN; BN, MN; Patrick Callaghan, RN

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Topics: heart rate , heel , pain , pain behavior , stick dosage form

Voiding Cystourethrograms and Urinary Tract Infections: How Long to Wait?

Anu McDonald, MD; Maria Scranton, MD; Robert Gillespie, MD; Vandana Mahajan, MD; George A. Edwards, MD

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Topics: cystourethrography, voiding , gastroesophageal reflux disease , urinary tract infections

Poorer Behavioral and Developmental Outcome More Than 10 Years After Treatment for Iron Deficiency in Infancy

Betsy Lozoff, MD; Elias Jimenez, MD; John Hagen, PhD; Eileen Mollen, PhD; Abraham W. Wolf, PhD

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Topics: iron , iron deficiency

Adverse Effects of Nicotine and Interleukin-1β on Autoresuscitation After Apnea in Piglets: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

J. Frederik Frøen, MD; Harriet Akre, MD; Babill Stray-Pedersen, MD; Ola Didrik Saugstad, MD

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Topics: apnea , nicotine , sudden infant death , unassisted return of spontaneous circulation , interleukins

Preventable Childhood Tuberculosis in Alabama: Implications and Opportunity

Michael E. Kimerling, MD; Jill T. Barker, MS; Frank Bruce, BS; Nancy L. Brook, MPH; Nancy E. Dunlap, MD

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Topics: alabama , tuberculosis

Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Compared With Voluntary Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Pregnant Women in Chicago

Lilly Cheng Immergluck, MD; William L. Cull, PhD; Alan Schwartz, PhD; Arthur S. Elstein, PhD

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Topics: cost effectiveness , hiv , hiv infections , hiv testing , pregnancy

Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Indirect Exposure to Estrogen Cream

Eric I. Felner, MD; Perrin C. White, MD

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Topics: cream , estradiol , estrogen , gynecomastia , prepuberty

Activity, Dietary Intake, and Weight Changes in a Longitudinal Study of Preadolescent and Adolescent Boys and Girls

Catherine S. Berkey, ScD; Helaine R. H. Rockett, MS; Alison E. Field, ScD; Matthew W. Gillman, MD; A. Lindsay Frazier, MD ...

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Topics: body mass index procedure , body weight changes , diet , energy intake , obesity

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Practice Guideline: Technical Report

Harold P. Lehmann, MD; Richard Hinton, MD; Paola Morello, MD; Jeanne Santoli, MD; in conjunction with the Committee on Quality Improvement Subcommittee on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

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Topics: developmental hip dysplasia , orthopedics , ultrasonography , neonatal screening

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