Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 317-320 , July 2007

A Model for Sustainable Short-Term International Medical Trips

  • Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH, Maternal & Child Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS-K25, Atlanta, GA 30341.
    • ,
  • Kym Ahrens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Eleanor Click, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine-Abbott Fund Children’s Clinical Center of Excellence-Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
    • ,
  • Lori Macklin, BA

      Affiliations

    • ENLACE, Abelines, El Salvador
    • ,
  • Doris Evangelista, LCSW

      Affiliations

    • ENLACE, Abelines, El Salvador
    • ,
  • Elinor Graham, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash

Received 12 December 2006 ,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.04.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 317-320 , July 2007

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