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March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This randomized controlled clinical trial assesses the effects of reductions in television viewing and computer use on the body mass index (BMI) of children
January 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Four mutually exclusive racial and ethnic categories are used to measure disparities in care.
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 ...
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examined the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children in the United States. Also of interest was the impact of socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors on the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of AD ...
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examines the degree to which parents serve as information intermediaries in children referred from community practice to an academic referral center, as well as both parent and physician attitudes to their performing this role.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A number of negative health consequences in children have been associated with overexposure to media. The goal of this research was to better understand parental approaches to influencing children's use of media (television, video and computer). An ...
May 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Although national data show that belt-positioning booster seats protect children four to eight years old from serious injury 59 percent better than seat belts alone, rates of booster seat use are low, particularly among Latino families. This study s ...
October 1, 2006 | Journal Article
When primary care physicians refer children to specialty physicians, it is important that the physicians communicate effectively with each other in order to provide patients with optimal care. Though pediatricians have identified lack of communicati ...
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latino children run the highest risk of being uninsured in the United States; 21 percent lack health insurance. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 to provide coverage to uninsured children. Past studies have es ...
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Modest evidence from controlled clinical studies supports the use of antipsychotic medications to treat severe disruptive behaviors, such as autism and Tourette syndrome, in children and adolescents. However, the use of these drugs to treat milder b ...