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Child development and pediatrics for the 21st century: The healthy steps approach

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  1. The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, 10021, New York, NY

    Kathryn Taaffe McLearn PhD (Assistant Vice President) &  Michele Yellowitz MPP (Program Associate)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Barry S. Zuckerman MD (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Steven Parker MD (Director)

  4. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Margot Kaplan-Sanoff EdD (Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics)

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McLearn, K.T., Zuckerman, B.S., Parker, S. et al. Child development and pediatrics for the 21st century: The healthy steps approach. J Urban Health 75, 704–723 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02344501

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