Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 337-341 , 1 November 2006

Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Community Involvement Prior to Residency

  • Barry S. Solomon, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Barry S. Solomon, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Room 2074, Baltimore, MD 21287
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  • Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Daniel C. West, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, Calif
    • ,
  • Richard J. Pan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, Calif
    • ,
  • Lee Sanders, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla
    • ,
  • Nancy Swigonski, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Health Services Research, Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Donald Schwarz, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 20 March 2006 ,Accepted 2 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.08.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 337-341 , 1 November 2006

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