Giving literacy a shot in the arm

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-526

  Schnitzer, Margret I ^a   Kaplin, Dana B ^b   Keane, Virginia A ^c   Zuckerman, Barry ^d   Sharfstein, Joshua M ^b  

^a Division of Maternal and Child Health   (United States)

^b BCHD ^*

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; RETIREMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; READING;

EID: 53049087803     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300414     Document Type: Article

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