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Academic Pediatrics November Issue Features Stories by Several RWJF Alumni
December 6, 2010 | Story
Scholars' articles address new research on childhood obesity, chronic conditions, the length of intern shifts and more.
Access to Care for Youth with Special Health Care Needs in the Transition to Adulthood
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Youth with special needs face numerous issues when transitioning to the adult health system. A survey of 77 youth showed that too many lacked a usual source of care, and were either uninsured or had experienced an insurance gap.
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.
A Child's-Eye View of Nursing Comes into Focus
September 29, 2011 | Story
INQRI-funded study takes first-ever systematic look at hospitalized children's perceptions of the quality of their care.
Additional Services at Primary-Care Clinics Could Reduce Nonurgent Hospital Emergency Departments Visits
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey examined why people use hospital emergency departments for medically nonurgent situations - a situation that occurs in as many as two-thirds of pediatric visits to emergency departments.
Addressing Parents' Concerns about Childhood Immunizations
July 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The current article presented findings from a study that explored how a CD-ROM based tutorial from the Penn State Immunization Project (PSIP) impacted physicians' understanding of parent resistance to childhood immunizations. Participants in the stu ...
Adoption of Body Mass Index Guidelines for Screening and Counseling in Pediatric Practice
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study used an existing survey to assess whether pediatricians were using BMI percentiles to manage (i.e., to screen for and treat) obesity. The study revealed underlying beliefs that pediatricians hold about their own capabilities for addressing childhood obesity.
Alabama School Expands Student Dental Services as Part of National Caring for Kids Program
January 17, 2007 | Program Result Report
The school-based HEALS dental clinic in Huntsville, Ala., expanded dental services to five days a week (except when schools were closed).
Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness
June 1, 2009 | Program Result Report
Allies Against Asthma supported the efforts of seven community-based coalitions to improve the management of pediatric asthma in their areas.
Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness
National Program
To support community-based coalitions aimed at improving efforts to control pediatric asthma.