Academic Pediatrics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2012

Humanism through the Lens of the Academic Pediatric Association

  • Janet R. Serwint, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Janet R. Serwint, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, CMSC 2-116, Baltimore, MD 21287-3144.

Received 15 September 2011 ,Accepted 17 September 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.09.007

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2012

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