Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 185-191 , May 2009

Qualitative Insights Into How Pediatric Pay-for-Performance Programs Are Being Designed

Received 1 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.01.005

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 185-191 , May 2009