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Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

Pediatricians provide standard preventive care less than half time

Oct 11, 07 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - American children are not getting adequate preventive care during most visits to their pediatrician, a new study has found. Doctors skip basic screening tests, weight and measurement checks and some standard care for conditions such as asthma, according to the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. Children in... More »

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asthma • pediatricians • New England Journal of Medicine. • Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute • University of Washington School of Medicine • RAND Corporation • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services • California HealthCare Foundation • urine cultures • diarrhea

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