Effect of a clinic-based referral system to head start: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 968-971

  Silverstein, Michael ^a,b   Mack, Christopher ^c   Reavis, Nicole ^d   Koepsell, Thomas D ^b   Gross, Gregory S ^e   Grossman, David C ^b,c,d  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 4143121228     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.8.968     Document Type: Article

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