Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Feb 2010
Television viewing by young Hispanic children: evidence of heterogeneity.
To determine if hours of daily television viewed by varying age groups of young children with Hispanic mothers differs by maternal language preference and to compare these differences with young children with white mothers. ⋯ Television-viewing amounts among young children with Hispanic mothers vary by child age and maternal language preference, supporting the need to explore sociocultural factors that influence viewing in Hispanic children.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Feb 2010
Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy.
To assess parents' liquid medication administration errors by dosing instrument type and to examine the degree to which parents' health literacy influences dosing accuracy. ⋯ Dosing errors by parents were highly prevalent with cups compared with droppers, spoons, or syringes. Strategies to reduce errors should address both accurate use of dosing instruments and health literacy.