The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 6 , Pages 645-648.e1 , June 2007

Who Claims to Be a Pediatrician?

  • Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH, University of Michigan, 300 North Ingalls Building 6E08, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456.
    • ,
  • Rebecca L. Uren, MHSA

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • ,
  • Ericka J. Hudson, MHSA

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • ,
  • Indu Lakhani, MBA, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • ,
  • The Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics

      Affiliations

    • List of members of the Research Advisory Committee is available in the Appendix.

Received 12 June 2006 ,Revised 16 October 2006 ,Accepted 22 December 2006.

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  6. Freed GL, Uren RL, Hudson EJ, Lakhani I, Wheeler JRC, Stockman J The Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics. Policies and practices related to the role of board certification/recertification of pediatricians in hospital privileging. JAMA. 2006;295:905–912
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PII: S0022-3476(07)00015-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.053

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 6 , Pages 645-648.e1 , June 2007

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