Clinical pediatrics
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Clinical pediatrics · Mar 2013
ReviewPediatric ingestions of house hold products containing ethanol: a review.
Alcohol is present in a number of household items that are readily accessible to children. Ingestion of these household products containing alcohol can lead to significant health risks. ⋯ Ingestion of household substances containing alcohol continues to be a health care problem. Legislature to reduce alcohol content in household products and public education should be instituted to prevent poisonings in children.
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Clinical pediatrics · Mar 2013
Comparative StudyImproved timing of availability and administration of influenza vaccine through the US Vaccines for Children Program from 2007 to 2011.
The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program distributes one half of all vaccines administered to US children. Compared with commercial vaccine distribution, VFC distribution is more complex. ⋯ Two-dose compliance rates for the VFC and non-VFC populations were 38.5% and 47.5% (P < .001) in 2007-2008, 45.9% and 55.1% (P < .001) in 2008-2009, and 50.0% and 52.9% (P < .001) in 2010-2011, respectively. Despite delays, earlier VFC shipment in 2010-2011 enabled greater equity in 2-dose compliance.