In this issue of the journal, Taylor reports an observational study describing caregivers of children visiting the pediatric emergency department (ED) in Halifax. He concludes that factors such as being a single female parent, a visible minority, younger, having an income less than $20 000, and an education no greater than high school, were relatively common among parents of children visiting t...

During the calendar year of 1988 a survey of new cases of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in children under the age of 15 years in the British Isles was conducted. After cases had been confirmed and permission obtained to contact the families, postal questionnaires were sent to the parents of children diagnosed in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Childre...

Factors associated with family commitment among pharmacists in the south central U.S. are explored. In 2010, a cross-sectional mailed self-administered 70 item survey of 363 active licensed pharmacists was conducted. This analysis includes only 269 (74%) participants who reported being married. Outcome measures were family commitment (need for family commitment, spouse's family commitment), wor...

CONTEXT The introduction of the varicella vaccine as a routine pediatric immunization in the US, in 1995, provided an opportunity to assess factors associated with uptake of new vaccines in the member population of the Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) Health Plan. OBJECTIVE Identify factors associated with varicella vaccination in the KPNW population in the first five years after varicella ...