Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 90-95 , March 2005

Caring for the Underserved: Using Patient and Physician Focus Groups to Inform Curriculum Development

  • Wendy L. Hobson, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Wendy L. Hobson, MD, MSPH, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah, 50 North Medical Dr, 2A200 SOM, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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  • Roberto Avant-Mier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass
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  • Susan Cochella, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass
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  • Sonja Van Hala, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass
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  • Joseph Stanford, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass
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  • Stephen C. Alder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass
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  • Sarah E. Croskell, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Hobson and Croskell) and Family and Preventive Medicine (Drs Cochella, Van Hala, Stanford, and Alder), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and the Department of Communication (Dr Avant-Mier), Boston College, Boston, Mass

Received 14 May 2004 ,Accepted 10 November 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60187-6

doi: 10.1367/A04-076R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 90-95 , March 2005

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