Can we keep it simple?

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 603-605

  Schreiner, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRITING;

COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 84880285992     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.152     Document Type: Editorial

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