Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , March 2004

Childhood immunizations (Part one)

  • Janice Raucci, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Janice Raucci is a Pediatric Pharmacy Resident at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
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  • Jordan Whitehill, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Jordan Whitehill is a Pediatric Pharmacy Resident at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
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  • Tracy Sandritter, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Tracy Sandritter is an ICN Clinical Pharmacist at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tracy Sandritter, Pharm.D., ICN Clinical Pharmacist, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

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 SECTION EDITORRosalie Sagraves, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, Professor and Dean, College of Pharmacy, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisCE ARTICLE

PII: S0891-5245(03)00352-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2003.12.011

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 95-99 , March 2004