Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 214-219 , May 2007

Learning About Systems-Based Practice in the Informal Curriculum: A Case Study in an Academic Pediatric Continuity Clinic

  • Dorene Balmer, PhD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Health Plan, Houston, TX.

Received 5 August 2006 ,Accepted 24 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.01.007

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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