Objective. To determine the current prevalence and mean ages of onset of pubertal
characteristics in young girls seen in pediatric practices in the United States. Methods. A cross-…

Objective. A recent study conducted by the Pediatric Research in Office Settings network
provided evidence that girls in the United States, especially black girls, are starting puberty at a …

Objective. To examine the changes in identification of pediatric psychosocial problems from
1979 to 1996. Research Design. Comparison of clinician-identified psychosocial problems …

Importance Antimicrobial stewardship programs have been effective for inpatients, often
through prescribing audit and feedback. However, most antimicrobial use occurs in outpatients …

Objective To determine whether pediatricians and dietitians can implement an office-based
obesity prevention program using motivational interviewing as the primary intervention. …

ContextFever in infants challenges clinicians in distinguishing between serious conditions,
such as bacteremia or bacterial meningitis, and minor illnesses. To date, the practice patterns …

Objective. Primary care practitioners often fail to recognize psychosocial problems in children.
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a validated parental-report screen for these …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Few studies have tested the impact of motivational
interviewing (MI) delivered by primary care providers on pediatric obesity. This study tested the …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study was to determine whether patients' families' violence-prevention
behaviors would be affected by their primary care practitioner's use of a violence…

Objective To determine the predictors and results of urine testing of young febrile infants
seen in office settings. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Offices of 573 pediatric …