Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Mar 2010
Editorial CommentRandomized controlled trials and pediatric research.
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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.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2010
Multicenter StudyNovel influenza A(H1N1) in a pediatric health care facility in New York City during the first wave of the 2009 pandemic.
To describe the burden of care experienced by our pediatric health care facility in New York, New York, from May 3, 2009, to July 31, 2009, during the novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic that began in spring 2009. ⋯ At our center, 2.5% of children with ILI presenting to the emergency departments during the first wave of the 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic were hospitalized. Of the 115 hospitalized children with confirmed influenza A, 9.6% had respiratory failure and 0.9% died. These findings can be compared with the disease severity of subsequent waves of the 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2010
Incidence and seasonality of hypothermia among newborns in southern Nepal.
To quantify incidence, age distribution, and seasonality of neonatal hypothermia among a large population cohort. ⋯ Mild or moderate hypothermia was nearly universal, with substantially higher risk in the cold season. However, incidence in the hot season was also high; thus, year-round thermal care promotion is required. Research on community, household, and caretaker practices associated with hypothermia can guide behavioral interventions to reduce risk.