Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 127-131 , March 2002

Urban Elementary School Personnel's Perceptions of Student Health and Student Health Needs

  • Mona E. Mansour, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mona E. Mansour, MD, MS, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
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  • Uma P. Kotagal, MBBS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of General and Community Pediatrics (Drs Mansour and DeWitt) Clinical Effectiveness (Ms Kotagal and Ms Rose), and SNS Research (Dr Sherman), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Thomas G. DeWitt, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of General and Community Pediatrics (Drs Mansour and DeWitt) Clinical Effectiveness (Ms Kotagal and Ms Rose), and SNS Research (Dr Sherman), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Barbara Rose, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of General and Community Pediatrics (Drs Mansour and DeWitt) Clinical Effectiveness (Ms Kotagal and Ms Rose), and SNS Research (Dr Sherman), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Susan N. Sherman, DPA

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of General and Community Pediatrics (Drs Mansour and DeWitt) Clinical Effectiveness (Ms Kotagal and Ms Rose), and SNS Research (Dr Sherman), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 6 July 2001 ,Accepted 15 November 2001.

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doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0127:UESPSP>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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