Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 162-168 , March 2002

Ethical Principles and the Delivery of Children's Oral Health Care

  • Wendy E. Mouradian, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Wendy E. Mouradian, MD, MS, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, PO Box 5371/CH-47, Seattle, WA 98005

Received 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 27 November 2001.

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doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0162:EPATDO>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 162-168 , March 2002

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