Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275 , July 2004

Child Health Disparities: Framing a Research Agenda

  • Ivor B. Horn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's National Medical Center (Dr Horn), George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC;
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ivor Braden Horn, MD, MPH, Children's National Medical Center, Children's Health Center at Good Hope Rd, 2501 Good Hope Rd, SE, Washington, DC 20020
    • ,
  • Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Quality of Care for Underserved Populations (Dr Beal), The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60311-5

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)4<269:CHDFAR>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275 , July 2004

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