Gaps in the Evidence for Well-Child Care: A Challenge to Our Profession
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 114 (6) , 1511-1521
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1076
Abstract
Background. Up to one third of visits to pediatricians involve health supervision (well-child care), and recommendations for office-based preventive interventions have dramatically expanded. We reviewed the evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions.Keywords
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