Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Jan 2006
Longitudinal trends in race/ethnic disparities in leading health indicators from adolescence to young adulthood.
To use ethnically diverse, national data to examine longitudinal trends in race/ethnic disparities in 20 leading health indicators from Healthy People 2010 across multiple domains from adolescence to young adulthood. Much of what is known about health disparities is based on cross-sectional measures collected at a single time point. ⋯ Longitudinal data indicate that, for 15 of 20 indicators, health risk increased and access to health care decreased from the teen and adult years for most US race/ethnic groups. Relative rankings on a diverse range of health indicators (and patterns of change over time) vary by sex and race/ethnicity, causing disparities to fluctuate over time.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Nov 2005
Comparative StudyEffectiveness of gun-safety counseling and a gun lock giveaway in a Hispanic community.
To evaluate the effectiveness of gun-safety counseling, a gun-safety brochure, and a free gun lock in subsequent gun removal and safe storage. ⋯ A brief gun-safety counseling session supported with written information along with a gun lock giveaway resulted in significant improvements in safe gun storage behaviors. It did not significantly influence the removal of guns from the home. This study gives support to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Elk Grove Village, Ill) and other professional organizations to discuss gun safety with families and encourages research in this area. It also suggests that providing tools such as gun locks to enable the desired behavior may improve safe storage.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Nov 2005
Comparative StudyNegative results and impact factor: a lesson from neonatology.
To test the hypothesis that articles with negative results are more likely than articles with positive results to be published in journals with lower impact factor. ⋯ Articles with negative results are more likely than articles with positive results to be published in journals with lower impact factor.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Oct 2005
Choice of urine collection methods for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in young, febrile infants.
The optimal method of urine collection in febrile infants is debatable; catheterization, considered more accurate, is technically difficult and invasive. ⋯ Most practitioners obtain urine from febrile infants via catheterization, but choice of method is not related to the risk of urinary tract infection. Although both urine cultures and urinalyses are more accurate in catheterized specimens, the magnitude of difference is small but should be factored into clinical decision making.