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^aDivision of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; and
^bChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address correspondence to Nathaniel D. Bayer, MD, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 667, Rochester, NY 14642. E-mail: nathaniel_bayer{at}urmc.rochester.edu

This work was presented in part at the meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies; May 5–8, 2018; Toronto, Canada; and the Pediatric Hospital Medicine meeting; July 19–22, 2018; Atlanta, GA.

Dr Bayer and Ms Taylor conceptualized and designed the study, designed the data collection instruments, performed the data analyses, drafted the initial manuscript, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Drs Santolaya, Bamat, and Washington conceptualized and designed the study, designed the data collection instruments, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Ms Atabek conceptualized and designed the study, enrolled participants, conducted and coordinated data collection, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted.

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