2016
National Trends in Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescents, 1997 to 2012
Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Ryan SA, Camenga DR. National Trends in Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescents, 1997 to 2012. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 1195-1201. PMID: 27802492, PMCID: PMC7245935, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid poisoningInpatient DatabaseAge groupsSerial cross-sectional dataDischarge recordsPrescription opioid poisoningsOpioid prescribing practicesHospital discharge recordsKids' Inpatient DatabaseCharacteristics of hospitalizationsYears of ageCochran-Armitage testPediatric hospital discharge recordsOpioid exposureAnnual incidencePediatric populationPrescription opioidsNinth RevisionPrescribing practicesChildren 1Opioid storageClinical ModificationRetrospective analysisHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOME
2012
Using US Data to Estimate the Incidence of Serious Physical Abuse in Children
Leventhal JM, Martin KD, Gaither JR. Using US Data to Estimate the Incidence of Serious Physical Abuse in Children. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 458-464. PMID: 22311999, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageKids' Inpatient DatabaseInpatient DatabaseHospitalized childrenPhysical abuseIncidence of hospitalizationSerious physical abuseClinical Modification codesLength of staySerious injuriesNational US dataAbusive injuriesNinth RevisionMean costInternational ClassificationNumber of childrenPrevention programsInjuryHospitalizationIncidenceDemographic characteristicsChildrenAgeAbuseChild battering