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Elucidating adolescent aspirational models for the design of public mental he...
Background Adolescent aspirational models are sets of preferences for an idealized self. Aspirational models influence behavior and exposure to risk factors that shape adult... -
Household income determines access to specialized pediatric chronic pain trea...
Background Families with lower socioeconomic status (SES) often face problems with gaining access to health care services. Information is scarce on the relationship between SES... -
Sharing longitudinal, non-biological birth cohort data: a cross-sectional ana...
Background Mandates abound to share publicly-funded research data for reuse, while data platforms continue to emerge to facilitate such reuse. Birth cohorts (BC) involve... -
Tuberculosis incidence is high in HIV-infected African children but is reduce...
Background There are few data on tuberculosis (TB) incidence in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Observational studies suggest co-trimoxazole prophylaxis... -
The global pediatric nephrology workforce: a survey of the International Pedi...
Background The global pediatric nephrology workforce is poorly characterized. The objectives of our study were to assess pediatric nephrologists’ perceptions of the adequacy of... -
"Characteristics of invasive Acinetobacter species isolates recovered in a pe...
Background Acinetobacter species are associated with increasing mortality due to emerging drug-resistance. Pediatric Acinetobacter infections are largely undefined in developed... -
Evaluation of the Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program in California
Author(s): McMenamin, Sara B; Cummins, Sharon E; Zhuang, Yue-Lin; Gamst, Anthony C; Ruiz, Carlos G; Mayoral, Antonio; Zhu, Shu-Hong | Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The... -
The CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR): lessons learned f...
Background: There is increasing recognition of the value of “real-world evidence” in evaluating health care services. Registry-based, observational studies... -
Procalcitonin for infections in the first week after pediatric liver transpla...
Background Procalcitonin (PCT) has become a commonly used serum inflammatory marker. Our aim was to describe the kinetics and usefulness of serial post-operative PCT...