Umar Toseeb, PhD; Soren Brage, PhD; Kirsten Corder, PhD; et al.
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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.
Josephine S. Lau, MD, MPH; Sally H. Adams, PhD, RN; M. Jane Park, MPH; et al.
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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
Ian M. Paul, MD, MSc; Jessica S. Beiler, MPH; Julie R. Vallati, LPN; et al.
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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.
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Editorial
Using the Placebo Effect to Treat Cold Symptoms in Children
James A. Taylor, MD; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH
JAMA Pediatr
Arti D. Desai, MD, MSPH; Chuan Zhou, PhD; Susan Stanford, MPH, MSW; et al.
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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.
Cathy E. Elks, PhD; Barbara Heude, PhD; Francis de Zegher, MD; et al.
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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.
Adam J. Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH; Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH; Allen R. Kunselman, MA; et al.
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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.
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Bisphenol A Exposure and the Development of Wheeze and Lung Function in Children Through Age 5 Years
Deborah Persaud, MD; Kunjal Patel, DSc, MPH; Brad Karalius, MPH; et al.
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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.
Irma M. Hein, MSc, MD; Pieter W. Troost, MD, PhD; Robert Lindeboom, MSc, PhD; et al.
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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.
Elyse O. Kharbanda, MD, MPH; Logan Stuck, MS; Beth Molitor, MBA; et al.
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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.
Po Lai Yau, PhD; Minsung Kim, MHS; Aziz Tirsi, MD; et al.
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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.