Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 289-290 , September 2009

Getting a Handle on the Media: Where Should We Focus Our Efforts?

  • James D. Sargent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to James D. Sargent, MD, Co-director, Cancer Control Research Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03156.

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PII: S1876-2859(09)00209-5

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.08.003

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 289-290 , September 2009

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