ELECTRONIC ARTICLE

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention in Modifying Parental Attitudes About Antibiotic Usage in Children James A. Taylor, Tao Sheng C. Kwan-Gett, and Edward M. McMahon, Jr Pediatrics 2003; 111: e548-e554. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Phototherapy Use in Jaundiced Newborns in a Large Managed Care Organization: Do Clinicians Adhere to the Guideline? Lee R. Atkinson, Gabriel J. Escobar, John I. Takayama, and Thomas B. Newman Pediatrics 2003; 111: e555-e561. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Smoking Patterns Among Adolescents With Asthma Attending Upper Secondary Schools: A Community-Based Study Dorthe Hansen Precht, Lis Keiding, and Mette Madsen Pediatrics 2003; 111: e562-e568. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Truth About Language Barriers: One Residency Program’s Experience Sonja C. Burbano O’Leary, Steven Federico, and Louis C. Hampers Pediatrics 2003; 111: e569-e573. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Naturopathic Treatment for Ear Pain in Children E. Michael Sarrell, Herman Avner Cohen, and Ernesto Kahan Pediatrics 2003; 111: e574-e579. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Breastfeeding, Exposure to Organochlorine Compounds, and Neurodevelopment in Infants Núria Ribas-Fitó, Esther Cardo, Maria Sala, M. Eulàlia de Muga, Carlos Mazón, Antoni Verdú, Manolis Kogevinas, Joan O. Grimalt, and Jordi Sunyer Pediatrics 2003; 111: e580-e585. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Paranasal Sinus Findings in Children During Respiratory Infection Evaluated With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Aila Kristo, Matti Uhari, Jukka Luotonen, Petri Koivunen, Eero Ilkko, Terhi Tapiainen, and Olli-Pekka Alho Pediatrics 2003; 111: e586-e589. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Risk Factors for Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants: A Retrospective Case-Control Study Nehama Linder, Orli Haskin, Orli Levit, Gil Klinger, Tal Prince, Nora Naor, Pol Turner, Boaz Karmazyn, and Lea Sirota Pediatrics 2003; 111: e590-e595. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Underestimation of Infant Mortality Rates in One Republic of the Former Soviet Union Tadesse Wuhib, Brian J. McCarthy, Terence L. Chorba, Tatiana A. Sinitsina, Ivan V. Ivasiv, and Scott J.N. McNabb Pediatrics 2003; 111: e596-e600. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Rapid Increase in Grip Force After Start of Pamidronate Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta Kathleen Montpetit, Horacio Plotkin, Frank Rauch, Nathalie Bilodeau, Suzanne Cloutier, Mary Rabzel, and Francis H. Glorieux Pediatrics 2003; 111: e601-e603. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Trends in Referral to a Single Encopresis Clinic Over 20 Years Laurie Fishman, Leonard Rappaport, Alison Schonwald, and Samuel Nurko Pediatrics 2003; 111: e604-e607. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Infection in Children in Contact With Infectious Tuberculosis Cases in The Gambia, West Africa Christian Lienhardt, Jackson Sillah, Katherine Fielding, Simon Donkor, Kebba Manneh, David Warndorff, Steve Bennett, and Keith McAdam Pediatrics 2003; 111: e608-e614. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Race/Ethnicity and Asthma Among Children Presenting to the Emergency Department: Differences in Disease Severity and Management Edwin D. Boudreaux, Stephen D. Emond, Sunday Clark, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr Pediatrics 2003; 111: e615-e621. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Autoimmunity in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: Risk Factors, Clinical Features, and Outcome in a Single-Center Cohort of 55 Patients Sophie Dupuis-Girod, Jacques Medioni, Elie Haddad, Pierre Quartier, Marina Cavazzana-Calvo, Françoise Le Deist, Geneviève de Saint Basile, Jean Delaunay, Klaus Schwarz, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Stephane Blanche, and Alain Fischer Pediatrics 2003; 111: e622-e627. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Medication Use in the Treatment of Pediatric Insomnia: Results of a Survey of Community-Based Pediatricians Judith A. Owens, Carol L. Rosen, and Jodi A. Mindell Pediatrics 2003; 111: e628-e635. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Masquerading as Child Abuse: Presentation of Three Cases and Review of Central Nervous System Findings in Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Laura Rooms, Nancy Fitzgerald, and Kenneth L. McClain Pediatrics 2003; 111: e636-e640. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

ARTICLE

Physician Knowledge of Catch-up Regimens and Contraindications for Childhood Immunizations Nicole J. Cohen, Diane S. Lauderdale, Priya B. Shete, John B. Seal, and Robert S. Daum Pediatrics 2003; 111: 925-932. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Continuous Subcutaneous Glucose Monitoring Improved Metabolic Control in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Controlled Crossover Study Johnny Ludvigsson and Ragnar Hanas Pediatrics 2003; 111: 933-938. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Regional Brain Volumes and Their Later Neurodevelopmental Correlates in Term and Preterm Infants Bradley S. Peterson, Adam W. Anderson, Richard Ehrenkranz, Lawrence H. Staib, Magdi Tageldin, Eve Colson, John C. Gore, Charles C. Duncan, Robert Makuch, and Laura R. Ment Pediatrics 2003; 111: 939-948. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Ten-Year Prospective Study of Public Health Problems Associated With Early Drinking Phyllis L. Ellickson, Joan S. Tucker, and David J. Klein Pediatrics 2003; 111: 949-955. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Health Services Use by Children of Migratory Agricultural Workers: Exploring the Role of Need for Care Andrea Weathers, Cynthia Minkovitz, Patricia O’Campo, and Marie Diener-West Pediatrics 2003; 111: 956-963. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants Younger Than 90 Days of Age: The Importance of Ampicillin-Resistant Pathogens Carrie L. Byington, Kristine K. Rittichier, Kathlene E. Bassett, Heidi Castillo, Tiffany S. Glasgow, Judy Daly, and Andrew T. Pavia Pediatrics 2003; 111: 964-968. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Psychopathology and Social Competencies of Adolescents Who Were Extremely Low Birth Weight Saroj Saigal, Janet Pinelli, Lorraine Hoult, M. Marie Kim, and Michael Boyle Pediatrics 2003; 111: 969-975. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Resident Documentation Discrepancies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Aaron E. Carroll, Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, Eamon O’Reilly, and Dimitri A. Christakis Pediatrics 2003; 111: 976-980. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Herbal Therapy Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department Population: Expect the Unexpected Steven L. Lanski, Michael Greenwald, Amanda Perkins, and Harold K. Simon Pediatrics 2003; 111: 981-985. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Extrauterine Growth Restriction Remains a Serious Problem in Prematurely Born Neonates Reese H. Clark, Pam Thomas, and Joyce Peabody Pediatrics 2003; 111: 986-990. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Nutritional State and Growth and Functional Maturation of the Brain in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Masahiro Hayakawa, Akihisa Okumura, Fumio Hayakawa, Yuuichi Kato, Makoto Ohshiro, Nobuo Tauchi, and Kazuyoshi Watanabe Pediatrics 2003; 111: 991-995. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Missed Opportunities for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Pregnancy Prevention Services During Adolescent Health Supervision Visits Gale R. Burstein, Richard Lowry, Jonathan D. Klein, and John S. Santelli Pediatrics 2003; 111: 996-1001. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Linear Growth, Body Composition, and Growth Factors in Preterm Infants N. Marta Díaz-Gómez, Eduardo Doménech, Flora Barroso, Silvia Castells, Carmen Cortabarria, and Alejandro Jiménez Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1002-1009. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Growth Deficits and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Revisited: Impact of Gender, Development, and Treatment Joseph Biederman, Stephen V. Faraone, Michael C. Monuteaux, Elizabeth A. Plunkett, Julie Gifford, and Thomas Spencer Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1010-1016. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Reduced Bone Mineralization in Infants Fed Palm Olein-Containing Formula: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Prospective Trial Winston W. K. Koo, Mouhanad Hammami, Dean P. Margeson, Chuks Nwaesei, Michael B. Montalto, and John B. Lasekan Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1017-1023. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Ecology of Medical Care for Children in the United States Susan Dovey, Michael Weitzman, George Fryer, Larry Green, Barbara Yawn, David Lanier, and Robert Phillips Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Height and Weight Development During Four Years of Therapy With Cyclical Intravenous Pamidronate in Children and Adolescents With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Types I, III, and IV Leonid Zeitlin, Frank Rauch, Horacio Plotkin, and Francis H. Glorieux Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1030-1036. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Factors Influencing Parental Consent in Pediatric Clinical Research Justin D. Rothmier, Mary V. Lasley, and Gail G. Shapiro Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1037-1041. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Immunogenicity of a Three-Component Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Administered at Birth Cesare Belloni, Annalisa De Silvestri, Carmine Tinelli, Maria A. Avanzini, Massimo Marconi, Fabio Strano, Giorgio Rondini, and Gaetano Chirico Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1042-1045. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Who Gets Diagnosed With Asthma? Frequent Wheeze Among Adolescents With and Without a Diagnosis of Asthma Karin Yeatts, Kourtney Johnston Davis, Mark Sotir, Casey Herget, and Carl Shy Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1046-1054. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Treatment for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Thyroxine Alone or Thyroxine Plus Triiodothyronine? Alessandra Cassio, Emanuele Cacciari, Alessandro Cicognani, Grazia Damiani, Giuliana Missiroli, Elena Corbelli, Antonio Balsamo, Milva Bal, and Stefano Gualandi Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1055-1060. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Otorrhea Through Tympanostomy Tube: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study With Daily Follow-up Aino Ruohola, Terho Heikkinen, Olli Meurman, Tuomo Puhakka, Niklas Lindblad, and Olli Ruuskanen Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1061-1067. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Utilization of Pediatric Hospitals in New York State Robert K. Kanter and Matthew Egan Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1068-1071. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease: The Clinical Experience in North America Lisa M. Guay-Woodford and Renee A. Desmond Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1072-1080. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES

Birth Weight and Blood Cholesterol Level: A Study in Adolescents and Systematic Review Christopher G. Owen, Peter H. Whincup, Katherine Odoki, Julie A. Gilg, and Derek G. Cook Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1081-1089. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

SPECIAL ARTICLES

2002 Job Lewis Smith Award Acceptance Address Fernando Guerra Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1090-1092. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

An Innovative Proposal for the Health Care Financing System of the United States Glenn E. Austin and Robert D. Burnett Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1093-1097. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

COMMENTARIES

Health Care Research on Migrant Farm Worker Children: Why Has It Not Had a Higher Priority? Steve Berman Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1106-1107. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

The 36-Hour Day: A Wary Commentary on the New Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Guidelines on Resident Duty Hours Howard Markel Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1107-1108. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Patient’s Chart Gautham Suresh Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1108-1109. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Unbound Bilirubin in a Term Newborn With Kernicterus Charles E. Ahlfors and Oded Herbsman Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1110-1112. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Oral Health Risk Assessment Timing and Establishment of the Dental Home Section on Pediatric Dentistry Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1113-1116. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Reimbursement for Foods for Special Dietary Use Committee on Nutrition Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1117-1119. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Facilities and Equipment for the Care of Pediatric Patients in a Community Hospital Ted D. Sigrest and Committee on Hospital Care Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1120-1122. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fungal Otitis Externa—Its Association With Fluoroquinolone Eardrops Nicole Schrader and Glenn Isaacson Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1123. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Encarnació Riudor, Jose Antonio Arranz, Margarida Rodés, Fernando Scaglia, Qiping Zheng, William E. O’Brien, Joseph Henry, Judy Rosenberger, Brendan Lee, and Peter Reeds Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1123-1124. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Incidence of Kawasaki Disease in the United States Did Not Increase Between 1988 and 1997 Ruey-Kang R. Chang Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1124-1125. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Behavior Change Counseling in the Emergency Department to Reduce Injury Risk: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Kari M. Ketvertis, Brian D. Johnston, and Frederick P. Rivara Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1125. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Tattooing and Body Piercing Lester B. Mayers, Barry W. Moriarty, Daniel A. Judelson, Kenneth W. Rundell, and Sean T. Carroll Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1126. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

ERRATUM

ERRATUM Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1127. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Supplement to Pediatrics:
Maternal Influences on Child Health: Preconception, Prenatal, and Early Childhood

An Integrative Perspective: Mothers’ Influence on Child Health Preconceptionally, Prenatally, and in Early Childhood Elizabeth T. Luman, Mary Mason McCauley, Susan Y. Chu, Coleen Boyle, Laurie Elam-Evans, and Julia A. McMillan Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1129. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Reducing the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Study of a Motivational Intervention in Community Settings Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1131-1135. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Binge Drinking in the Preconception Period and the Risk of Unintended Pregnancy: Implications for Women and Their Children Timothy S. Naimi, Leslie E. Lipscomb, Robert D. Brewer, and Brenda Colley Gilbert Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1136-1141. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Pregnancy Intendedness and the Use of Periconceptional Folic Acid Kenneth D. Rosenberg, Jill M. Gelow, and Alfredo P. Sandoval Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1142-1145. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Do Multivitamin Supplements Attenuate the Risk for Diabetes-Associated Birth Defects? Adolfo Correa, Lorenzo Botto, Yecai Liu, Joseph Mulinare, and J. David Erickson Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1146-1151. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Maternal Obesity and Risk for Birth Defects Margaret L. Watkins, Sonja A. Rasmussen, Margaret A. Honein, Lorenzo D. Botto, and Cynthia A. Moore Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1152-1158. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Trends in Multiple Births Conceived Using Assisted Reproductive Technology, United States, 1997–2000 Meredith A. Reynolds, Laura A. Schieve, Joyce A. Martin, Gary Jeng, and Maurizio Macaluso Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1159-1162. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Fertility Treatments and Craniosynostosis: California, Georgia, and Iowa, 1993–1997 Jennita Reefhuis, Margaret A. Honein, Gary M. Shaw, and Paul A. Romitti Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1163-1166. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Sharing Prescription Medication Among Teenage Girls: Potential Danger to Unplanned/Undiagnosed Pregnancies Katherine Lyon Daniel, Margaret A. Honein, and Cynthia A. Moore Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1167-1170. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Associations of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Among Term Infants and Maternal Pregnancy Intendedness, Initial Happiness About Being Pregnant, and Sense of Control Sharon Durousseau and Gilberto F. Chavez Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1171-1175. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Trends and Variations in Smoking During Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight: Evidence From the Birth Certificate, 1990–2000 Stephanie J. Ventura, Brady E. Hamilton, T. J. Mathews, and Anjani Chandra Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1176-1180. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Contribution of Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Macrosomia to the Cesarean Delivery Rate, 1990–2000 Julia C. Rhodes, Kenneth C. Schoendorf, and Jennifer D. Parker Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1181-1185. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Missed Opportunities for Perinatal HIV Prevention Among HIV-Exposed Infants Born 1996–2000, Pediatric Spectrum of HIV Disease Cohort Vicki Peters, Kai-Lih Liu, Kenneth Dominguez, Toni Frederick, Sharon Melville, Ho-Wen Hsu, Idith Ortiz, Tamara Rakusan, Balwant Gill, and Pauline Thomas Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1186-1191. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence Among Pregnant Women in Urban Areas: Implications for Testing, Reporting, and Preventing Perinatal Transmission Gary L. Euler, Karen G. Wooten, Andrew L. Baughman, and Walter W. Williams Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1192-1197. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Prevalence of Breastfeeding in the United States: The 2001 National Immunization Survey Ruowei Li, Zhen Zhao, Ali Mokdad, Lawrence Barker, and Laurence Grummer-Strawn Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1198-1201. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Epidemiology of Early Hearing Loss Detection in Hawaii Cheryl B. Prince, Lloyd Miyashiro, Yusnita Weirather, and Patricia Heu Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1202-1206. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Sleep Environment and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in an Urban Population: The Chicago Infant Mortality Study Fern R. Hauck, Stanislaw M. Herman, Mark Donovan, Solomon Iyasu, Cathryn Merrick Moore, Edmund Donoghue, Robert H. Kirschner, and Marian Willinger Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1207-1214. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Maternal Characteristics Associated With Vaccination of Young Children Elizabeth T. Luman, Mary Mason McCauley, Abigail Shefer, and Susan Y. Chu Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1215-1218. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Trends in Postneonatal Mortality Attributable to Injury, United States, 1988–1998 Kay Marie Tomashek, Jason Hsia, and Solomon Iyasu Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1219-1225. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Maternal Perceptions of Weight Status of Children L. Michele Maynard, Deborah A. Galuska, Heidi M. Blanck, and Mary K. Serdula Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1226-1231. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Aged Children: Association With Maternal Mental Health and Use of Health Care Resources Catherine A. Lesesne, Susanna N. Visser, and Carla P. White Pediatrics 2003; 111: 1232-1237. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]