Pediatric Academic Societies Abstracts

Abstracts for 2003 - Presented at the PAS Meeting in May

• CHILD INJURY PREVENTION: DISPARITIES IN PHYSICIAN GUIDANCE AND PARENT PRACTICE Gregory D. Stevens, et al

• COUNSELING PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON SUN PROTECTION: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY OF PEDIATRICIANS Sophie J. Balk, et al

• DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SURVEY-BASED AND ACTUAL DECISIONS IN DISCHARGING AND FOLLOWING UP WITH NEWBORNS Stacia A. Finch, et al

• DOES INCREASING STATE MEDICAID PAYMENT RATES FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES REDUCE PER ENROLLEE MEDICAID EXPENDITURES? EXPERIENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND MISSISSIPPI Steve Berman, et al

• FROM INFANTS TO TEENS: GENERAL PEDIATRICIANS PROVIDED PRIMARY CARE FOR MORE CHILDREN FROM 1991 TO 2000 Suk-fong Tang, et al

• GAPS IN PASSENGER SAFETY COUNSELING: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL STUDY OF PEDIATRICIANS Karen G. O'Connor, et al

• HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE "HIDDEN" UNINSURED: CHILDREN WITH GAPS IN COVERAGE Beth Yudkowsky, et al

• MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE IN PEDIATRIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Neal Halfon, et al

• MOONLIGHTING BY PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS Richard J. Pan, et al

• PEDIATRICIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARD AND EXPERIENCES WITH PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS: A NATIONAL SURVEY Jack M. Percelay, et al

• PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES Lynn Olson, et al

• "UNREADINESS" AT POSTPARTUM DISCHARGE PREDICTS LOWER MATERNAL HEALTH STATUS DURING THE FIRST 4 WEEKS POSTPARTUM Henry Bernstein, et al

• WHAT EXPLAINS RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN? Christina H. Park, et al

• WHICH MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS ARE NOT READY FOR POSTPARTUM DISCHARGE? Henry Bernstein, et al