Which Pediatricians Are Providing Care to America's Children? An Update on the Trends and Changes During the Past 26 Years

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b   Dunham, Kelly M ^a,b   Gebremariam, Achamyeleh ^a,b   Wheeler, John R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953287672     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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