Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2009

The Role of Clinic Culture in Implementation of Primary Care Interventions: The Case of Reach Out and Read

  • Tracy M. King, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Tracy M. King, MD, MPH, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Room 2072, Baltimore, Maryland 21287
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  • Samar Muzaffar, MD, MPH
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  • Maureen George, PhD, RN, AE-C

Received 9 December 2007 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.

PII: S1876-2859(08)00212-X

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2008.10.004

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2009

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