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Video Abstract: Access to Developmental Pediatrics Evaluations for At-risk Children

Video Author: Bill Hamilton- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Published on: 02.27.2017
Associated with: Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 38(3):228-232, April 2017

This video provides a brief summary of the study "Access to Developmental Pediatrics Evaluations for At-risk Children ". Using a "mystery shopper" approach Dr. Jimenez and colleagues identified a national wait time estimate for developmental pediatrics appointments and compared experience and wait times when calls were made in English versus Spanish. Click here to read the article.

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