Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Apr 1997
Predictors of recurrent febrile seizures. A prospective cohort study.
To define the risk and identify predictors of single and multiple recurrent febrile seizures. ⋯ In children who have had a first febrile seizure, recurrences are common. The risk for 1 or more recurrences can be meaningfully predicted at the time of the initial febrile seizure with a combination of the 4 factors identified in this study.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Apr 1997
The association of weapon carrying and fighting on school property and other health risk and problem behaviors among high school students.
To examine the association between weapon carrying on school property and engaging in health risk and problem behaviors such as fighting and substance use on school property, fear of attending school, and victimization at school. ⋯ Weapon carrying at school was more strongly associated more with use of violence and the use of substances at school than with previous victimization and fear of attending school. However, there is a subgroup of students that seems to have been victimized at school, is afraid to come to school, is using alcohol at school, and is carrying weapons at school.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Apr 1997
Residents' self-assessed skills in providing sexuality-related care to teenagers.
To assess pediatric residents' self-reported skills and satisfaction with providing sexuality-related health care to teenagers and to examine differences by resident and patient gender. ⋯ Among female residents, discrepancies were found when comparing self-assessed competencies and, for PGY2 residents, level of satisfaction with providing health care to male vs female patients. If other research confirms these findings, educational interventions related to sexuality-related health care for teenagers should be designed with consideration to gender-specific learner needs.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Mar 1997
Training in firearm safety counseling in pediatric residency programs.
To examine the status of formal training in pediatric residency programs with regard to firearm safety counseling. ⋯ Pediatricians have a vested interest in preventing childhood firearm violence. Yet, fewer than half of the residency directors believed that firearm issues be given high priority in residency programs. The barriers to providing such training (eg, no trained personnel and lack of educational resources) should not be major impediments to resolving this health problem.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jan 1997
Effect of education and legislation on bicycle helmet use in a multiracial population.
To observe the effect of new legislation and a boroughwide bicycle helmet educational campaign on bicycle helmet use in a multiracial population. ⋯ In a multiracial population, a statistically significant (P < .001) increase of helmet use was demonstrated after a campaign and distribution of educational material. Legislation alone is inadequate for ensuring increased bicycle helmet use.