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Purnima Thyagarajan Valdez

Purnima Thyagarajan Valdez

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neurology
purnima.valdez@duke.edu
Box 3936 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, CHC T-0913, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care: impact at 33 months on parenting and on child development.

Journal article J Dev Behav Pediatr · June 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: We performed a randomized, controlled trial to assess the impact of the Video Interaction Project (VIP), a program based in pediatric primary care in which videotaped interactions are used by child development specialists to promote early child ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is exposure to media intended for preschool children associated with less parent-child shared reading aloud and teaching activities?

Journal article Ambul Pediatr · 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To determine whether electronic media exposure is associated with decreased parental reading and teaching activities in the homes of preschool children. METHODS: A convenience sample presenting for well-child care to an urban hospital pediatric ... Full text Link to item Cite

Media content and externalizing behaviors in Latino toddlers.

Journal article Ambul Pediatr · 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: There has been limited study of the association between media exposure and behavior in children younger than age 3 years. We sought to study this association in toddlers and determine whether the association varied depending on media content. ME ... Full text Link to item Cite