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December 2014, Vol 168, No. 12, Pages 1085-1172

In This Issue of JAMA Pediatrics

Highlights

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1085. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3381
Viewpoint

Ebola Virus Disease and Children: What Pediatric Health Care Professionals Need to Know

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1087-1088. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2835

This Viewpoint discusses what pediatric health care professionals should consider when treating children presenting with signs and symptoms similar to Ebola virus disease.

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Ethical and Regulatory Guidance

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1089-1090. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1764

This Viewpoint addresses questions raised in the debate over whether the current US regulatory framework for governing protection of human research participants is an impediment to comparative effectiveness research.

Editorial

Using the Placebo Effect to Treat Cold Symptoms in Children

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1091-1092. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2355
Original Investigation

Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1093-1100. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1794

This longitudinal study found no association between objectively measured physical activity and the development of depressive symptoms.

Improvement in Preventive Care of Young Adults After the Affordable Care Act: The Affordable Care Act Is Helping

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1101-1106. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1691

This secondary data analysis shows that Affordable Care Act provisions appear to increase insurance coverage and receipt of preventive services among young adults.

Journal Club

Placebo Effect in the Treatment of Acute Cough in Infants and Toddlers: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1107-1113. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1609

This survey study demonstrated a placebo effect in a comparison of agave nectar, placebo, and no treatment for acute cough in infants and toddlers, with no additional benefit offered by agave nectar. See the Editorial by Taylor and Opel.

Validity and Responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1114-1121. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1600

This prospective, cohort study of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales demonstrated responsiveness, construct validity, and predictive validity in hospitalized pediatric patients.

Associations Between Genetic Obesity Susceptibility and Early Postnatal Fat and Lean Mass: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1122-1130. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1619

This meta-analysis suggests that symmetrical rapid growth may identify infants with high, life-long susceptibility for obesity.

Bisphenol A Exposure and the Development of Wheeze and Lung Function in Children Through Age 5 Years

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1131-1137. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1397

This birth cohort study provides evidence suggesting that prenatal but not postnatal exposure to bisphenol A is associated with diminished lung function and the development of persistent wheeze in children.

Influence of Age at Virologic Control on Peripheral Blood Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reservoir Size and Serostatus in Perinatally Infected Adolescents

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1138-1146. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1560

This cross-sectional study associates early effective combination antiretroviral therapy with prolonged virologic suppression after perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection, leading to negligible peripheral blood proviral reservoirs.

Accuracy of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR) for Measuring Children’s Competence to Consent to Clinical Research

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1147-1153. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1694

This prospective study of consent in children determines that competence can be demonstrated in individual cases by the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research in those aged 9.6 to 11.2 years.

Missed Opportunities for Pregnancy Prevention Among Insured Adolescents

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):e142809. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2809

This retrospective medical record review highlights the need for primary care professionals to review health behaviors and pregnancy risk at all adolescent encounters.

Retinal Vessel Alterations and Cerebral White Matter Microstructural Damage in Obese Adolescents With Metabolic Syndrome

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):e142815. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2815

This cross-sectional study evaluates whether obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome have retinal vessel alterations and cerebral white matter microstructural damage.

Special Communication

Children and US Federal Policy on Health and Health Care: Seen but Not Heard

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1155-1163. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1701

This special communication identifies 10 urgent priorities for the health and health care of US children.

JAMA Pediatrics Clinical Challenge

A Teenager With Fever, Rash, and Arthralgia

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1165-1166. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1604
JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page

Texting and Driving

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1172. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3385
Comment & Response

Pain Terminology

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1167. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1775

Pain Terminology

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1167-1168. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1784

Pain Terminology—Reply

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1168. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1778

Surgery and Neurodevelopmental Impairment: Need for Time-Dependent Covariates to Correct for Confounding by Indication

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1168-1169. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1781

Surgery and Neurodevelopmental Impairment—Reply

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1169. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1787
JAMA Pediatrics Masthead

JAMA Pediatrics

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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(12):1086. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3382
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