Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , 1 March 2006

Agreement of Injury Reporting Between Primary Care Medical Record and Maternal Interview for Children Aged 0–3 Years: Implications for Research and Clinical Care

Presented in part at the 2004 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., May 4, 2004.

  • Kimberly E. Stone, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Lori Burrell, MA

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Susan M. Higman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Elizabeth McFarlane, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Loretta Fuddy, LCSW

      Affiliations

    • Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, Hawaii
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  • Calvin Sia, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii
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  • Anne K. Duggan, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Anne Duggan, ScD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reed Hall, Room 204, 1620 McElderry St, Baltimore, MD 21205

Received 13 July 2004 ,Accepted 13 October 2005.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)00015-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2005.10.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , 1 March 2006

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