Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2009

Inner-City Caregivers’ Perspectives on Bed Sharing With Their Infants

  • Jennifer Chianese, MD, MS
    • ,
  • Dianna Ploof, EdD
    • ,
  • Charlene Trovato, PhD
    • ,
  • Judy C. Chang, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Judy C. Chang, MD, MPH, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Received 19 September 2007 ,Accepted 18 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2008.11.005

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2009

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