Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 312-317 , 1 November 2006

Disparities in Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy Recommendations for Children in Two Different Socioeconomic Communities

  • Amy DeMattia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Amy DeMattia, MD, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pediatrics, Westside Pediatrics, 620 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10024
    • ,
  • Harry Moskowitz, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029
    • ,
  • Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences and Family Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157
    • ,
  • Danielle Laraque, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029

Received 27 January 2006 ,Accepted 21 August 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00184-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.08.004

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 312-317 , 1 November 2006

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