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Experiences of Parents Caring for Infants with Rare Scalp Mass as Identified through a Disease-Specific Blog

Miranda Worthen, Tara H. Leonard, Thomas R. Blair and Nalin Gupta
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2015, 28 (6) 750-758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150080
Miranda Worthen
From the Department of Health Science and Recreation, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (MW, THL); the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (TRB); and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (NG).
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Tara H. Leonard
From the Department of Health Science and Recreation, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (MW, THL); the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (TRB); and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (NG).
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Thomas R. Blair
From the Department of Health Science and Recreation, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (MW, THL); the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (TRB); and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (NG).
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Nalin Gupta
From the Department of Health Science and Recreation, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (MW, THL); the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles (TRB); and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (NG).
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