Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 24-27 , January 2004

Pediatric Residency Training on Domestic Violence: A National Survey

  • Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD

      Affiliations

    • From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), St Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine (Dr Giardino), University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal Arts (Ms Turner), and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), Philadelphia, Pa; and Rhode Island Hospital (Dr Ganetsky), Providence, RI
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  • Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), St Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine (Dr Giardino), University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal Arts (Ms Turner), and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), Philadelphia, Pa; and Rhode Island Hospital (Dr Ganetsky), Providence, RI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, Vice President of Clinical Affairs, St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Erie Avenue at Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095
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  • Marisa Turner, BA

      Affiliations

    • From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), St Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine (Dr Giardino), University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal Arts (Ms Turner), and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), Philadelphia, Pa; and Rhode Island Hospital (Dr Ganetsky), Providence, RI
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  • Michael Ganetsky, MD;

      Affiliations

    • From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), St Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine (Dr Giardino), University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal Arts (Ms Turner), and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), Philadelphia, Pa; and Rhode Island Hospital (Dr Ganetsky), Providence, RI
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  • Cindy W. Christian, MD

      Affiliations

    • From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), St Christopher's Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine (Dr Giardino), University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal Arts (Ms Turner), and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Drs Bair-Merritt and Christian), Philadelphia, Pa; and Rhode Island Hospital (Dr Ganetsky), Providence, RI

Received 21 March 2003 ,Accepted 11 September 2003.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, Baltimore, Md, 2002; National Conference on Health Care and Domestic Violence, Atlanta, Ga, 2002; and Dyson Foundation National Symposium, San Diego, Calif, 2003.

PII: S1530-1567(05)60264-X

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)004<0024:PRTODV>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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