Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 424-428 , September 2004

Number of Children's Books in the Home: An Indicator of Parent Health Literacy

  • Lee M. Sanders, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lee M. Sanders, MD, MPH, University of Miami School of Medicine, Division of Community Pediatrics, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
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  • George Zacur, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the University of Miami School of Medicine (Drs Sanders and Zazur), Miami, Fla; the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Dr Haecker), Philadelphia, Penn; and Boston University School of Medicine (Dr Klass), Boston, Mass
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  • Trude Haecker, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the University of Miami School of Medicine (Drs Sanders and Zazur), Miami, Fla; the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Dr Haecker), Philadelphia, Penn; and Boston University School of Medicine (Dr Klass), Boston, Mass
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  • Perri Klass, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the University of Miami School of Medicine (Drs Sanders and Zazur), Miami, Fla; the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Dr Haecker), Philadelphia, Penn; and Boston University School of Medicine (Dr Klass), Boston, Mass

Received 7 January 2004 ,Accepted 11 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1367/A04-003R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 424-428 , September 2004

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