Adolescent Medicine
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Perspective: Don’t be Complacent About Polio
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Concussion Rates Rising in Younger Athletes
Major Finding: Concussions in children aged 8-13 years playing organized team sports doubled between 1997 and 2007.Data Source: A review of data...
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Underinsured Children Outnumber Uninsured, Have Almost Same Problems Accessing Care
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Proactive Management of Scheduled Admissions Could Reduce Hospital Overcrowding
Major Finding: Smoothing hospital occupancy could remove 39,607 children from exposure to occupancy exceeding 95%.Data Source: Two retrospective...
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CDC: Heat Hits High School Football Players Hardest
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Teen Vaccination Rates on the Rise, but More Work Is Needed
Major Finding: Vaccination rates are increased among U.S.
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Every Adolescent With PCOS Needs an OGTT, Regardless of Weight
Major Finding: Impaired glucose tolerance was found in eight of the NIH-defined PCOS adolescent patients (14.5%) and 10 of the AES-defined group (...