Topics: counseling , preventive health services , well child visit , united states preventive services task force , sperm injections, intracytoplasmic

Prevalence and Correlates of High-Quality Basic Pediatric Preventive Care

Barry Zuckerman, MD; Gregory D. Stevens, PhD; Moira Inkelas, PhD; Neal Halfon, MD

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Topics: preventive health services , well child visit , counseling

Recognition and Management of Pediatric Fractures by Pediatric Residents

Leticia Manning Ryan, MD; Andrew D. DePiero, MD; Karin B. Sadow, MD; Corwin A. Warmink, MD; James M. Chamberlain, MD ...

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Topics: fractures , fractures in children , internship and residency , medical residencies , diagnostic radiologic examination

Trends in Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Among Children and Adolescents in the United States

Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH; Ali H. Mokdad, PhD; Umed A. Ajani, MBBS, MPH

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Topics: glucose , heart disease risk factors , hemoglobin a, glycosylated , high density lipoprotein cholesterol , ldl cholesterol lipoproteins

Evaluation of a Staff-Only Hospitalist System in a Tertiary Care, Academic Children's Hospital

Prabo Dwight, MHSc, MD; Colin MacArthur, MBChB, PhD; Jeremy N. Friedman, MBChB, FRCPC; Patricia C. Parkin, MD, FRCPC

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Topics: chest pain units , hospitalists , length of stay , patient readmission , inpatients

Effects of Nurse Home-Visiting on Maternal Life Course and Child Development: Age 6 Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Trial

David L. Olds, PhD; Harriet Kitzman, RN, PhD; Robert Cole, PhD; JoAnn Robinson, PhD; Kimberly Sidora, MPH ...

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Topics: aggressive behavior , behavioral problems , child development , cognitive ability , home visits

Effects of Home Visits by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: Age 4 Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Trial

David L. Olds, PhD; JoAnn Robinson, PhD; Lisa Pettitt, PhD; Dennis W. Luckey, PhD; John Holmberg, PsyD ...

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Topics: home visits , paraprofessionals , home environment , child development

Insulin Sensitivity Among Obese Children and Adolescents, According to Degree of Weight Loss

Thomas Reinehr, MD; Wieland Kiess, MD; Thomas Kapellen, MD; Werner Andler, MD

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Topics: body mass index procedure , childhood obesity , insulin sensitivity , obesity , overweight

Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Clinical, Hematologic, Biochemical, and Bone Density Parameters in Community-Dwelling Adolescent Girls

Madhusmita Misra, MD; Avichal Aggarwal, MD; Karen K. Miller, MD; Cecilia Almazan, BS; Megan Worley, BA ...

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Topics: anorexia nervosa , body mass index procedure , bone mineral density , doppler hemodynamics , hematology

Declining Diagnosis of Birth Asphyxia in California: 1991–2000

Yvonne W. Wu, MD, MPH; Kendall H. Backstrand, BA; Shoujun Zhao, MD, PhD; Heather J. Fullerton, MD; S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD

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Topics: asphyxia neonatorum , birth weight

Hypotensive Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Have Reduced Cerebral Blood Flow

Michael J. Munro, MBChB, MRCP, MRCPCH; Adrian M. Walker, BSc, MSc, PhD; Charles P. Barfield, MBBS, FRACP

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Topics: cerebral blood flow , dopamine , extremely low birth weight infant , homeostasis , spectroscopy, near-infrared

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Slow Versus Rapid Feeding Volume Advancement in Preterm Infants

Judith Caple, RNC, MSN, NNP; Debra Armentrout, RNC, MSN, NNP; Valerie Huseby, RNC, MSN, NNP; Brenda Halbardier, RNC, MSN, NNP; Jose Garcia, MD ...

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Topics: birth weight , infant, premature , intravenous fluid , necrotizing enterocolitis , gestational age

Persistence of Benefits of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Follow-up Report

Stuart A. Weinzimer, MD; JoAnn H. Ahern, MSN, APRN; Elizabeth A. Doyle, MSN, APRN; Miranda R. Vincent, MSN, APRN; James Dziura, PhD ...

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Topics: diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus, type 1 , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , hemoglobin a, glycosylated , hypoglycemia

Economic Analysis of Palivizumab in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

Laura E. Yount, MD; William T. Mahle, MD

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Topics: bronchiolitis , congenital heart disease , palivizumab , congestive heart failure

Direct Cost Analyses of Palivizumab Treatment in a Cohort of At-Risk Children: Evidence From the North Carolina Medicaid Program

Steven Wegner, MD, JD; Julie Jacobson Vann, PhD; Gordon Liu, PhD; Patricia Byrns, MD; Clement Cypra, MHA ...

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Topics: palivizumab , medicaid , ambulatory care services

End-of-Life After Birth: Death and Dying in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Jaideep Singh, MD; John Lantos, MD; William Meadow, MD PhD

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Topics: cardiopulmonary resuscitation , neonatal intensive care units , terminally ill , do-not-resuscitate orders , mechanical ventilation

Benefits of the Nonfasting Ketogenic Diet Compared With the Initial Fasting Ketogenic Diet

Dong Wook Kim, MD, PhD; Hoon Chul Kang, MD; Jung Chae Park, MD; Heung Dong Kim, MD, PhD

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Topics: diet , fasting , ketogenic diet , ketosis , seizures

Paternity After Adolescent Varicocele Repair

Elan W. Salzhauer, MD; Alex Sokol, MD; Kenneth I. Glassberg, MD

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Topics: paternity , varicocele , varicocelectomy , testis

Influence of Sleep Position Experience on Ability of Prone-Sleeping Infants to Escape From Asphyxiating Microenvironments by Changing Head Position

Dorota A. Paluszynska, MD; Kathleen A. Harris; Bradley T. Thach, MD

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Topics: airway device , asphyxia , carbon dioxide , sleep , sudden infant death

Increased Behavioral Morbidity in School-Aged Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Carol L. Rosen, MD; Amy Storfer-Isser, MS; H. Gerry Taylor, PhD; H. Lester Kirchner, PhD; Judith L. Emancipator, MA ...

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Topics: behavioral problems , premature birth , primary cutaneous b-cell lymphoma , sleep apnea syndromes , snoring

Prophylaxis of Early Adrenal Insufficiency to Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Multicenter Trial

Kristi L. Watterberg, MD; Jeffrey S. Gerdes, MD; Cynthia H. Cole, MD, MPH; Susan W. Aucott, MD; Elizabeth H. Thilo, MD ...

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Topics: adrenal gland hypofunction , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , hydrocortisone , chorioamnionitis , gastrointestinal perforation

Commentaries

The Adolescent Varicocele

A. Barry Belman, MD, MS

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Early Closure of the Watterberg Trial

Robin S. Roberts, MTech

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Topics: bronchopulmonary dysplasia , community , ethics , experimental treatment , furuncle

A Delay in Publication of the “Annual Summary of Vital Statistics” and the Need for New Vital Registration and Statistics Systems for the United States

Charles J. Rothwell, MS, MBA; Edward J. Sondik, PhD; Bernard Guyer, MD, MPH

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Topics: national center for health statistics (u.s.) , vital statistics , infant death , birth certificates

Experience and Reason

Spectrum of Clinical Manifestations of West Nile Virus Infection in Children

Robert Yim, MD; Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, MD; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH; George Fatula, MD; Ellen R. Wald, MD

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Topics: cerebrospinal fluid , complete blood count , encephalitis , hepatitis fulminant , immunoglobulin g

American Academy of Pediatrics

Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public

Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Topics: basic life support , cardiac arrest , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , life support procedure , cardiopulmonary arrest

Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy

Committee on Pediatric Workforce

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Topics: child health , education, medical, continuing , health literacy , health policy , internship and residency

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Pediatric Patients Who Require Anesthesia and Surgery

Mary E. Fallat, MD; Jayant K. Deshpande, MD; Section on Surgery, Section on Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and Committee on Bioethics

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Topics: anesthesiologists , do-not-resuscitate orders , resuscitation

Managed Care and Children With Special Health Care Needs

Theodore A. Kastner, MD; and Committee on Children with Disabilities

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Topics: managed care programs , health services

Ambient Air Pollution: Health Hazards to Children

Committee on Environmental Health

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Topics: air pollutants , air pollution , asthma , nitrogen dioxide , ozone

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Statement for Health Professionals From the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association

Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH; Masato Takahashi, MD; Michael A. Gerber, MD; Michael H. Gewitz, MD; Lloyd Y. Tani, MD ...

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Topics: kawasaki's disease , aneurysm , coronary artery , coronary aneurysm , echocardiography

Letters to the Editor

Neurologic Disorders in Patients With Celiac Disease: Are They Mediated by Brain Perfusion Changes?

Ludovico Abenavoli, MD; Lorenzo Leggio, MD; Daniela Di Giuda, MD; Giovanni Gasbarrini, MD; Giovanni Addolorato, MD

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Topics: brain , celiac disease , nervous system disorders , perfusion

Neurologic Disorders in Patients With Celiac Disease: Are They Mediated by Brain Perfusion Changes?: In Reply

Nathanel Zelnik, MD

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Topics: brain , celiac disease , nervous system disorders , perfusion

Rethinking Well-Child Care: Lack of Standardization at the Beginning

Mike Dubik, MD

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Rethinking Well-Child Care: Lack of Standardization at the Beginning

Henry M. Seidel, MD

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Rethinking Well-Child Care: Lack of Standardization at the Beginning: In Reply

Edward L. Schor, MD

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Rethinking Well-Child Care

William K. Frankenburg, MD, MSPH

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Mortality Among Kenyan Children Admitted to a Rural District Hospital on Weekends as Compared With Weekdays

James A. Berkley, MD; Andrew Brent, MRCP; Isaiah Mwangi, MTropPaeds; Mike English, MD; Kathryn Maitland, PhD ...

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Topics: hospitals, district , weekend

Mortality Among Kenyan Children Admitted to a Rural District Hospital on Weekends as Compared With Weekdays: In Reply

James Marcin, MD, MPH; Douglas Taylor, MD, PhD

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Topics: hospitals, district , weekend

Early Intervention in Preterm Infants After Discharge From Hospital

Marie-Jeanne Wolf, PhD; Karen Koldewijn, Bsc, PT; Anita Beelen, PhD; Aleid van Wassenaer, MD, PhD; Joke Kok, MD, PhD ...

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Topics: early intervention (education) , infant, premature , patient discharge

Early Intervention in Preterm Infants After Discharge From Hospital: In Reply

Heidelise Als, PhD

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Topics: early intervention (education) , infant, premature , patient discharge

Findings From Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor–Exposed Neonates Should Be Interpreted With Caution

Jonathan D. Norton, MS; Linda L. M. Worley, MD; Curtis L. Lowery, MD

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Findings From Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Exposed Neonates Should Be Interpreted With Caution: In Reply

Philip Sanford Zeskind, PhD; Laura E. Stephens

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Topics: prenatal care , selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors , serotonin , birth weight

Hospital-Acquired Hyponatremia

Laurence Finberg, MD

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Bilirubin the Beneficent

Antony McDonagh, PhD

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Bilirubin the Beneficent: In Reply

Thomas W. Sedlak, MD, PhD; Solomon H. Snyder, MD

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Severe Extrapyramidal Symptoms in a 3-Year-Old Boy After Accidental Ingestion of the New Antipsychotic Drug Aripiprazole

Robert B. Schonberger, MA; Lindsey Douglas, MD; Carl R. Baum, MD, FAAP, FACMT

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Hospital-Acquired Hyponatremia Is Associated With Excessive Administration of Intravenous Maintenance Fluid

Kenneth B. Roberts, MD

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Hospital-Acquired Hyponatremia Is Associated With Excessive Administration of Intravenous Maintenance Fluid: In Reply

Desmond Bohn, MB, FRCPC; Ewout Hoorn, MD; Mitchell L Halperin, MD, FRCPC

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Erratum

ERRATUM

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Topics: dexamethasone , drug tapering , infant, very low birth weight , ventilator dependent patients

ERRATUM

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Topics: antibiotic therapy , bacterial infections , coinfection , c-reactive protein , interleukin-8

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