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. 2020 Winter:5:100045.
doi: 10.1016/j.ympdx.2020.100045. Epub 2020 Aug 21.

In Pursuit of Health Equity in Pediatrics

Diana Montoya-Williams  1 , Michelle-Marie Peña  2 , Elena Fuentes-Afflick  3
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In Pursuit of Health Equity in Pediatrics

Diana Montoya-Williams et al. J Pediatr X. 2020 Winter.
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PubMed publications focused on health equity (gray bar) and pediatric health equity (black bar) by year: 2010-2019.
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PubMed publications focused on health disparities (gray bar) and pediatric health disparities (black bar) by year: 2010-2019.
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