Child Health Disparities: What Can a Clinician Do?

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Published in Pediatrics on October 12, 2015

Authors

Tina L Cheng1, Mickey A Emmanuel2, Daniel J Levy3, Renee R Jenkins4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; tcheng2@jhmi.edu.
2: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida;
3: Child and Teen Wellness Center, Owings Mill, Maryland; and.
4: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia.

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