Ulla Uusitalo, PhD; Xiang Liu, PhD; Jimin Yang, PhD, RD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):20-28. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.2757
This ongoing cohort study reports that early probiotic supplementation may reduce the risk of islet autoimmunity in children at the highest genetic risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Kerry E. Drury, BA; Matt Schaeffer, BS; Jonathan I. Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):29-34. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3065
This cross-sectional study of data from the 1997-2013 National Health Interview Survey and 1999-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reports a significant association between atopic disease and anemia in US children.
Yung-Sen Chang, MD, MPH; Ming-Hung Lin, MD, MS; Jyh-Hong Lee, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):35-42. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3092
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of melatonin supplementation in a population of children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis and sleep disturbance.
Amanda R. Kreider, BS, BA; Benjamin French, PhD; Jaya Aysola, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):43-51. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3028
This cross-sectional study using the National Survey of Children鈥檚 Health data reports important differences in preventive care, specialty care access, and cost-sharing between insurance coverage options for children of families with low to moderate incomes.
Laura Widman, PhD; Sophia Choukas-Bradley, MA; Seth M. Noar, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):52-61. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.2731
This meta-analysis estimates correlations between parent-adolescent communication about sex and safe sex behaviors among youths.
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Parent-Adolescent Communication About Contraception and Condom Use
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN; Jane J. Lee, LMSW; James Jaccard, PhD
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Karen Milcent, MD, MSc; Sabine Faesch, MD; Christèle Gras-Le Guen, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):62-69. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3210
This study of febrile infants reports that a procalcitonin assay has better diagnostic accuracy than C-reactive protein measurement for detecting invasive bacterial infection.
Donna B. Johnson, PhD; Mary Podrabsky, MPH; Anita Rocha, MS; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):e153918. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3918
This longitudinal study examines the impact of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act on the nutritional quality of meals selected by students and school lunch participation rates.
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Successes of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
Erin R. Hager, PhD; Lindsey Turner, PhD
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Kathy Boutis, MD, MSc; Amy Plint, MD, MSc; Jennifer Stimec, MD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(1):e154114. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4114
This cohort study aims to determine the frequency of Salter-Harris I fractures of the distal fibula using magnetic resonance imaging and compare the functional recovery of children with fractures identified by magnetic resonance imaging vs those with isolated ligament injuries.