Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 455-460 , September 2004

Child Care Center Policies and Practices for Management of Ill Children

  • Jennifer F. Friedman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jennifer F. Friedman, MD, MPH, Brown University School of Medicine, International Health Institute, Providence, RI 02912, or Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
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  • Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), the Division of Infectious Diseases (Dr Lee), Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass; the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (Drs Lee, Kleinman, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Ken P. Kleinman, ScD

      Affiliations

    • From the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), the Division of Infectious Diseases (Dr Lee), Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass; the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (Drs Lee, Kleinman, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Jonathan A. Finkelstein, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), the Division of Infectious Diseases (Dr Lee), Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass; the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (Drs Lee, Kleinman, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass; and Department of Pediatrics (Drs Friedman, Lee, Finkelstein), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass

Received 14 January 2004 ,Accepted 20 May 2004.

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doi: 10.1367/A04-005R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 455-460 , September 2004

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