BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Choosing career paths can be difficult decisions for residents contemplating fellowship training. This study compares the experiences of early career pediatricians who did and did not pursue fellowships. METHODS We analyzed national, weighted data from pediatricians 8 to 10 years after residency (n = 842). Work environment, work-life balance, and satisfaction were co...

Background and Objective: There have been requests for physicians to address children's oral health more than a decade; yet screening, referral, healthcare are still underdeveloped in pediatric practice. Therefore systematic review was required understand the pediatricians' existing knowledge practice developing action strengthen their role health. Study Design: The electronic MEDLINE, Embase, ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about whether pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) has altered pediatricians' practices regarding well-child and acute care. OBJECTIVES To (1) describe whether PCV caused pediatricians to move other routine infant vaccines and/or add routine visits; (2) characterize adherence to national immunization recommendations; and (3) determine whether PCV altered pediatricia...

OBJECTIVES To determine current geographic distribution of pediatricians in the United States, to assess the changes in the geographic distribution of pediatricians between 1982 and 1992, and to identify factors associated with the distribution of pediatricians among the 50 states. METHODS A data set was constructed using several published data sources including the American Medical Associati...

background: the aim of this study was to study the knowledge and attitude of the pediatricians and family physicians on the dental counterpart, i.e. pediatric dentistry and the objective of this study were to determine what can improve the knowledge and attitude on pediatric dentistry and suggest certain methodologies to more participation of physicians in improving oral health. materials and m...

OBJECTIVE To describe the attitudes and approaches of primary care pediatricians in the identification and management of postpartum and other maternal depression. METHODS A national survey of randomly selected primary care pediatricians reported their management of the last recalled case of postpartum or other maternal depression, barriers to care, their attitudes about recognition and manage...

BACKGROUND Although it has been established that minority physicians tend to see more minority and more poor or uninsured patients, pediatrics as a specialty has not been studied in this regard. OBJECTIVE To determine if minority pediatricians disproportionately provide care to minority children and to poor and uninsured children, relative to nonminority pediatricians, while controlling for p...

Background Previous studies demonstrated critical deficits in diagnosis and management of childhood food allergy (FA), recent developments FA research support adopting a proactive approach management. Our objective was to describe knowledge patterns pediatricians. Method We applied 24-item survey 170 general pediatricians, pediatric allergists gastroenterologists practicing Turkey. Results Some...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether pediatricians accurately estimate the likelihood of gun ownership among their patients' families. Design. Self-administered, written surveys completed simultaneously by pediatricians and their patients' parents. SETTING A total of 23 pediatric practices and hospital-based clinics in three cities in the United States. SUBJECTS A total of 66 pediatricians paired...

BACKGROUND The timing of complementary food introduction is controversial. Providing information on the timing of dietary introduction is crucial to the primary prevention of food allergy. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers dietary recommendations that were updated in 2008. OBJECTIVE Identify the recommendations that general pediatricians and registered dietitians provide to parents an...