Ambulatory Pediatrics
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Where Do Graduating Pediatric Residents Seek Practice Positions?

  • William L. Cull, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to William L. Cull, PhD, Division of Health Services Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Blvd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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  • Chiang-hua Chang, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Health Services Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Dr Cull); and the Department of Pediatrics and the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (Ms Chang and Dr Goodman)
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  • David C. Goodman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of Health Services Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill (Dr Cull); and the Department of Pediatrics and the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (Ms Chang and Dr Goodman)

Received 8 September 2004 ,Accepted 18 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1367/A04-164R1.1

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