Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 290-293 , September 2005

Physician Barriers to Lead Testing of Medicaid-Enrolled Children

  • 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
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, 6E18, North Ingalls Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456
    • ,
  • Sarah J. Clark, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich

Received 19 January 2005 ,Accepted 17 April 2005.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60364-4

doi: 10.1367/A05-008R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 290-293 , September 2005

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