Reach Out and Read: Literacy Promotion in Pediatric Primary Care

Perri Klass; Benard P. Dreyer; Alan L. Mendelsohn

doi:10.1016/j.yapd.2009.08.009

Reach Out and Read: Literacy Promotion in Pediatric Primary Care

Perri Klass, Benard P. Dreyer, Alan L. Mendelsohn

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-27
Number of pages	17
Journal	Advances in Pediatrics
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yapd.2009.08.009
State	Published - 2009

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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