David L. Olds, PhD; Harriet Kitzman, RN, PhD; Michael D. Knudtson, MS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):800-806. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.472
Olds et al determine the effect of prenatal and infant/toddler nurse home visiting on maternal and child mortality during a 2-decade period.
Olga van der Baan-Slootweg, MD, PhD; Marc A. Benninga, MD, PhD; Anita Beelen, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):807-814. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.521
van der Baan-Slootweg et al determine whether an inpatient treatment program is more effective than an ambulatory program at achieving a sustained weight loss in children and adolescents with severe obesity. Also see the editorial comment by Inge et al.
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Weight Loss Maintenance: A Hard Nut to Crack
Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD; Robert M. Siegel, MD; Stavra A. Xanthakos, MD
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Weight Loss Maintenance: A Hard Nut to Crack
Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS; Nerissa S. Bauer, MD, MPH; Tamara M. Dugan, BS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):815-821. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.464
Carroll and coauthors examine whether a computerized clinical decision support system improves standardized developmental surveillance and screening.
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH; Roger Weiss, MD; Lon Sherritt, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):822-828. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.774
Levy and coauthors describe an electronic screen and brief assessment tool that triages adolescents regarding their experience with nontobacco substance use.
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Substance Misuse Among Adolescents: To Screen or Not to Screen?
Geetha A. Subramaniam, MD, DFAPA; Nora D. Volkow, MD
JoAnna K. Leyenaar, MD, MPH, MSc; Meng-Shiou Shieh, PhD; Tara Lagu, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):829-836. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.339
In a retrospective cohort study, Leyenaar et al describe rates and patterns of direct admission in a large sample of US hospitals and compare resource utilization and outcomes between children with pneumonia admitted directly to a hospital and those admitted from an emergency department.
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Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH; David Monroe, MD; Michael C. Bachman, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):837-843. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.361
Lee and colleagues aimed to determine the risk for clinically important traumatic brain injuries in children with isolated loss of consciousness.
Eric A. Biondi, MD; Matthew Mischler, MD; Karen E. Jerardi, MD, MEd; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):844-849. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.895
Biondi and colleagues aimed to determine the time to positivity of blood culture results in febrile infants admitted to a general inpatient unit.
Shilpa Gulati, MS; Chris A. Andrews, PhD; Alexandra O. Apkarian, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(9):850-856. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.946
Gulati et al estimate the effect of birth weight and gestational age on the likelihood of premature infants developing strabismus.