Role of the school physician

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 178-182

  Devore, Cynthia DiLaura ^a   Wheeler, Lani S M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coordinated school health; School; School health; School physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84872872855     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2995     Document Type: Article

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