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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Sep 9;179:226–232. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.08.041

Table 2.

Preventative Care Prescribing Variation According to Pediatric Specialty

Preventative Measure Overall GI Nephrology Rheumatology p
25-hydroxyvitamin D 511 (73) 291 (82) 129 (64) 91 (64) <0.001
Lipid screening 205 (29) 44 (12) 98 (49) 63 (44) <0.001
PPV 112 (16) 9 (3) 89 (44) 14 (10) <0.001
Influenza vaccination 78 (72) 41 (69) 27 (73) 10 (83) 0.616
Injectable
hydrocortisone		 15 (2) 9 (3) 2 (1) 4 (3) 0.401

Values expressed as n (%). GI: Gastroenterology; PPV: Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination. Influenza vaccination data are provided only for the 2012-2013 influenza season and for those receiving primary care in the hospital network.