Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 209-215 , July 2005

Effectiveness of a Primary Care Intervention to Support Reading Aloud: A Multicenter Evaluation

  • Robert Needlman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert Needlman, MD, Department of Pediatrics, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109
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  • Karen H. Toker, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Needlman), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Toker), University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville, Fla; the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Dreyer and Mendelsohn), New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY; and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Klass), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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  • Benard P. Dreyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Needlman), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Toker), University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville, Fla; the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Dreyer and Mendelsohn), New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY; and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Klass), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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  • Perri Klass, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Needlman), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Toker), University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville, Fla; the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Dreyer and Mendelsohn), New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY; and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Klass), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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  • Alan L. Mendelsohn, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Needlman), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Toker), University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville, Fla; the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Dreyer and Mendelsohn), New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY; and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Klass), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass

Received 11 July 2004 ,Accepted 16 February 2005.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60204-3

doi: 10.1367/A04-110R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 209-215 , July 2005

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