Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 56-63 , January 2010

Comparing Medical Homes for Children with ADHD and Asthma

  • Sara L. Toomey, MD, MPH, MPhil, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sara L. Toomey, MD, MPH, MPhil, MSc, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 21 Autumn Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
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  • Charles J. Homer, MD, MPH
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  • Jonathan A. Finkelstein, MD, MPH

Received 13 April 2009 ,Accepted 2 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.11.001

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