Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 122-126 , March 2005

Perceptions About Computers and the Internet in a Pediatric Clinic Population

  • Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS, Riley Research 330, 699 West Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46074
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  • Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's Health Services Research (Dr Carroll), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind; The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care (Dr Carroll), Indianapolis, Ind; the Departments of Health Services (Dr Zimmerman), Pediatrics (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), and the Child Health Institute (Drs Rivara, Zimmerman, Ebel, and Christakis), University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; and the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), Seattle, Wash
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  • Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's Health Services Research (Dr Carroll), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind; The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care (Dr Carroll), Indianapolis, Ind; the Departments of Health Services (Dr Zimmerman), Pediatrics (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), and the Child Health Institute (Drs Rivara, Zimmerman, Ebel, and Christakis), University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; and the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), Seattle, Wash
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  • Beth E. Ebel, MD, MSc, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's Health Services Research (Dr Carroll), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind; The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care (Dr Carroll), Indianapolis, Ind; the Departments of Health Services (Dr Zimmerman), Pediatrics (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), and the Child Health Institute (Drs Rivara, Zimmerman, Ebel, and Christakis), University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; and the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), Seattle, Wash
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  • Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's Health Services Research (Dr Carroll), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind; The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care (Dr Carroll), Indianapolis, Ind; the Departments of Health Services (Dr Zimmerman), Pediatrics (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), and the Child Health Institute (Drs Rivara, Zimmerman, Ebel, and Christakis), University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; and the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Drs Rivara, Ebel, and Christakis), Seattle, Wash

Received 13 July 2004 ,Accepted 1 November 2004.

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 The views expressed within this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Indiana University School of Medicine or the University of Washington.

PII: S1530-1567(05)60182-7

doi: 10.1367/A04-114R1.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 122-126 , March 2005

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