The Journal of Pediatrics
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American Pediatric Academia: The Looming Question

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 EDITOR’s NOTE: Periodically in the AMSPDC section, we publish a perspective on an important topic in academic pediatrics. The opinions expressed in such commentaries reflect those of the individual author(s) and not necessarily those of AMSPDC as an organization. —Bonita Stanton, MD, Section Editor, The Journal of Pediatrics

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.018

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages 223-224 , September 2007