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Documentation Status and Parental Concerns About Development in Young US Children of Mexican Origin
April 2009
OBJECTIVE: To examine parent concerns about development, learning, and behavior for young children of Mexican origin, and to identify whether these reports differ by families' citizenship...
The Effect of Medicaid Managed Care on Prenatal Care: The Case of "Puerto Rico"
March 2009
Objectives From 1994 to the year 2000 the government of Puerto Rico implemented a health care reform which included the mandatory enrollment of the entire Medicaid eligible population under...
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: how much responsibility are pediatricians taking?
January 2009
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the most common childhood behavioral condition, is one that pediatricians think they should identify and treat/manage.
The Rebirth of Pediatrics
January 2009
Any close examination of the epidemiologic trends in childhood suggests 2 fundamental findings. First, pediatrics has been among the most successful specialties in the history of medicine.
Development, Testing, and Findings of a Pediatric- Focused Trigger Tool to Identify Medication Related Harm in US Children's Hospitals
December 2008
OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were to develop a pediatric-focused tool for adverse drug event detection and describe the incidence and characteristics of adverse drug events in children's...
An Intervention to Decrease Narcotic Related Adverse Drug Events in Children's Hospitals
December 2008
OBJECTIVES: Narcotic-related adverse drug events are the most common adverse drug events in hospitalized children.
Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality and patient safety in the United States using readily available administrative data
August 2008
OBJECTIVES: With >6 million hospital stays, costing almost $50 billion annually, hospitalized children represent an important population for which most inpatient quality indicators are not...
Using Linked Data to Assess Patterns of Early Intervention (EI) Referral Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants
January 2008
Access to Early Intervention (EI) services may improve cognitive and behavioral outcomes in very low birth weight infants, but few states have population-based data to evaluate EI outreach efforts....
The Future Pediatrician: The Challenge of Chronic Illness
November 2007
To relate the changing epidemiology of childhood to current patterns of pediatric practice in the United States, a critical literature review and selected analyses of national datasets, including...
The Relationship of Immigrant Status with Access, Utilization, and Health Status for Children with Asthma
November 2007
Despite their high levels of poverty and less access to health care, children in immigrant families have better than expected health outcomes compared with children in nonimmigrant families....
Families' Health-Related Social Problems and Missed Referral Opportunities
June 2007
Objective: The objectives of this study were to characterize (1) families' cumulative burden of health-related social problems regarding access to health care, housing, food security, income...
Factors Associated with Identification and Management of Maternal Depression by Pediatricians
March 2007
Objective: We sought to identify characteristics of pediatricians that were associated with identification or management (referral and/or treatment) of mothers with depression.
Barriers to the Identification and Management of Psychosocial Issues in Children and Maternal Depression
January 2007
Context: Child psychosocial issues and maternal depression are underidentified and undertreated, but we know surprisingly little about the barriers to identification and treatment of these problems...
Differences in Neonatal Mortality Among Whites and Asian American Subgroups: Evidence From California
January 2007
Objective: To obtain information about health outcomes in neonates in 9 subgroups of the Asian population in the United States.
Quality-of-Care Indicators for the Neurodevelopmental Follow-up of Very Low Birth Weight Children: Results of an Expert Panel Process
December 2006
OBJECTIVE. To develop a set of quality indicators for the neurodevelopmental follow-up care of very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) children. METHODS.
The Effect of Opening Mid-Level NICUS on the Location of Low-Birthweight Births in California
December 2006
Objective: Despite evidence and recommendations encouraging the delivery of high-risk newborns in hospitals with subspecialty or high-level NICUs, increasing numbers are being delivered in other...
Definition of Metabolic Syndrome in Preadolescent Girls
December 2006
Objective: To compare and contrast proposed definitions of metabolic syndrome in pediatrics, and to determine prevalence of metabolic syndrome in preadolescent females when applying different...
Does Children's Screen Time Predict Requests for Advertised Products? Cross-Sectional and Prospective Analyses
December 2006
Objective: To examine children's screen media exposure and requests for advertised toys and food/drinks. Design: Prospective cohort study.
The Costs of Newborn Care in California: A Population-Based Study
January 2006
Objective: We sought to describe the current costs of newborn care by using population-based data, which includes linked vital statistics and hospital records for both mothers and infants.
Intergenerational Health Disparities: Socioeconomic Status, Women's Health Conditions, and Child Behavior Problems
July 2005
Objective: Relatively little is known about the intergenerational mechanisms that lead to social disparities in child health.
Lost Boys of Sudan: Functional and Behavioral Health of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Resettled in the United States, The
June 2005
Objective: To assess the functional and behavioral health of unaccompanied Sudanese refugee minors approximately 1 year after resettlement in the United States.
Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Self-Management Program in At-Risk, School-Aged Children with Asthma
December 2004
Background: Improving asthma knowledge and self-management is a common focus of asthma educational programs, but most programs have had little influence on morbidity outcomes.
Transformation Of Child Health In The United States, The
September 2004
Social trends and medical progress have fueled major changes in the epidemiology of child health in the United States. Injuries remain a major contributor to childhood illness and death.