Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 326-331 , 1 November 2006

Community Pediatrics: Gender Differences in Perspectives of Residents

Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Md, May 6, 2003.

  • Cynthia S. Minkovitz, MD, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, E4636, Baltimore, MD 21205
    • ,
  • Anita Chandra, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • RAND, Fairfax, Va
    • ,
  • Barry S. Solomon, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • ,
  • Karen A. McDonnell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Program, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Gillian B. Silver, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Thomas F. Tonniges, MD

      Affiliations

    • Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Neb

Received 5 October 2004 ,Accepted 29 July 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00174-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.07.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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