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Strategies and Models for Promoting Adolescent Vaccination for Low-Income Populations
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Harris, Katherine M.; Martin, Laurie T.; Lurie, Nicole – RAND Corporation, 2009
In 2007, Sanofi Pasteur asked RAND Health, a division of the RAND Corporation, to study the current climate for adolescent immunization in the United States, to recommend broad strategies for immunizing low-income adolescents (through age 18), and to identify promising "on the ground" practices consistent with the proposed strategic…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Income, Immunization Programs, Child Health
Crying in Newborn and Young Infants.
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Michelsson, Katarina – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses the reasons that newborns and young infants cry, the communicative effect and perception of crying, crying in sick and healthy infants, the sound spectograph, and crying for the use of clinical diagnostics. (RJC)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases, Evaluation Methods, Infant Behavior
Preventing Preventable Harm to Babies: Promoting Health and Safety in Child Care. Better Care for the Babies Project.
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Griffin, Abbey – 1992
This report covers the risks to health, safety, and emotional well-being for infants and toddlers in child care settings, and examines opportunities for diminishing those risks and promoting healthy development. Part 1 examines the risks of poor caregiving practices, including the spread of infectious disease, the incidence of injury, and the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety
Communicating with Sick and Hospitalized Children.
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Eiser, C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1984
Reviews research studies aimed at informing children about illness and hospitalization, points out methodological problems in such studies, and describes work based on the normal child's ideas of health and illness. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Diseases
Background, Epidemiology, and Impact of HIV Infection in Children.
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Rubinstein, Arye – Mental Retardation, 1989
The article reviews issues of diagnosis and treatment of children with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection. A spectrum of clinical signs is correlated with serological results. The intense central nervous system involvement typically present in childhood cases is examined. (DB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases
Otitis Media and Disordered Phonologies: Some Concerns and Cautions.
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Paden, Elaine Pagel – Topics in Language Disorders, 1994
This article reviews problems faced by researchers in the association between otitis media with effusion and phonological impairment and then summarizes currently established findings concerning otitis media and its effects on phonological acquisition. Professionals are cautioned to neither ignore nor exaggerate the possible influence of otitis…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Diseases, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Cognitive Development and Learning in the Pediatric Organ Transplant Recipient.
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Hobbs, Steven A.; Sexson, Sandra B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This article reviews studies evaluating neurocognitive changes following organ transplantation in pediatric end-stage renal and liver disease. Findings suggest possible neurocognitive benefits associated with organ transplantation. Recommendations are made for methodological improvements in future research. (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Diseases, Medical Services
Upping the Antisense Ante.
Weiss, Rick – Science News, 1991
Discussed is a designer-drug technology called antisense which blocks messenger RNA's ability to carry information to protein producing sites in the cell. The applications of this drug to AIDS research, cancer therapy, and other diseases are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cancer, College Science, Disease Control