Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2004

An Analysis of Patient Care Questions Asked by Pediatricians at an Academic Medical Center

  • Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr D'Alessandro, Ms Kingsley, and Ms Johnson-West), Children's Hospital of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Office of Consultation and Research in Medicine (Dr Kreiter), Department of Family Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Peterson), University of California at San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
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  • Clarence D. Kreiter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr D'Alessandro, Ms Kingsley, and Ms Johnson-West), Children's Hospital of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Office of Consultation and Research in Medicine (Dr Kreiter), Department of Family Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Peterson), University of California at San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California
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  • Michael W. Peterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr D'Alessandro, Ms Kingsley, and Ms Johnson-West), Children's Hospital of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Office of Consultation and Research in Medicine (Dr Kreiter), Department of Family Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Peterson), University of California at San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California
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  • Peggy Kingsley, BA

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr D'Alessandro, Ms Kingsley, and Ms Johnson-West), Children's Hospital of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Office of Consultation and Research in Medicine (Dr Kreiter), Department of Family Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Peterson), University of California at San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California
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  • Jill Johnson-West, MSW

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr D'Alessandro, Ms Kingsley, and Ms Johnson-West), Children's Hospital of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Office of Consultation and Research in Medicine (Dr Kreiter), Department of Family Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Peterson), University of California at San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California

Received 13 March 2003 ,Accepted 14 September 2003.

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doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)004<0018:AAOPCQ>2.0.CO;2

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