Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH; Karen Broder, MD; Philip LaRussa, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):211-219. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4469
Stockwell and coauthors compare fever rates in children receiving trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine and those receiving either product without the other.
LeeAnne Roman, MSN, PhD; Jennifer E. Raffo, MA; Qi Zhu, MS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):220-227. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4347
Roman et al test if participation in the Michigan statewide enhanced prenatal care program, the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), accounting for program timing and dosage, reduced risk for low birth weight and gestational age, particularly among black women.
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Flavia Indrio, MD; Antonio Di Mauro, MD; Giuseppe Riezzo, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):228-233. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4367
Indrio et al investigate whether oral supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 during the first 3 months of life can reduce the onset of colic, gastroesophageal reflux, and constipation in term newborns and thereby reduce the socioeconomic impact of these conditions.
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Editorial
Five Probiotic Drops a Day to Keep Infantile Colic Away?
Bruno P. Chumpitazi, MD, MPH; Robert J. Shulman, MD
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Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, MSA; Lindsey Turner, PhD; Anna Sandoval, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):234-242. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4521
Terry-McElrath et al examine changes over time in school-based commercialism as well as differences by student body racial/ethnic distribution and socioeconomic status. See the editorial by Harris and Fox.
Punkaj Gupta, MBBS; Jerril W. Green, MD; Xinyu Tang, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):243-249. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4463
Gupta and coauthors compare high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with conventional mechanical ventilation in children with acute respiratory failure.
Lawrence M. Rhein, MD; Nicole R. Dobson, MD; Robert A. Darnall, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):250-257. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4371
Rhein et al determined the frequency of intermittent hyoxia (IH) in premature infants after discontinuation of routine caffeine treatment and whether extending caffeine treatment to 40 weeks postmenstrual age reduces IH.
John W. O’Kane, MD; Amy Spieker, MPH; Marni R. Levy, BS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):258-264. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4518
O’Kane et al evaluate the frequency and duration of concussions in female youth soccer players and determine if concussions result in stopping play and seeking medical care.
Jin Huang, PhD; Michael Sherraden, PhD; Youngmi Kim, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):265-271. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4643
Huang et al examine effects of Child Development Accounts, an innovative social policy to encourage lifelong saving and asset building for long-term development, on parent-reported social-emotional development in early childhood.
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Editorial
It’s the Thought That Counts
Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD
JAMA Pediatr