Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 348-353 , September 2007

Pediatric Residents’ and Continuity Clinic Preceptors’ Perceptions of the Effects of Restricted Work Hours on Their Learning Relationship

  • Dorene Balmer, RD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dorene Balmer, RD, PhD, 3535 Market Street, Suite 1556, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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  • Sheryl Ruzek, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • College of Allied Health Professions, Department of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Stephen Ludwig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Angelo Giardino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.

Received 15 November 2005 ,Accepted 16 May 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00130-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.05.001

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 348-353 , September 2007

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