DESC: Contemporary Pediatrics is a ""how to"" magazine for pediatric clinicians. It offers readers continuing education on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of illness and behavior problems in infants, children, and adolescents through clinical review articles that address practical clinical concerns. One article each month carries CME credit provided by Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. The magazine is published monthly and sent to approximately 50,000 pediatric health providers: pediatricians, IM-peds, pediatric nurse practitioners, and others with sub-specialties in the field of pediatrics. Started in 1984, it consistently scores as one of the best-read publications in the field on syndicated surveys. Its web site contains articles from current and back issues, previews of future issues, news updates, polls and forums, and more.