Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Sep 1996
Noncompliance with scheduled revisits to a pediatric emergency department.
To determine the incidence of, the risk factors associated with, and the consequences of noncompliance (NC) with a scheduled revisit to a pediatric emergency department (ED). ⋯ The high rate and the lack of predictability of NC with a scheduled revisit to an ED should influence patient disposition decisions. The factors associated with NC in this study may serve as a model for identifying parents who are at a high risk of NC and as a foundation for interventions designed to improve compliance.
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To ascertain the specific suggestions that local police departments in the United States give to parents who ask for advice about methods to safely store handguns. ⋯ Trigger locks are frequently recommended but infrequently used by police themselves at home. Portable lockboxes are frequently recommended as well as used by police.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Aug 1996
The psychological and medical sequelae of war in Central American refugee mothers and children.
To investigate the physical and mainly psychological sequelae of exposure to war in Central American children and their mothers who immigrated to the United States on average 4 years before the study began. ⋯ Pediatricians are sometimes the first and only contacts these families have with health care providers. Caretakers' reports of children's mental health are often incomplete. It is therefore important for physicians to probe for "hidden" symptoms in refugee children. These family members may need referrals to social and psychological services, and pediatricians can open the gates to existing community networks of support. Because we found that maternal mental health influences the child's, the child's interests are well served when pediatricians also encourage the mother to contact services for herself if she confides that she is experiencing some of the severe psychological sequelae reported by the women in this study.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jul 1996
Comparative StudyDirectly observed preventive therapy. Turning the tide against tuberculosis.
To compare compliance between directly observed preventive therapy and daily treatment for students with inactive (class II) tuberculosis. ⋯ Directly observed preventive therapy is an effective strategy that should be used in the school clinic setting to increase compliance with prophylactic treatment for tuberculosis.