Pediatrics Clinical Research

Clinical Pediatrics

Community pediatrics research.

Increasing recognition of the complexity and importance of social determinants of child health has changed dramatically the scope, direction, and purpose of pediatric research. Considered in the context of the evolving research on the role of the human genome in determining the functional status of children and adults, the increasing focus on the social determinants of health emphasizes the nee...

Clinical trials in pediatrics

Anne B Chang Author for correspondence: Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Herston, QLD, Australia and Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Tiwi, NT, Australia and Queensland Children’s Respiratory Centre, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Tel.: +61 7 3636 5270 Fax: +61 7...

Of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics

Introduction The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life, followed by the introduction of complementary foods while breastfeeding for 2 years and beyond.1 According to the 2014 breastfeeding report card produced by the CDC, breastfeeding rates continue to rise in the United States. In 2011, 79% of newborn infants started to breastf...

Holistic pediatrics: a research agenda.

Increasing numbers of American families seek complementary and alternative medical care (CAM) for their children; at the same time health care organization and financing are undergoing radical changes. The combination of these factors provides a powerful incentive for research on the effectiveness and safety of CAM therapies and their role in treating children. This article describes a rational...