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A 6-year-old healthy South Asian boy presented to a pediatric dermatology clinic for evaluation of hypopigmented macules on the cheeks, readily diagnosed as pityriasis alba.
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Archives is interested in cases that practicing pediatricians are likely to encounter at least occasionally in the office or hospital setting, and have outstanding images to illustrate the disorder. Please see our full instructions at http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/misc/ifora.dtl#PictureoftheMonth.
Archives Journal Club is a new monthly feature designed to help foster journal reading by medical students, residents, and more senior colleagues as well. Study authors provide an electronic slide set summarizing the article and its key learning points. Read this month's article, view the slides, and read the accompanying editorial.
Impact of Delaying School Start Time on Adolescent Sleep, Mood, and Behavior, by Owens et al.
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Trends in Exposure to Television Food Advertisements Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, by Powell et al.
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Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery will be publishing a theme issue on pediatric facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in May/June 2011. Manuscripts received by mid-September 2010 have the best chance for consideration and should be submitted via the manuscript submission and review Web site.
Theme issue on Quality of Care: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine will devote the May 2011 issue to the topic of quality of care. We are interested in the broad range of issues around quality, both in inpatient and ambulatory settings, that are tested with rigorous experimental designs. We welcome original research, review articles, and commentaries. Manuscripts submitted before September 15, 2010, have the best chance to be included.
Rolling theme issue on Comparative Effectiveness Research: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine is introducing a "rolling theme issue" on comparative effectiveness research for the care of children and adolescents. We are interested in comparative effectiveness research across the spectrum of care that child health care providers deliver. Priority will be given to real-world effectiveness studies employing rigorous methodological designs, which are generalizable well beyond an individual institution's walls.