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Moving the Discourse on Quality in Pediatrics
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Clinical Scholar thought leaders are among the investigators seeking to improve the quality of health care delivered to children in the United States.
Rapid Adoption of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for Acute Gastroenteritis
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An evidence-based practice change was implemented in six weeks of project launch and sustained for seven months.
Hospitalized Children's Perspectives on the Quality and Equity of Their Nursing Care
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Approximately 3 million children in the United States are hospitalized every year. This study examines children and adolescents' views of the quality of their nursing care while hospitalized and their physical and emotional states.
Accuracy of Administrative Billing Codes to Detect Urinary Tract Infection Hospitalizations
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the reliability of using administrative billing codes to identify pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations. Urinary tract infections are among the most common causes of hospitalization for children, and there is substantial variation in the treatment of pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations.
Ambulatory Visit Rates and Antibiotic Prescribing for Children with Pneumonia, 1994-2007
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Kids with pneumonia treated after an office visit are more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics despite evidence of little benefit over narrow-spectrum penicillins.
Geographic Maldistribution of Primary Care for Children
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Disparities in access to care are pronounced for children, especially those living in rural areas.
Use of a Pictographic Diagram to Decrease Parent Dosing Errors with Infant Acetaminophen
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Pictograms improve parents' accuracy in giving their children medication, but high error rates persist.
Evaluation of Consistency in Dosing Directions and Measuring Devices for Pediatric Nonprescription Liquid Medications
December 15, 2010 | Journal Article
A study to assess the consistency and clarity of over-the-counter (OTC) pediatric liquid medication dosing directions and measuring devices found highly variable and potentially confusing directions, devices and units of measurement within and across medications.
Children's Oral Health and the Role of the Pediatrician
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Oral health should be part of routine health screenings and physical exams of all children, especially those with special health care needs.
Articles by RWJF Scholar Alumni in Pediatrics Journal Cover Broad Range of Topics
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Alumni of three scholar programs report on their studies of privacy for adolescents, methods of care, medical outcomes, the history of women in pediatrics and more.