Current Issue: Vol. 164, No. 2, February 2010
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Articles
- Metformin Extended Release Treatment of Adolescent Obesity: A 48-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial With 48-Week Follow-up
Abstract | Free Full Text | Free APAM Journal Club Slides - Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels Within the Normoglycemic Range in Childhood as a Predictor of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Abstract | Full Text - Efficacy of a Theory-Based Abstinence-Only Intervention Over 24 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adolescents
Abstract | Full Text - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Outcomes for Children Treated in Community-Based Pediatric Settings
Abstract | Full Text - Longitudinal Development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Girls and Boys Between Ages 91/2 and 151/2 Years
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Review Article
- Roles of Gastrointestinal and Adipose Tissue Peptides in Childhood Obesity and Changes After Weight Loss Due to Lifestyle Intervention
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Editorials
- Predicting Prediabetes and Diabetes: Can We Do It? Is It Worth It?
Extract | Full Text - Research, Policy, and Adolescent Sexual Behavior
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The Pediatric Forum
- Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery vs Chest Drain With Fibrinolytics for the Treatment of Pleural Empyema in Children: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Extract | Full Text - Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome Was Not the Correct Answer
Extract | Full Text - Terminology Used to Describe Vascular Anomalies
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Advice for Patients
- Medication Safety for Children
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Most Viewed Articles
- Television Watching, Energy Intake, and Obesity in US Children
- Long-term Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visitation on the Life Course of Youths
- Male Circumcision for the Prevention of Acquisition and Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Antibacterial Medication Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Birth Defects
- Effects of Fast Food Branding on Young Children's Taste Preferences
- Effect of Honey, Dextromethorphan, and No Treatment on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Coughing Children and Their Parents
- Short-term and Long-term Effects of Violent Media on Aggression in Children and Adults
- Interventions for Reducing Adolescent Alcohol Abuse
- This Month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Reducing Obesity via a School-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention Among Youth
Most Sent Articles
- Acetaminophen Overdose in Young Children
- Understanding the Importance of Communities That Care
- Efficacy of Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Adolescent Females Seeking Sexual Health Services
- A Randomized Trial of Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline With Epinephrine in the Treatment of Acute Bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department
- Trends and Factors Associated With Infant Sleeping Position
- Safety of the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Among Children
- A National Survey of Obesity Prevention Practices in Head Start
- Neonatal Leukemoid Reaction
- Archives Journal Club Just a Click Away
- Theme Issue on Palliative Care, Dying, and Bereavement
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Media Coverage from the January 2010 Issue
Parental Refusal of Varicella Vaccination and the Associated Risk of Varicella Infection in Children, by J.M. Glanz et al.
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Childhood Predictors of Adult Type 2 Diabetes at 9- and 26-Year Follow-ups, by J.A. Morrison et al.
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Times of India
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NEW FEATURE: Early Release Article
Beginning with the February 2010 issue, the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine now publishes a monthly article online 2 months ahead of print. The editors select a manuscript that we believe has the most potential to change child health and healthcare.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Palliative Care, Dying, and Bereavement
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