Perceived barriers to pediatrician and family practitioner participation in pediatric clinical trials: Findings from the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative. [PDF]
Despite legislation to stimulate pediatric drug development through clinical trials, enrolling children in trials continues to be challenging. Non-investigator (those who have never served as a clinical trial investigator) providers are essential to ...
Benjamin, Daniel K +12 more
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Development and Utility of Quality Metrics for Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology in Kawasaki Disease. [PDF]
The Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology (ACPC) Section of the American College of Cardiology sought to develop quality indicators/metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology practice.
Cotts, Timothy +11 more
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Modification and Assessment of the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score in the Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Population [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To determine the validity of the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score system in the hematopoietic cell transplant population, and to determine if the addition of weight gain further strengthens the association with need for PICU admission.
Cater, Daniel T. +3 more
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It’s In The Bag: Tidal Volumes in Adult and Pediatric Bag Valve Masks [PDF]
Introduction: A bag valve mask (BVM) is a life saving device used by all levels of health care professionals during resuscitative care. We focus most of our time optimizing the patient’s position, firmly securing the mask, and frequency of ventilations ...
Dafilou, Benjamin +3 more
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Education in Pediatrics in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy [PDF]
Objective. To determine the extent to which pediatrics is taught at US doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) programs and to characterize what is being taught and how. Methods.
Dahl, Elizabeth M. +2 more
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Evaluation of Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Mobility Using Advanced Biomechanical Methods [PDF]
There is minimal research of upper extremity joint dynamics during pediatric wheelchair mobility despite the large number of children using manual wheelchairs.
Aurit, Christine M. +7 more
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Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Literature Review [PDF]
Background Improving value in healthcare means optimizing outcomes and minimizing costs. The emerging pay-for-performance era requires understanding of the effect of healthcare services on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Desai, Virendra R. +4 more
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Current trends among pediatric ophthalmologists to decrease myopia progression—an international perspective [PDF]
Purpose To explore what the current worldwide preferred practice patterns of pediatric ophthalmologists are to decrease myopia progression among their patients.
Farzavandi, Sonal K. +5 more
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MicroRNA expression profiles in pediatric dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors. [PDF]
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Among noncoding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been most extensively studied, and their biology has repeatedly been proven critical for central nervous system pathological conditions.
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