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Nurse Practitioner-Patient Interactional Analyses During Well-Child Visits, C. Webster-Stratton, J. Glascock, Ann Mccarthy
Nurse Practitioner-Patient Interactional Analyses During Well-Child Visits, C. Webster-Stratton, J. Glascock, Ann Mccarthy
Ann Marie McCarthy
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The Child With Leukemia: The Disease And Its Treatment, G. Foley, Ann Mccarthy
The Child With Leukemia: The Disease And Its Treatment, G. Foley, Ann Mccarthy
Ann Marie McCarthy
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The Institute Of Pediatric Nursing: A Unified Voice, Ann Mccarthy, Ann Sperhac
The Institute Of Pediatric Nursing: A Unified Voice, Ann Mccarthy, Ann Sperhac
Ann Marie McCarthy
No abstract provided.
Strategies For Salivary Cortisol Collection And Analysis In Research With Children, Kirsten Hanrahan, Ann Mccarthy, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Lutgendorf, E. Tsalikian
Strategies For Salivary Cortisol Collection And Analysis In Research With Children, Kirsten Hanrahan, Ann Mccarthy, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Lutgendorf, E. Tsalikian
Ann Marie McCarthy
Salivary cortisol has emerged in pediatric research as an easy-to-collect, relatively inexpensive, biologic marker of stress. Cortisol is highly variable and is responsive to a wide range of factors that should be considered when incorporating this measure into research with children. Strategies for sample collection include: (1) standardizing the time for sample collection, including baseline samples; (2) using consistent collection materials and methods; (3) controlling for certain drinks, foods, medications, and diagnoses; and (4) establishing procedures and protocols. Other strategies for laboratory analyses include: (1) selecting the appropriate assay and laboratory; (2) identifying units of measure and norms; and (3) …