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Child Abuse Training, Comfort, and Knowledge Among Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatric Residents

Kurt W. HeislerDepartment of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Suzanne P. StarlingDepartment of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Hailey EdwardsDepartment of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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James F. PaulsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
Article: 4600 | Published online: 09 Dec 2009

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