Publications Catalog: Children's Health
MEPS Chartbook, No. 1:
Children's Health 1996
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 78:
Children's Usual Source of Care: United States, 2002 (PDF Help)
Task Force Recommendations (2005)
Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Screening and Interventions
Conferences & Workshops
Improving Early Childhood Development: Promising Strategies for States and the Health Care System
Workshop Brief, January 30-February 1, 2002
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Research Findings
Child Health Research Findings
News and Numbers
Research Activities, August 2008:
Depression and burnout are problems among pediatric residents
Research Activities, June 2008:
Pediatric autopsies shed more light on cause of death in more than half of cases
Community-wide interventions prove modestly successful in reducing antibiotic use among Medicaid-insured children
Research Activities, March 2008:
Rural emergency departments have a high rate of medication errors with the potential to harm children
Research Activities, January 2008:
Researchers determine risk factors for deadly infection after open-chest surgeries in children
Research Activities, October 2007:
AHRQ and FDA to collaborate in the largest study ever of possible heart risks with ADHA medications
Research Activities, September 2007:
Parents of children with cancer are overly optimistic about a cure, but not about other outcomes of cancer therapy
Research Activities, August 2007:
Hope, experience, and education help nurses feel more comfortable and competent in providing palliative care to children
The gender of both the child and parent affect a child's participation during visits to the doctor
Research Activities, June 2007:
Parents prefer as much information as possible about the prognosis of their child's cancer
Research Activities, May 2007:
Pediatricians with more knowledge of and confidence in identifying and managing child abuse are more likely to identify abuse
Research Activities, March 2007:
Certain types of severe abdominal injury may signal child abuse in young children
Emergency departments with physician residents are less effective in determining which children require hospital admission
Research Activities, November 2006:
Men, young children, and elderly people are most likely to sustain traumatic brain injury from blunt head trauma
Research Activities, October 2006:
Maternal psychological distress and infrequent use of seat belts are associated with children's low use of motor vehicle restraints
Research Activities, July 2006:
A pediatric oncology model can help guide decisionmaking relationships between clinicians, parents, and children
Research Activities, April 2006
Postoperative infection of a child's chest cavity by Staphylococcus aureus is a risk factor for bloodstream infection
Research Activities, March 2006
Do-not-resuscitate orders for terminally ill children may not be honored by public schools
Research Activities, February 2006:
Study examines the relevance and applications of the Institute of Medicine's quality aims on pediatric critical care
Research Activities, January 2006:
Despite increase in cat ownership, the hospitalization rate for children with cat-scratch disease remains stable
Research Activities, September 2005:
U.S. rates of Kawasaki syndrome are highest in Japanese American children living in Hawaii
Delayed sternal closure increases the risk of mid-sternum infections in children following cardiac surgery
Research Activities, August 2005:
Fears about the digital divide between advantaged and disadvantaged families may not be warranted
Research Activities, May 2005:
Many HIV-infected parents worry needlessly about transmitting HIV to their children
Research Activities, April 2005:
Whooping cough can produce symptoms that are severe and prolonged
Research Activities, March 2005:
Late bottle-weaning is associated with an increased risk of overweight
Combined video and computer game use outpaces daily TV viewing among preadolescents
Research Activities, January 2005:
Controlling diet and physical activity can help obese and overweight children lose weight
Research Activities, August 2004:
Gastrointestinal disorders are a leading cause of hospitalization in children
A disproportionate increase in B-type natriuretic peptide after heart transplant in children may signal organ rejection
Pediatricians can help promote literacy by encouraging parents to read daily to their young children
Research Activities, May 2004:
Even with advances in surgery, deaths among children with single ventricle congenital heart disease remain high
Pediatricians will play a central role in caring for children in the event of a terrorist attack
Conference participants outline research agenda for pediatric outpatient safety
Research Activities, February 2004:
Better education for children and parents could eliminate the need for many pediatric hospitalizations
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