Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 303-307 , July 2004

Willingness of Eye Care Practices to Evaluate Children and Accept Medicaid

  • Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich (Drs Kemper and Clark); and the Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Diaz)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 6E18 300 North Ingalls Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456
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  • Guillermo Diaz Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich (Drs Kemper and Clark); and the Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Diaz)
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  • Sarah J. Clark, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich (Drs Kemper and Clark); and the Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif (Dr Diaz)

Received 30 December 2003 ,Accepted 23 March 2004.

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doi: 10.1367/A03-203R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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