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February 2009
ISSN 0031-4005
EISSN 1098-4275
Articles
Who Will Speak for Me? Improving End-of-Life Decision-Making for Adolescents With HIV and Their Families
Maureen E. Lyon, PhD, ABPP; Patricia A. Garvie, PhD; Robert McCarter, ScD; Linda Briggs, MS, MA, RN; Jianping He, MS
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Topics:
decision making
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face
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hiv
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terminally ill
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advance care planning
Varicella Vaccination and Ischemic Stroke in Children: Is There an Association?
James G. Donahue, DVM, PhD; Burney A. Kieke, MS; W. Katherine Yih, PhD, MPH; Nicholas R. Berger, BA; Jeremy S. McCauley, MBA
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Topics:
chickenpox vaccine
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ischemic stroke
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encephalitis
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cerebrovascular accident
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vaccination
Value of Imaging Studies After a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children: Data From Italian Renal Infection Study 1
Giovanni Montini, MD; Pietro Zucchetta, MD; Lisanna Tomasi, MD; Enrico Talenti, MD; Waifro Rigamonti, MD
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Topics:
fever
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kidney
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succimer
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ultrasonography
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urinary tract infections
Policies and Characteristics of the Preschool Environment and Physical Activity of Young Children
Marsha Dowda, DrPH; William H. Brown, PhD; Kerry L. McIver, MA; Karin A. Pfeiffer, PhD; Jennifer R. O'Neill, MPH
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Topics:
physical activity
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preschools
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accelerometers
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nasopharyngeal aspirate
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lack of exercise
Clarification of Laboratory and Clinical Variables That Influence Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening With Initial Analysis of Immunoreactive Trypsinogen
Molly Kloosterboer, MS; Gary Hoffman, BS; Michael Rock, MD; William Gershan, MD; Anita Laxova, BS
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Topics:
cystic fibrosis
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dna
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narcotic bowel syndrome
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nijmegen breakage syndrome
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trypsinogen
Effect of Antibiotics for Otitis Media on Mastoiditis in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database
Paula Louise Thompson, BSc, MSc Epid; Ruth E. Gilbert, MB ChB, MSc Epid, MD; Paul F. Long, BSc, MSc, PhD (Cantab); Sonia Saxena, MBBS, MSc, MD, MRCGP; Mike Sharland, FRCPCH, BSc, MD
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Topics:
mastoiditis
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otitis media
Performance of a Rapid Antigen-Detection Test and Throat Culture in Community Pediatric Offices: Implications for Management of Pharyngitis
Robert R. Tanz, MD; Michael A. Gerber, MD; William Kabat, BS; Jason Rippe, JD; Roopa Seshadri, PhD
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Topics:
pharyngitis
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antigen assay
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throat culture
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throat swab
Increasing Adherence to Inhaled Steroid Therapy Among Schoolchildren: Randomized, Controlled Trial of School-Based Supervised Asthma Therapy
Lynn B. Gerald, PhD, MSPH; Leslie A. McClure, PhD; Joan M. Mangan, PhD, MST; Kathy F. Harrington, PhD, MPH; Linda Gibson, RN, CRNP
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Topics:
asthma
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inhaled corticosteroid
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asthma management
Neuropsychological Performance 10 Years After Immunization in Infancy With Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines
Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, MD; Patrizia Bisiacchi, PhD; Vincenza Tarantino, PhD; Barbara De Mei, DSociol; Lidia D'Elia, DPsychol
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Topics:
thimerosal
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vaccines
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immunization
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neuropsychological tests
US Infant Mortality Trends Attributable to Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed From 1984 Through 2004: Are Rates Increasing?
Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, PhD, MPH; Melissa Kimball, MPH; Kay M. Tomashek, MD, MPH; Robert N. Anderson, PhD; Sarah Blanding, MPH
Topics:
asphyxia
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infant death
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infant mortality
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strangulation
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sudden infant death
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Language Delay in 2-Year-Old Children: The Importance of Dose and Timing on Risk
Colleen O'Leary, BSc, MPH; Stephen R. Zubrick, MSc, MA, PhD; Catherine L. Taylor, BAppSc, PGradDipHlthSc, PhD, FSPA; Glenys Dixon, BA, BPsych, MPsych; Carol Bower, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FAFPHM, DLSHTM
Brain and Ventricles in Very Low Birth Weight Infants at Term: A Comparison Among Head Circumference, Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jonna Maunu, MD; Riitta Parkkola, MD; Hellevi Rikalainen, MD; Liisa Lehtonen, MD; Leena Haataja, MD
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Topics:
brain
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brain mri
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brain volume
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heart ventricle
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horns
Folate, Related B Vitamins, and Homocysteine in Childhood and Adolescence: Potential Implications for Disease Risk in Later Life
Maeve A. Kerr, PhD; Barbara Livingstone, PhD; Christopher J. Bates, PhD; Ian Bradbury, PhD; John M. Scott, ScD
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Topics:
diet
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folic acid
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homocysteine
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vitamin b complex
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biological markers
Prolonged Intravenous Therapy Versus Early Transition to Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Osteomyelitis in Children
Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE; A. Russell Localio, PhD; Kateri Leckerman, MS; Stephanie Saddlemire, MSPH; David Bertoch, MHA
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Topics:
antimicrobials
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osteomyelitis
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osteomyelitis, acute
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treatment failure
Cord Blood Leptin and Adiponectin as Predictors of Adiposity in Children at 3 Years of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study
Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc; Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, MPH; Catherine J. Williams, MPH; Jessica L. Fargnoli, BA; Theodoros Kelesidis, MD
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Topics:
adiponectin
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leptin
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obesity
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umbilical cord blood
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body mass index procedure
Recovery of Birth Weight z Score Within 2 Years of Diagnosis Is Positively Associated With Pulmonary Status at 6 Years of Age in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
HuiChuan J. Lai, PhD; Suzanne M. Shoff, PhD; Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD; with the Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Neonatal Screening Group
Topics:
birth weight
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cystic fibrosis
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lung
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energy intake
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pulmonary function
Letters to the Editor
Special Article
Commentary
From the American Academy of Pediatrics
Errata
Experience & Reason
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