Review Policy:
It is PROS policy that all PROS practitioners who complete data
collection for a study receive a copy of the manuscript(s) for review
shortly before submission for publication. Written feedback to the
authors is optional. All Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys
Study participants will be credited by practice in papers submitted
for publication. Participation at this level does not require any
data analytic efforts, manuscript preparation or editing. Practitioners
who complete all data collection and who participate in intermediate
editing of manuscripts during their preparatory phase will also
receive formal manuscript acknowledgment, listing and recognition
at PROS meetings.
Authorship Opportunities:
Practitioners who wish to participate as paper authors on peer-reviewed
manuscripts arising from the project will agree to the Secondary
Sexual Characteristics in Boys Study Publication Policy which recognizes
the network ownership of all data and employs the JAMA Criteria
for Authorship. In short, practitioners wishing to participate in
manuscript analyses and writing will be required to participate
in monthly conference calls for periods of four to six months, review
relevant literature and contribute to the writing of the papers
derived from the data.
Individuals may wish to play a leadership role on one of the
Topic Teams or alternatively to provide practitioner feedback
to one of the Teams at this level. Subsequent results may be presented
by practitioners at national or regional meetings or published
in peer-reviewed journals.
For more information on the PROS Review Policy or authorship opportunities,
please contact the PROS central office at pros@aap.org
or call 800/433-9016, extension 7623.
Abstracts
Slora E, Bocian A, Herman-Giddens M, Pedlow S, Dowshen S, Wasserman R. Assessing Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) Of Tanner Staging And Orchidometer Use In Boys: A Study From PROS. Presented as a poster presentation at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting.
Wasserman R, Steffes J, Harris D, Slora E, Herman-Giddens M. Prevalence of Psychotropic Medication Rx in a National Sample of School-Age Boys Seen for Well-Child Care. Presented as a platform at the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting.
Manuscripts
Slora, E, PhD, Bocian AB, Herman-Giddens ME, Harris DL, Pedlow SE, Dowshen SA, Wasserman RC Assessing Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) of Tanner Staging and Orchidometer Use with Boys: A Study from PROS. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009, 22(4): 291-299.
Downshen, S, Herman-Giddens, M, Reiter, E, Harris, D, Steffes, J, Bocian, A, Slora E, Wasserman, R. A Population-Based Anthropometric Study of U.S. Male Puberty in a Primary Care Research Network: Progress Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) PROS (Pediatric Research in Office Settings) Study of Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys. Presented as a poster presentation at the 2009 Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society/European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Joint Meeting.
