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Article Outline
- Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc
- Editorials
- Medical Progress
- Original Articles
- Clinical and Laboratory Observations
- Insights
- Current Best Evidence
- Letters to the Editor
- Correction
- Reader Services
Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc
Family-Friendly Conferences: A Commitment to Women in Academia 299
Dena Nazer, MD, Detroit, Michigan
Editorials
Talk is Cheap, Often Effective: Symptoms in Infants Often Respond to Non-Pharmacologic Measures 301
Eric Hassall, MBChB, FRCPC, FACG, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Reliable Implementation of Clinical Pathways: What Will It Take—That Is the Question 303
Jeffrey M. Simmons, MD, and Uma R. Kotagal, MBBS, MSc, Cincinnati, Ohio
Medical Progress
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Expected Impacts and Unresolved Issues 305
Amanda F. Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH, and Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Original Articles
Efficacy of Conservative Therapy as Taught in the Primary Care Setting for Symptoms Suggesting Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux 310
Susan R. Orenstein, MD, and John D. McGowan, BS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Braintree, Massachusetts
Effect of an Integrated Care Pathway on Acute Asthma/Wheeze in Children Attending Hospital: Cluster Randomized Trial 315
Steve Cunningham, MD, PhD, Claire Logan, BSc, Linda Lockerbie, Mark J. G. Dunn, MD, MRCSEd, Ann McMurray, RSCN, and Robin J. Prescott, PhD, FRCP, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Leptin Levels among Prepubertal Children with Down Syndrome Compared with Their Siblings 321
Sheela N. Magge, MD, MSCE, Kristen L. O’Neill, MS, Justine Shults, PhD, Virginia A. Stallings, MD, and Nicolas Stettler, MD, MSCE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Growth Hormone Treatment and Fat Redistribution in Children Born Small for Gestational Age 327
Jean De Schepper, MD, PhD, Muriel Thomas, MD, Dominique Beckers, MD, Margarita Craen, MD, Marc Maes, MD, PhD, and Francis De Zegher, MD, PhD, Leuven, Belgium
Geographic Distribution of Childhood Diabetes and Obesity Relative to the Supply of Pediatric Endocrinologists in the United States 331
Joyce M. Lee, MD, MPH, Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP, Ram K. Menon, MD, and Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alanine Aminotransferase and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Youth 337
Antônio C. Oliveira, MD, Ana M. Oliveira, MD, Marcele S. Almeida, RN, Agnaluce M. Silva, PhD, Luis Adan, PhD, and Ana M. Ladeia, MD, PhD, Bahia, Brazil
Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Increased Left Ventricular Mass in Children at Risk for Hypertension 343
Phyllis A. Richey, PhD, Thomas G. DiSessa, MD, Margaret C. Hastings, MD, Grant W. Somes, PhD, Bruce S. Alpert, MD, and Deborah P. Jones, MD, Memphis, Tennessee, and Lexington, Kentucky
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents after Open-Heart Surgery 349
Markus A. Landolt, PhD, Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo Buechel, MD, and Bea Latal, MD, MPH, Zurich, Switzerland
Beneficial Effects of a Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid on Infant Development: Evidence from the Inuit of Arctic Quebec 356
Joseph L. Jacobson, PhD, Sandra W. Jacobson, PhD, Gina Muckle, PhD, Melissa Kaplan-Estrin, PhD, Pierre Ayotte, PhD, and Eric Dewailly, MD, PhD, Detroit, Michigan, and Quebec, Canada
Apparent Life-Threatening Events and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Comparison of Risk Factors 365
Nahid Esani, MD, Joan E. Hodgman, MD, Nazanin Ehsani, BS, and Toke Hoppenbrouwers, PhD, Los Angeles, California
50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—The Diagnosis of Asthma in Infancy 370
Alan P. Knutsen, MD, St. Louis, Missouri
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Working Memory in Adolescents with Gestational Cocaine Exposure 371
Hallam Hurt, MD, Joan M. Giannetta, Marc Korczykowski, MA, Angela Hoang, Kathy Z. Tang, Laura Betancourt, PhD, Nancy L. Brodsky, PhD, David M. Shera, ScD, Martha J. Farah, PhD, and John A. Detre, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sensitivity of the Bacterial Meningitis Score in 889 Children with Bacterial Meningitis 378
François Dubos, MD, France De La Rocque, MD, Corinne Levy, MD, Edouard Bingen, MD, Yannick Aujard, MD, Robert Cohen, MD, Gérard Bréart, MD; the Bacterial Meningitis Study Group, Dominique Gendrel, MD, and Martin Chalumeau, MD, PhD, Paris, Lille, and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Clinical-Pathologic Studies as a Method of Research 382
Philip M. Sherman, MD, FRCPC, and Ernest Cutz, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, Canada
Circumcision and Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Birth Cohort 383
Nigel P. Dickson, FRACP, Thea van Roode, MSc, Peter Herbison, MSc, and Charlotte Paul, PhD, Dunedin, New Zealand
More Hemorrhagic and Severe Events Cause Higher Hospitalization Care Cost for Childhood Stroke in Taiwan 388
Pei-Chun Chen, MS, Kuo-Liong Chien, MD, PhD, Ching-Wen Chang, PhD, Ta-Chen Su, MD, PhD, Jiann-Shing Jeng, MD, PhD, Yuan-Teh Lee, MD, PhD, and Fung-Chang Sung, PhD, Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan
Modafinil Improves Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder across Subtypes in Children and Adolescents 394
Joseph Biederman, MD, and Steven R. Pliszka, MD, Boston, Massachusetts, and San Antonio, Texas
MP3 Players and Hearing Loss: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Loud Music and Hearing Conservation 400
Ineke Vogel, MSc, Johannes Brug, PhD, Esther J. Hosli, PhD, Catharina P. B. van der Ploeg, PhD, and Hein Raat, MD, PhD, Rotterdam and Leiden, The Netherlands
A Novel Needle-Free Powder Lidocaine Delivery System for Rapid Local Analgesia 405
William T. Zempsky, MD, Bertha Robbins, MS, Patricia T. Richards, MD, PhD, Michael S. Leong, MD, and Neil L. Schechter, MD, Hartford and Farmington, Connecticut, South San Francisco, California, and New York, New York
Medication Use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Current Patterns and Off-Label Use of Parenteral Medications 412
Praveen Kumar, MD, Jennifer K. Walker, PharmD, Kristin M. Hurt, PharmD, Kimberly M. Bennett, PharmD, Neal Grosshans, RPh, and Michael A. Fotis, RPh, Chicago, Illinois
National Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug Events in Children and Adolescents 416
Adam L. Cohen, MD, MPH, Daniel S. Budnitz, MD, MPH, Kelly N. Weidenbach, MPH, Daniel B. Jernigan, MD, MPH, Thomas J. Schroeder, MS, Nadine Shehab, PharmD, and Daniel A. Pollock, MD, Atlanta, Georgia, and Rockville, Maryland
Patients with Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia Have an Increased Risk for Bronchiectasis 422
Sanna Toiviainen-Salo, MD, Merja Kajosaari, MD, PhD, Anneli Piilonen, MD, and Outi Mäkitie, MD, PhD, Helsinki, Finland
Clinical and Laboratory Observations
Diffuse Lymphoplasmacytic Bronchiolitis in Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia 429
Céline Bailly-Botuha, MD, Francis Jaubert, MD, Rola Abou Taam, MD, Louise Galmiche, MD, Capucine Picard, MD, PhD, Gabriel Bellon, MD, Jacques de Blic, MD, Lyon, France
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Pancreas in Patients with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and Mutations in the SBDS Gene 434
Sanna Toiviainen-Salo, MD, Merja Raade, MD, Peter R. Durie, MD, FRCPC, Wan Ip, MSc, Eino Marttinen, MD, PhD, Erkki Savilahti, MD, PhD, and Outi Mäkitie, MD, PhD, Helsinki, Finland, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Is it Necessary to Measure Resting Energy Expenditure in Clinical Practice in Children? 437
Yaseer A. Shakur, BSc, MSc, Helen Richards, RN, MSN, and Paul B. Pencharz, MB, ChB, PhD, FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Insights
Non-Surgical Management of Advanced Cardiac Lymphoma 440
Christian Lilje, MD, Christian Thiel, MD, Jochen Weil, MD, PhD, Johanna Schrum, MD, and Alexander Stork, MD, Hamburg, Germany
Current Best Evidence
Clinical Research Abstracts for Pediatricians 441
Letters to the Editor
Congenital Left Brachiocephalic Vein and Superior Vena Cava Aneurysms in an Infant: Final Update with Autopsy Findings 445
Akihisa Nitta, MD, Kiyoshi Nishikura, MD, Hironobu Fukuda, MD, Shigemi Yoshihara, MD, Junichi Hirao, MD, Osamu Arisaka, MD, and Hadzki Matsuda, MD, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
Evidence for Active Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Preterm Infants 446
David B. Knight, BM, BCH, FRACP, and Matthew M. Laughon, MD, MPH, Auckland, New Zealand, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Reply 447
Ronald I. Clyman, MD, and Nancy Chorne, MD, San Francisco, California
Correction
Infantile Onset Panniculitis with Uveitis and Systemic Granulomatosis: A New Clinicopathologic Entity 449
(Wouters et al, J Pediatr 2007;151:707-9)
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