The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2.e1 , July 2009

Residency Research Requirement as a Predictor of Future Publication Productivity

  • Phillip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Phillip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, Professor and University Chairman, Physician-in-Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, 3415 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467.

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 This study was presented in part at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, May 5-8, 2007. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00347-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.056

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2.e1 , July 2009

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