Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism

RP Patrick, BN Ames - The FASEB Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Serotonin and vitamin D have been proposed to play a role in autism; however, no causal
mechanism has been established. Here, we present evidence that vitamin D hormone …

Racial and ethnic disparities in the health and health care of children

G Flores, Committee on Pediatric Research - Pediatrics, 2010 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: This technical report reviews and synthesizes the published literature on
racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care. METHODS: A systematic review …

Minorities are disproportionately underrepresented in special education: Longitudinal evidence across five disability conditions

PL Morgan, G Farkas, MM Hillemeier… - Educational …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated whether minority children attending US elementary and middle schools are
disproportionately represented in special education. We did so using hazard modeling of …

Racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis from kindergarten to eighth grade

PL Morgan, J Staff, MM Hillemeier, G Farkas… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Whether and to what extent racial/ethnic disparities in attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis occur across early and middle childhood is …

Physicians' implicit and explicit attitudes about race by MD race, ethnicity, and gender

JA Sabin, BA Nosek, AG Greenwald… - … of health care for the poor …, 2009 - muse.jhu.edu
Recent reports suggest that providers' implicit attitudes about race contribute to racial and
ethnic health care disparities. However, little is known about physicians' implicit racial …

Racial and ethnic disparities in medical and dental health, access to care, and use of services in US children

G Flores, SC Tomany-Korman - Pediatrics, 2008 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Not enough is known about the national prevalence of racial/ethnic
disparities in children's medical and dental care. OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this work was …

Evidence-based psychosocial interventions for ethnic minority youth: The 10-year update

AA Pina, AJ Polo, SJ Huey - Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This is the official update on the status of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for
ethnic minority youth. Compared to a decade ago, there has been expansion of well …

Racial and ethnic disparities in quality of health care among children with autism and other developmental disabilities

S Magaña, SL Parish, RA Rose… - Intellectual and …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
We examined racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care for children with autism and
other developmental disabilities and whether disparities varied for children with autism …

Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in African American and Hispanic children ages 6 to 72 months: the Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study

Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study Group - Ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the age-and ethnicity-specific prevalences of strabismus in
African American and Hispanic/Latino children ages 6 to 72 months and of amblyopia in …

Changing trends of childhood disability, 2001–2011

AJ Houtrow, K Larson, LM Olson, PW Newacheck… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Over the past half century the prevalence of childhood disability increased
dramatically, coupled with notable increases in the prevalence of mental health and …