Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , June 2009

IMPACT DC: Reconceptualizing the Role of the Emergency Department for Urban Children with Asthma

  • Deborah M. Quint, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request and correspondence: Deborah M. Quint, M.P.H., Children's National Medical Center 111 Michigan Ave, NW Washington, DC 20010.
    • ,
  • Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC
    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.03.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , June 2009

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